Bathtime

This week our theme is Bathtime! 

Books:

Toddler Books:

Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure - Derek Anderson

Small Elephant's Bathtime -Tatyana Feeney

Get Out of My Bath! - Britta Teckentrup

Preschool Books:

Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure - Derek Anderson

Big Smelly Bear - Britta Teckentrup

Get Out of My Bath! - Britta Teckentrup

Harry the Dirty Dog - Gene Zion

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Elephants in the Bathtub:

One elephant in the bathtub,

Going for a swim.

Knock! Knock! (clap hands)

Splash! Splash! (slap legs)

Come on in!

Repeat...two, three, four, five...

Five elephants in the bathtub,

Going for a swim.

Knock! Knock! (clap hands)

Splash! Splash! (slap legs)

THEY ALL FELL IN!!!

Source: Jbrary

Five Dirty/Clean Pigs (double-sided flannel):

Five little piggies rolled in the mud, (roll hands)

Squishy, squashy, felt so good. (squish "mud" with hands)

Along came the farmer to take one piggy out, (turn one pig over)

"Oink, oink, oink," that piggy did shout.

Count down...four, three, two, one...

No more piggies rolled in the mud,

They felt so nice and clean and good.

The farmer turned his back and then,

Those piggies rolled in the mud again! (turn piggies over to dirty side)

Source: Sunflower Storytime

Rub-a-Dub-Dub What Goes in the Tub? (flannel game):

I laminated pictures of different items (a refrigerator, a wash cloth, shampoo, soap, a flower pot, etc.) and asked the Preschool-aged crowd if that was something they would take in the tub with them.

Sound

This week we learned about Sound, specifically the sounds that farm animals make. 

Books:

Toddler Books:

Moo, Baa, La La La! - Sandra Boynton

Peek-a-Moo! - Marie Torres Cimarusti

I Went Walking - Sue Williams

Preschool Books:

What the Ladybug Heard? - Julia Donaldson

Ribbit! - Rodrigo Folguiera

Little Blue Truck - Alice Schertle 

What's Your Sound HOUND the HOUND? - Mo Willems

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Animals on the Bus (Tune: "Wheels on the Bus"):

The sheep on the bus go "Baa, Baa, Baa",

"Baa, Baa, Baa", "Baa, Baa, Baa."

The sheep on the bus go "Baa, Baa, Baa",

All through the town.

Repeat with: 

The horses on the bus go "Neigh, Neigh, Neigh"

The pigs on the bus go "Oink, Oink, Oink"

The cows on the bus go "Moo, Moo, Moo"

The ducks on the bus go "Quack, Quack, Quack"

Source: Me (but it's a variant of "Seals on the Bus")

"Bark George" by Jules Feiffer 

Puppet/flannel show - we did both this week!

Barnyard Sneezes - Puppet Show

Q. What does a pig say when it sneezes? 

A. Oink-Choo! Oink-Choo! Oink-Choo!

Repeat with: Sheep, Horses, Ducks, Cows, etc.

Source: Me (but there are a couple books with similar concepts - "Barn Sneeze" by Karen Winnick and "Baa-Choo!" by Sarah Weeks)

Valentine's Day

Since Valentine's Day is on Sunday this weekend, we are talking about Valentine's this week.

Books:

Toddler Books:

Love Monster - Rachel Bright

Baby Love - Angela DiTerlizzi

All Kinds of Kisses - Nancy Tafuri

Preschool Books:

Love Monster - Rachel Bright

The Pout-Pout Fish - Deborah Diesen

Prince of a Frog - Jackie Urbanovic

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Five Valentine's:

Five hearts to give away for Valentine's Day.

"I Love You" is what they say.

I'll give one to my  Mom  today.

Countdown 4, 3, 2, 1...and give Valentine's to family member's/friends

Source: An inherited flannel from my flannel drawer.

*I used sign language for "I Love You"

Two Little Lovebirds (Tune: "Two Little Blackbirds"):

Two little lovebirds sitting on a hill,

One named Jack and the other named Jill.

Fly away Jack, Fly away Jill,

Come back Jack, Come back Jill.

Two little lovebirds sitting on a hill,

One named Jack and the other named Jill.

Source: Me

My Friends (based off of the book "My Friends" by Taro Gomi):

My friend the elephant taught me to  stomp .

My friend the zebra taught me to  run .

My friend the snake taught me to  slither .

My friend the monkey taught me to  jump .

My friend the giraffe taught me to  stretch .

My friend the lion taught me to  roar .

Source: This worked well last year when I used flannels of zoo animals in place of a flannel that was actually based on the book by Taro Gomi. And the kids enjoyed doing the different actions!

Red Heart, Red, What Do You See?:

Red heart, red heart, what do you see?

I see a white heart looking at me.

White heart, white heart, what do you see?

I see a blue heart looking at me.

Blue heart, blue heart, what do you see?

I see and orange heart looking at me.

Orange heart, orange heart, what do you see?

I see a pink heart looking at me.

Pink heart, pink heart, what do you see?

I see a green heart looking at me.

Green heart, green heart, what do you see?

I see a yellow heart looking at me.

Yellow heart, yellow heart, what do you see?

I see a purple heart looking at me.

Purple heart, purple heart, what do you see?

I see a Valentine looking at me.

Valentine, Valentine, what do you see?

I see a purple heart, a yellow heart, a green heart, a pink heart, an orange heart, a blue heart, a white heart, and a red heart, looking at me.

Source: Miss Tracey at Little Story Bug

Construction

We talked about one of my favorite topics this week - Construction. I did the construction theme for the first time last Winter/Spring session, and the kids LOVED it. So it was an easy decision to make it a regularly occurring theme. 

Books:

Toddler Books:

Machines at Work - Byron Barton

Tip Tip Dig Dig - Emma Garcia

The Construction Crew - Lynn Meltzer

Preschool Books:

What Can a Crane Pick Up? - Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Tip Tip Dig Dig - Emma Garcia

Mighty Dads - Joan Holub

Construction Crew - Lynn Meltzer

Construction - Sally Sutton

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Five Little Nails:

Five little nails, standing straight and steady.

Here we come with our hammers ready!

Bam, bam, bam! That nail goes down.

Now there are just four nails to pound... 

Count down 4, 3, 2, 1...

Source: Mel's Desk

Construction Vehicles (Tune: "Wheels on the Bus"):

The backhoe on the lot goes dig, dig, dig, (dig with hands)

Dig, dig, dig, Dig, dig, dig,

The backhoe on the lot goes dig, dig, dig,

All day long.

The dump truck takes the dirt and dumps it out, (tip to one side)

Dumps it out, Dumps it out,

The dump truck takes the dirt and dumps it out,

All day long.

The big cement mixer goes round and round, (roll hands)

Round and round, Round and round,

The big cement mixer goes round and round,

All day long.

The noisy jackhammer goes up and down, (move body or arms up and down)

Up and down, Up and down,

The noisy jackhammer goes up and down,

All day long.

Source: An inherited flannel -- my flannel drawer (with some minor changes to make it easier during storytime)

Toolbox Hiding Game:

Bob likes his  hammer  lots and lots.

Is it hiding behind the  red  toolbox?

Repeat with different colors/tools

Source: One of my LA's. She came up with the rhyme and I made the flannel. You can see the flannel from my first post about the Construction theme.

Bumping Up and Down - Raffi (The Singable Songs Collection)