Oak Lawn Public Library

9427 S. Raymond Avenue

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Phone: 708-422-4990

Fax: 708-422-5061

www.oaklawnlibrary.org

10 Themes 1. Pigs

2. Dinosaurs

3. Pets

4. All About Me

5. ABC’s & 123’s

6. Colors

7. Opposites

8. Time

9. Seasons

10. Food

Circle Time

Sampler 2

Books Gorbachev, Valeri. One Rainy Day Kasza, Keiko. My Lucky Day Miranda, Anne. To Market, To Market Newman, Leslea. Pigs, Pigs, Pigs! Shulman, Lisa. Old MacDonald had a Woodshop

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs Baby Animal Search (tune: A Hunting We Will Go”) A searching we will go, A searching we will go, We‟ll find a little (animal), And put him in a bag, And then we‟ll let him go. Animal Colors Can you hop like a brown rabbit? Can you jump like a green fro Can you walk like a yellow duck? Can you run like a red dog? Can you fly like a blue bird? Can you swim like a purple fish? Can you snort like a pink pig? You can be any color you wish. Cows in the Barn (tune: Wheels on the Bus) The cows in the barn go moo, moo, moo Moo, moo, moo; moo, moo, moo. The cows in the barn go, moo, moo, moo All day long. Ducks in the pond go quack… Sheep in the field go baa… Piggies in their pens go oink…

Old MacDonald Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had a cow E-I-E-I-O With a “moo-moo” here and a “moo-moo” there, Here a “moo,” there a “moo” Everywhere a “moo-moo.”

Crafts Paper Pig Craft Supplies: pink paper in shapes shown crayons, wiggle eyes, glue, pipe cleaner Directions 1. Pre-cut shapes. 2. Have children color and glue

together pig parts. 3. Glue on wiggle eyes and a pipe

cleaner tail or color.

Sources Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz Wilmes http://ourcraftsnthings.com

PIGS Books Dahl, Michael. Pie for Piglets. Davis, Aubrey. Enormous Potato Smallman, Steve. Lamb Who Came for Dinner Stenmark, Victoria. Singing Chick Wheeler, Lisa. Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs I’m a Little Teapot I‟m a little teapot short and stout, Here is my handle, here is my spout. When I get all steamed up then I shout, Just tip me over and pour me out. I‟m a clever teapot it is true, Here is an example of what I can do. I can change my handle for my spout, Just tip me over and pour me out. We Eat Turkey (tune: Are You Sleep-ing) We eat turkey, we eat turkey Oh so good, oh so good Always on Thanksgiving (Sunday, Hal-loween, etc.) Always on Thanksgiving Yum, Yum, yum, Yum, yum, yum! (other foods) Popcorn One little kernel, (hold up one finger) Sleeping in the pot, (pretend to sleep) Turn on the heat, And watch it pop. (clap) Popping, popping popcorn, (jump) A crunchy, crunchy treat, (stomp) Pour on the butter, And let me eat! (pretend to eat)

Making a Cake Mix the batter, stir the batter, Shake some flour in. Mix the batter, stir the batter, Pour it in a tin. Sprinkle little raisins on, Pop batter in to bake. Then open wide the oven door, And out comes a cake!

Crafts Placemat Supplies: placemat sheet, crayons Directions: 1. Color placemat.

Sources Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz Wilmes Little Hands Fingerplays & Action Songs by Emily Stetsom Ready-To-Go Storytimes by Gail Benton http://familyfun.go.com/printables/games/printable/toddler-whats-for-dinner/toddler-whats-for-dinner.html

FOOD

Books Gammell, Stephen. Is That You Winter? Rose, Deborah Lee. Twelve Days of Winter Schertle, Alice. Very Hairy Bear Sidman, Joyce. Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors Silverman, Erica. Big Pumpkin

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs How Many Apples? How many apples do you see? Can you count them? 1, 2, 3. How many green ones? How many red? Now eat an apple. And shake your head. (give each child an apple to hang up and count) Turkey Feathers (tune: Are You Sleeping?) Turkey feathers, turkey feathers Brightly colored, brightly colored. Who has a red one? Who has a red one? Add it now. Add it now. (put feathers in a box, let each child pick one and add it to the board when their color is called) Snow Snow on my forehead. Snow on my knee, Snow on my glasses, Getting hard to see. Snow on my boots, Snow on my hair, Snow on my mittens, Snow everywhere.

