Thursday, July 26, 2018

Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm
Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening
I know a New Way to Say Hello 
by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 
I know a new way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
I know a new way to say hello 
All you do is wiggle your ears 

Stomp your feet

Move your hips 

But I still like the old way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
All you do is wave your hands

Books
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee + egg shakers
Huff and Puff by Claudia Rueda
Duck Sock Hop by Jane Kohuth

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Music and Movement - Patriotic


Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm
Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites



Opening 
I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party

I know a new way to say hello
Say hello say hello
I know a new way to say hello
All you do is wiggle your ears

Stomp your feet

Move your hips

But I still like the old way to say hello
Say hello say hello
All you do is wave your hands


Books
Play this Book by Jessica Young

Bounce by Doreen Cronin
Little Pig Joins the Band by David Costello

Music 
Shake it to the East by Kathi Reid Naiman for Reaching for the Stars + Egg shakers 


Thursday, July 12, 2018

Drive-In Movie

Howdy
I planned my first Drive-In Movie this summer.  I don't know who to thank for the original idea but it sure is a keeper. I gathered boxes and supplies for 30 preschool age children. On the table pictured below you can see decorations : license plates, flames, bumpers, racing stripes, lightening bolts, bumper stickers, steering wheels, wheels, and two kinds of gauges.  We made headlights out of silver metallic cupcake papers; they are on the table too but it looks like a white circle from above. The children also had crayons, glue sticks and brass fasteners so the steering wheels could actually turn when attached to the boxes. Our 30 cardboard boxes were gathered from cataloging, so thank you Baker & Taylor for the supplies.



With the supplies set out, we had the movie collection Mater's Tall Tales ready to play on the big screen. Before the movie the children selected their box and supplies.  They set to decorating which took about 15 minutes.  After which we dimmed the lights and started the movie.  The movie was about 30 minutes so the whole program took about 45 minutes; which for preschool kids was plenty long. 


The only negatives to the program were we had a lot of very specific supplies left over that I don't know for sure how to reuse. Also the movie skipped badly at the end and eventually froze.  I would definitely prewatch the movie to try and avoid this for next time.  In the future I would love to repeat this program where the kids can make fire engines, police cars and other specifically vehicles

Laura
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Music and Movement - Animals

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm
Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening 
I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 

I know a new way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
I know a new way to say hello 
All you do is wiggle your ears 

Stomp your feet

Move your hips 

But I still like the old way to say hello 
Say hello say hello 
All you do is wave your hands

Books
Pet This Book by Jessica Young 
It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle

Songs
What Are You Wearing by Carole Peterson for Baloney
Hula Mula for Exercise Party