Share

Mother Goose on the Loose Program Planning Sheet

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                              ________     

    ©2019 Mother Goose on the Loose, LLC