Monster Mash

Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
I'm a Snowflake/Snowball fun

Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli (Barbara Jean Hicks) 3-5
FIE FUM FO FEE...MONSTERS DON'T EAT BROCCOLI!  Chant along with rhyming text as these particularly fussy monsters tell us just what they will and won't eat...and what they discover is pretty darn good.  

Song:  Children's Choice
FP:  Five Little Hot Dogs





If You're a Monster and You Know It (Rebecca and Ed Emberly--who know a lot about monsters--) 2-5
Wildly colorful monsters sing their way through the familiar 'If You're Happy and You Know It' tune, but change it...up...a...bit.  Get ready to wiggle and have fun with this book for ACTIVE readers.  FUN!

Song:  If You're a Monster and You Know It









Five Ugly Monsters (Tedd Arnold) 3-5
What would YOU do if there were monsters jumping on your bed?  What if the doctor just wanted to get some sleep?  Well, you'd have to take matters into your own hands, of course!  Sing along to 'Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed' and see what this brave boy does about all the monster trouble.

Song:  Sticky, sticky bubblegum

Felt Board: Winter Shape Story

Lovely!

Opener:
Oh Hey,Oh Hi!

Never to Little to Love (Jeanne Willis) 2-5
Oh, Mouse has a terrific bit of trouble...and that is that he just cannot reach the one he loves.  He tries, and tries, but, alas, he fails.  Enjoy the sweet solution in this endearing story of unlikely love.
Song:  Love Grows
Song:  One Little, Two Little Three Little Valentines








Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney) 2-5
Just how big is love anyway?  This oh-so-sweet bed time tale helps us know that love is boundless.
Song: If You Love Me and You Know It

Felt Board:  How Many Hearts Do You See?
Craft:  marbleized heart bookmarks

Valentine Treat Bags...Yum!

elephants

Openers:  Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Ceiling Stretch

Seven Blind Mice (Young) 3-5
As seven blind mice each explore an elephant in turn, we learn that the whole is greater than the parts--by quite a lot!  Imaginative and colorful, this book is a perspective stretcher for young minds.
Finger Play:  Quiet Little Mouse
Game:  Blindfold/touch and guess






Miss Mary Mack (Hoberman) 3-5
The classic children's rhyme takes flight with illustrations that rollick through a loony July day.  In the end, Miss Mary's enormous friend have great fun together.
Wiggler: Big Grey Elephant
Wiggler:  5 Elephants Went Out to Play










Maisy Makes Lemonade (Cousins) 2-4
Maisy makes lemonade for friends, but what happens when one of them has their own 'straw?'

FB:  Mouse Count
Closer:  Wave Goodbye

RED!

Openers:
Oh Hey Oh Hi!
PBJ Stretch

The Little Red Hen  (Jerry Pinkney) 3-5
Retold and beautifully illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, the classic moral lesson of the Little Red Hen shines through as she labors to make her own bread...no thanks to the other barn yard loafers. Personally, I think the illustrations are so good, this is a version worth keeping in my personal collection.
Memory Game:  Little Red Hen retell with masks


Red is Best (Kathy Stimpson) 2-5
Sometimes a color can capture a young child's heart.  This simple story helps us all remember when nothing would do but our most favorite of colors--in this case red.
Song: Bumpin' Up and Down in my Little Red Wagon






Who Said Red? (Mary Serfozo) 2-4
This book of vibrant pictures is just a fun way to explore the primary colors--what on earth could the boy be looking for that's RED?
Song: Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum












Big Fat Hen (Keith Baker)  2-4
Count through ten with with some colorful, chuckling hens and their clutch of chicks!


FB:  Fruit/Color Game
Closer:  Wave Goodbye (Rob Reid)