Book read:
All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
Stretching Game (from Perry Public Library)
Baby, baby arms up high! (lift baby's arms)
Baby stretch them to the sky.
Baby, baby arms down low. (lower baby's arms)
Baby now touch your toes! (touch baby's toes)
Pat a Cake
Pat a Cake, pat a cake, (clap baby's hands together)
Bakers man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it (roll baby's arms)
Pat it (pat baby's legs)
And mark it with a B.
And put it in the oven for baby and me!
Acka Backa (from Northport Library)
Acka backa soda cracker
Acka back boo! (rock or bounce baby)
Acka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give baby a hug)
Acka back soda cracker,
Acka backa boo!
Acka backa soda cracker,
Up goes you! (lift baby)
My Pony Macaroni (do three times with increasing speed) (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony, (bounce baby on lap)
His name is Macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he stops (stop bouncing)
Funny little pony!
Rickety, Rickety Rocking Horse (from Perry Public Library)
Rickety, rickety rocking horse (bounce baby on your lap)
Over the fields we go.
Rickety rickety rocking horse (gradually bounce faster)
Giddyup, giddyup,
WHOA! (lean back)
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, Tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's two o 'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's three o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby three times)
Wheels on the Bus
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Literacy tip of the Week:
Learning animal sounds (like those used in "All Kinds of Kisses") is one way to help your child learn about the different sounds in language. For example, learning "baa" and "maa" is great practice for differentiating between a "b" sound and a "m" sound.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Turkeys Storytime 11/26/13
Books read:
Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano
I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky
Other book suggestions:
This is the Turkey by Abby Levine
Gobble, gobble by Catherine Falwell
I'm a Turkey (from the Holiday Zone)
I'm a turkey, big and fat. (spread arms wide)
I spread my tail. I walk like that. (fan fingers like a turkey's tail and waddle)
Each days corn I will not miss. (rub stomach)
When I talk I sound like this:
GOBBLE! GOBBLE! GOBBLE!
If you're thankful and you know it (from the Holiday Zone)
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands (clap hands)
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it stomp your feet. (stomp feet)
If you're thankful and you know it stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it shout "I AM!"
If you're thankful and you know it shout "I AM!"
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it shout "I AM!"
If you're thankful and you know it do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it do all three.
Turkey Pokey (version of Hokey Pokey, from HCPL Kidsite)
You put your right wing in,
You take your right wing out.
You do they Turkey Pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
(For more verses substitute left wing, beak, claws, tail feathers and turkey body)
I'm a little turkey (from Perpetual Preschool)
(to the tune of "I'm a little teapot")
I'm a little turkey, fluffy and round.
My wings flap when I turn around. (flap arms like wings)
I've got feathers on my back.
And a big orange beak that goes click clack! (Put hands in front of mouth like a beak and clap together)
Five Little Turkeys (from DLTK)
Five little turkeys standing by a door.
One waddled off and then there were four.
Four little turkeys under a tree.
One waddled off and then there were three.
Three little turkeys with nothing to do.
One waddled off and then there were two.
Two little turkeys in the noonday sun.
One waddled off and then there was one.
One little turkey better run away.
For soon will come Thanksgiving Day!
Literacy tip of the week:
The holidays can present a lot of fun literacy opportunities. For instance, you can have your child make holiday cards to practice drawing and writing skills. You could also involve your child as you cook or bake. Pointing out words in recipes and matching them to labels on the ingredients is a great way to develop their knowledge of print.
Craft:
We colored turkeys :)
Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano
I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky
Other book suggestions:
This is the Turkey by Abby Levine
Gobble, gobble by Catherine Falwell
I'm a Turkey (from the Holiday Zone)
I'm a turkey, big and fat. (spread arms wide)
I spread my tail. I walk like that. (fan fingers like a turkey's tail and waddle)
Each days corn I will not miss. (rub stomach)
When I talk I sound like this:
GOBBLE! GOBBLE! GOBBLE!
If you're thankful and you know it (from the Holiday Zone)
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands (clap hands)
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it stomp your feet. (stomp feet)
If you're thankful and you know it stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it shout "I AM!"
If you're thankful and you know it shout "I AM!"
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it shout "I AM!"
If you're thankful and you know it do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it do all three.
Turkey Pokey (version of Hokey Pokey, from HCPL Kidsite)
You put your right wing in,
You take your right wing out.
You do they Turkey Pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
(For more verses substitute left wing, beak, claws, tail feathers and turkey body)
I'm a little turkey (from Perpetual Preschool)
(to the tune of "I'm a little teapot")
I'm a little turkey, fluffy and round.
My wings flap when I turn around. (flap arms like wings)
I've got feathers on my back.
