Week Three of Author Highlights: Denise Fleming
Opening Activity:
This time I hid spring related items under the houses. The kids loved it!
Books:
Action Song:
"List of Dances" by Jim Gill from Jim Gill Gets Noisy in Boise
This is a great storytime song because it's got so much directed action. I decided to turn this into an early literacy moment and focus on text in the song. I wrote out on the white board all the different dances we do and pointed to each before we actually sang the song and practiced. We talked about the word meaning the specific dance and even the order of the numbers.
Jazz It Up Moment:
Retell Lunch by Denise Fleming using flannel pieces and a mouse puppet
This was a HUGE success! I kept the food pieces hidden in the pockets on the back of the easel and described each item before I put it on the board. That gave a chance for the children to guess what food I was presenting. Once it was on the board I made a big show of "Mr. Mouse" gobbling it up for lunch. I adapted this (and got the idea from Miss Courtney Meets Bobo).
Goodbye Song:
"Goodbye" by Old Town School of Folk from Songs for Wiggleworms
What Went Not So Great:
- I wanted The Cow Who Clucked to be received better, but the children were not enthused and they just thought it was overall a bit short and boring.
What Went Right:
- Retelling Lunch was fantastic! It's been a couple weeks since I did this activity and the children are still asking about Mr. Mouse. It was a great way to turn a very simple book (that is really too low for my preschoolers) into a more complex activity for the children to enjoy. It really did Jazz Up the program.
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