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Recite Together: “Night Music”
Read aloud and discuss the poem “Night Music” about the nighttime sounds in the country.
Recite Together: “Over, Under, Around, and Through”
Have work with a buddy to go over, under, around, and through a hoop as you recite “Over, Under, Around, and Through.”
Recite Together: “Ten Little Water Drops”
Recite the poem with gestures. Invite children to make up new gestures to show how the water drops moved.
Recite Together: “The Grand Old Duke of York”
Discuss opposite words up and down as you recite “The Grand Old Duke of York” with children.
Recite Together: “The Slide”
Use the rhyme, “The Slide” to reinforce the concept of moving down a slide. Have children act out the motions.
Recite Together: “Who Is In Our Room?”
Recite a poem that includes the names of each child.
Recite Together: Who Stole the Onions from the Farmer’s Field?
Recite the poem. Have children act out the animals in the poem.
“Shake Your Sillies Out”
Sing songs to help give toddlers positive ways to express their emotions and to help build their emotional vocabulary. Create verses to go along with what toddlers are feeling.
Sing Together: “Abiyoyo Is a Giant”
Have children vary the pitch as they sing and act out the song “Abiyoyo Is a Giant.”
Sing Together: “Dig the Earth”
Sing the song about things plants need to grow.
Sing Together: “I’m a Little Brown Seed” #2
Discuss patience and how long it takes for plants to grow. Sing the song and act out the motions.
Sing Together: “Listen, Listen, Little Ears” #1
Teach children a song about listening and invite them to sing along with you.
Sing Together: “The Wheels on the Bus” #3
Discuss how a bus moves from place to place on wheels and then sing a song about a bus and act out the motions.
Sing Together: “Traffic Light”
Sing a song about traffic lights focusing on the different colors and their meanings.
Songs for Routines and Transitions
Play or sing simple songs during daily routines or transition times. Babies will begin to recognize the songs and connect them to specific routines or transitions.
Talk Together: High and Low
Recite a poem to demonstrate and talk about the concepts of volume and pitch. Facilitate a discussion on sounds with high and low pitches.
Talk Together: I Can Do It!
Review the story The Little Engine That Could. Have children share a time they were afraid to go down an inclined plane.
Talk Together: Review Ramps, Slides, and Tracks
Have children talk about ramps, slides, or tracks in their environment. Then act out motions as they recite a rhyme.
Watch Together: “Yellow” #1 (BTL clip)
Watch a Between the Lions video about a the color yellow.
Watch Together: “You Never Hear the Garden Grow” #1 (BTL clip)
Play the video Between the Lions “You Never Hear the Garden Grow.” Focus children on plant parts and how plants grow.