Bunny Hop (tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush) This is the way the bunny hops, Bunny hops, bunny hops. This is the way the bunny hops, On a sunny morning. This is the way the bunny runs… Crawls...skates...wiggles...tiptoes... This is the way the bunny rests, Bunny rests, bunny rests. This is the way the bunny rests, On a sunny day.

Crafts Four Seasons Bracelet Supplies: seasons sheet, colored or white paper, tape, scissors, glue Directions: 1. Color season tags and cut out. 2. Glue tags to a strip of paper long

enough to fit around child‟s wrist. 3. Tape strip together to form bracelet.

Sources Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz Wilmes http://familycrafts.about.com

SEASONS Books Emmett, Jonathan. Dinosaurs After Dark Foreman, Michael. Littlest Dinosaur Moses, Brian. Trouble at the Dinosaur Cafe Palatini, Margie. Gorgonzola: A Very Stinkysaurus Wheeler, Lisa. Dino-Soccer

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs Dinosaur Count Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, how many do you see? Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, count them with me. One in the grass, (thumb) One near the tree, (index) One at the river, (middle) And that makes three! Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, how many do you see? Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, count them with me. Three at the river, (three fingers up) One swims away. (index down) Two dinosaurs (two fingers up) Can stay and play. Five Little Dinosaurs Five little dinosaurs, Let out a great big roar, And at up some delicious bugs. Yum! Yum! One jumped into a pool, Where it was nice and cool, Then there were four little dinosaurs. Roar, roar. 4,2,3,1...No little dinosaurs. Dinosaurs Dinosaurs lived long ago. Some walked, Some swam, Some flew, you know. Some were big, Some were small. Some were gigantic— V-e-r-y tall!

I’m a Mean Old Dinosaur (tune: I’m a Little Teapot) I‟m a mean old dinosaur Big and tall Here is my tail, here is my claw. When I get all hungry I just growl Look out kids I‟m on the prowl.

Crafts Fossil Craft Supplies: 1 cup coffee grounds, 1/2 cup cold coffee, 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, shaped cookie cutter, empty can Directions: 1. Stir together coffee grounds, cold

coffee, flour and salt until well mixed. 2. Knead dough together and then flatten it

out onto waxed paper. 3. Use an empty can to cut out circles of

dough, large enough to fit your fossil objects.

4. Have kids press objects firmly into dough. If you want to hang them, poke holes into the edge to hold the string.

5. Let dry overnight and then hang.

Sources Fingerplays and Rhymes for Always and Sometimes by Terry Lynne Graham 101 Fingerplays Stories, and Songs to Use With Finger Puppets by Diane Briggs 1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays - Totline Staff www.preschoolrainbow.org http://crafts.kaboose.com/fossil.html

DINOSAURS

Books Alsenas, Linas. Peanut Beaumont, Karen. Move Over Rover! Newman, Leslea. Cats, Cats, Cats! Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria Weaver, Tess. Cat Jumped In Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs Kitten Crawls This is the way the kitten crawls, Kitten crawls, kitten crawls, This is the way the kitten crawls, On a sunny morning. Fish...swims. Puppy...runs. Bird...flies. Rabbit...hops. Five Little Kittens Five little kittens Sleeping on a chair, One rolled off, Leaving four there. Four little kittens, One climbed a tree To look in a bird‟s nest, And that left three. Three little kittens Wondered what to do, One ran after a mouse, And that left two. Two little kittens Playing near a wall, One little kitten Chased a red ball. One little kitten With fur as soft as silk, Left all alone To drink a dish of milk.

Fish Pretty little goldfish never can talk. All it does wiggle when it tries to walk. One, two, three, four, five, I caught a fish alive. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, I let him go again! Why did I let him go? Because he bit my finger so. Which finger did he bite? The little one on the right. This Old Man This old man, he played one, he played knick-knack on my thumb; Knick-knack paddywhack Give a dog a bone, This old man came rolling home. Two - shoe. Three - knee. Four - door. Five - hive. Six - sticks. Seven - pen. Eight - gate. Nine - spine. Ten - once again.

