Theme: Clothing / Underwear
Books:
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trisha Hakes Noble
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds
Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up the Wash by Sarah Weeks
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl
Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera
Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown
Board Story:
Froggy Gets Dressed from Storytime Katie’s Flannel Friday
Action Rhymes / Songs:
Fred by Jack Prelutsky
As soon as Fred gets out of bed
his underwear goes on his head.
His mother laughs, “Don’t put it there,
a head’s no place for underwear!”
But near his ears, above his brains
is where Fred’s underwear remains.
At night when Fred goes back to bed,
he deftly plucks it from his head.
His mother switches off the light
and softly croons, “Good night!”
And then, for reasons no one knows
Fred’s underwear goes on his toes.
Action Rhyme: “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe”
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, begin again // that’s the end!
Credit: Childhood
Action Rhyme: “Red, Red”
Red, red is the color I see
If you’re wearing red, then show it to me!
Stand up, take a bow, turn around
Then sit back down right on the ground!
(Additional colors: blue, black, brown, purple, pink, white)
Action Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes,
(Child) is wearing (description) shoes
One, two, three four,
Now I stomp them on the floor!
Song: “I’m Going to Take a Sweater” (Tune: Jolly Good Fellow)
I’m going to take a sweater, a sweater, a sweater
I’m going to take a sweater when I go out today
When I go out today, when I go out today
I’m going to take a sweater when I go out today
(Additional: Umbrella, hat, raincoat, etc.)
Credit: Best Kids Book Site
Play time: Provide dolls and stuffed animals plus clothing, socks, and shoes for kids to practice dressing them. They also like playing with the lacing cards and the “I Can Tie My Shoes” practice books.
Early Literacy Asides:
Early Literacy Aside #1: Explain – Narrative Skills
We’ll keep talking about narrative skills this week. Narrative skill is the ability to describe things and events and to tell stories. When a child learns this skill, it helps him understand that stories have a beginning, middle, and end.
Early Literacy Aside #2: Example – Narrative Skills
You can help your child build narrative skills in lots of ways but probably the easiest is just simply by talking to him. Describe everything you see, ask questions, build on their response by giving them additional ways to describe things. A child could never hear too many words.
Other books considered / used for display:
Clothesline Clues by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
What Color is Your Underwear? by Sam Lloyd
Too Purpley by Jean Reidy
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
New Socks by Bob Shea
Bear Gets Dressed by Harriet Ziefert
Polly’s Pink Pajamas by Vivian French
In My New Yellow Shirt by Eileen Spinelli
Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman
Polar Bear’s Underwear by tupera
Jesse Bear What WIll You Wear by Nancy Carlstrom White
Time to Get Dressed by Elivia Savadier
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Resources Consulted:
Storytime Katie
Storytime Hooligans
Jen in the Library
Midlibrary
Sur La Lune Fairy Tales
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