And a big orange beak that goes click clack! (Put hands in front of mouth like a beak and clap together)
Five Little Turkeys (from DLTK)
Five little turkeys standing by a door.
One waddled off and then there were four.
Four little turkeys under a tree.
One waddled off and then there were three.
Three little turkeys with nothing to do.
One waddled off and then there were two.
Two little turkeys in the noonday sun.
One waddled off and then there was one.
One little turkey better run away.
For soon will come Thanksgiving Day!
Literacy tip of the week:
The holidays can present a lot of fun literacy opportunities. For instance, you can have your child make holiday cards to practice drawing and writing skills. You could also involve your child as you cook or bake. Pointing out words in recipes and matching them to labels on the ingredients is a great way to develop their knowledge of print.
Craft:
We colored turkeys :)
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Baby Storytime 11/20/13
Book read:
Peek-a-Moo! by Marie Tores Cimarusti
Shapes by Little Scholastic
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Kangaroo Brown
Jump, jump Kangaroo Brown! (bounce baby on your lap)
Jump jump, off to town!
Jump, jump, up and down!
Jump, Jump, Kangaroo Brown!
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby's legs)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby's legs)
But when they're only halfway up (raise legs halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Motorboat
Motorboat, motorboat, go so slow, (move baby's legs in a bicycling motion slowly)
Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast, (speed up the motion)
Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas!
Tick Tock
Tick tock, Tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's three o'clock! (lift baby three times)
Wheels on the Bus
If you're happy and you know it
Literacy tip of the week:
When you read to your baby you do not have to read the words exactly as they are on the page. You can "read" the book by talking about the pictures. This can allow you to shorten the story to accommodate your baby's attention span.
Peek-a-Moo! by Marie Tores Cimarusti
Shapes by Little Scholastic
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Kangaroo Brown
Jump, jump Kangaroo Brown! (bounce baby on your lap)
Jump jump, off to town!
Jump, jump, up and down!
Jump, Jump, Kangaroo Brown!
The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby in the air)
And he marched them down again (lower baby)
And when they're up, they're up. (lift baby's legs)
And when they're down their down. (lower baby's legs)
But when they're only halfway up (raise legs halfway)
They're neither up nor down.
Motorboat
Motorboat, motorboat, go so slow, (move baby's legs in a bicycling motion slowly)
Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast, (speed up the motion)
Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas!
Tick Tock
Tick tock, Tick tock, (rock baby back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)
Tick tock, Tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, Tick tock,
It's three o'clock! (lift baby three times)
Wheels on the Bus
If you're happy and you know it
Literacy tip of the week:
When you read to your baby you do not have to read the words exactly as they are on the page. You can "read" the book by talking about the pictures. This can allow you to shorten the story to accommodate your baby's attention span.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
I'm Thankful for Dad Storytime 11/19/13 and 11/20/13
Books read:
The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
I love my daddy by Giles Andrea
When dads don't grow up by Marjorie Blain Parker
Other book suggestions:
Knufflebunny by Mo Willems
Oh Daddy by Bob Shea
If you love Daddy and you know it
If you love Daddy and you know it clap your hands. (clap hands)
If you love Daddy and you know it clap your hands.
If you love Daddy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you love Daddy and you know it clap your hands.
If you love Daddy and you know it blow a kiss. (blow a kiss)
If you love Daddy and you know it blow a kiss.
If you love Daddy and you know it. and you really want to show it,
If you love Daddy and you know it blow a kiss.
If you love Daddy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
If you love Daddy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
If you love Daddy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you love Daddy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
Daddy takes good care of me (adapted from Storytime ABC's, sung to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Daddy likes to jump with me, (jump)
Jump with me, jump with me.
Daddy likes to jump with me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy likes to dance with me, (dance around)
Dance with me, dance with me.
Daddy likes to dance with me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy likes to clap for me, (clap hands)
Clap for me, clap for me.
Daddy likes to clap for me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy gives me lots of hugs, (wrap arms around self and hug)
Lots of hugs, lots of hugs.
Daddy gives me lots of hugs!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy takes good care of me,
Care of me, care of me.
Daddy takes good care of me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy Works with One Hammer (from I read to relax)
My daddy works with one hammer,
One hammer, one hammer, (pound one fist on the ground)
My daddy works with one hammer,
and now he works with two! (pound both fists on the ground)
My daddy works with two hammers,
Two hammers, two hammers, (pound two fists on the ground)
My daddy works with two hammers,
and now he works with three! (pound two fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers,
Three hammers, three hammers. (pound both fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers.
and now he works with four! (pound both fists and stomp both feet)
My daddy works with four hammers,
Four hammers, four hammers. (pound both fists and stomp both feet)
My daddy works with four hammers,
and now he needs a nap! (collapse on the ground)
I have a little heart (from Storytime Katie)
I have a little heart heart that goes
Thump! Thump! Thump! (pat chest three times)
It goes right on beating when I
Jump! Jump! Jump! (jump)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to give you a kiss or two! (blow kiss)
I have a little heart that goes
Thump! Thump! Thump! (pat chest three times)
It goes right on beating when I
Jump! Jump! Jump! (jump)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to give you a hug or two! (give hugs)
Daddy's Ties (from Storytime Secrets)
Sung to "Mary wore a red dress".
