| Babies | |
Baby Can, by Eve Bunting
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Baby's Nap This is a baby ready for a nap. Lay him down in his mother's lap Cover him up so he won't peep Rock him 'till he's fast asleep |
| Baked Goods: Cookie, Cakes, and Pies | |
| All for Pie, Pie for All , by David Martin The Apple Pie Tree , by Zoe Hall Cook-A-Doodle-Doo , by Janet Stevens The Doorbell Rang , by Pat Hutchins Ginger Bear , by Mini Grey How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World , by Marjorie Priceman If You Give a Moose a Muffin , by Laura Numeroff If You Give a Mouse a Cookie , by Laura Numeroff Pie in the Sky , by Lois Ehlert Mr. Cookie Baker , by Monica Wellington
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Make Cookies Add some flour from a cup Stir and stir the batter up Roll them, and cut them, nice and neat (roll hands, pretend to cut) Put them on a cookie sheet Bake them and count them 123 And serve them to your friends for tea! |
| Bathtime | |
| The Amazing Adventures of Bathman , by Andrew Pelletier Beasty Bath , by Robert Neubecker Big Red Tub , by Julia Jarman Bubble Bath Pirates , by Jarret J. Krosoczka Captain Bob Sets Sail , by Roni Schotter Dirt Boy , by Eric John Slangerup King Bidgood's in the Bathtub , by Don and Audrey Wood Little Bunny's Bathtime , by Jan Johns Scrubba Dub , by Nancy Van Laan Ten Little Rubber Ducks , by Eric Carle There's a Hippo in My Bath , by Kyoko Matsuoka Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea , by Jan Peck |
After a Bath Hands to wipe, and fingers, and toes Just think how much less time I'd take,
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| Bedtime | |
| The Big Yawn , by Keith Faulkner Eli's Night Light , by Liz Rosenberg Good Night Pillow Fight , by Sally Cook How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? , by Jane Yolen My Sleepy Room , by Jessica Steinbrenner Russell the Sheep , by Rob Scotton Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping , by Julie Markes Song of Night : It's Time to Go to Bed , by Katherine Riley Nakamura What! Cried Granny: An Almost Bedtime Story , by Kate Lum Wind Says Good Night , by Katy Rydell Z-z-zoink! , by Bernard Most |
To Bed, To Bed
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| Birds | |
Baby Bird , by Joyce Dunbar
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Five Little Birds (count on fingers as rhyme indicates) Five little blue birds, hopping by my door Four little blue birds singing lustily Three little blue birds, and what should one do, Two little blue birds singing for fun One little blue bird sitting in the sun |
| Birthdays and Parties | |
If You Give a Pig a Party , by Laura Numeroff
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Birthday Candles Today I have a birthday And here I have a birthday cake Which you may share with me First we count the candles One, two, three, four The counting now is done Out each flame will go As one by one we blow |
| Cars and Trucks | |
| Cars: Rushing! Honking! Zooming! , by Patricia Hubbell Duck in the Truck , by Jez Alborough Easy Street , by Rita Gray If I Built a Car , by Chris Van Dusen In the Driver's Seat , by Max Haynes A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa , by Jonathan London The Ugly Truckling , by David Gordon Wake Up Engines! , by Denise Dowling Mortensen |
Windshield Wiper I'm a windshield wiper (bend arm at elbow and hold fingers up) This is how I go (swing arm back and forth) Back and forth, back and forth in the rain and snow. |
| Cats | |
A Kitten Tale , by Eric Rohmann
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Kitten is Hiding A kitten is hiding under a chair I looked and looked for her everywhere (peer around looking) Under the table and under the bed I looked around the corner, and when I said, "Come here kitty kitty, there's milk for you" (cup hands for a dish and extend) Kitty came running and calling, mew, mew (run fingers up arm) |
| Clothing and Getting Dressed | |
