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Weekly Lesson Plans MA PreK Morning Meeting Story Week Small Group AM Songs
Vocabulary Words Theme & Objectives Sign in and Graphs
Counting out loud with showing fingers One, Two, Three, Four Rhyme Card GAME: Lets Clap Our Names Simon Says.

Caps for Sale

Snowy Day

Ten Nine Eight

Writing in Journals

Making Neckleces

Make class books: My Hero

Science: Skittle Experiment

SONG: If Your Happy and You Know it

SONG: Chubby Little Snowman

Ethnic, Cultrual, Customs Cultural Awareness Children trace first letter of name and Graph

Small Group PM Art Center

Art with Ms. Morgan Snack Time Family Involvement Choice Time

Bob Books

Literacy Games

Taking turns with games

Counting

Monday and Wednesday are painting. Please dress for painting. This week we paint with our animals and use their feet to make foot prints. Making Nests and Letter Page: Nn is for Numbers
Graham Cracker and Milk/Juice Cereal and Milk Popcorn and Juice Goldfish Crackers and Juice

Families are welcome to bring in items and stories from their cultures to share with the class. Dramatic Center Blocks Art Center Cooking Writing Center Fine Motor Sand and Water Center Discovery

Give each of your students 1-2 minutes to tell the most exciting or memorable thing that happened during their weeke
GAME: Lets Clap Our Names GAME: If Your Name Starts with This Letter, Raise Your Hand POEM: Ten Little Fingers My name is Morning meeting song Everybody have a seat Who Am I Describing? Name That Tune. Doggy, Doggy Where's My Bone? I Spy Hot, Warm & Cold Simon Says. Listen and Clap Letter Scavenger Hunt What is missing What is different Find the rhythms Big and Small lettes GAME: If Your Name Starts with This Letter Counting outloud with showing fingers POEM: Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling GAME: Im Thinking of a ___ Clue Game POEM: Mix a Pancake What Letter is Missing Little Mouse, Little Mouse are you in the? house

GAME: Interesting Sounding Words (and the Little Red Hen) GAME: Alphabet Memory Pocket Chart Game POEM: Five Juicy Apples GAME: Alphabet Memory Pocket Chart Game GAME: Im Thinking of a ___ Clue Game GAME: Im Thinking of a ___ Clue Game POEM: Three Little Monkeys GAME: Guess What Word Im Saying GAME: Alphabet Clue Game GAME: If Your Name Ends With GAME: Alphabet Clue Game POEM: Boom! Bang!

GAME: Guess What Word Im Saying (and Maxs Dragon Shirt) GAME: Alphabet Memory Pocket Chart Game POEM: Ten Little Fingers GAME: Im Thinking of a ___ Clue Game POEM: Peas Porridge Hot GAME: Interesting Sounding Words (and Maxs Dragon Shirt) GAME: If You Have a Matching Letter, Say Its Name POEM: Hands on Shoulders GAME: Can You Think of Words That Begin with the Same Sounds as ___? GAME: Guess What Word Im Saying GAME: Guess What Word Im Saying GAME: Lowercase Letter/ Uppercase Letter Chant Game POEM: Five Little Fishies GAME: Interesting Sounding Words (and Looby Loo) GAME: Alphabet Memory Pocket Chart POEM: Cloud GAME: Can You Think of a Word That Ends with the Same Sound as ___? GAME: Lowercase Letter/ Uppercase Letter Chant POEM: My Big Balloon GAME: Interesting Sounding Words (and Kitten for a Day ) GAME: If Your Name Has __ in it Anywhere, Raise Your Hand POEM: Windshield Wiper GAME: Guess What Word Im Saying (and The Ugly Vegetables) GAME: Lowercase Letter/ Uppercase Letter Chant POEM: Windshield Wiper GAME: What Word Would We Have if We Took Out ___? POEM: Good Morning, Mrs. Hen GAME: Can You Think of a Word That Ends with the Same Sound as ___? GAME: If Your Name Has a __ In It, Raise Your Hand POEM: I Measure Myself

Game: Follow the Teacher:

Game: Jolly Jump Up!

xciting or memorable thing that happened during their weekend.

Children throw ball and say their name when they catch it Everybody have a seat, Have a seat, Have a seat, Everybody have a seat on the floor, Not on the ceiling, not on the chairs, E Use this game to see how much children know about each other. The teacher starts by describing one of the children sitting a Play a familiar song and choose a child to provide the title. The preschooler giving the correct answer becomes the chooser fo A child leaves the room and a child in the circle places the paper bone behind his/her back. Bring the seeker back into the roo I spy something with my little eye, and the thing I see is (green). Use colors or shapes to complete the sentence. The child w One person leaves the group while someone is appointed to be It. The seeker returns and walks around the circle while the Say the childs name. Clap out the syllables. Have pictures of objects that start with letter around room and childrne have to find them Place objects on tray and see if they know what is missing Have student leave group and change one thing about them and see if children can guess Children have cards with matching rhythm and must find their partner Children must find the matching upper and lower letter with another students

Provide directions contain a number. For example, say: one jump, two hops, three leaps, four tiptoe steps, etc. The Shapes, Colors, Numbers, letters written on index cards with words Jolly Jump Up. Show the cards to the children o

he ceiling, not on the chairs, Everybody have a seat on the floor bing one of the children sitting at circle. Children have to guess who is being described. Then the children can take turns describing someo answer becomes the chooser for the next tune. ng the seeker back into the room and have them deduce which child is holding the bone. mplete the sentence. The child who is It calls another persons name and if they answer correctly, they become It. alks around the circle while the others call out hot, warm and cold as the child get closer or further away from the child secretly It.

s, four tiptoe steps, etc. The numbers used should be developmental appropriate for the grade and attention. ow the cards to the children one at a time and they call out what is written on the card. Explain to them that whenever they see th

ke turns describing someone at circle.

he child secretly It.

hat whenever they see the words Jolly Jump, they are to get up and jump until you say sit to back down. Depending on the attenti

Depending on the attention span of the children teachers can make it fast or slow the pace. It is a good way to get youngsters mov

ay to get youngsters moving about, if they seem restless, and it's also a good way to use reinforce numbers, shapes besides the alp

rs, shapes besides the alphabet letters.

