Book read:
I ain't gonna paint no more by Karen Beaumont
Other book suggestions:
Hooray for Amanda and her alligator! by Mo Willems
Alphabet under construction by Denise Fleming
ASL sign of the week: Letter A
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified from Storytime Katie)
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread springtime cheer!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc.
The Alligator Jump (modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators slide, (slide back and forth)
All the alligators move from side to side.
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators giggle, (pretend to laugh)
All the alligators like to turn around and wiggle! (shake your behind)
The airplane song by Laurie Berkner
Way up high in the apple tree (modified from Literary Commentary)
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift arms)
10 little apples smiled at me!
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shake back and forth)
Down came the apples, (wave hands towards ground)
Boy were they good!
Craft: We colored a picture of an airplane.
Literacy tip of the week: Rhyming words, such as those in "I ain't gonna paint no more", are great for helping your child isolate the sounds in language. This is an important skill when they are learning to read.
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