| Baby Shoes, by Dashka Slater Bit by Bit, by Steve Stanfield Bruno the Tailor, by Lars Klinting Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, by Margaret Chodos-Irvine The Hat, by Jan Brett Shoes from Grandpa, by Mem Fox Under My Hood I Have a Hat, by Karla Kuskin <
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Dressing for Winter This is how we dress on a cold Then we put on our boots for And now we're all ready to go out |
| Colors | |
A Color of His Own , by Lio Lionni
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Color Blue is the lake, (point to the floor) |
| Ducks | |
| Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck, by Lisa Westberg Peters Come Along Daisy, by Jane Simmons Dawdle Duckling, by Toni Buzzeo Duck at the Door, by Jackie Urbanovic Duck on a Bike, by David Shannon Duckat, by Gaelyn Gordon Duckie's Rainbow, by Frances Barry Fluffy and Baron, by Laura Rankin Guji Guji, by Chi-Yuan Chen Little Quack, by Lauren Thompson One Duck Stuck, by Phyllis Root Ten Little Rubber Ducks, by Eric Carle
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Five Little Ducks Five little ducks went in for a swim. (Hold up hand, extend fingers.) The first little duck put his head in. (Point to each finger in turn.) The second little duck put his head back. The third little duck said, "Quack, quack, quack." The fourth little duck with his tiny brother Went for a walk with his father and mother. ("Walk" fingers up opposite arm.) |
| Fall | |
Apples and Pumpkins , by Anne Rockwell |
Leaves on the Ground When the leaves are on the ground, Instead of on the trees I like to make a pile of them I like to run and jump in them And kick them all around I like the prickly feel of them |
| Farms | |
| Big Red Barn , by Margaret Wise Brown Does a Cow Say Boo? , by Judy Hindley Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round , by Teri Sloat My Cousin Katie , by Michael Garland Nothing at All! , by Denys Cazet. Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud , by Lynn Plourde Rock-a-Bye Farm , by Diane Johnston Hamm Rooster Can't Cock-a-doodle-doo , by Karen Rostoker-Gruber Serious Farm , by Tim Egan Who Wakes Rooster? , by Clare Hodgson Meeker Return to top. |
Scarecrow The scarecrow stands with hanging hands Beside the farmer's stile He scares away the jay and the crow With just a painted smile |
| Feet | |
| Baby Shoes , by Dashka Slater Belinda the Ballerina , by Amy Young Blueberry Shoe , by Ann Dixon Flip Flop Bop , by Matt Novak Hello Toes! Hello Feet! , by Ann Whitford Paul Hooray for Feet , by Susan Pearson How Many Feet in the Bed , by Diane Johnston Hamm My Best Shoes , by Marilee Burton New Shoes, Red Shoes , by Susan Rollings Shoe Baby , by Joyce Dunbar Shoes from Grandpa , by Mem Fox Stinky, Smelly Feet: A Love Story , by Margie Palatini Two Shoes, Blue Shoes, New Shoes , by Sally Fitz-Gibbon Whose Feet? , by Jeannette Rowe Whose Shoes? , by Anna Grossnickle Hines Return to top. |
Cobbler, Cobbler Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe Have it done by half-past two Stitch it up and stitch it down Now nail the heel all around
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| Food | |
| Eat Your Peas , by Kes Gray Gladys Goes Out to Lunch , by Derek Anderson How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World , by Marjorie Priceman I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie , by Alison Jackson I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato , by Lauren Child If You Give a Moose a Muffin , by Laura Numeroff If You Give a Mouse a Cookie , by Laura Numeroff If You Give a Pig a Pancake , by Laura Numeroff Lunch , by Denise Fleming Mouse Mess , by Linnea Riley Pizza Kittens , by Charlotte Voake Run, Turkey, Run , by Diane Mayr Seven Silly Eaters , by Mary Ann Hoberman Showdown at the Food Pyramid , by Rex Barron Sitting Down to Eat , by Bill Harley The Very Hungry Caterpillar , by Eric Carle |
Two Fat Sausages Two fat sausages Sizzling in the pan One went pop! And the other went BAM!
