Welcome Song
These are my glasses (make glasses with your fingers)
This is my book (hands pressed together)
I put on my glasses (put on the glasses)
And open up my book (open your hands)
Now I read read read (hold out the “book”)
And I look look look (look through the glasses)
I take off my glasses and… (put hands down and…)
Close up my book! (clap hands together!)
credit: These are My Glasses by Laurie Berkner
Opening Songs (not during Lunch Bunch)
Opening Book (Lunch Bunch Only)
Sea Monster’s First Day by Kate Messner
Color Game: Shell Search
Little pearl in the sea; Little pearl where can you be?
Are you in the ________ shell?
(after it is found) what’s in the __________ shell?
(credit: Miss Jess, modification of Little Mouse rhyme)
Book
Lula and the Sea Monster by Alex Latimer
Action Song: If You’re A Sea Monster… (Tune: If You’re Happy And You Know It)
If you’re a sea monster and you know it, show your teeth
If you’re a sea monster and you know it, show your teeth
If you’re a sea monster and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re a sea monster and you know it, show your teeth…
Repeat with: Dragon… blow some fire; Unicorn… prance around; Mermaid… swish your tail
Book
Five Little Mermaids by Sunny Scribens
Music & Movement
Under the Sea from “The Little Mermaid” –available on Youtube
Closing Song : The More We Get Together
(Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie)
The more we get, (sign for more)
Together, together, together, (sign for together)
The more we get, (sign for more)
Together, (sign for together)
The happier we’ll be. (sign for happy)
‘Cause your friends (optional point out, then sign for friends)
Are my friends (optional point to self, then sign for friends)
And my friends (etc)
Are your friends (etc)
The more we get, (sign for more)
Together, (sign for together)
The happier we’ll be. (sign for happy)
Craft
Paper Chain Sea Monster
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