Books read:
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Other book suggestions
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
The Cow Love Cookies by Karma Wilson
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from Born to Read)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock from foot to foot)
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock! (jump once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock! (jump twice)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's three o'clock! (jump three times)
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Green Says Go
Green says "Go!" (march quickly or run)
Go! Go! Go!
Yellow says "Slow!" (march slowly)
Slow! Slow! Slow!
Red says "Stop!" (freeze)
Go! Go! Go! (march quickly)
Slow! Slow! Slow! (march slowly)
and STOP! (stop)
Freeze song on "Kids in Motion" by Greg and Steve
We can jump, jump, jump (from Athens Library)
We can jump, jump, jump. (jump)
We can hop, hop, hop. (hop)
We can clap, clap, clap. (clap)
We can stop, stop, stop. (stop)
We can nod our heads for yes. (nod)
We can shake our heads for no. (shake head)
We can bend our knees a little bit,
and we can sit down slow. (sit down)
Wheels on the Bus
Hello, my name is Joe (from the Storytime Spot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house, and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind stirring sauce with your right hand?" (stirring motion with right hand)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said "Then do you mind chopping these veggies with your left hand?" (add chopping motion with left hand)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind opening the trash with your right foot (add motion with right foot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you open the door with your left foot?" (add motion with left foot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you lick these stamps with your tongue?" (stick out tongue)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "YES!"
Literacy tip of the week: Some children learn best through movement, so it is always a great idea to sing songs that get your child up and moving around!
Craft: Torn paper bears
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