Theme: Ants

Purpose: Insect identification, body parts, etc.

Suggested Stories:
The Ants Go Marching by Nicholas Ian
I Say OOH, You Say AHH by John Kane
Effie by Beverly Allinson (big book)

Flannel board:
The Elephant and the Ants (folklore)

Poem:

Craft:
Supplies needed - photos of picnic foods, small paper plates, glue, markers,crayons, paint or ink pads

Theme: Scarecrows

Purpose: To introduce fall sights and sounds

New words introduced:

Suggested Books:

Crow Made a Friend by Margaret Peot
The Mystery of the Haunted Scarecrow by Fran Manushkin
Harold Loves His Wolly Hat by Vern Kousky
The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro
The Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown
Scaredycrow by Christopher Hernandez
The Scarecrow’s Dance by Jane Yolen
Barn Dance! Bill Martin Jr.

Rhymes and finger plays:
 

Theme: Teeth

Purpose: To showcase body parts and demonstrate good habits/hygiene

PR:  "Brush up with stories and activities that are all about teeth in celebration of

National Children’s Dental Health Month."

New words: bristly

Suggested stories: 
People Don't Bite People by Molly Idle
The Tooth Book by Dr. Seuss
Molly at the Dentist by Angie Sage
I Just Ate My Friend by McKinnon, Heidi
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Higgins, Ryan
My Toothbrush is Missing by Thomas, Jan
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Higgins, Ryan
My Toothbrush is Missing by Thomas, Jan

Flannel Board:

Happy Tooth, Sad Tooth - I wanted to give credit for these, but I can not remember the source.

Songs and Rhymes:
Brush Your Teeth  by Raffi

When you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to one
And you want to have a little fun
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

When you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to two
And you want to find something to do
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

And when you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to three
And your mind starts hummin', tweedle dee dee
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

When you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to four
And you think you hear a knock on your door
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

When you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to five
And you just can't wait to come alive
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

You brush your teeth, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

THEME: Feet

Purpose: To showcase body parts, left & right

Reason theme was chosen: Rhyming, movement and rhythm

Suggested stories:

I Like Shoes by Candice Ransom
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Who Has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert

Flannel board:
Pete the Cat and His White Shoes by Eric Litwin

Rhymes:

Wiggle Your Fingers, Stomp Your Feet
Wiggle your fingers in the air.
Wiggle them, wiggle them everywhere!
Stomp your feet upon the ground.
Stomp them, stomp them all around.

2nd time, sing faster.  Third time, faster still.

Songs:
"Hokey Pokey"
"Put One Foot in Front of the Other" 

Craft:
Supplies needed - crayons/markers, colored paper, scissors, glue

Trace foot with shoe on or off.