Use various colored tie cut outs and have child identify each colored tie.
Daddy wore his purple tie,
purple tie, purple tie,
Daddy wore his purpple tie all day long!
Continue with blue, green, yellow and red)
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 4 little ducks came back.
Four little ducks went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 3 little ducks came back.
Three little ducks went to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 2 little ducks came back.
Two little ducks went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 1 little duck came back.
One little duck went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And all of the little ducks came back!
Literacy tip of the Week:
When you are reading to your child, relate what you are reading to your child's experiences. This helps them make a personal connection to the story and can help build their understanding.
Craft:
We made colorful ties with torn construction paper :)
The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
I love my daddy by Giles Andrea
When dads don't grow up by Marjorie Blain Parker
Other book suggestions:
Knufflebunny by Mo Willems
Oh Daddy by Bob Shea
If you love Daddy and you know it
If you love Daddy and you know it clap your hands. (clap hands)
If you love Daddy and you know it clap your hands.
If you love Daddy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you love Daddy and you know it clap your hands.
If you love Daddy and you know it blow a kiss. (blow a kiss)
If you love Daddy and you know it blow a kiss.
If you love Daddy and you know it. and you really want to show it,
If you love Daddy and you know it blow a kiss.
If you love Daddy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
If you love Daddy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
If you love Daddy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you love Daddy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
Daddy takes good care of me (adapted from Storytime ABC's, sung to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Daddy likes to jump with me, (jump)
Jump with me, jump with me.
Daddy likes to jump with me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy likes to dance with me, (dance around)
Dance with me, dance with me.
Daddy likes to dance with me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy likes to clap for me, (clap hands)
Clap for me, clap for me.
Daddy likes to clap for me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy gives me lots of hugs, (wrap arms around self and hug)
Lots of hugs, lots of hugs.
Daddy gives me lots of hugs!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy takes good care of me,
Care of me, care of me.
Daddy takes good care of me!
Because he loves me so.
Daddy Works with One Hammer (from I read to relax)
My daddy works with one hammer,
One hammer, one hammer, (pound one fist on the ground)
My daddy works with one hammer,
and now he works with two! (pound both fists on the ground)
My daddy works with two hammers,
Two hammers, two hammers, (pound two fists on the ground)
My daddy works with two hammers,
and now he works with three! (pound two fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers,
Three hammers, three hammers. (pound both fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers.
and now he works with four! (pound both fists and stomp both feet)
My daddy works with four hammers,
Four hammers, four hammers. (pound both fists and stomp both feet)
My daddy works with four hammers,
and now he needs a nap! (collapse on the ground)
I have a little heart (from Storytime Katie)
I have a little heart heart that goes
Thump! Thump! Thump! (pat chest three times)
It goes right on beating when I
Jump! Jump! Jump! (jump)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to give you a kiss or two! (blow kiss)
I have a little heart that goes
Thump! Thump! Thump! (pat chest three times)
It goes right on beating when I
Jump! Jump! Jump! (jump)
I get a special feeling when I look at you.
It makes me want to give you a hug or two! (give hugs)
Daddy's Ties (from Storytime Secrets)
Sung to "Mary wore a red dress".
Use various colored tie cut outs and have child identify each colored tie.
Daddy wore his purple tie,
purple tie, purple tie,
Daddy wore his purpple tie all day long!
Continue with blue, green, yellow and red)
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 4 little ducks came back.
Four little ducks went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 3 little ducks came back.
Three little ducks went to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 2 little ducks came back.
Two little ducks went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And only 1 little duck came back.
One little duck went out to play,
Over the hill and far away.
Daddy duck called "Quack, Quack, Quack!"
And all of the little ducks came back!
Literacy tip of the Week:
When you are reading to your child, relate what you are reading to your child's experiences. This helps them make a personal connection to the story and can help build their understanding.
Craft:
We made colorful ties with torn construction paper :)
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Baby Storytime 11/13/13
Books read:
I like fruit by Lorena Siminovich
Where's your nose? by Eliot Kreloff
Giddyap, Giddyap
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce baby on knees)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down.
