January 26th, 2016

The Books We Read:
Digger, Dozer, Dumper  by Hope Vestergaard
Go!Go!Go! Stop! by Charise Harper
What Can a Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Dotlich

Songs & Activities:
Walking Song
Walking, walking, walking, walking;
Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop!
Running, running, running! Running, running, running!
Now we STOP!

Also:
Tiptoe, tiptoe...
Marching, marching...

Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Bulldozer Shapes Collage:

The kids experimented with all the materials we put out...tissue and construction paper, scissors, glue, and cotton balls. No two dozers were alike by the end!

February 19th, 2019

The Books We Read:
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner
All You Need for a Snowman  by Alice Schertle

Songs & Activities:
We Clap and Say Hello
We clap and say "hello!"
We clap and say "hello!"
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and say "hello!"

We [fill in action--stomp, spin, jump, hop] and say "hello!"

Credit: Jbrary

My Chubby Little Snowman
My chubby little snowman, had a button nose.
When along came a bunny, and what do you suppose?
That chubby little bunny was searching for some lunch;
And he ate my snowman's nose: nibble, nibble, crunch!

Credit: Various

Snowflake Dance
Snowflakes, snowflakes all around; in the air and on the ground.
Some are big and some are small. Roll them into a snowball.
When the sun comes out to play, all the snowflakes melt away.

Credit: IntellidanceTM

Craft—Puffy Paint Snow Scenes

Kids had fun creating snowy collages with homemade puffy paintand items such as yarn and buttons.  

February 3, 2015

The Books We Read:
Planes Fly by George Lyon
Truck Stop  by Ann Rockwell
A Train Goes Clickety Clack  by Jonathan London

Songs & Activities:
Airplane Up, Airplane Down
The airplane has great big wings (hold arms out)
and its propeller really sings (make circular motion and propeller sounds)
The plane goes up (stretch arms up)
The plane goes down (put arms down)
The plan goes flying all around (fly around room)

Wheels on the Bus

Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Firetruck
Hurry, hurry, drive the firetruck (3x)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding

Verses:
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner (3x)...
Hury, hurry, climb the ladder (3x)...
Hurry, hurry, spray the water (3x)...
Slowly, slowly back to the station (3x)

Craft—Shapes Train:

This was a great project! The kids picked out different colors for their train parts and experimented with how basic shapes can be combined to create something recognizable.

January 29th, 2019

The Books We Read:
Rattletrap Car by Phyllis Root
Supertruck by Stephen Savage
Go!Go!Go!Stop!  by Charise Mericle Harper

Songs & Activities:
We Clap and Say Hello
We clap and say "hello!"
We clap and say "hello!"
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and say "hello!"

We [fill in action--stomp, spin, jump, hop] and say "hello!"

Credit: Jbrary

Walking Song
Walking, walking, walking, walking.
Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop.
Running, running, running, running, running, running.
Now we STOP! Now we STOP!

2nd verse: Substitute "Tiptoe" for "Walking"

3rd verse: Substitute "Marching" for "Walking"

Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Shapes Collages

This was process art at its best! We put out scissors, glue, pre-cut shapes, paper, cotton balls, and crayons, and the kids created collages of "things that go."