This week I wanted to sing Brown Bear, Brown Bear and decided to choose more books we can sing.
Books We Read
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. (preschool and toddler – the first half)
Terrific Tongues by Maria Gianferrari (preschool)
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin (preschool)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle (toddler)
Your Nose! by Sandra Boynton (baby and toddler)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (baby, toddler, and preschool)
Songs We Sang
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Wave Your Scarf/Shake your Shaker
Wave your scarf up and down, up and down, up and down
Wave your scarf up and down
Wave your scarf
Can repeat with side to side, all around, out of sight, etc. Also can do the song with shake your shaker if you have egg shakers- the toddlers in my group prefer these.
Credit: Jbrary
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Early Literacy Tip
There is a strong link between rhythm and reading. Participating in rhythm helps children grow awareness of different sounds and discriminate between those different sounds.
Craft
I had circle cutouts from the train craft a few weeks ago and we read the Very Hungry Caterpillar and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom so I decided to do letter caterpillars. I wanted to do the alphabet at first, but decided that would be way too much for them so I chose to do their names. They all turned out really cute and the parents loved them.
How it Went
Signing books is so much fun and really gets the younger childrens’ attention. I thought some of the kids may know these books and it turned out to be a great thing because when they already know a book, they get super excited to read them at storytime. They already know what is going to happen and they love that.
The craft was super fun too. Some of them glued the caterpillar onto a piece of paper and some did it like mine where it was just the circles. They all turned out adorable and they were so proud of them!