Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Horse Storytime 9/8/15 and 9/9/15

Books read: Noni the Pony by Alison Lester
Are you a horse? by Andy Rash

Other book suggestions: 
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Let's sing a lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas

ASL Sign of the Week: Horse

She'll be Coming Around the Moutain (from Jbrary)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift arms)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.
Yee Haw! (lift arms)
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain.
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes.

She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.
Whoa there! (lean back)
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses.
She'll be riding six white horses when she comes.

We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.
Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings.
We'll all eat chicken and dumpling.
We'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes.

If you're a horse and you know it 
Actions include: Shake your tail, Stomp your hooves, Run so fast

My Little Horsey (to the tune of Shortin' Bread)
My little horsey loves running, running,
My little horsey loves running fast.
My little horsey loves jumping, jumping,
My little horsey loves jumping high.
Other actions can include: Neighing loud, Spinning around, Shaking quick

Horsey don't you stop (from Sunshine Preschool)
Horsey, horsey, don't you stop.
Let your feet go clippety clop! (run)
Your tail goes swish (shake tail)
As the wheels go round. (roll hands)
Giddyup we're homeward bound!

Cowboy Pokey (from Loudest Librarian)
Hokey Pokey but with boots in, hat in, lasso in, etc)

Craft: We decorated horse print outs with torn brown paper.

Literacy tip of the week: Books are one of the best ways to introduce your child to new words. They contain words you may not use very often in day to day life, and therefore expand your child's vocabulary.

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