Giddyap fast. (bounce fast)
Giddyap slow. (bounce slow)
Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap, WHOA! (lean backwards)
Tick, Tock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth on lap)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's one o'clock!
Cuckoo! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's three o'clock! (lift baby three times)
My Pony Macaroni
(done three times with increasing speed)
I have a little pony. (bounce baby on lap)
His name is Macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he stops. (stop)
Silly little pony!
Wheels on the Bus
Peekaboo (to the tune of Frere Jacques)
Peekaboo! Peekaboo!
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose!
I see your tiny toes!
Peekaboo! Peekaboo!
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
I like fruit by Lorena Siminovich
Where's your nose? by Eliot Kreloff
Giddyap, Giddyap
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce baby on knees)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down.
Giddyap fast. (bounce fast)
Giddyap slow. (bounce slow)
Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap, WHOA! (lean backwards)
Tick, Tock
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby back and forth on lap)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's one o'clock!
Cuckoo! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's two o'clock! (lift baby twice)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
It's three o'clock! (lift baby three times)
My Pony Macaroni
(done three times with increasing speed)
I have a little pony. (bounce baby on lap)
His name is Macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he stops. (stop)
Silly little pony!
Wheels on the Bus
Peekaboo (to the tune of Frere Jacques)
Peekaboo! Peekaboo!
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose!
I see your tiny toes!
Peekaboo! Peekaboo!
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Fall Storytime 11/12/13 and 11/13/13
Books read: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Other book suggestions:
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall
Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber
Autumn Leaves (to the tune of "Mary had a Little Lamb")
Autumn leaves are falling down, (wiggle fingers and move hands towards the ground)
Falling down, Falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down.
All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round, (spin around)
Whirling round, whirling round.
Autumn leaves are whirling round.
All over town.
Additional verses can include "dancing round", "jumping round", etc.
If I were a leaf
If I were a leaf,
I'd jump down from my tree, (jump)
I'd dance in the wind, (dance)
I'd fly in the breeze, (pretend to fly)
Falling softly to the ground I'd spin in the air (spin around)
Then I'd land on the ground. (fall down)
I just don't know where. (shrug shoulders)
Here we go round the apple tree (to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
(Have kids hold hands in a circle like Ring Around the Rosie)
Here we go round the apple tree, apple tree, apple tree.
Here we go round the apple tree, so early in the morning.
Here we go round the pumpkin patch, pumpkin patch. (circle goes in opposite direction)
Here we go round the pumpkin patch, so early in the morning.
This is how the leaves fall down, leaves fall down.
This is how the leaves fall down, so early in the morning. (all fall down)
Way up high in the apple tree
Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arms up high)
Five red apples smiled at me. (hold up five fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could. (shake)
Down came an apple, and boy was it good!
Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arms up high)
Four red apples smiled at me (hold up four fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could. (shake)
Down came an apple, and boy was it good!
Count down to one apple.
Literacy Tip of the Week:Reading factual picture books and nonfiction such as "Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf" is becoming increasingly important. New school standards mean that nonfiction will receive a great deal of attention in schools, so it is great to start early.
Craft:
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Other book suggestions:
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall
Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber
Autumn Leaves (to the tune of "Mary had a Little Lamb")
Autumn leaves are falling down, (wiggle fingers and move hands towards the ground)
Falling down, Falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down.
All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round, (spin around)
Whirling round, whirling round.
Autumn leaves are whirling round.
All over town.
Additional verses can include "dancing round", "jumping round", etc.
If I were a leaf
If I were a leaf,
I'd jump down from my tree, (jump)
I'd dance in the wind, (dance)
I'd fly in the breeze, (pretend to fly)
Falling softly to the ground I'd spin in the air (spin around)
Then I'd land on the ground. (fall down)
I just don't know where. (shrug shoulders)
Here we go round the apple tree (to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
(Have kids hold hands in a circle like Ring Around the Rosie)
Here we go round the apple tree, apple tree, apple tree.
Here we go round the apple tree, so early in the morning.
Here we go round the pumpkin patch, pumpkin patch. (circle goes in opposite direction)
Here we go round the pumpkin patch, so early in the morning.
This is how the leaves fall down, leaves fall down.
This is how the leaves fall down, so early in the morning. (all fall down)
Way up high in the apple tree
Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arms up high)
Five red apples smiled at me. (hold up five fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could. (shake)
Down came an apple, and boy was it good!
Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arms up high)
Four red apples smiled at me (hold up four fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could. (shake)
Down came an apple, and boy was it good!
Count down to one apple.
Literacy Tip of the Week:Reading factual picture books and nonfiction such as "Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf" is becoming increasingly important. New school standards mean that nonfiction will receive a great deal of attention in schools, so it is great to start early.
Craft:
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