Apples and Pumpkins Across the Stream Animal Parade Animals A to Z Animals in Winter Bear Shadow Bread and Jam for Frances Bread, Bread, Bread Brown Bear, Brown Bear Can't You Sleep Little Bear? Caps for Sale Caps for Sale Knuffle Bunny Changes, Changes Charlie Needs a Cloak Chicken Soup With Rice Clap Your Hands Cookie's Week Corn On and Off the Cob Dinner at the Panda Palace Don't Forget The Bacon Dr. Seuss ABC Eating Fractions Eating the Alphabet Feast for Ten Fiddle I Fee Fish Eyes Freight Train Froggy Gets Dressed Froggy Goes To School Goldilocks and the Three Bears Good Night Gorilla Happy Birthday, Moon Happy Birthday,Martin Luther King Harold and the Purple Crayon Have You Seen My Duckling? Houses and Homes How Kittens Grow I Can't Said the Ant I Know an Old Lady I Like Books It Begins with an A It's Thanksgiving Jake Baked the Cake Jamberry Leo the Late Bloomer

Lion Dancer Little Red Ridding Hood Miss Nelson is Missing My Crayons Talk My First Kwanzaa Book Noisy Nora On The Go One Monday Morning
Oooga Booga: Baby Louises family members care for her and try to soothe her. Only her brother Daniel can make her stop crying by saying the words oonga boonga and bunka wunka.

Pancakes for Breakfast Pancakes, Pancakes Pumpkin, Pumpkin Read To Your Bunny Rosie's Walk Snowy Day Silly Sally Ten Black Dots Ten Nine Eight The ABC Bunny The Cow That Went Oink The Day the Goose Got Loose The Doorbell Rang The Gingerbread Man The Jacket I Wear in the Snow The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush It Looked like spilled Milk Goodnight Moon The Little Mouse ... and the Big Hungry Bear The Little Red Hen The Mitten The Night Before Christmas The Relatives Came The Snowy Day The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Three Little Javelinas The Three Little Pigs Tikki Tikki Tembo Today is Monday What Will the Weather Be Like Today? When This Box is Full Where the Wild Things Are

White Rabbit Color Book

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High Scope #5 Toothbrush mural outside #2 Paint with water outside #4 Noodle fun make pictures with noodles and glue #1 Stacking boxes to make buildings #7 Popsicle stick make pictures with glue #14 Tubes and cups Build #17 Color woodchips with markers #18 Finger paintings #19 Tree treasures (acorns, leaves, sticks) Nature Mosaic #23 Paper clip designs #24 Teddy bear paths (Big Book Wheres my Teddy?) Season Book cutting out picutres for Summer and Winter Making a map of our town #25 Colored water/Eyedroppers on foam dishes #27 Paper plate decorating #28 Working undercover Tape paper under table #29 Aluminum foil sculpture #31 Smell Collage - Koolaid (invisible), cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg #32 Sponge printing with water #36 Nuts and bolts Different sizes #37 Making chalk brighter #39 Sticks, straws, play dough balls #40 Red, Yellow, Blue drawings #41 Dried beans and egg cartons #43 Mixing red, yellow, and blue paints #45 Tints and shades (egg cartons) #51 Tire painting with cars #52 Angry stories Angry Arthur: Hiawyn Oram #53 Tapping, beating, swaying, and singing #54 Bubbles #59 Decorating tubes and cups sculptures #60 Texture collage #61 Paper plate streamer dancing #62 Nature Walk Collect and share outside Writing in Journals #67 Painting/Stamping Leaves & Evergreen Branches #73 Contact paper designs

Art: http://www.teachpreschool.org/creative-art-on-teach-preschool/ I Can Puppet Coupon Cutting Idea Bubble Wrap Play Packing Peanut Sculptures Color Hunt Creating a preschool art gallery Exploring with materials Apple Tree Inside my pumkin I saw Season Book cutting out picutres for Spring and Fall Cutting out pictues from magazines of items to put in our home Abe Lincoln's Cabin Making Neckleces

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http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/letter-of-the-week Making our cover for our book A is for Art. B for Bugs C is for Caterpillar My favorite Letter E is for Earth F is for Fancy Fish Bob Books Learning to Read G is for Gorilla H is for Hungry I is for Igoo J is for Jam K is for Kite L is for Lion M is for Me Working together to make a flag Make class books: My Hero

Small Group Project Theme

Make class books Make class books: I Have a Dream Making our school rules Cutting outpeople with jobs as we assign jobs f Making a family Potrait Ripping paper to make collage Tissue Paper pumpkin Science: Making Gak Make class books: My Hero Science: Skittle Experiment Science: Making Glue Science: Making Slime

Have a Dream

th jobs as we assign jobs for our students

Learning how to write our names first and than last names Assessments Learning how to share Writing in our Journals Cut with scissors Trace shapes Retells a smimple story in sequence rhyming Identify the beginning sound of words Taking turns with games Working with Literacy games Counting Zoo Phonics Literacy Games

It looked like spilled milk but was Identify letters small and capital Recognize some common sight words Sort similar objects by color, size, and shape Recognize groups of one, two, three, four, and five objects Counting Number Recognition Recall story with pictures Sequencing Introducing reading skills Answer questions about the story Concept of reading left to right Nursery rhymes Vocabulary understanding meaning of the words Learning Age and Birthday Following 2 and 3 step directions Repeat sequence of orally given numbers Position and direction of objects (next, under, above) Counting objects Social skill of share with others Learning body parts Knows first and last name Learns phone number Learn home address Learn how to draw beyond scribble Cut, draw and glue Conversation and Listening skills Prepositions http://pinterest.com/pin/7248049371633551/ Classify pictures/objects using a single criterion.

Recognize their name orally and written. Memorize, recite, and respond to simple nursery rhymes, poems, and finger play finger plays. Listen and attend to books with a variety of genres. Sort and classify objects or pictures.

Social me, Skills I am sorry, Excuse Thank-you and No Thank you, Please, You're wecome quarter , penny, Inspirational dollar bill, Americans George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Betsy Ross Artist, Paint, Oval, Famous Same, Artist Different, Side View, Photograph, zigzag lines multicultural, passport, I am sorry, Excuse me, May I, thank-you, good morning, Please, you're welcome, good-bye relative, cousin, aunt, uncle, grandmother, grandfather, sibling Art, Artist, Paint, Trace, portrait Seeds, plup, vines, fall, winter spring , summer Martin Luther King Jr, Betsy Ross, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Penny, Quarter, Dollar Gruff, porridge, real, pretend Ethnic, Cultrual, Customs

SONG: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes SONG: Six Little Ducks SONG: The Wheels on the Bus SONG: Open, Shut Them Five little pumpkins SONG: Chubby Little Snowman SONG: If Your Happy and You Know it SONG: Bingo (and We Can Change It and Rearrange It) SONG: Eentsy, Weentsy Spider SONG: Five Little Ducks

SONG: Five Green and Speckled Frogs SONG: Im a Little Teapot (and Those Words Rhyme!) SONG: Bingo (And We Can Change It and Rearrange It) SONG: Apples and Bananas SONG: Five Green and Speckled Frogs 5 Little Pumpkins SONG: Looby Loo SONG: Old MacDonald SONG: Twinkle, Twinkle SONG: Barnyard Song SONG: Looby Loo SONG: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes SONG: Bingo (and We Can Change It and Rearrange It) SONG: Apples and Bananas

School and Rules

Family: Ojbective family such as, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, and brother, why each member of a family is important to its success and survival.

