P is for Piggies, Pumpkins, and Plucky!

Hello, Hello (Traditional)
Wiggle Your La-De-Dah (Ralph's World)
When I'm Feeling Up (Rick Hubbard)
Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch--Peterson
I held up a large letter "P," and we traced it in the air.

Fabric Letters:
ABC Song (Cooltime Kids)

Go Away Big Green Monster--Emberley
We Are Monsters (Learning Groove)

Monster Stick Puppets:
Monster Boogie (Laurie Berkner)

We joined in a circle and held hands singing Pumpkins in a Circle.

Stretchy Band:
Pumpkins in a Circle (Okin Bloodworth)
Shake It Up High (Brian Funshine)

Parachute:
We shook silk autumn leaves, practicing slow and fast, up and down.
The Grand Old Duke of York

Stretching Song (Juice Music)
This Little Light of Mine (Elizabeth Mitchell)

The More We Get Together

AAH Spiders!

Hello, Hello (Traditional)
Wiggle Your La-De-Dah (Ralph's World)
When I'm Feeling Up (Rick Hubbard)

Aaaarrgghh! Spider--Monks
     I gave each child a plastic spider and a clear cup and we said AAH! Spider! together.
     Then, caught the spider in our cups and dropped it outside (on the floor).

Spider on the Floor (with our hands)

Puppets:
If You Could Get Any Pet that You Want Chant
     (with dog, monkey, fish puppet)
"The Goldfish"  (Laurie Berkner)

Ribbons:
"Itsy Bitsy Spider" (Music Makers)
"Hold Still" (Yo Gabba Gabba)

Hop. Hop. Stop. [sit]

The Stretching Song (Juice Music)
This Little Light of Mine (Elizabeth Mitchell)

The More We Get Together

Today's group was very large and boisterous; a perfect example of deviating from my story time plan.
I'd planned to read Trapani's Itsy Bitsy Spider, sing our alphabet song, pretend with Henry the Dog, and use the parachute--but the group just didn't allow for it. It was still a blast, though!

Going on a Leaf Hunt!

Hello, Hello (Traditional)

Wiggle Your La-De-Dah (Ralph's World)

When I’m Feeling Up (Rick Hubbard)

We're Going on a Leaf Hunt--Metzger

Lap Song:  Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Bob McGrath)

Tree Song

Walking, Walking (Super Simple Learning)

 

Rhythm Sticks:

Woodpecker (Hap Palmer)

Tap Your Sticks (Mary Harman)

Hop. Hop. Stop. [sit]

  

Fall Leaves Fall--Hall

Freeze Dance (Fresh Beat Band) 

 

Leaf Letters:  (I cut leaves from craft foam and wrote a letter on each)

ABC Song
 

Scarves:

Autumn Leaves (Learning Station)

We acted out the song with our scarves

 

Parachute:

Bounced silk autumn leaves, practicing fast and slow, up and down
(We could have done this the entire 45 minutes!)
 

 

Stretching Song (Juice Music)

This Little Light of Mine (Elizabeth Mitchell)

The More We Get Together

Busy, Buzzy, Bubbles! A Six-Month Celebration!

Hello, Hello (Traditional)
Wiggle Your La-De-Dah (Ralph's World)
When I'm Feeling Up (Rick Hubbard)
The Busy Little Squirrel--Tafuri
Sleeping Bunnies (Super Simple Learning)

Wrist Ribbons:
Peep Squirrel (Kindermusik)
Shake It Up High (Brian Funshine)
Digger Dog [sit]  (Nancy Stewart)

In the Tall, Tall Grass--Fleming
Twinkle, Twinkle (Raffi) w/star sticks
Hop. Hop. Stop. [sit]

BUBBLE TIME!
(We danced and played to "Bubbles on Me" by Kindermusik)

The Stretching Song (Juice Music)
This Little Light of Mine (Elizabeth Mitchell)

The More We Get Together



**This was our six-month celebration! We've been doing Bounce 'n Books together for six months; so exciting! **