Transition Song: H-E-A-R-T by The Kiboomers
(We're singing all of the letters H-E-A-R-T for every verse and clapping along instead of removing one letter each verse. The children as also practicing making a heart shape with their hands.)
Materials: Laminated Letter H, Book: Hiding Phil, camera and computer
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: under, hiding, descriptive words, locations vocabulary pertaining to the classrooms, Where questions, Who questions, He/She/We/They
This week we read the book Hiding Phil by Eric Barclay.
Phil is an elephant who comes on a bus. The children in the story find him at the bus stop and are so excited to play with him. Then they realize that their parents may not be happy about them bringing an elephant home to stay. The children try to hide Phil the Elephant under things. We had so much fun seeing what would happen next. The dog in the story was fun to find, too.
Then, Miss Carrie asked if we would like to play hide-and-seek and hide under things in the classroom. When she found us she took our picture. We gathered on the rug after everyone was found. Miss Carrie put the picture on her computer and showed them to us. She asked us "Who is that?" and "Where are they hiding?" Everyone had a chance to answer Who and Where questions. Everyone laughed at their picture and was excited to tell everyone where they were hiding. We also had fun talking about our friends: "He was hiding under the chair!" "She was hiding under the sensory table!" " They were hiding under the blanket!" Check it out:
DO THIS AT HOME: Play hide and seek! Pull out your cameras - the children love talking about their pictures and other pictures you take of family members. Do more than just under things. Pull extended family members into the game. Put grandpa behind the door and grandma under a blanket. Listen for giggling - that was a good indicator in the classrooms that we were close to finding someone.
