Puddle Stompers: Wiggly, Wiggly Worms

Openers:Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Props:  Worm Sensory Bin

Books: Diary of a Worm (Doreen Cronlin)
Wiggler:  Hokey Pokey
Craft: Worm Paintings
Book:  Underground (Denise Fleming)
Outing:  Exploring Soil/Building Worm Apartment
Closer: Wave Goodbye

Coloring Page:-
I love to read bookworm coloring page
http://twistynoodle.com/i-love-to-read-9-coloring-page/
Take Home Extension:
Worm Farm Instructions
http://www.spelloutloud.com/observing-worms-with-preschoolers.html

Puddle Stompers: Flowers and Seeds

Opener: Clap High, Clap Low
Prop: Crazy Seeds!

BooksThe Tiny Seed (Eric Carle)
Planting a Rainbow (Lois Ehlert)
Tops and Bottoms (Janet Stevens)
Flower Garden (Eve Bunting)
How a Seed Grows (Helene Jordan)
Wiggler:  Now Tall, Now Small

Game: Squirrel/Acorn Hunt
Outing:  Flower Petal and Seed Hunt
Sensory Science: Seed Sorting Box/Roots and Shoots
Craft:  flower petal sun catchers/petal paper
Closer: Wave Goodbye

Coloring Page:
http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/flowers/16.gif
Take Home Extension:  Roots and Shoots Instructions/Materials
Seed Graph Paper

Puddle Stompers: Spiders, Oh My!

Openers: One, Two, We Clap for You!

Prop: Large spider/puppet/spout

Sensory Play: Sensory Bin w/ spiders
Finger Play:  Five Little Spiders (w/rings)

Books:
The Very Busy Spider (Carle)
The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Trapani)

Song/Activity: 

There's a Spider on the Floor (w/ rings tied to string)

Game (outside, if possible): 
Web Game

Nature Walk:

Magnifying glass

Find out how many body parts

Find spider webs

Science Table:

Contact paper web

Craft:
paper plate spider/crepe paper

Coloring Page:
http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/animals/spider5.gif

Take Home:
Roll a Dice Spider Worksheet
http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/Spiders/RollaSpider.gif
Spider Coloring Page
http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/animals/spider13.gif

Other Books:

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Be Nice to Spiders by Margaret Graham
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott
Spider, Spider by Kate Banks
Spiders by Gail Gibbons
How Spider Saved Halloween by Robert Kraus
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel

Miss Spider’s Tea Party

School! (and a nod to Father's Day)

Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!

Papa, Do You Love Me (Barbara Joosse) 3-5
In the beautiful style of Mama Do You Love Me by the same author, Ms. Joosse portrays the strong, sure, and protective love of a father.  Set to the spectacular backdrop of Africa and the Maasai culture, this story reminds us that a father's love is universal.
Song: Love Grows
Chant: Deep Down in Africa

Owen (Kevin Henkes) 3-5
A fun book about tackling the sometimes frightening challenge of growing up by taking bits of your childhood with you--no matter what Mrs. Tweezers says...
Song: The Sneezing Song

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin) 2-4
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom has joined that revered list of children's classics.  Few little ones will face learning the alphabet without the drumming and jaunty cadence of Martin's coconut tree characters.
Song:  ABC's, of course!










Mouse Views (Bruce McMillan) 2-4
Take a peek at a classroom from the eyes of a mouse.  Close-up views followed by reveal pages challenge children to guess what the mouse is seeing.  This is always a fun story to help demystify a school classroom for pre-k's just entering their kindergarten year.

FB: Monkey in the Coconut Tree
Closer:  Wave Goodbye


Other School-Themed Books:
School Bus (Donal Crews)
Wow! School!  (Robert Neubecker)
Minerva Louise at School (Morgan Stoeke)

Garden

Openers
Oh Hey, Oh HI!
I Am a Tree!

In the Garden:  Who's Been There? (Lindsay Barrett George) 4-6
This absolutely gorgeous book with child's point-of-view illustrations is as beautiful as it is factual. Children and their dog examine the evidence of garden visitors and wonder, "Who's Been Here?"  A flip of the page reveals startlingly life-sized answers.  Have fun with this memorable natural history lesson gleaned from the garden.
FP:  Where are All the Bees?


My Garden (Kevin Henkes) 2-5
In a fun departure from her mother's run-of-the-mill garden, a young green thumb imagines some fantastic variations (like a jellybean bush).  After reading this story, have fun planting your own imaginary gardens!  What will you grow in yours?
Song: Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum






Up Down and Around  (Katherine Ayres) 2-4
Rhyming text and colorful, jubilant illustrations help children explore the idea that somethings grow up, some grow down, and others grow....all around, of course!


Glove Finger Play:  Six Bumble Bees
Glove Finger Play:  Five Sunflowers

Felt Board: Five Seed Packets

Other Books:

A Hand Full of Sunshine (Melanie Eclare)

Tops and Bottoms

Lenny in the Garden (Ken Wilson-Max)

Planting a Rainbow (Lois Ehlert)

Turtles

Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Up to the Ceiling

Franklin is Messy (Paulette Bourgeois) 4-6
"Why all the fuss about a little mess?" Franklin wonders.  Our green friend learns a hard lesson about not putting things away, and comes away with some pleasant surprises, too!
Finger Play:  Here's a Little Turtle
Felt Board Game: Garbage Truck






Hurry Up and Slow Down (Layn Marlow) 3-5
Just when you think you know all there is to know about speedy hare and pokey turtle, this tale turns things on end when friends share a favorite story...Enjoy soft and detailed watercolor illustrations throughout this book full of natural beauty.
Song:  Dandelion
Finger Play:  Here's a Cup
Song: Walking, Walking





Turtle Splash (Cathryn Falwell) 2-4
Rhyming text and vibrant colors help young children enjoy their numbers while also introducing them to familiar pond life.  One, two, three, four...You'll want to read a little more!
Felt Board Guessing Game:  Who's in the Woods?

Other Books:

Scoot (Cathryn Falwell)
Franklin Books (Bourgeois)
Let's Explore Sea Turtles (O'Neil)
Turtle Moon (Hoffman)
Old Turtle (Douglas Wood)
The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesop)

Earth Day

Opener:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
I am a Tree!

An Egg Is Quiet (Dianna Aston) 
The talents of Dianna Aston and Sylvia Long combine to create a book as visually delightful as it is factual.  A simply beautiful book about the surprising natural variety expressed in the world of eggs...
Finger Play:  Great Big Ball
Song:  Five Little Ducks








Under Ground (Denise Fleming)
Have you ever wondered what is going on UNDER the ground?  Denise Fleming, with warmly colorful pulp paintings takes us on a journey where few ever get to go! Inviting language leads young readers down and down where they can find out just who lives underground and what they're up to.
Song:  The Ants Go Marching
Song:  Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum








Camouflaged Creatures (Marie Racanelli)
Earth's critters have a marvelous way of blending in.  Vivid photographs introduce children to unique creatures that can be cleverly hidden right under their noses!


Felt Board: Earth Family
Closer:  Wave Goodbye Poem (Rob Reid)



More Books:
Leo Lionni
Little Green (Keith Baker)
The Quiet Way Home (Bonnie Becker)