X and Y is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta’s Basket:  Ball of yellow yarn


Song: Be my echo (6 syllables x 2) excited and exit, exercise and excuse me

(6 syllables x 2) yawn and yogurt, yesterday and yell


Flannel Board Song: Y-E-L-L-O-W
(tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Like the early morning sun
When the day has just begun
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.

Daffodils and baby ducks are yellow.
Lemonade and scrambled eggs are yellow.
Like the smiley face that’s yellow
He is such a happy fellow.
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.

Book: Dear Tyrannosaurs Rex (McClatchy)

Stand up Song: Rhyme Song
(tune: If you're happy and you know it)

Have you ever seen a fox wearing socks?
Have you ever seen a fox wearing socks?
No I never, no I never, no I never, no I never
No I've never seen a fox wearing socks.

Additional verses:
Cat-in a hat
Lamb-eating jam
Pup-in a cup
Bear-sit in a chair

Rhyme Time Song

Nursery Rhyme: Hickory Dickory Dock

Book:  Amarillo = Yellow (Schuette)

I read this book on Wednesday when I had a very large, active crowd and we were running short on time.

All Year Long (Deady)

This book I read on Thursday to a smaller, relaxed group.

ABC Chant

Good bye Chant

Enrichment: ABC dot-to-dot, yellow “Y”, play tic-tac-toe with x and o, "yucky" bugs

Y is for...

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• Welcome Song


• Henrietta’s Basket: Yo-yo


• Song: Be my echo (6 syllables x 2) yawn and yogurt, yesterday and yell


• Flannel Board: Yellow Daffodils


• One yellow daffodil wet with gentle dew. The weather warmed up and then there were two. Two yellow daffodils, standing to my knee The wind blew a leaf and then there were three. Three yellow daffodils wishing there were more. The sun warmed the ground and then there were four. Four yellow daffodils, watch them sway and dive. They dance and they dance, and then there are five. Five yellow daffodils spring up very fast. Five yellow daffodils: I wish they would last.


• Book: Yes We Can


• Song: Yellow (Tune: "London Bridge") Yellow flowers bend and sway Bend and sway, bend and sway; Yellow flowers bend and sway When the wind blows. Yellow ducks say "Quack, quack, quack," (repeat) In the water. Yellow birds Are flying high (repeat) In the sky. Yellow chicks Peck and scratch (repeat )In the barnyard. Yellow lemons In my drink (repeat) Make me pucker. Yellow cab Goes zooming by (repeat) Down the street. Yellow songs Are fun to sing (repeat) I love yellow.


• Nursery Rhyme/short poem: Yo-yo


• Yo-yo up.Yo-you, down. Yo-yo likes to spin around. Yo-yo Yo-yo So fun to play I think I’ll yo-yo everyday. Book: All Year Long


• ABC Chant


• Good bye Chant


• Enrichment: ABC dot-to-dot, yellow “Y”, discovery bottles