Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Bears

OPENING RHYMES
Hello toes. Goodbye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today.
And now they're feeling better!
Repeat this rhyme with different parts of the body, including elbows or hands. This is a great way to turn a grumpy morning into a silly one! Try saying hello to your tongue!

A visitor for Bear By Bonny Becker
Literacy Tip: This charming story is great for dialogic reading, which basically means having a dialogue or conversation about the book as you read. Ask your child what will happen next or why bear doesn't like visitors.

RHYME
Here's a cup (make cup with thumb and fingers of one hand)
And here's a cup (do the same with other hand)
And here's a pot of tea. (use first hand to make pot of tea with thumb for spout)
Pour a cup (pour tea and hand to your child)
And pour a cup (pour tea for yourself)
And have a sip with me! (pretend to sip)

WORD OF THE DAY – W-A-R-M
What do you do to stay warm when it’s cold outside? The library has many CD's with music and movement.

One potato, two potato, Three potato, four.
Five potato, six potato, Seven potato more.
Eight potato, nine potato. All the way to ten.
Let's have mashed potatoes and sing it again.

Grizzly Dad By Joanna Harrison
MOVEMENT Take a walk little bear, take a walk. (Clap, Clap)
Take a walk little bear, take a walk. (Clap, Clap)
Take a walk little bear, throw your paws up in the air.
Take a walk little bear, take a walk.
Little bear finds some honey!
Take a lick little bear, take a lick…
Little bear finds friend rabbit!
Take a hop little bear, take a hop...
Little bear goes down to the pond!
Take a swim little bear, take a swim...
Little bear feels the wind!
Take a twirl little bear, take a twirl...
Little bear had a full day!
Take a nap little bear, take a nap...
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear climb the stairs.
Teddy bear, teddy bear comb your hair.
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn off the light.
Teddy bear, teddy bear say goodnight!

Every Autumn comes the bear By Jim Arnosky

SONG WITH FELT ANIMALS(Lyrics by Nancy Stewart)
When bears get up in the morning they always say good day.
When bears get up in the morning they always say good day.
Growl. Growl. Growl. Growl. That is what they say, they say:
Growl. Growl. Growl. Growl. That is what they say.

Continue this song using a variety of animals. You can use stuffed animals for pretend play or just sing the song in the car making lots of fun animal sounds.
GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur.
Make new friends. And keep the old.
One is silver. And the other is gold.
A circle is round. It never ends.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

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