Gazing at the Moon

Openers:
Oh Hey Oh Hi!
PBJ stretch

Mrs. Mooley (Jack Kent) 3-5
All the barnyard animals laugh at Mrs. Mooley when she says that she'll jump over the moon.  Check out what a little determination and practice does for this special cow.

Song:  Old MacDonald





Long Night Moon (Cynthia Rylant) 2-4
In this luminous book of months, Ms. Rylant describes the Native American perspective on a year's moons in terms young readers can easily grasp.
FP:  Five Little Kittens
Song:  Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star














Papa, Get the Moon For Me (Eric Carle) 2-4
FP:  Phases of the Moon
Wiggler:  Now Tall, Now Small

Felt Board: Rocket to the Moon
Closer:  Wave Goodbye

Monsters!

 Openers:
Oh Hey Oh Hi
Up to the Ceiling

Even Monsters Need Haircuts (McElligott) 4-5
Did you ever wonder what happens at the barber shop at night?  Check out some stylish monsters...
FingerPlay:  Five Little MonstersSong:  If You're a Monster and You Know It...Show Your Claws...
Grind Your Teeth...
Stomp Your Feet...
Growl Out Loud...









There Was An Old Monster (Emberley) 3-5
In the rhythmic style of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, a monster suffers a ghoulish  bellyache!
Song:  The Ants Go Marching













Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli (Hicks) 2-4
...But guess what they DO eat!

Song:  Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum



Felt Board:  Build-a-Dinosaur
Closer:  Wave Goodbye Poem


More Books!



Toddler Read-Alouds

Five Ugly Monsters by Tedd Arnold

Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley

Goodnight, Baby Monster by Laura Leuck

Hungry Monster by Phyllis Root

Monster Countdown by Pamela Jane

Monster is Coming! by Michaela Porter

Monster, Monster by Melanie Walsh

Preschool Read-Alouds

Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere

Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters by Jane Yolen

Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance by Keith Graves

Goodnight, Little Monster by Helen Katteman

Happy Birthday, Frankie by Sarah Weeks

Hush Little Monster by Denis Markell

If You're A Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberly

It's MY Birthday! by Pat Hutchins

Jumpy Jack and Googily by Meg Rosoff

Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane

Monster Cake by Rebecca Dickinson

Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks

Monster Show by Charise Mericle Harper 

My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck

Perfect Little Monster by Judy Hindley

There Was An Old Monster by Rebecca Emberley

Kindergarten Read-Alouds

Always Listen to Your Mother by Florence Parry Heide 

Baby That Roared  by Simon Puttock

Cackle Cook's Monster Stew by Patricia Wolff

Do Not Build A Frankenstein! by Neil Numberman

Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott - MY FAVORITE 

Horrible Holly's Pet Raptor by Michael Ratnett

Jeremy Draws A Monster by Peter McCarty

Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

Most Loved Monster by Lynn Downey

Mostly Monsterly by Tammi Sauer

Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra

10-Step Guide to Living With Your Monster by Laura Numeroff

Very Worst Monster by Pat Hutchins

YUCK! That's Not A Monster! by Angela McAllister

Boats Afloat

Opener:  Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Stretch: Up to the Ceiling

The Boy at the Beach (Daly) 3-5
A young boy and his family visit the beach and when the waves get too big, Joe finds a safer adventure in an old abandoned boat.

Song:  Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Tongue Twister:  Sally Sells Seashells











I'm Mighty (McMullan) 2-5
This little tug boat handles some big jobs.  Get familiar with what sort of items you may find on a tug while catching his wonderful CAN-DO attitiude!

FingerPlay:  Here is the Sea
Explorations:  Sink or Float?

Boats Boats Boats!(Cleland) 1-3
A colorful photo exploration of different kinds of boats.

Felt Board: Who Sank the Boat?