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| Frogs | |
| Bee Frog, by Martin Waddell Hop Jump, by Ellen Stoll Walsh In the Middle of the Puddle, by Mark Thaler It's Mine!, by Leo Lionni Jump, Frog, Jump!, by Roger Kalan Little Quack's New Friend, by Lauren Thompson Marsh Music, by Marianne Collins Berkes One Frog Sang, by Shirley Parenteau Peeping and Sleeping, by Fran Manushkin Possum and the Peeper, by Anne Hunter Stick, by Steve Breen Too Many Frogs, by Sandy Asher |
Five Green & Speckled Frogs Five green and speckled frogs, One jumped into the pool, (repeat until there are no frogs left) |
| Gardens & Gardening | |
| Alison's Zinnia , by Anita Lobel Carrot Soup , by John Segal Dottie , by Peta Coplans Flora's Surprise , by Debi Gliori Flower Garden , by Eve Bunting Fran's Flower , by Lisa Bruce Good Job, Oliver! , by Laurel Molk Grandpa's Garden Lunch , by Judith Casele Growing Vegetable Soup , by Lois Ehlert Harvey the Gardener , by Lars Klinting I Saw It in the Garden , by Martin Brennan In the Garden: Who's Been Here? , by Lindsay Barret George Miss Emma's Wild Garden , by Anna Grossnickle Hines Mr. Carey's Garden , by Jane Cutler Mrs. Rose's Garden , by Elaine Greenstein Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! , by Candace Fleming One Little Seed , by Elaine Greenstein Planting a Rainbow , by Lois Ehlert Red Are the Apples , by Marc Harshman The Rose in My Garden , by Arnold Lobel The Surprise Garden , by Zoe Hall There's a Billy Goat in the Garden , by Laurel Dee Gugler The Tiny Seed , by Eric Carle Vegetable Garden , by Douglas Florian Zinnia's Flower Garden , by Monica Wellington |
This Is My Garden This is my garden I rake it with care And then I plant flower seeds in there (pretend to plant) The sun will shine And the rain will fall And my garden will blossom And grow straight and tall
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| Halloween | |
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Big Pumpkin , by Erica Silverman The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin , by Margaret Wise Brown Fright Night Flight , by Laura Krauss Melmed Halloween Night on Shivermore Street , by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso Halloween , by Harry Behn It's Pumpkin Time , by Zoe Hall Mouse's First Halloween , by Lauren Thompson Plumply Dumply Pumpkin , by Mary Serfozo Pumpkin Eye , by Denise Fleming Runaway Pumpkin , by Kevin Lewis We're Going on a Ghost Hunt , by Marcia Vaughan Wild Witches' Ball , by Jack Prelutsky Return to top. |
Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin |
| Houses and Homes | |
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Annabel Again, by Janice Boland |
Homes A nest is a home for a robin, A hive is a home for a bee, A hole is a home for a rabbit,
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| Love and Friendship | |
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Bear's New Friend , by Karma Wilson Farfallina & Marcel , by Holly Keller For Me? , by Harmen van Straaten The Giant Hug , by Sandra Horning Grumpy Cat , by Britta Teckentrup Hop! Plop! , by Cary Rosen Schwartz Jumpy Jack and Googily , by Meg Rosoff The Lamb Who Came for Dinner , by Steve Smallman Little Blue Truck , by Alice Schertle Little Mouse's Big Valentine , by Thatcher Hurd Pout Pout Fish , by Deborah Diesen Will You Be My Friend? , by Nancy Tafuri Yes, We Can! , by Sam McBratney |
Two Little Friends Two little friends are better than one, And three are better than two And four are much better still. Just think! |
| Mice | |
