Learning Around the Clock

Wednesday, August 5th, Head Start Teachers and assistants in Tupelo, MS learned components of reading aloud and new ways to present stories to build a love for reading with young children. Since language and music are cousins, we learned some songs to use with themes and attention-getters too.

Try some of these:

Song: SNEEZE (Tune: Shorten Bread)
If you have to sneeze, sneeze, sneeze,*
If you have to sneeze, look what I’ve found.
Sneeze in your elbow, elbow, elbow.
Stop those germs from spreading around.
If you have to sneeze, sneeze, sneeze,
If you have to sneeze, do it right!
* cough

Chant: RHYMING WORDS
Do you know 2 rhyming words, 2 rhyming words, 2 rhyming words? Do you know 2 rhyming words that sound a-lot alike?
Bake & Cake are rhyming words, rhyming words, rhyming words, Bake & Cake are rhyming words that sound a-lot alike!

Song: COLORS
(Tune: Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes)
Red, & yellow, green & blue, green & blue. (2X)
Black & brown, purple & orange,
Red & yellow, green & blue, green & blue.


Fingerplay: LITTLE RABBIT
Hop little rabbit, hop, hop, hop!
Hop little rabbit, don’t you stop!
Hop little rabbit, 1-2-3.
Hop little rabbit, just like me!