Theme: Wee Piggies
Skill Tip:
Introduce new vocabulary in
books to children before reading in context to their lives if possible to
increase comprehension.
Book
Introduction/Modeling skill:
Talk about the
following prior to reading A Pig is Big by
Douglas Florian:
street, neighborhood, city, state, country, continent,
world, universe
Additional theme related book (optional):
Pigs in the Mud in the middle of the rud by Lynn
Plourde
Tie-in song, rhyme, fingerplay and/or
large group activity:
Rhyme: This is big, big, big
This is big, big, big. (hold arms out wide)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands close together)
This is short, short, short. (hold hands close together, vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (spread hands apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head yes)
This is no, no, no. (shake head
no)
Additional Book(s): Choose 2
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
This Little Piggy’s Book of Manners by Kathryn
Madeline Allen
I Know a Wee Piggy
Or
Cornelius P. Mud Are You Ready for Bed? By Barney
Saltzberg
Ending Song: 10 Little Fingers
We
have ten little fingers,
We
hold them way up high.
We
have 10 little fingers,
And
now we wave goodbye.
Marching Band:
(Marching Band song on cassette tape)
Distribute instruments from bin. Have an empty bin at the end of the
route. March around the department with
instruments until the song ends.
Tie-in Activity
Pig snouts
Yarn
Crayons
Scissors
Tape
Booklist
Family Readers/ Lectores de Familia Book Club
Family Readers/ Lectores de Familia Book Club
Book Fiesta- El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
Create a “family of readers” wreath by drawing a picture of each family member and writing their favorite book title underneath the picture. All family members pictures get glued to the wreath form. Decorate with glitter glue, pipe cleaners, and miscellaneous baubles.
Sing and Play
Performance by Mount Carmel Folkloric Dancers
Participant dance lesson- Mexican Hat Dance
Talk
1. Where do you like to read?
2. Where is the silliest place that you ever read a book?
3. Do you have a lot of books at your house?
4. What is your favorite book?
Read
Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora
Write
Create a “family of readers” wreath by drawing a picture of each family member and writing their favorite book title underneath the picture. All family members pictures get glued to the wreath form. Decorate with glitter glue, pipe cleaners, and miscellaneous baubles.