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Baby Bath Plastic dolls, Hand towels, Sponges, Dish pans or water table, Water smocks, Water, Liquid soap, Diapers Baby Care Dolls, Doll clothes, Velcro diapers, Bottles, Baby blankets, High chair, Doll crib, Empty baby food jars, Baby Bakery Rolling pins, Aprons, Oven mitts, Cupcake tins, Cake pans, Mixing bowls, Hand held manual mixers, Measu Beach Suntan lotion bottles, Sunglasses, Flip flops, Radio, Swim fins, Face mask, Beach hats, Beach ball, Towels, I Brthday Party Party hats, Party blowers, Party cups and plates, Streamers, Mylar Balloons (the kind on a stick), pretend c Camping Sleeping bags, Sticks, Maps, Back packs, Flashlights, Small tent, Cooking utensils, Play food, Butterfly net, Castle Cone-shaped princess hats (can make with paper and streamers), Crowns, Fancy shoes, Robes (red capes Clothing Store Dress-up clothes, Money, Hangers or hooks, Clothes rack, Cash register, Paper bags, Mirror, Sales slips, Fa Construction Worker Tools, Belt, Hat, Toolbox, Orange vests, Blueprints, Safety glasses Cowboy Cowboy hats, Ropes, Boots, Denim vests, Bandanas, Cowboy shirts, Chaps Dancers Scarves, Streamers, Tutus, Tap shoes, Ballet shoes,Top hats, Dancing cane Doctor Doctors or Nurses Coat, Scrub shirt, Stethoscope, Cloth bandage wraps, X-rays, Empty medicine bottles, Firefighters Fire hats, Black boots, Oxygen tanks (made from 2 liter bottles), Raincoat, Short pieces of hose, Hand bell, Fishing Fishing poles, Plastic worms, Bucket, Fishing net, Hat Flower shop Artificial flowers, vases, Money, Baskets, Phone, Notepad, Pens Garden Garden gloves, Trowels, Watering can, Flower pots, Artificial plants and flowers, Bird feeder, Wind socks, Grocery Store Cash register, Price tags, Play food, Small empty food containers, Money, Baskets for shoppers, Brown pa Hair Salon Curling iron (cut off cord), Empty shampoo and conditioner bottles, Empty hairspray bottle (can fill with w Housekeeping What we have in room Ice Cream Shop Pom-Pom balls for the ice cream, Empty ice cream buckets, Ice cream bowls, Spoons, Ice cream scoops, M Office File folders, Filing crate, Index cards, Index card boxes, Legal pads, Note pads, Pens, Pencils, While you we Painters Paint caps, Empty paint cans, Paint sticks, Paint rollers, Paint brushes, Aprons, Low step stool Pet Care Food bowl, Rawhide bones, Pet carrier, Stuffed animal pets, Collar, Leash, Pet bed, Pet toys Picnic Blanket, Picnic basket, Paper plates and cups, Play food Police Walkie-talkies, Blue shirts, Notepads, Pens, Badge, Hat Post Office All size envelopes, Bubble mailers, Stamps (canceled), Priority mail envelopes, Cardboard boxes, Packagin Rain Raincoats, Rain boots, Umbrellas, Rain/thunder sounds CD Restaurant Menus, Table cloth, Serving plate, Cloth napkins, Silverware, Dishes, Aprons, Play food, Notepads, Pens, S Shoe Store Old shoes in different sizes, Shoe boxes, Chairs, Ruler, Cash register, Money, Purses Snow Mittens, Ear muffs, Warm hats, Scarves, Sweaters, Buckets and shovels, Snow (cotton balls, Styrofoam) Stage Microphone, Colored flashlights, Strobe light, Cloth for curtains, Chairs for audience, Large blocks for stag Tea Party Table cloth, Tea set, Cloth napkins, Hats, Gloves, Dress-up clothes, Plastic vase with flowers Teacher Small dry erase board and marker, Checklist sheets, Erasable weather chart (laminate to make erasable), Travel Suitcase, Travel books, Tickets, Money, Maps, Clothes, Grooming items, Pajamas

cks, Water, Liquid soap, Diapers l crib, Empty baby food jars, Baby spoons, Rattles, Small stuffed toys, Empty powder and wet wipe containers, Bibs Hand held manual mixers, Measuring cups, Cookie sheets, Paper cupcake cups, Measuring spoons, Spatulas, Wooden mixing spoons, Dish Beach hats, Beach ball, Towels, Ice chest, Juice cans, Cassette tapes of beach songs, Buckets, Pails, Sand molds, Beach chairs, Mini umbre ns (the kind on a stick), pretend cakes (Lakeshore makes a set that you can stick play candles in), Inexpensive gift wrap and bows, Tape an utensils, Play food, Butterfly net, Logs made out of rolled brown paper with red, orange, and yellow tissue paper for pretend fire, Binocula s, Fancy shoes, Robes (red capes with white fur), Princess dresses, Chair for throne, Cardboard box castle. Paper bags, Mirror, Sales slips, Fashion magazines, Price tags.

X-rays, Empty medicine bottles, Shot syringes (without needle), Bandaids , Short pieces of hose, Hand bell, First Aid kit

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opes, Cardboard boxes, Packaging tape, Tube mailer, Mailbox, Paper, Pens

ons, Play food, Notepads, Pens, Silk flower centerpieces, Play credit cards, Play checks, Chef hat, Place mats, Serving tray

Snow (cotton balls, Styrofoam) or audience, Large blocks for stage, Costumes c vase with flowers art (laminate to make erasable), Pens, Mini pocket chart, Other mini charts, Paper, Pointer, Books, Flash cards

ntainers, Bibs patulas, Wooden mixing spoons, Dishcloths, Towels, Empty food containers, Empty milk cartons and molds, Beach chairs, Mini umbrella xpensive gift wrap and bows, Tape and scissors, Boxes, Gift bags and tissue paper ssue paper for pretend fire, Binoculars, Compass, Canteen, Paper plates, First-aid kit

