Theme: Rainbow Colors

Suggested stories:
Shapes and Colors by John Canty
The End of the Rainbow by Liza Donnelly
Very Hungry Caterpillar's Rainbow Colors by Eric Carle
The Rainbow Book by Kate Ohrt
I am NOT Your Hat by Lisa Bentley

Rhymes and Fingerplays

If You Are Wearing _____
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you are wearing red, shake your head,
If you are wearing red, shake your head,
If you are wearing red, won’t you please shake your head?
If you are wearing red, shake your head.

Blue: touch your shoe

Yellow: shake like Jell-O

Green: bow like a queen

Purple: turn in a circle

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Look and See
Look and see my rainbow behind me.
Look and see my rainbow in front of me.
Look and see my rainbow beside me.
Look and see my rainbow above me.
Look and see my rainbow under me.
Look! My rainbow wants to play.

Craft:
Supplies needed: Q-tips, paint, template, small plates for paint

Theme: Bunnies

Theme: Bunnies

PR: Little Listeners - Reading with the Rabbits
Springtime is bunny time! Share songs, stories and rhymes during this bunny-approved preschool story time.

Suggested stories:
Hush, Little Bunny by David Ezra Stein
Wee Little Bunny by Lauren Thompson
Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall
Rabbits and Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
In My Meadow by Sara Gillingham

New words introduced:
Waterproof, soaked, hedge, bravo

Rhymes, fingerplays and songs:

If You're Hoppy and You Know It...

If You're hoppy and you know it...
...hop around
...Wiggle your tail
...Stomp your feet
...Eat a carrot
...Wiggle your nose

 

Craft:
Supplies needed: Black construction paper, bunny pattern, chalk

Activity:

Visited Heidi the Bunny from VanBuren Acres