Theme: Snakes

Purpose: Discuss snakes and their habitats, using fine motor skills

Reason theme was chosen: SLP adventure theme

Suggested books:
Snake - His Story by James Marshall
Snake's Big Mistake by Sarah Kurpiel (This one is a little longer.)
Snakes on the Job or Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis 
Save the Cake by Molly Coxe
Snakes Smell with their Tongues! by Thea Feldman
Snakes! by David Greenberg
Hair Scare! by John Sazaklis (This one is longer and best used with older kiddos.)

New words introduced:
Slither

Songs and rhymes:

Counting Snakes Flannel Board
ONE little snake looking for something to do
He finds another and that makes TWO.
Two little snakes wrapped around a tree,
Another slithers up and that makes THREE.
Three little snakes by the garden door,
They see another and that makes FOUR.
Four little snakes notice one more arrive,
Basking in the sun, the snakes make FIVE.

By the Pond Flannel Board
Tune: "Wheels on the Bus"
The snake in the grass went ssss, ssss, ssss, the snake in the grass went ssss, all day long.
The turtle on the rock goes snap, snap, snap . . . all day long.
The frog in the pond goes ribbit, ribbit, ribbit . . . all day long.
The bee in the tree goes buzz, buzz, buzz . . . all day long.
The rabbit in the hole goes hop, hop, hop. . . all day long.

 Craft:
Snakes with markers, pipe cleaners and beads