I Like My Red Shoes (and lots of other shoes)

Transition Song: Must Be Santa by Raffi

Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: big/little, same/different, wet/dry, on/off, heavy/light, white, red, blue, brown, What/Where/Who, laces, buckles, velcro, cry, wear.

Book: Pete The Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin.

Remember when Miss Carrie dressed up like Pete The Cat for Halloween?

Do you remember what color were her shoes?  Red! Miss Carrie wore Red shoes!  Miss Carrie decided it would be fun to do an activity with Pete the Cat.  So she read Pete The Cat : I Love My White Shoes. Everyone shook their head while saying "Goodness, no!" Everyone sang the "I Love My White Shoes" song.  Some of us tried to snap our fingers like Miss Carrie.

Then Miss Carrie brought out shoes.  She brought her red shoes to school!  She also had a lot of other shoes.  Big shoes. Little shoes.  Shiny or sparkly shoes.  Sandals. Some shoes had buckles, some had laces, and some had velcro.  Everyone measured the shoes to their own shoes to see if they were big or little. Could we find shoes that are the same or are they different?

DO THIS AT HOME:You can find the Pete The Cat book series at your local library if you'd like to read it at home.  Try this with your shoes at home.  Or , this works great with socks as you're doing laundry.  Match the pairs, talk about color and size. Who wears these shoes or socks? If you chose to do this at home, send us a picture and we will talk about it at school.

Holiday Songs and Follow Me.

 Transition Song: Must Be Santa by Raffi

We only sing the first three verses in class and we sing it without the music.  The music is too fast for little kids.

Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: bells, shake, descriptive words, swing, sway, throw, toss, catch, labeling colors, look, long/short, high/low, fast/slow, up/down, loud/quiet.

This week, Miss Carrie introduced Must Be Santa song and Jingle Bells.  She brought jingle bells for everyone to shake.

Then Miss Carrie pulled our her scarves.  There were  a lot of different colors: dark pink, light pink, yellow, red, blue, purple, orange, green.  We each got to choose a color. We had to think of a second color choice if our first choice was already gone.  Miss Carrie turned on the music and we showed the teachers what we could do.  The teachers followed us, and sometimes would provide vocabulary words or expand phrases if we needed help. We listened to Yo-Yo Ma play tango on his cello, Steve Martin play banjo with the Steep Canyon Rangers, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra perform Flight Of The Bumblebee. We guessed if the music was fast or slow, loud or quiet.

DO THIS AT HOME:  scarves, paper, socks, small towels, or little blankets.  Turn on some music, get your dance moves on, and have your child show you what to do.  Help them narrate their actions.  Get the entire family involved.