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Tree Painting Flower Painting Gourd Painting Wax Resist Salt Paint Marble Painting Painting Drums Coffee Filters Black Ink & Colored Pencil Observational Drawing Leaf Art Self Portrait Seed Collage Sand Collage Paper Mosaic Paint Card Mosaic Monster Masks Wooden Airplanes Snake Sculpture Clay Bead Sculpture Bakery Food 3-D Trees Plate Sewing Sewing Burlap Stringing Straws Scrunch Painting

Children paint a representation of a tree with tempera paint. Children paint a representation of a flower with tempera paint. Children had real gourds to use as models for their painting. They first drew outlines and details Children drew pictures with oil pastels and painted over the paper with liquid watercolor. The f Children mix the salt paint themselves, and the paint is used for open-ended art. Children place a piece of paper in a pie pan, dip a marble in paint and roll it around the pan. Wrap a piece of art paper around a nut can or drink mix can for children to paint. Children dropped liquid watercolor onto coffee filters with medicine droppers. Children drew a representation of a snake with a fine point black ink pen, drawing the outline a Observational Drawing: Children sat outside with clipboard and paper to draw a tree in each se We first went on a leaf hunt around the school grounds to collect leaves. Children studied the le Children drew a pen and ink self-portrait while looking at a photograph of themselves. Children glue different kinds of seeds on paper. Children first draw an outline of their picture with a black ink pen, then fill it in with sand. They Colored paper was pre-cut into one-inch strips. Children cut the strips into pieces to glue onto a Paint sample cards were pre-cut into different sizes of squares, rectangles, and triangles for the Children used several collage materials of their choice from our art center to create a monster m Children used three sizes of wooden craft sticks and other wooden pieces to create airplanes. W Children used Model Magic to form snakes. After they dried they were painted with acrylic pain Children work with clay and clay tools to make their own creations. A small bowl with only a litt Children string pony beads on a pipe cleaner, then bend the pipe cleaner to make bead and wir Children used Model Magic to make cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and cinnamon rolls. They rolled o Children made trees with paper towel rolls and construction paper. Children sewed yarn through a styrofoam plate. Yarn pieces were tied to plastic needles. Children sewed yarn through burlap squares. Yarn pieces were tied to plastic needles. Children strung pieces of cut straws onto yarn. Yarn pieces were tied to plastic needles. http://www.teachpreschool.org/2013/09/apple-tree-scrunch-art/

t drew outlines and details of their gourds with black ink pens, and then painted them with tempera paint. We had a variety of hues of pa th liquid watercolor. The first picture has night animals washed over with black paint and the second picture has ocean animals washed o roll it around the pan.

pen, drawing the outline and adding details. They had small models of snakes to look at while they drew. Later, these were colored in with r to draw a tree in each season. ves. Children studied the leaves with magnifying glasses, and drew pictures of different leaves with a fine-point black ink pen. I chose one ph of themselves.

en fill it in with sand. They use a glue brush (inexpensive dollar store brush) to paint glue in the area they want a particular color of sand, t s into pieces to glue onto a piece of black construction paper to make a mosaic. ngles, and triangles for the mosaic pieces. The paint sample cards are free from hardware stores. Children glued the mosaic pieces onto a enter to create a monster mask on a paper plate. eces to create airplanes. We started out using glue, but the children decided the colored masking tape would work better. e painted with acrylic paint. We made these during a three-week long project on snakes, and the children knew just how to form the bod small bowl with only a little water is used for dipping fingertips to make slip. Slip is clay and water mixed together and used as glue for ner to make bead and wire sculpture. nnamon rolls. They rolled out the dough and shaped it with their hands or with cookie cutters. They added birthday candles and cake de

d to plastic needles. o plastic needles. to plastic needles.

paint. We had a variety of hues of paint, and the children matched the hues of paint to the hues of color on the gourds. picture has ocean animals washed over with blue-green paint.

ew. Later, these were colored in with colored pencils.

fine-point black ink pen. I chose one leaf drawing from each child, scanned it, enlarged it on the computer, and printed them out on white

hey want a particular color of sand, then sprinkle that color of sand over the glue using their fingertips to pinch the sand. They shake off t

dren glued the mosaic pieces onto a square of white construction paper to make the mosaic (I recommend a small square, about 66 inch

e would work better. dren knew just how to form the bodies of the snakes and paint patterns on them. mixed together and used as glue for connecting pieces of clay. Read more about using clay with children at K Play.

y added birthday candles and cake decorations to the cakes. After they dried, they were painted with acrylic paint.

olor on the gourds.

puter, and printed them out on white art paper. I printed several copies for each child. The children decorated the leaf copies with differe

s to pinch the sand. They shake off the excess sand onto a paper plate. Then they can paint on more glue for the next color.

mmend a small square, about 66 inches). Each child chose a cup of mosaic pieces that were all one color, but of different hues.

ren at K Play.

acrylic paint.

decorated the leaf copies with different materials: watercolor paints, tempera paints, fine point colored pens, markers, and colored pencil

glue for the next color.

olor, but of different hues.

ed pens, markers, and colored pencils.

Special Days Each time we have a special day throughout the school year, a photo is added to this book as a reminder of Silly Sally After reading Silly Sally, by Audrey Wood, we make this class book. Silly ___ went to town, walking backward Schedule BookTake photos of the children during each part of the day: arrival time, circle time, outside time, center time, lun Stamping picutres and writing words Stamping letters into play doh

Our Town Each page says In our town, we have a _____. Photos of several places around town are included in your bo Old MacDonald This Had class a Farm book is a song book for Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Children draw a picture of any farm animal, an It Looked Like This Spilt class Milk book is based on the book, It Looked Like Spilt Milk. Each page says: It looked like _____. For exam If You Take a T-Rex This class to School book is based on If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff. Children imagine what might h If You Give a Kid This a ______ book is based on the Laura Numeroff books. Each page says: If you give ___ a ___ s/hell want ______ to Idea Books Take photos of children with things they have made using open ended materials, like pattern blocks or play do How To BooksMake a how-to book by taking photos of each step in making something. For example, each step of a cooking Does a Kangaroo After Have reading a Mother, the book, Too?Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?, by Eric Carle, we make our own version. Childr Centers Book Make this book by printing out each center sign, exactly like the sign you have in each center. Take photos of t Block Idea Book Take photos of children with something they have built in the Block Center. I keep the pages from previous ye Birthday Book Read more and download the printable Birthday Book to teach your students their birth month.

