Large Group Activity
Date: November Week 3
Title: Toes
Phoneme: /t/
Pre-Literacy: Trace
the Letter T. “Top to Bottom. Now Back to the Top. Left to Right and now we STOP.” Talk about words that have the /t/
sound. Tongue, Teeth, Toes, Turkey, Tomato.
Tickle, Two. Does anyone have a name with the /t/ sound?
Materials required: Laminated
Letter T, mirror, Gobble Gobble Picture Binder
Concepts: Toes,
Who/What/Where questions, Rhyming, Counting, body parts, predicting, alliteration
Transition activity: Song: Gobble Gobble (What Does The Turkey Say) by
Nooshi.
Discussion: Let’s talk about Toes! Who has toes? Let’s count them. Take off your socks and shoes and we’ll
count. Where are your toes? What can your toes do? Can your wiggle them? Can you walk on tippy toes?
Song: Head and
Shoulders, Knees and Toes.
Fingerplay: Everybody
Knows I Love My Toes
(This is one of my favorite large group activities! Be sure to wear the craziest socks you can find, especially if they have the toes knitted separately so you can really wiggle them. Or just take off your shoes and socks. I like to have the kids all take off their shoes - but make sure you leave enough time to put all of those shoes back on. Oy! I like to treat this as a rap with some choral recitation thrown in. EX: Everybody knows I LOVE my toes! {have children repeat this phrase}. Recite the first verse as written. On the remaining version, have children suggest body parts and add them in. Be sure to use great inflection and enthusiasm. Clap a beat on your toes. Point out the body parts. Point out the rhyming words. This is a lot of fun!)
Everybody knows I love my toes.
Everybody knows I love my toes.
I love my nails, my knees,
My neck and my nose.
But everybody knows I love my toes!
Everybody knows I love my eyes.
Everybody knows I love my thighs.
I love my legs, my lips, my neck, and my nose.
But everybody knows I love my toes.
Everybody knows I love my feet.
Everybody knows I love my seat.
I love my skin, my chin,
My knees and my nose.
But Everybody knows I love my toes.
Every body knows I love my toes.
Everybody knows I love my toes.
I love my nails, my knees,
My neck, and my nose.
But everybody knows I love my toes!
What about your eyelashes? Wrists? Shins? Belly/Stomach? Cheeks? EARLOBES?! (We learned that one a few weeks ago and all the kids thought it was a hilarious body part. Go figure.)
What about your eyelashes? Wrists? Shins? Belly/Stomach? Cheeks? EARLOBES?! (We learned that one a few weeks ago and all the kids thought it was a hilarious body part. Go figure.)