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Fat Cat , by Margaret Read MacDonald Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse , by Lindsay Barrett Little Bitty Mousie , by Jim Aylesworth Mabela the Clever , by Margaret Read MacDonald The Mouse Bride , by Joy Cowley Mouse Shapes , by Ellen Stoll Wal Nuts , by Paula Gerritsen Tiny's Big Adventure , by John Lawrence Watch Out! , by Jan Fearnley |
Baby Mice Where are the baby mice? They go , "squeak, squeak, squeak" I cannot see them peek, peek, peek Here they come out of their hole, |
| Mothers | |
| Big, Bad Bunny,by Frances Barry I Love My Mama,by Peter Kavanagh Mama Always Comes Home,by Karma Wilson Mama Loves,by Rebecca Kai Dotlich Mommies Say Shhh!,by Patricia Polacco Mommy, Carry Me Please,by Jane Cabrera My Mommy Is Magic,by Carl Norac A Special Day for Mommy,by Dan Andreasen Whose Chick Are You?,by Nancy Tafuri Your Kind of Mommy,by Marjorie Blain Parker Return to top. |
A Kiss There's something in my pocket, Could it be a moose? Could it be a train with a bell and a caboose? Could it be a snake or some sticky glue? Right here in my pocket is a KISS from me to you! (blow kiss) |
| Night and Night-time Animals | |
Baby Bat's Lullaby , by Jacqueline Mitchard |
Baby Bat The baby bat |
| Pets | |
Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll , by Karin Ireland |
Call the Puppy Call the puppy, (beckon with finger) And give him some milk, (pour milk in bowl) Brush his coat (pretend to brush) Till it shines like silk, And give him a bone, and then bring him home. |
| Rabbits | |
The Bunnies Are Not in Their Beds, by Marisabina Russo |
Hippity-Hop Hippity-hop, hippity-hay, (Continue rhyme until all bunnies hop away.) Hippity-hop, hippity-hay, |
| Rain | |
| Duckie's Rainbow, by Frances Barry In the Middle of the Puddle, by Mike Thaler In the Rain with Baby Duck, by Amy Hest Little Cloud, by Eric Carle One Rainy Day, by Valeri Gorbachev Rabbits and Raindrops, by Jim Arnosky Raindrop Plop, by Wendy Cheyette Lewison Red Rubber Boot Day, by Mary Lyn Ray The Puddle, by David McPhail The Rain Came Down, by David Shannon< The Water Hole, by Graeme Base Who Likes Rain?, by Herbert Wong Lee |
Big Round Sun The big round sun in the springtime sky (form large circle with arms) Winked at a cloud that was passing by. (wink eye) The little cloud laughed as it scattered rain, (flutter fingers downward) Then out came the big round sun again. (form large circle with arms) |
| Snow | |
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All You Need for a Snowman, by Alice Schertle Danny's First Snow, by Leonid Gore First Snow, by Bernette Ford In the Snow, by Sharon Phillips Denslow Mouse's First Snow, by Lauren Thompson Snow, by Manya Stojic Snow Bears, by Martin Waddell Snow Sounds, by David A. Johnson Snowballs, by Lois Ehlert This Place in the Snow, by Rebecca Bond Winter Is the Warmest Season, by Lauren Stringer
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Five Little Snowmen Five little snowmen standing in a row (hold up 5 fingers) Four little snowmen... |
| Spring | |
Bear Wants More, by Karma Wilson |
During the Spring During the Spring, it often showers Or the sun shines for many hours Both are good for the flowers!
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| Turtles | |
| Emma's Turtle , by Eve Bunting Hi, Harry! , by Martin Waddell I Wish I Could Fly , by Ron Maris Red, Red, Red , by Valeri Gorbachev Scoot , by Cathryn Falwell Tricky Tortoise , by Mwenye Hadithi Turtle Splash , by Cathryn Falwell Turtle's Race with Beaver , by Joseph and James Bruchac |
My Turtle This is my turtle (make fist and extend thumb) He lives in a shell (hide thumb) He likes his home very well He pokes his head out when he wants to eat (extend thumb) And pulls it back when he wants to sleep (hide thumb) |