Silly

OPENING SONG: Clap your hands from the Miss Anna's Music Class Volume II CD by Anna Stange

BOOK: Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
(Went pretty well.  The kids were pretty attentive and laughed at some of the pictures.)

FINGERPLAY: Tommy Thumbs
(This was a silly fingerplay that worked quite well.)

Tommy Thumbs are up,
(thumbs up, both hands)
Tommy Thumbs are down.
(thumbs down)
Tommy Thumbs are dancing,
(thumbs up and dance around)
All around the town.
(dance thumbs)
Dance them on your shoulders,
(bounce them on your shoulders)
Dance them on your head.
(bounce them on your head)
Dance them on your knees,
(bounce them on your knees)
And tuck them into bed.
(fold arms, hiding hands)

BOOK: Bark George
(Pretty funny book.  I think the kids enjoyed it.)

SONG: Do Your Ears Hang Low from the Sing along with Bob Vol. 2 CD with Bob McGrath.
(The kids loved this!  I had them practice it a few times and then we did it with the music twice.  Lots of fun and they loved how it got faster each time.)

Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder,
like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

FLIP BOOK: Blue Hat, Green Hat  by Sandra Boynton
(This was the best thing ever.  The kids LOVED it.  Tons of laughing.  They repeated the words with me.  One of my co-workers made a flip book that makes the pictures bigger and easier to read for the kids.  So much fun!)

FINGERPLAY: Ram, Sam Sam
(We practiced this a few times and then did the fingerplay twice.  They loved this too!)

SONG: Shake Your Sillies Out
(Great stand by.  Got the wiggles out.)

BOOK: A Birthday for Cow by Jan Thomas
(I love Jan Thomas' books.  This was funny and short.)

ACTIVITY:  Bubbles
(Gave a bottle of bubbles to the mom's and they blew bubbles around the room and the kids popped them.  Fun, but the kids all wanted to blow the bubbles themselves.)

TAKE HOME: Silly face craft from Rachel's storytime folder