added to this book as a reminder of that day. I include: fire truck visit, field trips, United Nations Day, Advent Project, Easter, Blessing of t ___ went to town, walking backwards upside down. Photos are taken of the children hanging upside down on the monkey bars and glued e time, outside time, center time, lunch time, etc. Add a photo to each page, and sequence the pages in order. Any time the children wan

around town are included in your book (gas station, zoo, Walmart, fire station, Putt-Putt, McDonalds, etc.) Parents are asked to help out draw a picture of any farm animal, and think of the animals sound. You could also have children bring in a stuffed toy farm animal, and ta says: It looked like _____. For example, It looked like a butterfly. Children paint a picture of their choice on blue paper with white pain meroff. Children imagine what might happen if a dinosaur came to school. Each page says: If you take a T-rex to school, hell ____. give ___ a ___ s/hell want ______ to go with it! For example, If you give Sarah pizza, shell want Coke to go with it! Children glue a pict aterials, like pattern blocks or play dough. These books are placed in the center with the material for children to use as ideas for creations For example, each step of a cooking activity, each step as children make an airplane with blocks, each step for using and cleaning up paint rle, we make our own version. Children choose a favorite animal. Each page says: Does a _____ have a mother, too? Yes! A _____ has a have in each center. Take photos of the children as they play at the centers, and add the photos to each centers page. er. I keep the pages from previous years and add to them, so that children can see what other children have done in the past. Sometimes, ents their birth month.

, Advent Project, Easter, Blessing of the Animals, St. Patricks Day parade, field day, etc. down on the monkey bars and glued into the book. If a child doesnt want to hang upside down, their picture is taken standing and then s in order. Any time the children want to know what comes next, they can find the answer in the book.

s, etc.) Parents are asked to help out by taking pictures of their work places or places the families visit on the weekend. g in a stuffed toy farm animal, and take their picture holding it. On each page write: choice on blue paper with white paint. Painting with a cotton ball will give the picture a cloudy look. e a T-rex to school, hell ____. ke to go with it! Children glue a picture of themselves on the page, along with magazine cut outs of the food items they chose. children to use as ideas for creations. Each material has a separate book, such as the Pattern Block Book or Lego Book. h step for using and cleaning up paint, etc. e a mother, too? Yes! A _____ has a mother. Just like me and you! Children cut and glue a magazine picture of an animal on the page or ach centers page. n have done in the past. Sometimes, those children from the past are their siblings or cousins.

ir picture is taken standing and then glued upside down in the book.

t on the weekend.

the food items they chose. Book or Lego Book. picture of an animal on the page or draw a picture of that animal on the page.

Color Mixing Children mixed primary-colored water to make secondary colors. The bucket in the middle was for dumping th Mixing Goop Children mixed cornstarch with colored water to make goop. Bubbles Children added liquid soap to water with medicine droppers and blew bubbles with a straw. Pouring Children poured water into different sized containers. Ice Rainbows Children explored crushed ice and colored water by adding drops of colored water to a cup of ice. Creative Exploration Children used Jurassic sand with Tree Blocks, river rocks, and plastic lizards or dino or bugs or other animals fo Exploring Volume Children with Rice used dry rice and colored jewels with measuring cups, funnels, and different sizes and shapes of clear Exploring Volume Children with Water used water and colored jewels with measuring cups, funnels, and different sizes and shapes of clear g Insta-Snow Insta-Snow is a superabsorbant polymer. I let my kids watch as I make it so they can see the powder absorb th Boats (Exploring Children Density) start with a ball of clay, which sinks in the water. They form the clay into a boat that will float. After t Pom Poms, Bottles, Children & Tongs use the tongs to pick up the colored pom poms and drop them into a bottle. This activity is good fine Trucks & Blocks Children with Sand can build a small village with the blocks and roll the trucks in the sand to make roads around their vill Shell Scrubbing Cleaning shelves Cups With Holes Children & Without use cups Holes with holes and without holes to explore in the water. I used clear punch cups and placed tw Catching Fish Children use kitchen strainers to catch the fish in the water. I purchased a small package of foam fish at a craft Catching Insects I added about 3 bags of green Easter grass to the sensory table, and hid plastic ladybugs and ants in the grass. Fingerpaint Fun Someone donated some bottles of finger paint to our class, but we had no finger paint paper. Instead of finger Magnets Fill the table with rice. Mix in some non-magnetic plastic beads (such as colorful pony beads), magnetic marble Flour & Water Place Mixture a cup of flour, cup of water, spoon, and bowl in the sensory table for each child (I only have room for tw Lily Pads, Turtles, First, Frogs, cut green & Fish craft foam sheets into lily pad shapes. Pour water in the sensory table, and add the lily pads. Th

ket in the middle was for dumping the water when finished, or to start over.

bbles with a straw.

ed water to a cup of ice. ds or dino or bugs or other animals for creative play. nd different sizes and shapes of clear glass containers. d different sizes and shapes of clear glass containers. o they can see the powder absorb the water. I bought mine at Hobby Lobby, but you can also get it from Steve Spangler. Since my kids do clay into a boat that will float. After they have made a boat that floats, they add small bear counters to see how many can sit in the boat w nto a bottle. This activity is good fine motor practice and hand-eye coordination. The bottles in the picture are Tazo drink bottles, which I sand to make roads around their village.

used clear punch cups and placed two without holes in the sensory table, then punched holes in two more using the sharp end of a draftin small package of foam fish at a craft store for about $2. If foam fish arent available, you can use any foam shape or cut fish from sheets lastic ladybugs and ants in the grass. Each child at the sensory table used a pair of tweezers and a bug box. They searched through the gra o finger paint paper. Instead of finger painting on paper, we put it in the sensory table, and the children loved it! Its also fun to add two c olorful pony beads), magnetic marbles, and colored metal paper clips. Include a magnet wand for each child. Children explore with the ma r each child (I only have room for two children at our table). The children can choose the amounts of flour and water to add to their bowl ensory table, and add the lily pads. Then add some small plastic animals, such as fish in the water, and turtles and frogs to place on the lily

rom Steve Spangler. Since my kids dont get the opportunity to see or touch real snow, they like to just run their fingers through it and pla to see how many can sit in the boat without it sinking. Note: Only use oil-based, non-hardening modeling clay for this activity. Do not use cture are Tazo drink bottles, which I chose because the opening was not too small and not too wide. I later replaced them with clear plast

more using the sharp end of a drafting compass (normally used for drawing circles). Children enjoyed watching the rain fall from the cu y foam shape or cut fish from sheets of craft foam. They used the buckets to collect the fish they caught. g box. They searched through the grass to find the bugs, picked them up with tweezers, and placed them in their bug box. en loved it! Its also fun to add two colors that mix well, such as blue+yellow, or red+yellow. Be sure to have children push up their sleeve ch child. Children explore with the magnets in the sensory table, discovering which items are magnetic and which are not, and using the m flour and water to add to their bowl and stir, experimenting to see the different consistencies they get when they add more water or mo d turtles and frogs to place on the lily pads. The craft foam lily pads will float even after you put animals on top of them.

st run their fingers through it and play with it. You could also use it with measuring cups and containers of different sizes, or with small pl eling clay for this activity. Do not use play dough or earthenware clays. I later replaced them with clear plastic bear-shaped honey bottles since our sensory table is on a hard floor and the Tazo bottles would br

d watching the rain fall from the cup with holes.

hem in their bug box. to have children push up their sleeves and wear a paint smock for this activity. c and which are not, and using the magnet wands to find buried magnetic treasure. They can also see how many paper clips and magneti get when they add more water or more flour. als on top of them.

ers of different sizes, or with small plastic polar animals.

d floor and the Tazo bottles would break if they fell.

e how many paper clips and magnetic marbles they can attach to the wands before they fall. (Note: These items could be a choking hazard

hese items could be a choking hazard for very young children.)

