Transition Song: H-E-A-R-T by the Kiboomers.
Materials: Laminated Letter H. Soundtouch and Soundtouch2 Apps.
Vocabulary and basic Concepts: Hear, quiet/loud, high/low, jump, crawl, slither, animal sounds, What questions, Where questions.
Pre-literacy: This was our last time for the letter H. We are now able to find them around the room and think up words with the /h/ sound.
Activity: We LOVE playing Out In The Jungle based on the Safari Song from Preschool of Rock - Everything Makes A Sound. Miss Carrie used her SoundTouch App and changed the words of the song:
Binoculars up!
Out in the jungle
What do I HEAR?
I....hear....a....
Then Miss Carrie played an animal sound. We would guess the sound and then figure out to move and sound like the animal. WHERE does the animal live? (farm, jungle, zoo, mountains, ocean). WHAT does the animal sound like? WHAT does the animal look like? We discussed if the animal had legs, wings, or fins. It was so much fun to move like monkeys, snakes, pigs, dogs, cats, lions, elephants, seals, zebras, dolphins, peacocks, owls, and bats. We jumped, walked, crawled, slithered, flew, and tried to hang upside down.
DO THIS AT HOME. Get down on the floor with your child. Let them pick the animal. (if your child is nonverbal or needs extra help, have them point to pictures of animals they want to choose). then everyone pretends to be that animal. Follow your child's lead and do what they do. Visit the zoo or local farm and talk about the animals you see. Check out library books about different animals to read together.
