Thursday, November 5, 2015

The Letter "M"

There are so many wonderful words that begin with the letter "M" so, instead of just choosing one, we learned about several different "M" words!




Books:

Toddler Books:
Lunch - Denise Fleming
Little Mouse - Alison Murray
What Will the Fat Cat Sit On? - Jan Thomas

Preschool Books:
Z is for Moose - Kelly Bingham
Lunch - Denise Fleming
Little Mouse - Alison Murray
What Will the Fat Cat Sit On? - Jan Thomas

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Hickory Dickory Dock:
Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one *CLAP* the mouse ran down,
Hickory Dickory Dock.

Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two *CLAP* *CLAP*, the mouse said, "BOO",
Hickory Dickory Dock.

Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck three *CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP*, the mouse said, "Weeeeee!"
Hickory Dickory Dock.

Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck four *CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP*, the mouse said, "No more!"
Hickory Dickory Dock.
Source: Jbrary

Mouse Pokey (Tune: "Hokey Pokey"):
You put your whiskers in, you put your whiskers out,
You put your whiskers in, and you shake them all about.
You do the Mouse Pokey and you turn yourself about,
That's what it's all about!
Repeat with: your paws

Moose Pokey (Tune: "Hokey Pokey"):
You put your antlers in, you put your antlers out,
You put your antlers in, and you shake them all about.
You do the Moose Pokey and you turn yourself about,
That's what it's all about!
Repeat with: your hooves
Source: Harris County Public Library (with some changes)
*I interchanged these, depending on which animal I talked about at each storytime.

Little Mouse Hiding Game:
Little Mouse, Little Mouse
Are you behind the red house.
Repeat with different colored houses...
Source: Traditional flannel (from my flannel drawer)

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