Beads in a Paint A clear Palette cup of multicolored faceted plastic beads was placed in the middle of the tray. The children use their th Poms Poms with Children Tweezers use their finger muscles to squeeze the tweezers in order to pick up each pom pom and place it in the Poms Poms with Tweezers Clothesline Children use their fine motor muscles to squeeze the clothespins to clip each piece of clothing to the clotheslin Clothespins onChildren a Box squeeze the clothespins and clip them to the sides of the box. To make the activity more interesting, Nuts & Bolts These larger nuts and bolts can be purchased individually at hardware stores. The cost is usually no more than Spooning Flat Marbles This tray has two bowls and a spoon. Only one bowl has flat floral marbles in it. Children use the spoon to mov Sewing/LacingThese Cards can be purchased or made with poster board and a hole puncher. Use shoe laces or plastic lacing. Tie on Plate Sewing Tie lengths of yarn to plastic yarn needles, and knot the end. Children sew the yarn on a styrofoam plate by Stringing Cut Straws Cut plastic drinking straws into small pieces, about 1-inch. (Cutting the straws is another great fine motor activ Stringing Beads Children string pony beads onto pipe cleaners. Bean Gluing Children draw a simple picture on a piece of construction paper with a pencil. They trace the pencil lines with Seeds and Tweezers Children pick up different types of seeds with tweezers and sort them by type into the cups. Mosaic In advance, cut construction paper into 1-inch long strips. Children snip the strips into smaller pieces and glu Eyedropper Art Children use eyedroppers to drop liquid watercolor onto a coffee filter or paper towel. (I use Colorations Liqui Paper Clips The children in my class are always wanting to use paper clips because they see me use them, so I set up this a Dot to Dot I printed out the Geoboard Dot Paper from the Math Their Way website for this activity (I used the size on the Toothpick Punch To do this activity, cut squares of construction paper (I cut mine 66 inches). Draw a numeral, letter, or simple Sand Art Sand art is a great fine motor activity because children can pinch the sand with their fingers to apply it to their Insect Wrapping Children wrap the plastic insects with pieces of white yarn (spider webs). When they are finished wrapping a Birds Eating Worms Cut pipe cleaners into smaller pieces and shape them to make several worms. Place the worms on a brown Pouring Children pour something from one bottle to another. I started out having them pour popcorn seeds. They can Color Mixing Children mix primary-colored water to make secondary colors. The bucket in the middle is for dumping the wa Play Dough Legos Peg Boards Toothpick Punch http://www.prekinders.com/fall-fine-motor-fun-2/ Colored Droppers http://www.prekinders.com/fall-fine-motor-fun-1/ Pumpkin Tweezers http://www.prekinders.com/fall-fine-motor-fun-3/ Pinching Sand http://www.prekinders.com/fall-fine-motor-fun-5/

e of the tray. The children use their thumb and forefinger to grasp each bead and place it in one of the bowls of the paint palette tray. The up each pom pom and place it in the ice cube tray. These colored pom poms can be purchased in craft stores. I found the ice tray at a kit

ach piece of clothing to the clothesline. I tied a piece of thick string to the handles of a wooden tray to make the clothesline, and used min o make the activity more interesting, I wrote letters on dot stickers and placed the dot stickers around the sides of the boxes. I wrote lette res. The cost is usually no more than $0.40 to $0.50 each. Children use their fingers, hands, and wrists, coordinating both hands while gra s in it. Children use the spoon to move the marbles from the left bowl to the right bowl. Surprisingly this is a very popular activity for som Use shoe laces or plastic lacing. Tie one end of the lace to one hole of the card. Children lace the string through each hole. These can be m w the yarn on a styrofoam plate by pushing the needle in and out through the plate. aws is another great fine motor activity for kids.) Tie yarn to a plastic needle, or use plastic laces, and knot the end. Children string the str

ncil. They trace the pencil lines with glue and glue the beans onto the design. Gripping the beans with their fingers is good fine motor pra type into the cups. the strips into smaller pieces and glue them onto their paper to make a mosaic. This activity is great for children who are not yet skilled w paper towel. (I use Colorations Liquid Watercolor from Discount School Supply.) If liquid watercolor is not available, you can color water ey see me use them, so I set up this activity in the fine motor center. I cut squares of colored construction paper and placed them on the t or this activity (I used the size on the second page). I added Pip Squeak markers, which are great for young children because they are shor es). Draw a numeral, letter, or simple shape with a Sharpie. I placed a stack of these papers in the fine motor center, along with toothpick d with their fingers to apply it to their art work. Provide a simple outline (or have the children draw one), a small bowl of white glue, a sma ). When they are finished wrapping all of the insects, they unwrap them and place the yarn back in the bowl. orms. Place the worms on a brown carpet square (this represents the dirt). Children use a clothespin as a bird beak and catch the worms them pour popcorn seeds. They can later try pouring sand, and then water. t in the middle is for dumping the water when finished, or to start over.

e bowls of the paint palette tray. The children sorted the beads into the tray by color. Each bowl of the tray holds about 4 beads. A muffin aft stores. I found the ice tray at a kitchen outlet store.

o make the clothesline, and used mini clothespins (although the regular sized clothespins can be used as well). The clothes are Barbie dol d the sides of the boxes. I wrote letters on the clothespins so the children would match the letters on the clothespins to the letters on the ts, coordinating both hands while grasping and twisting the metal nuts onto the bolts. this is a very popular activity for something so simple. g through each hole. These can be made to match different themes or holidays.

d knot the end. Children string the straws onto the yarn or lace.

h their fingers is good fine motor practice.

