HERE IS A BOX Here is a box, and here is a lid, I wonder whatever inside is hid. Why, it’s a _________, without any doubt. Open it up and let it come out! ITSY BITSY SPIDERThe itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and it dried up all the rain, And the itsy bitsy spider when up the spout again. BALLOONS This is the way we blow our balloons… Blow, blow blow. (move hands apart as if balloon is growing) This is the way we blow our balloons (really big) Oh, oh no! (clap as balloon “pops”) WALKING WALKING Tune: Freres Jacques Walking walking, walking walking Hop hop hop, hop hop hop! Running running running, running running running, Now we stop! Now we stop! ROLY POLY Roly poly ever so slowly (slowly roll hands) Roly poly faster faster faster faster! (roll hands faster) GREEN SAYS GO Green says, “Go” (march in place quickly) Go! Go! Go! Yellow says, “Slow!” (march slowly) Slow…slow….slow And red says “stop!” (stop suddenly) Go !Go! Go! (move fast) Slow…slow….slow (move slowly) and STOP! (stop)
JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT (traditional song--sing each verse more quietly except for the last two lines, which are always shouted) John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, His name is my name too. Whenever we go out, The people always shout, There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. Dah dah dah dah, dah dah da | | | |
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Tiny Little Fly
by Michael Rosen
E ROS A teasing insect energetically interacts with a stamping elephant, a sleeping tiger and other long-suffering animals in a whimsical rhythmic tale.
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Dogs
by Emily Gravett
E GRA Whimsical pencil and watercolor illustrations of canines invite youngsters to choose their favorites dogs while also introducing the concept of opposites by juxtaposing bigger and smaller dogs.
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Big and little
by Margaret Miller
E MIL A fun-filled introduction for very young children to the idea of size juxtaposes a child's hand with an adult's, a large block with a little, and so on, in vibrantly colorful double-page spreads.
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The little, little girl with the big, big voice
by Kristen Balouch
E BAL Searching the entire jungle for a friend, a loud-voiced little girl unintentionally scares away all of the animals until she finds a playmate whose booming roar is even louder than her own. By the author of Feelings.
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"Slowly, slowly, slowly," said the sloth
by Eric Carle
E CAR Challenged by the other jungle animals for its seemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the many advantages of his slow and peaceful existence
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Quick Duck!
by Mary Murphy
BB MUR A brightly colored concept book features a little duck who hurries through the mud, under a hedge, around flowers and over stones before splashing into the river to meet his mother and siblings for a fun-filled swim.
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The Story of Fish & Snail
by Deborah Freedman
E FRE Every day, Snail waits for Fish to return and tell him a story, but their friendship is tested when Fish asks Snail to take a leap out of their book to actually see a new pirate book in the library.
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