Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales Books

"Jack and the Beanstalk" (Finger Puppets)
"Little Red Riding Hood" (Finger Puppets)
"Hansel and Gretel" (Finger Puppets)
"Billy Goats Gruff" (Finger Puppets)
"Sleeping Beauty" (Finger Puppets)
"The Princess and the Pea" by Violet Findley
"The Spider adn teh Beehive" by Kama Einhorn
"The Tortoise and the Hare" by Violet Findley
"The Little Red hen" by Violet Findley
"Martina the Cockroach" by Kama Einhorn
"The City Mouse and the Country Mouse" by Violet Findley
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" by Violet Findley
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" by Violet Findley
"Stone Soup" by Kama Einhorn
"Cinderella" by Violet Findley
"The Ugly Duckling" by Violet Findley
"The Nightingale" by Violet Findley
"The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by Violet Findley
"The Three Little Pigs" by Violet Findley
"The Gingerbread Man" by Violet Findley
"The Tortoise and the Hare"by Carolyn Quattrocki
"The North Wind" by Sarah Toast
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" by Jennifer Boudart
"Pinocchio" by Elizabeth Brooke
"The Ugly Duckling" by Sarah Toast
"The Gift" by Jennifer Boudart
"The Honest Woodcutter" by Jennifer Boudart
"The Lion and the Mouse" by Sarah Toast
"Stone Soup" by Mary Rowtiz
"The Ugly Duckling" by Gary Goldsack
"Chicken Little" by Gary Goldsack
"Jack and the Beanstalk" by Gary Goldsack
"The Three Little Pigs" by Gary Goldsack
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" by Gary Goldsack
"The Gingerbread Man" by Gary Goldsack
"The Take of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter
"Jack and the Beanstalk" by Ed Parker
"Dora's Fairy-Tale Adventure" by Christine Ricci
"Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again" by Dave Horowitz

Zoo Books

"Dedan Saves The Day" by Thea Feldman
"Milia's Big Day" by Thea Feldman
"Curious George Feeds the Animals" by Margret and H.A. Rey's
"Tembo Takes Charge" by Thea Feldman
"Katya's Busy Morning" by Thea Feldman
"Monkey and Me" by Emily Gravett
"Animal Snackers" by Betsy Lewin
"The Very Sleepy Sloth" by Andrew Murray
"Zoo-Looking" by Mem Fox
"Moosetache" by Margie Palatini
"Baboon" by Kate Banks
"Snarlyhissopus" by Alan MacDonald
"The Umbrella" by Jan Brett
"Kangaroos" by Carolyn MacLulich
"Animals of the Jungle" by Teresa O'Brien
"Where are the Night Animals?" by Mary Ann Fraser
"Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats" by Ann Earle
"Owl Babies" by Martin Waddell
"Meet Diego!" by Leslie Valdes
"Roar!" by Robert Munsch
"Safari" by Gail Tuchman

Groundhog's Day Books

"Ten Grouchy Groundhogs" by Kathryn Heling & Deborah Hembrook
"Double Trouble Groundhog Day"by Bethany Roberts
"Gregory's Shadow" by Don Freeman
"The Great Fuzz Frenzy" by Janet Stevens
"Bear Shadow" by Frank Asch

Valentine's Day Books

"Love, Splat" by Rob Scotton
"I Spy I Love You" by Jean Marzollo
"Kiss Me, I'm Perfect" by Robert Munsch
"The Day it Rained Hearts" by Felicia Bond
"Slugs in Love" by Susan Pearson CD
"The Best Thing about Valentines" by Eleanor Hudson
"Froggy's First Kiss" by Jonathan London
"Mouse in Love" by Robert Kraus
"One Very Best Valentine's Day" by Joan W. Blos
"Arthur's Valentine Countdown" by Marc Brown
"The Night Before Valentine's Day" by Natasha Wing
"Kisses" by Nanda Roep & Marijke ten Cate
"Dora Loves Boots" by Alison Inches
"Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!" by Laura Numeroff
"Who Will Be My Valentine This Year?" by Jerry Pallotta
"Smooch Your Pooch" by Teddy Slater
"Dinosaurs Love Underpants" by Claire Freedman

Mother's Day Books

"llama llama mad at mama" by Anna Dewdney
"Bear Hugs" by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
"Is Your Mama a Llama?" by Steven Kellogg
"I Love You, Stinky Face" by Lisa McCourt
"I Love It When You Smile" by Sam McBratney
"T. Rex and The Mother's Day Hug" by Lois G. Grambling
"Mama Cat has Three Kittens" by Denise Fleming
"Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?" by Eric Carle
"Alligator Baby" by Robert Munsch
"Happy Mother's Day Mami!" by Leslie Valdes
"Just Me and My Mom" by Mercer Mayer
"Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping" by Elieen Christelow (C.D.)
"Horray for Mom!" by Samantha Brooke
"I Love You Because You're You" by Liza Baker
"The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn
"A Pocket Full Of Kisses" by Audrey Penn
"The Grumpy Bunny's Too Many Bunnybabies" by Justin Korman
"The Night Before Mother's Day" by Natasha Wing