for children who are not yet skilled with scissors, but need cutting practice because they can snip the paper with one cut. s not available, you can color water with food color. Also see my blog post for adapting this activity for holidays or themes. ction paper and placed them on the tray along with colored paper clips. Children stack the papers (all of the same color) and clip them wit young children because they are short. Children draw lines with the markers to connect the dots on the paper. e motor center, along with toothpicks and a carpet square. Children place the paper on the carpet square and use the toothpick to punch ne), a small bowl of white glue, a small bowl of colored sand, and a glue brush. I buy the cheap paintbrushes with stiff bristles that are so

n as a bird beak and catch the worms with their beak. As they catch worms, they place them in a basket until all of the worms have been c

he tray holds about 4 beads. A muffin tin could also be used for this activity, but I prefer the paint palette tray because each bowl is smalle

d as well). The clothes are Barbie doll clothes purchased at a dollar store. As an alternative, you could cut out shapes of shirts and pants fr the clothespins to the letters on the boxes. Other skills could be used, e.g. colors, numbers, beginning sounds. This is similar to activities

paper with one cut. or holidays or themes. of the same color) and clip them with the matching colored paper clip. This was challenging for some children to manipulate the paper c

uare and use the toothpick to punch holes all along the black lines. When they are done, they can hold their paper up to the light and see tbrushes with stiff bristles that are sold in a package for $1 at dollar stores. These brushes are not a good enough quality for painting, but

et until all of the worms have been collected.

ette tray because each bowl is smaller and the children have to be more precise about placing the bead into the bowl. The beads and pain

d cut out shapes of shirts and pants from felt. ng sounds. This is similar to activities where children clip clothespins to a paper plate or cardstock circle; however, in my experience, those

e children to manipulate the paper clip, but they loved doing it, and it gave them an opportunity to use paper clips with permission.

d their paper up to the light and see the light shining through the holes. Kids enjoy it and its great fine motor practice! good enough quality for painting, but they make great glue brushes. Children paint the glue on their paper with the brush, pinch some san

ad into the bowl. The beads and paint palette trays were purchased in a craft store.

le; however, in my experience, those were flimsy and awkward to use, which is why I like the box better. Any sturdy box could be used (s

se paper clips with permission.

ne motor practice! paper with the brush, pinch some sand with their fingers, and sprinkle it over the glue. Place a pan, tray, or paper plate on the table for ch

tter. Any sturdy box could be used (shoe box, postal box). The boxes in this picture were stacking gift boxes that held chocolate covered n

ay, or paper plate on the table for children to shake off the excess sand.

boxes that held chocolate covered nuts (a Christmas gift), and they worked out perfectly.

River Rocks, Leaves, Children Flowers find many creative uses for the rocks, leaves, and flowers. They sometimes use them to decorate the Tree Blocks These Tree Blocks are made from real trees, and still have the bark on them and show the tree rings. These ar Flags These are flags made with felt and dowel rods. The children designed them with glitter glue. They have used t Fabric These are fabric remnants (at least 1 yard) and curtain panels. Children use them with their block creations to Animals We have wooden and plastic animals, jungle animals, farm animals, dinosaurs. Birdhouses We have wooden birdhouses (bought for $1 each at Dollar Tree). Paper http://www.prekinders.com/block-play-add-paper-to-your-block-center/ Carpet Squares Children use the carpet squares for hop-scotch style games, paths, cushions for cars or airplanes they build wi Block Idea Book his is a book made with photos taken of the childrens constructions at the block center. Children can look thro Wooden Trucks Construction Hats, Goggles, and Tools

sometimes use them to decorate their block creations, or use them for imaginative play (for example, the rocks were recently used for pie em and show the tree rings. These are my favorite blocks because they look so natural, and encourage more problem-solving skills than m m with glitter glue. They have used them in many ways: for creative movement, as decorations in the house center, as enhancements to t se them with their block creations to make tents and houses, or as picnic blankets, as costumes, as a way to hide, and many other things.

ns for cars or airplanes they build with blocks, and many other things. e block center. Children can look through the book for ideas of things they can build, or just look through it for good memories. It has pho

, the rocks were recently used for pieces of chocolate in a chocolate factory). e more problem-solving skills than most blocks. e house center, as enhancements to their block creations. way to hide, and many other things.

ough it for good memories. It has photos of current students plus photos of children from previous years which are often siblings or cousin

ars which are often siblings or cousins of my current students.

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touch Math Yarn Numbershttp://www.prekinders.com/numbers-counting/ Number Bingohttp://www.prekinders.com/numbers-counting/ Mathcing Box Sets http://www.prekinders.com/matching-skills/ Shapes Fish Game http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Memory http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Game Shape Bingo Game http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Collage http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Play Dough http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Boxes http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Photo Sorting http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Soring http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Geoboards http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Tangrams http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Button shape sorting http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Book http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Shape Monster http://www.prekinders.com/pre-k-shapes/ Book Mitten Gloves Children Graph bring their mittens or gloves from home and we graph them. Leavs Graph Children collect one leaf and we graph them by color or type.

Gingerbread Graph Children take one bite from a gingerbread man cookie and graph it into a column according to which part they Game Dice This is a game played with a small group of children. The group is divided into two teams. Each team has a gian

See Grid games http://www.prekinders.com/grid-games/

List of all different ones

ording to which part they bit: arm, leg, or head. http://www.prekinders.com/giant-dice/

m/grid-games/

http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Zoo http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Art Museum http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Weather Station http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm TV Station http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Sherifs Office http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Science Museum http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm School Bus http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Rethink and Reuse http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Railroad Museum http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Recycling Center http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Playground http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Pottery Studiohttp://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Pizza House http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Paper Store http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Oceangraphic Center http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Native Village http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Music Store http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Library http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Kites http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Kindergarten http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm House Farm http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Healthy foods http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Gymnastics http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm G.R.o.w. http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm Grocery Store http://www.kidvisionvpk.org/vft.cfm

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Is your contact information updated?

Brrr it is cold outside! Please check for school closing on cold and snowy mornings on the news channels WXYZ or Local 4. Lis Families are always welcome to bring in items and stories from their cultures to share with the class.

e news channels WXYZ or Local 4. Listings of closed schools are on the news websites. Look for Ann Arbor Public Schools and/or Multicul ith the class.

