Theme: Green
Skill Tip:
When you make a sound or a movement that goes along with a word, your child will understand and enjoy the word more.
When you make a sound or a movement that goes along with a word, your child will understand and enjoy the word more.
Book
Introduction/Modeling skill:
Read Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and add actions to some of the phrases; print motivation at its best:
Shiver and pretend to be cold when you
see the first page and read the words “long, cold winter.”
“Cuddled in a heap” Hug Jamberry and sway him back and forth.
“Eyes shut tight” Close your eyes tight.
“Wind howls” Make the sound of the wind or blow on
Jamberry.
“Itty-bitty mouse…creep crawls” Take two
fingers and make them crawl across your leg or down Jamberry’s back
“Slurps and burps” Make the noises and say, “Excuse me!”
“sniff-snuffs” Sniff Jamberry’s "fur" or neck.
“Chew, chomp, crunch” Make eating noises.
“flutter” Turn your arms into bird wings.
“Achoo” Pretend to sneeze.
“GNARLS, SNARLS, ROARS” Say the capital letters loud! Roar at the
end. Have the kids join you to make it louder.
“Blubbers on” Pretend to cry.
“Sighs with delight” Take a deep breath and make a happy,
“ahhhhh.”
Additional theme related book (optional):
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (a personal favorite)
Tie-in song, rhyme, fingerplay and/or
large group activity:
Mr. Sun by Raffi
and/or
Spring Is Here
and/or
Spring Is Here
To the tune of "Jingle
Bells"
Spring is here! Spring is
here!
Winter's gone away.
When the sun is shining
bright,
Outside we run and play -- Yay!
Spring is here! Spring is
here!
Let's all give a cheer.
Seeds sprout up, their roots
go down,
And green leaves pierce the
ground.
Additional Book(s):
Hurray for Spring by Patricia Hubbell
Little Green by Keith Baker
Tie-in Activity Note: Fine Motor and Prewriting Focus; concepts- colors
Materials
white construction paper
rubbing crayons and plates
colored paper squares
Ellison die white Shamrock
glue sticks
Use the rubbing crayons and plates to create a one of a kind shamrock. Use the rubbing crayons to create a large rainbow on the white paper. Encourage your child to match the small, colored paper squares to the colors on the rainbow. Glue shamrock and squares to the white paper.
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