Program Planning Sheet | Mother Goose on the Loose

Date of program:______________________

1. Welcoming remarks:

Introduce yourself and welcome everyone
State Expectations / “Children this age don’t sit perfectly still”
Set guidelines / “If they come within this invisible circle, please come and get them…”
Explain how it works: “I’m going to say things twice…”

2. Rhymes and reads

Props

Opening Rhymes:

	a. Old Mother Goose when she wanted to wander		________
	b._________________________________________________________		________
	c. _________________________________________________________		________
	Book to Read Aloud: ___________________________________		________
	Puppet: _____________________________________________		________
	Song: (Optional)______________________________________		________

3. Body Rhymes:

Head: ______________________________________ ________

Fingers: ______________________________________ ________

Body or Hands: ______________________________________ ________

Knee bounces:

a. ______________________________________ ________

b. ______________________________________ ________

c. ______________________________________ ________

4. Rum Pum Pum Drum Sequence (Children tap out names with syllables)

5. Stand Up Activities: (optional props ; people don’t see the felt board when standing)

a. ______________________________________ ________

b.______________________________________ ________

c. ______________________________________ ________

6. Animal Sequence:

a. I went to visit the farm one day (using book illustrations)

b. When the __(cow)__ gets up in the morning (using puppets)

c. (Optional rhyme or activity)_______________ ________

7. Musical Instruments and Props:

Musical instrument:

a. We _(ring)__ our _(bells)___ together ________

b. ______________________________________ ________

c. ______________________________________ ________

d. (Bells) away ________

Colored scarves:

a. ______________________________________ ________

b.______________________________________ ________

c. ______________________________________ ________

d. Scarves away ________

8. Lullaby: _______________________________________ ________

9. Interactive Rhyme: ______________________________________ ________

10. Closing Segment:

a. Can you kick with two feet? ________

b. We’re so happy that everyone is here ________