Music and Movement - Favorites

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening
I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 

I know a new way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
I know a new way to say hello 
All you do is wiggle your ears 

Stomp your feet

Move your hips 

But I still like the old way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
All you do is wave your hands

Books
Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap 
If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre
My Friends Make Me Happy by Jan Thomas

Music and Movement - Welcome

Music and Movement is a nine week group of preschool storytimes that last from 35-45 minutes with an emphasis and keeping the kids extra active.  There is no craft at the end.  Ideally each class will use two hand outs such as shakers, scarves, drums, bells, ribbon wands and rhythm sticks. 

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening 
I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 

I know a new way to say hello
Say hello say hello
I know a new way to say hello
All you do is wiggle your ears

Stomp your feet 

Move your hips

But I still like the old way to say hello
Say hello say hello
All you do is wave your hands

Books 
Dance With Animals :Shake Your Tail and Stomp Your Feet by Susan Kelly

Like a Windy Day by Devin Asch  - read in with scarves and have the children act out the motions 

Tap to Play by Salina Yoon

Songs
Windy Day by Carole Peterson for HUM Highly Usable Music
What Are You Wearing by Carole Peterson for Baloney

Hula Mula for Exercise Party + egg shakers
Milkshake for Songs for Wiggle Worms+ eggs shakers

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Five Little Fish - Velcro Glove

Howdy
I love to use the song Five Little Fish by Dr. Jean from her album Dr. Jean Sings Silly Songs.  It is a great song for a beach storytime. This year I decided to make a velcro glove with little fish so I could share the song with my preschool kids in a new way.  My definition of fancy felt is anything with googly eyes and I sure things these critters are cute.

No little fishies swimming in the sea,
(Hold up fist.)
Splishing and a splashing
(Pretend to swim.)
And a rocking to the beat.
Here comes a little fishie,
(Wave.)
Oh, say, "hello."
One little fishie swimming in a row.
(Hold up one finger.)
One little fishie . . . (Hold up one finger.)
Two little fishies . . . (Hold up two fingers.)
Three little fishies . . . (Hold up three fingers.)
Four little fishies . . . (Hold up four fingers.)
Five little fishies . . . (Hold up five fingers.)
Everybody wave 'cause don't you know,
Those little fishies got to go (Wave goodbye)
Oh, ah, away they go. (Lyrics)

Laura
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Five Furry Cats Velcro Glove

Howdy
Often I make felt boards for a specific theme.   I made these cats months ago but I have never used them. I do really like the velcro glove because it is less cumbersome than our velcro board and unless the kids climb me like a tree it is quite hard for them to get ahold of the felt pieces.  The rhyme Five Furry Cats is from The Eensy Weensy Cd of Little Fingerplays by Debbie Carroll.

Five furry cats sitting by a fire
Some meowed low
And some meowed higher
They all sang together in a kitty cat choir
Meow meow meow meow meow
Till they all fell asleep by the warm warm fire

Laura
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Preschool Storytime - Books and the Library

Opening

Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM
Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling
Knees – shoulders - friends

Books

Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
Dinosaur Vs The Library by Bob Shea

Songs

Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem

Rhythm Sticks
We bought a set of traditional rhythm sticks so I've upgraded my kids from Popsicle sticks. 

We started with one stick each.  We sand the alphabet song and tapped the floor for each letter.  Then everyone got two sticks and we sang the song again.  This went really well so I used the song. 

Tapping On My Sticks by Kathy Reid-Naiman for I Love to Hear the Sounds 

Preschool Storytime - Garden

Opening
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson from H.U.M.

Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed
Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling
Knees – shoulders - friends

Books

My Garden by Kevin Henkes

10 Hungry Rabbits by Anita Lobel

Garden of Opposites by Nancy Davis

Little seeds by Charles Ghigna

Music

Reach Up High from Exercise Party

Harry Caterpillar – Exercise Party 

Shake Shake the Mango Tree
We will sing it once with mangos and then I will ask the children to say the name of other fruits that grows on trees so we can sing the song with those foods. 

Shake, shake, the mango tree.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.
yellow, mango green.
Mango yellow, mango green.
Mango yellow, mango green.
Mango yellow, mango green.
One for you, and one for me.
One for you and one for me.
One for you, and one for me.
One for you, and one for me.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.
Shake, shake, the mango tree.