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Read Together: Who Sank the Boat? #2
Reread the book. Focus children on how the animals balance the boat.
Recite Together: “A Kite” #1
Recite a poem about a kite and the color blue.
Recite Together: “A Seed is Planted”
Recite the poem and have children move like a growing seed.
Recite Together: “Bear Snores On”
Read the first pages of “Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson. Emphasize rhyme words.
Recite Together: “Down the Ramp”
Introduce children to a chant about ramps. Recite it using hand motions and have children join you.
Recite Together: “Five Fat Peas”
Recite the poem with the gestures. Clarify that peas are seeds.
Recite Together: Five Fine Carrots
Recite the chant about carrots and act out the motions. Repeat with different plant foods.
Recite Together: “Five Little Flowers”
Count the number of fingers on one hand. Recite the poem with the finger motions.
Recite Together: “Five Little Piggies”
Chant the poem and do the hand motions with children.
Recite Together: “Hungry for Bee-bim Bop!”
Recite “Hungry for Bee-bim Bop!” with hand motions.
Recite Together: “Jazz Baby, Jazz Baby” #2
Reread the poem “Jazz Baby, Jazz Baby.” Divide children into groups: have one group recite through a tube, and others do the action.
Recite Together: “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”
Recite the poem and substitute children’s names for the name “Mary.”
Recite Together: “On the Hill”
Review what children have observed about objects rolling down a hill. Recite a poem about rolling down a hill.
Recite Together: “Silly, Silly Mrs. McNosh”
Read the poem “Silly, Silly Mrs. McNosh.” Invite children to recite it with you.
Recite Together: “Ten Little Monkeys”
Together recite the familiar chant “Ten Little Monkeys” using finger actions to help the children count down from ten.
Recite Together: “Ten Little Nails”
Recite the chant and have children act out the movements with you to the counting rhyme.
Recite Together: “Three Javelinas”
Recite the chant with finger motions that represent the three javelinas.
Recite Together: “Up, Up, Up”
Read a poem to reinforce ideas about repeating words and the alphabet.
Recite Together: “Violet in the Crib”
Recite the poem “Violet in the Crib” two or three times aloud while stressing the rhythm and the sound words.
Recite Together: Who, Me?
Recite the chant after reading Who Sank the Boat? and invite children to join in.