Crafts Dog/Cat Tags Tag sheet, crayons, scissors, yarn, hole punch Directions: 1. Cut out a dog or cat tag. 2. Color. 3. Punch a hole near the top. 4. String yarn through the hole and tie the

ends.

Sources 1001 rhymes & Fingerplays - Totline Staff www.preschoolrainbow.org

PETS Books Appelt, Kathi. Bats Around the Clock Baker, Keith. Hickory Dickory Dock Harper, Dan. Telling Time With Big Mama Cat Harris, Trudy. Clock Struck One: A Time-Telling Tale Sierra, Judy. What Time is it Mr. Crocodile?

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs Hickory, Dickory, Dock Hickory, dickory, dock. The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one. The mouse ran down. Hickory, dickory, dock. 2, 3, up to 12. Wee Willie Winkie Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town. Upstairs, downstairs, in his nightgown. Rapping at the windows, crying through the lock. “Are the children all in bed?” “For it‟s now 8 o‟clock.” Clock Song Clocks go tick and clocks go tock. Make your arms say _____ o‟clock. Clocks go tick and clocks go tock. Make your arms say ____ o‟clock.

Now It’s Time (tune: London Bridge) Now it‟s time to touch our nose, touch our nose, touch our nose. Now it‟s time to touch our nose. My dear children. Touch...toes Stomp...feet Rub...tummy Clap...hands

Crafts Clock Craft Supplies: paper plate, numbers 1-12, 2 arrows, brass fastener, crayons, glue, scissors Directions: 1. Color paper plate. 2. Cut out numbers. 3. Glue numbers onto clock. 4. Stick a brass fastener through the

arrows and into the center of clock. 5. What time is it?

Sources 1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays - Totline Staff www.enchantedlearning.com www.preschoolexpress.com

TIME

Books Minters, Frances. Too Big, Too Small, Just Right Murphy, Stuart. House for Birdie Rinck, Maranke. Feel a Foot! Siomades, Lorianne. Kangaroo and Cricket Smith, Lane. The Big Pets

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs Tall as a Tree Tall as a tree, (Reach arms high) Big as a house. (Stretch arms wide) Thin as a pin, (Stand up straight, arms at sides) Small as a mouse. (Crouch down) Great Big Giant (or Itsy Bitsy) Spider The great big giant spider Walked up the water spout. Down came the rain And washed the spider out. Out came the sun And dried up all the rain. And the great big giant spider Walked up the spout again. (giant: deep, loud voice Itsy bitsy: high, squeaky voice) Tall as a Tree Tall as a tree, Big as a house. Thin as a pin, Small as a mouse. .

I’m Big, I’m Small I‟m big I‟m small I‟m short I‟m tall I‟m happy I‟m sad I‟m good I‟m bad. We‟re friends That‟s the end.

Crafts Big and Small Matching Craft Supplies: big and small animal pairs, crayons, scissors, glue, colored paper Directions: 1. Color and cut out pictures. 2. Match and glue animals onto

colored paper.

Sources Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz Wilmes 1001 Rhymes and Fingerplays - Totline Staff http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/ elt/catalogue/0-19-437220-0-b.pdf www.coloring.ws

OPPOSITES Books J782.14 Rodgers. My Favorite Things Day, Joy Morgan. Agate: What Good is a Moose? McCourt, Lisa. I Love You Stinky Face Walton, Rick. How Can You Dance? Weaver, Tess. Frederick Finch, Loudmouth

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs Name Song (tune: Famer in the Dell) Greg begins with „G‟ Greg begins with „G‟ One clap for Greg, Greg begins with a „G‟ (could have kids put up letters on the board) This is My Right Hand This is my right hand, I raise it up high. This is my left hand, I‟ll touch the sky. Right hand, left hand, Roll them round and round. Left hand, right hand, Pound, pound, pound. Clap Your Hands Clap your hands, touch your toes. Stamp your feet, wiggle your nose. Clap your hands, touch your wrist. Stamp your feet, make a fist. Clap your hands, touch your hips. Stamp your feet, touch your lips. Clap your hands, touch your thighs. Stamp your feet, blink your eyes.