Arbor Public Schools and/or Multicultural Academy

Graham Cracker and Milk/Juice

Cereal and Milk Pretzel and Juice Goldfish Crackers and Juice Cheese and Crackers and milk Popcorn and Juice Teddy Grahams and milk Animal Crackers and milk Chips and Salsa

Jack and Jill Nursery Rhyme Card Rain, Rain, Go Away Rhyme Card Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater Rhyme Card Jack Sprat Rhyme Card I Saw A Ship A-Sailing Rhyme Card Jack Be Nimble Rhyme Card Baby and I Rhyme Card Sing, Sing Rhyme Card Old Mother Twitchet Rhyme Card Simple Simon Went A-Fishing Rhyme Card Flour of England Rhyme Card Higglety Pigglety Pop Rhyme Card Cross Patch Rhyme Card Ladybug, Ladybug Rhyme Card Gregory Griggs Rhyme Card If All the World Rhyme Card The Queen of Hearts Rhyme Card Hickory Dickory Dock Rhyme Card Hiccup, Hiccup Rhyme Card Elsie Marley Rhyme Card Star Light, Star Bright Rhyme Card They That Wash Rhyme Card One, Two, Three, Four Rhyme Card Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son Rhyme Card An Apple Pie Rhyme Card If Wishes ... Rhyme Card There Once Were 2 Cats Rhyme Card There Was an Owl Rhyme Card

All cards and activites are located at

http://curry.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes

Why Use Classic Nursery Rhymes?

When I've been asked why I decided to use the classic nursery rhymes as the basis for WIL's phonological awareness program

Nursery rhymes introduce young listeners to story structure in its most basic form. There's an orientation -- Peter Pumpkin e

Nursery rhymes also introduce children to a cast of characters who are likely to reappear throughout their school lives. You c

Nursery rhymes also greatly enrich young children's vocabularies and supply some early lessons in the ways our language wo Then, too, nursery rhymes encourage thinking skills. Particularly entertaining are the riddle rhymes like Little Nancy Etticoat

Finally, the nursery rhymes provide short, simple texts. While their uncontrolled vocabulary may occasionally make them tou return to top

WIL's Thirty Featured Rimes and Rhymes Featured RIME Featured Nursery Rhyme Title #NAME? I saw a ship a-sailing #NAME? Simple Simon went a-fishing #NAME? Flour of England, fruit of Spain #NAME? Hiccup, hiccup, go away #NAME? They that wash #NAME? Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home #NAME? Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye #NAME? Jack Sprat could eat no fat #NAME? One, two, three, four #NAME? See-saw, Margery Daw #NAME? Rain, rain, go away

#NAME? Tom, Tom, the piper's son #NAME? Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater #NAME? Gregory Griggs #NAME? An apple pie, when it looks nice #NAME? Jack be nimble #NAME? If wishes were horses #NAME? Star light, star bright #NAME? Jack and Jill went up the hill #NAME? Crosspatch, draw the latch #NAME? Elsie Marley is grown so fine #NAME? Sing, sing, what shall I sing? #NAME? If all the world were paper #NAME? There once were two cats of Kilkenny #NAME? Hickory Dickory Dock #NAME? There was an owl

#NAME? Higglety, pigglety, pop! #NAME? The Queen of Hearts #NAME? Baby and I were baked in a pie #NAME? Young Roger came tapping at Dolly's window return to top

Seventy-One Other Take Home Rhymes

Believing that reading at home is a critical component to children's eventual school success, we at WIL have designed the Ho return to top By First Line A-hunting we will go Alas! Alas! for Miss Mackay Baa, Baa, black sheep Barber, barber, shave a pig Bat, bat, come under my hat Betty Botter bought some butter Bobby Shafto's gone to sea Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose Christmas is coming

Chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe Come, butter, come Curly Locks, Curly Locks wilt thou be mine? Dickery, dickery, dare Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John Diddlety, diddlety, dumpty A diller, a dollar Dr. Foster went to Gloucester Donkey, donkey, old and gray Great A, Little A Green cheese, yellow laces Handy Spandy, Jack-a-Dandy Here we go round the mulberry bush Hey diddle, diddle Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more Hickey, pickety, my black hen Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall I asked my mother for fifteen cents Little Bo-Peep Little Boy Blue Little Jack Horner sat in a corner Little Miss Muffet Little Nancy Etticoat Little Tommy Tucker Lucy Locket lost her pocket Mary had a little lamb Mary, Mary, quite contrary Molly, my sister, and I fell out Old King Cole Old Mother Hubbard Once I saw a little bird One misty, moisty morning One, two, buckle my shoe Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake Pease porridge hot Polly put the kettle on Purple, yellow, red, and green Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross Ring around the rosey Rock-a-bye baby Rub-a-dub-dub Simple Simon met a pieman Sing a song of sixpence

The man in the moon The lion and the unicorn The north wind doth blow The old woman must stand at the tub, tub, tub There once were two cats of Kilkenny The Queen of Hearts There was a crooked man There was an old woman lived under a hill They that wash on Monday This is the way the ladies ride This little piggie went to market Tickly, tickly, on your knee To market, to market Twinkle, twinkle, little star Two little blackbirds Up in the orchard Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes Wee Willie Winkie return to top

ttp://curry.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes_and_rhymes.htm#About

WIL's phonological awareness program, the first answer that always comes to my mind is simply that the rhymes are fun. Children for gene

e's an orientation -- Peter Pumpkin eater has a wife. There's a problem -- He's having trouble keeping her. And, there's a resolution -- He p

r throughout their school lives. You can't enjoy the Ahlberg's delightful Each Peach Pear Plum if you don't get the allusions to the nursery

lessons in the ways our language works. Jack Sprat is lean; when we read this rhyme to children, we have to explain that word. And child

dle rhymes like Little Nancy Etticoat or Hick-A-More, Hack-A-More. Children like the challenge of a riddle. We've followed Mother Goose'

lary may occasionally make them tough to decode, their unrelenting rhythm makes them perfect for emerging readers who are developin

ess, we at WIL have designed the Home-School Library. Each of our 101 recommended books has a classic nursery rhyme card associated

he rhymes are fun. Children for generations have enjoyed the silliness of the characters' antics. But there's much more to these rhymes t

g her. And, there's a resolution -- He puts her in a pumpkin shell and there he keeps her very well.

don't get the allusions to the nursery rhymes.

have to explain that word. And children add another word to their developing vocabularies. When a child asks, "What does it mean -- Mo

ddle. We've followed Mother Goose's lead, including riddle rhymes as part of our weekly instruction. emerging readers who are developing their concepts of what a word is.

lassic nursery rhyme card associated with it; these rhyme cards are placed by families and children in the My Very Own Nursery Rhyme C

here's much more to these rhymes than simply their good humor and their aboundingly enthusiastic rhythm. The rhymes are the canon o

child asks, "What does it mean -- Molly my sister and I fell out?", you explain that "fell out" is an expression we don't use much anymore.

n the My Very Own Nursery Rhyme Collection notebooks.

rhythm. The rhymes are the canon of our youngest set.

ession we don't use much anymore. It used to mean "had an argument". And children get a glimpse of how words and expressions work

of how words and expressions work in English.