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Additional Book(s):
A Birthday for Cow! By Jan Thomas
Birthday Zoo by Deborah Lee Rose 

Tie-in Activity
Cake Pattern
Crayons
Decorate the cake with triangles, squares, circles, and rectangles. Ask your child to count how many of each are on the cake. Write the number on the line provided.






Family Readers/ Lectores de Familia Book Club
Margaret and Margarita by Lynn Reiser

Read and Talk

With the parent and child sitting together, read Margaret and Margarita. After reading Margaret and Margarita, ask questions such as the following to engage the child and parent in a conversation about the book. What did Margaret and Margarita do to become friends? What do you do when you meet a boy or girl that you want for a friend? Will Margaret and Margarita be happy to go to the park on another day? Why? What was one special thing about each of the girls? Discuss with your child the friendship that was built between the two girls. How were they alike, and how were they different? Did they have a favorite toy? What is your child’s favorite toy? Does your child know someone that speaks another language? Talk about it if they do.



Sing and Play

I Am So Special

Tune: Where is Thumbkin?

I love John’s feet,

I love John’s feet,

Yes I do,

Yes I do,

Because they are so special,

Because they are so special,

Yes they are,

Yes they are.

Sing about other body parts – hands, elbows, knees, fingers, hair. Gently touch each body part as you sing.


Look in the Mirror

Tune: Frère Jacques

Look in the mirror,

Look in the mirror.

See something new,

See something new.

A very special nose,

A very special nose.

It’s part of you!

It’s part of you!

Hold a small mirror for your child to look into as you sing. Sing about other facial features – eyes, mouth, chin, eyebrows, forehead.

Mirror Play - Look at Me Mirror Kits (159.92) Pre-made if time permits
Say to the parent:

Looking in a mirror is a good way to help your child develop self-awareness and learn the names for body parts. Hold your child so that he/she can see him/herself in a mirror. Smile and say, “There’s (child’s name) and Mommy.” Make a happy face. Ask, “Do you see my happy face?” If child smiles, say, “Look at your happy face. Make a sad face.” Ask, “Do you see my sad face?” Try other expressions: silly, surprised, mad.

Ask older kids to really examine their faces. Have them describe the color of their eyes, the shape of their lips, the richness of their skin tones, the shapes of their noses.

Write
Use self-portrait kit as an artistic tool for kids too young to journal.

Parents will work with kids to partner up with “new Friends” and draw each other's faces. On the stand up portrait, there are tiny pin pricks to indicate the center of the eyes, the bottom of the nose and the middle ends of each side of the mouth. Suggested that you start with eyes, then nose, then mouth. Finish portraits by adding tissue strips as hair. What is your new friend's favorite color? Dye their hair for them. Take pictures of families with the finished portraits.

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Serve Hot Chocolate and Mexican Sweet Bread.

Con los padres y los ninos sentados juntos, lea Margaret y Margarita. Despues de leer, Margaret y Margarita haga preguntas las siguientes preguntas para envolucrar al nino/nina padres en una conversacion acerca del libro. Que hicieron Margaret y Margarita para hacerse amigas? Que haces tu cuando un nino/nina se acerca a ti por primera vez y quieres que sea tu amigo/amiga? Les gustaria a Margaret y Margarita ir a parque otro dia? Por que? Que de especial tenia cada nina? Discuta con su nino/nina la amistad entre las dos ninas. En que se parecian? En que eran diferentes? Tenia cada una un juguete favorito? Tienes tu un juguete favorito? Conoce su nino/nina alguien que hable otro idioma? Hable acerca de esto con el/ella, si conocen a alguien.


Cancion y Juego

Soy muy Especial

Me encantan mis pies

Me encantan mis pies

Si me encantan

Si me encantan

Porque soy muy especial

Porque soy muy especial

Si lo soy

Si lo soy


Cante acerca de otras partes del cuerpo--manos, codos, rodillas, dedos. cabello. Toque suavemente cada parte del cuerpo mientras canta.


Mirate en el Espejo

Mira en el espejo

Mira en el espejo

Ves algo nuevo

Ves algo nuevo

Una nariz muy especial

Una nariz muy especial

Es parte de ti!

Es parte de ti!


Ponga el espejo en frente del nino/nina para que se vea mientras canta. Siga cantando acerca de otras partes de la cara---ojos, boca, barbilla, cejas, frente,


Jugando con un espejo

Digale a los padres:Mirarse en un espejo es una buena forma de que su nina /nina este al tanto de si mismo/misma, y tambien aprenden a nombrar las partes de su cuerpo. Ponga a su nino/nina frente a un espejo de manera que ell/ellase vea en el. Sonria y diga “Aqui esta (nombre de nino/nina) y mami.” Haga un cara feliz y pregunte al nino/nina. “Ves mi cara feliz?” Si el nino/nina sonrie diga, “Haz tu una cara fleiz.” Haga un cara triste y pregunte. “Vez mi cara triste? Trate de hacer otras expresiones; sorprendida, enojado, etc.


Spanish translation by Marina Moreno