I’ll Touch My Hair I‟ll touch my hair, my lips, my eyes, I‟ll sit up straight and then I‟ll rise. I‟ll touch my ears, my nose, my chin, And then I‟ll sit back down again.

Crafts Pie Plate Face Supplies: crayons, yarn, paper plates, collage materials, glue, scissors Directions: 1. Have kids create their face on a pa-

per plate. 2. Optional: cut out eyes and glue to

craft sticks to make masks.

Sources Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz Wilmes 1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays - Totline Staff www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/aboutme/art.htm

ALL ABOUT ME

Books J394.08997 Grossman. Ten Little Rabbits Capucilli, Alyssa. Mrs. McTat’s and Her Houseful of Cats Casanova, Mary. One-Dog Canoe Dodd, Emma. Dog’s ABC Tafuri, Nancy. Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs A-Counting We Will Go A-counting we will go. A-counting we will go. 1-2-3 4 and 5 A-counting we will go. We‟re going to count our fingers. We‟re going to count our fingers. 1-2-3 4 and 5 A-counting we will go. We‟re counting as we jump. We‟re counting as we jump 1-2-3 4 and 5 A-counting we will go.

Inside the Space Shuttle Inside the space shuttle, (Crouch down low) Just enough room. (Pull hands close to body) Here comes the countdown, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 — ZOOOOMMM!!!! (Jump up, throw hands above head)

1, 2, 3 There’s a Bug on Me 1, 2, 3 there‟s a bug on me Where did he go? I don‟t know. (flannel board: child and bug. Kids cover their eyes and bug changes place on child’s body) H-I-P-P-O There was a child who had a pet And HIPPO was his name, oh! H-I-P-P-O, H-I-P-P-O, H-I-P-P-O And HIPPO was his name, oh! Repeat: panda, rhino, whale, etc.

Crafts Alphabet Soup Supplies: alphabet letters, crayons, glue, scissors, paper plate, spoon sheet Directions: 1. Color paper plate bowl. Be sure to

color soup “in the middle. 2. Color and cut out spoon shape.

Glue onto bowl. 3. Cut out alphabet letters and write

your name or other words in your soup bowl. Glue letters into place.

Sources Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz Wilmes http://familycrafts.about.com/od/alphabetactivities/a/alphasoup.htm

ABC’s & 123’s Books Beaumont, Karen. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More Brown, Margaret Wise. The Color Kittens. Dodd, Emma. Dog’s Colorful Day McKee, David. Elmer Weeks, Sarah. Counting Ovejas

Fingerplays, Rhymes & Songs Colorful Hearts Use your eyes, use your eyes, You can look and see. If you have a big blue heart, Come and give it to me. (kids get hearts,…) Color Square Dance Blues, step forward, ten turn around, Walk back to your place and ump up and down. Reds, hop to the middle and back again, Find the yellows and shake their hands. Now, greens, you slowly turn around, Clap your hands and make a sound. Do-si-do, around we go, All the colors heel to toe. Color Rhyme If your clothes have any red, put your finger on your head. If your clothes have any blue, put your finger on your shoe. If your clothes have any green, wave your hand so that you're seen. If your clothes have any yellow, smile like a happy fellow. If your clothes have any brown, turn your smile into a frown. If your clothes have any black, put your hands behind your back. If your clothes have any white, stamp your feet with all your might.

Black Bear, Black Bear Black bear, black bear, turn around. Black bear, black bear, touch the ground. Black bear, black bear, reach up high. Black bear, black bear, touch the sky. Black bear, black bear, bend down low. Black bear, black bear, touch your toe. (use other colors, animals)

Crafts Rainbow Letters Supplies: colored paper, white paper with large letters printed on them, glue, scissors Directions: 1. Cut pieces of colored paper into

strips. 2. Give each child a sheet with the first

letter of their first name on it (make sure you can see the letter from both sides).

3. Put glue all over letter. 4. Glue strips of colored paper onto

sheet. 5. Turn paper over and cut out letter.

Sources

Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz Wilmes 1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays - Totline Staff www.preschoolexpress.com http://ourcraftsnthings.com/categor/toddler-activity/letter-of-the-week/letter-r/

COLORS