Books read:
Touch the brightest star by Christie Matheson
It's only Stanley by Jon Agee
Other book suggestions:
Sheep go to sleep by Nancy Shaw
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
ASL Signs of the Week: Star and Letter S
Come and stomp around with me (modified from Storytime Underground)
Come and stomp around with me,
Around with me.
Come and stomp around with me,
So early in the morning.
(other actions can include spinning, hopping, bouncing, flying, etc)
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
Shape Shake (to the tune of the Hokey Pokey, from Step by Step Childcare)
You put your triangle in,
You put your triangle out,
You put your triangle in and you shake it all about.
You do the shape shake and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about!
Other shapes used for additional verses
Let's Go Swimming by the Wiggles
The Waves in the Sea (to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus", from AnnesLibraryLife)
The waves in the sea go up and down, (bend knees up and down)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the sea go up and down,
All day long.
Additional verses:
The shark in the sea goes snap, snap, snap (clap hands)
The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish, (swish hands back and forth)
The boats in the sea go toot, toot, toot, (pretend to honk horn)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Scat the cat story (found here)
Craft: We painted a yellow star.
Literacy tip of the week: Talk about the sounds in words as you read with your child. Identifying these sounds is an important step in learning to read.
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