1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Can you and your child retell what happened in one of these stories:
A Birthday for Cow by Jan Thomas © 2014
Happy Birthday Hamster by Cynthia Lord © 2011
The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers by Lisa Campbell Ernst © 2011
The Birthday Queen by Audrey and Don Wood © 2013
Book List:
JoCoLibrary - Kids - Birthdays
2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.
3. TALK, TALK, TALK
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4. TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING
Have you tried TumbleBooks, an online library of read-along stories, videos and language games for use on computer, Ipad and mobile devices?
Try this one about a little girl's birthday: I Love Saturdays and Dimingos and then you can play the "I Love Saturdays and Dimingo's" Jigsaw puzzle online.
5. LOOK FOR LETTERS EVERYWHERE
Try some fun alphabet activities from the Corinth Youth Services Pinterest page.
6. TAKE TIME TO RHYME, SING AND PLAY WORD GAMES
Here are the rhymes and songs from today:
Welcome to Storytime! [tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle"]
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now we’re here, let’s have some fun.
First we’ll sing the ABC’s, then we’ll read and sing with me.
Welcome, welcome, everyone
Now we’re here, let’s have some fun.
A Reason to Celebrate [tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle"]
Happy birthday, it's my day
Hope it great in every way.
You will help me celebrate
'Cause I think you're really great!
Happy Birthday, it's my day.
Hope it's great in every way!
Little Candles [Tune: "Ten Little Indians" ]
One little, two little, three little candles
four little, five little, six little candles
seven little, eight little, nine little candles
10 little candles on the cake.
Close your eys, make a wish,
Ready, set, blow them out!
Shake My Sillies Out [Tune: "Shake My Sillies Out"]
I'm gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out
shake, shake, shake my sillies out
shake, shake, shake my sillies out
and wiggle my waggles away!I'm gonna clap, clap, clap my crazies out
clap, clap, clap my crazies out
clap, clap, clap my crazies out
and wiggle my waggles away!I'm gonna jump, jump, jump my jiggles out
jump, jump, jump my jiggles out
jump, jump, jump my jiggles out
and wiggle my waggles away!I'm gonna yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out
yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out
yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out
and wiggle my waggles away!I'm gonna blow, blow, blow my candles out
blow, blow, blow my candles out
blow, blow, blow my candles out
and wiggle my waggles away!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
zippity ay,
my oh my what a wonderful day,
plenty of sunshine comin' my way
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
The More We Read Together [Tune: “The More We Get Together” ]
The more we read together, together, together,
The more we read together the better it is!
'Cause reading and singing and talking together,
Is how you learn the six skills for reading by six.