Wee Read - Thanksgiving/Hanukkah/Christmas

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Don’t resist using “Motherese” (the tone of voice and language you use when speaking to babies and children). This style of speaking is easier for babies to listen to and learn from. --Kt Paxton “Enhancing Language Development in Childhood”

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

If You’re a Turkey and You Know It

If you’re a turkey and you know it,

Flap your wings.

If you’re a turkey and you know it,

Flap your wings.

If you’re a turkey and you know it,

And you really want to show it.

If you’re a turkey and you know it,

Flap your wings.

Continue with wibble, wobble; gobble gobble; do all three.

--PreschoolEducation.com

Open Shut Them

Book One

My First Thanksgiving by Tomie DePaola

Hello Mr. Turkey 

Sung to: "If You're Happy and You Know It" 
Hello, Mr. Turkey, how are you?
Hello, Mr. Turkey, how are you?
With a gobble, gobble, gobble,
And a wobble, wobble, wobble.
Hello, Mr. Turkey, how are you?

--PreschoolEducation.com

Turkey Feathers

--from Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz and Dick Wilmes. Elgin, IL: Building Blocks, 1997.

I Am a Little Dreidel
I am a little dreidel
(Point to yourself)
I am a little top
(Pat your head)
When you twist my handle,
(Spin around)
I spin until I drop!
(Fall to the floor)

--PreschoolEducation

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two
Where Is Baby's Dreidel by Karen Katz

Let's All

Sung to: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread holiday cheer.

2. Stomping
3. Jumping

--PreschoolEducation

Ring the Bells

Sung to: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Ring, ring, ring the bells,

Ring them loud and clear

Tell the people everywhere

That Christmas time is here.

--PreschoolEducation

Book Three

Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton

The More We Get Together