Winter Books

"Plenty of Penguins" by Sonia W. Black
"The Emperor's Egg" by Martin Jenkins
"Silly Bears" by Joan Holub
"Sleeps for the Winter" by Eva Moore
"The Big Snowball" by Wendy Cheyett Lewison
"Penguins" by Kathleen Weidnerzoehfeld
"The Biggest Snowman Ever" by Steven Kroll
"The Little Penguin" by A.J. Wood
"Three Cheers for Tacky" by Helen Lester
"Annie and The Wild Animals" By Jan Brett
"Under My Hood I Have A Hat" by Carla Kuskin
"Follow the Polar Bears" by Sonia W. Black
"The Little Red Sled" by Tisha Hamilton
"Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill" by Martha Weston
"The Missing Mitten Mystery" by Steven Kellogg
"Geraldine's Big Snow" by Holly Keller
"All You Need for a Snowman" by Alice Schertle
"Frozen Noses" by Jan Carr
"Sam's Snowy Day" by Mary Labett
"Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice" by Seven Metzger
"I Am Snow" by Jean Marzollo
"Snow Is Falling" by Franklyn M. Branley
"Snow Mouse" by Phyllis Root
"Snow" by Marrian Dane Bauer
"The Little Snowflake" by Steve Metzger
"Snow Day!" by Patricia Lakin
"The Hat" by Jan Brett
"The Fattest, Tallest, Biggest Snowman Ever" by Bettina Ling
"The Mitten" by Jan Brett
"The Biggest Snowball Ever" by John Rogan
"Henry and Mudge In The Sparkle Days" by Cynthia Rylant
"There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!" Lucille Colandro
"Clifford's First Snow Day" by Norman Bridwell
"Bear's First Winter" by Stephen Krensky
"Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere!" by Bob Barner
"Pip & Squeak" by Ian Schoenherr
"Let It Snow" by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
"Sneezy the Snowman" by Maureen Wright
"An Orange In January" by Dianna Hutts Aston
"Flip and Flop" by Dawn Apperley

Five Senses Art Projects

Spy Glass

Sand Paper Pictures

Sensory Dough

Scratch and Sniff
Glue
Kool-Aid
Mix glue and a Kool-Aid packet to desired color. Paint on white paper plates. Colorful and smells great!

Shaving Cream Art

Goop
2 cups water
6 bups cornstarch
Food Coloring

I Spy Bird Seed Bottle

Five Senses Gross Motor

Tap Shoes made with washers and elastic

Telephone

I Spy

What Do You See? two friends sitting across from each other, describe each other

Bubble Wrap Romp

Sound Walk

Red Light, Green Light

Number Songs

One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four!

Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum yum.
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green specked frogs, Glub Glub!
)Continue counting down until there are no frogs left.)

Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks that I once knew, (hold up five fingers)
Fat ones, skinny ones, tall ones too, (gesture with hands)
But the one little duck with the feather on its back, (hold up one finger)
He led the others wiht a quack quack quack! (make duck with hands)
Quack quack quack, quack quack quack!
He led the others with a "Quack Quack Quack!"

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his hea.
Momma called the doctor and the doctore said.
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed."
(continue until there are no monkeys left.)

Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, "Cant catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Crocodile as quiet as can be
And snatched that monkey right our to the tree.
(Continue until there are no more monkeys)

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
One, two buckle my shoe.
Three, four shut the door.
Five, Six pick up sticks.
Seven, eight lay them straight.
Nine, ten a big fat hen!

Dr. Seuss Fine Motor

Up-Down
Hickory Dickory Dock

Black-White
Paint one hand black and one hand white

Opposites Hat
Do the opposite of what is drawn (clap you hands high *clap hands low*)

Dr. Seuss Gross Motor

Up and Down- Make Waves
On and Off- Popcorn
Back and Forth- See-Saw Pull
Big and Small- Ball Games

Dr. Seuss Art Projects

Wet-Dry
Oobleck
Mix: 2 cups cornstarch to 1 cup water. Food coloring optional. Mix and Enjoy!

Make Cookies

Big-Small
Trace the children's hands on a piece of paper and have them fill in the blanks.
My hands are so BIG they can _____________.
My hands are so small they can ____________.

My feet are so BIG they can ______________.
My feet are so small they can _____________.

Go on a big and small hunt in your town.

Have an opposties day!

In-Out
Make a blanket fort and climb in and out

Use the play tunnel/boxes/hoops

Loud-Quiet
Make musical instruments (beans vs. cotton balls)

Float-Sink
Long-Short
Summer-Winter
Open-Closed

Wet-Dry
Color with wet/dry chalk

Feelings
Happy/Sad

Art Recipes

Magic Bubble Bags
5 TBS. cornstarch
1/2 cup water
Food Coloring
Put into a baggie and shake to mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Seal bag well and have fun!

Valentine's Day Gross Motor

Pass The Heart
Pass the heart around, pass the heart around
Pass the heart around, pass the heart around
Pass the heart around, as we sing this song.
It's Valentine's Day, It's Valentine's Day,
It's Valentine's Day.
It's Valentine's Day, It's Valentine's Day
and we pass the heart this way.
When the music stops and the heart is in your hand
Enter Valentine's Land!