Openers:
The More We Get Together
I Wiggle
Tops and Bottoms (Janet Stevens) 4-6
Drawn from and old slave tale, the lively, fun illustrations and a book that opens, fittingly, from top to bottom, follow clever rabbit as he tricks lazy bear out of the year's harvest.
Fingerplay: Where is Thumbkin
Song: Head and shoulders Knees and Toes
A beautiful book with simple, brushed drawings reflect the simple, open questions of a young boy.
Finger Play: Two Little Black Birds
Wiggler: One Finger one Hand Keep Moving
Acorns Everywhere (Kevin Sherry) 2-4
Have fun with this comical harvest.
Finger Play: Acorn/Oak Tree Fingerplay
Finger Play: Five Little Hot DogsFelt Board: 5 Black Crows
Closer: Wave Goodbye
More Books!
ToddlerAcorns Everywhere! by Kevin Sherry
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
Carrot Seed by Crockett Johnson
Duck and Goose Find A Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Handful of Sunshine by Melanie Eclare
It's Harvest Time! by Jean McElroy
Little Mouse, Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Piggies In The Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert - for the illustrations
Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall
That Pup! by Lindsay Barrett George
Preschool Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Carrot in My Pocket by Kitson Flynn
Flora's Surprise by Debi Gliori
Good Job, Oliver by Laurel Molk
Little Apple Goat by Caroline Jayne Church
Little Black Crow by Chris Raschka
Little Red Hen by Barry Downard
Mrs. Fickle's Pickles by Lori Ries
Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash by Sarah Weeks
Muncha Muncha Muncha by Candace Fleming
Mystery Vine by Cathryn Falwell
Pickin' Peas by Margaret Reed
Scarecrow's Hat by Ken Brown - translates well into a flannel story
Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
Kingergarten
And the Good Brown Earth by Kathy Henderson
Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip by Denia Hester
Grandma's Garden by Elaine Moore
Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
Little Story About A Big Turnip by Tatiana Zunshine
One More Acorn by Don Freeman
Rabbit and Squirrel: A Tale of War and Peas by Kara LaReau
Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant
Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace
Tale of the Turnip by Brian Alderson
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens - can be extended, using vegetable props
