Week 2 of Paws To Read!

June 16-20th

Tiny Tales - Birth-23 months old

This week we're talking about Cats! We read the book, The Black Cat by Richard Powell as part of our program.

I Have Fur - Action Rhyme

I have fun upon my back (pat back)

I have whiskers just like that (trace whiskers on cheeks)

I have ears - I flick them twice (hold up 2 fingers for ears)

I have paws for catching mice! (clap hands when you say "catching")

To continue the fun at home, say the Three Little Kittens rhyme with your little one.  You can find the traditional poem here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176347

Wiggles n' Giggles - 9-23 months old

This week we are moving and grooving.  We read I Can, Can You? by Marjorie Pfitzer.

We Can

We can jump, jump, jump,

We can hop, hop, hop.

We can clap, clap, clap,

We can stop, stop, stop.

We can nod our heads for yes,

We can shake our heads for no.

We can bend our knees a tiny bit,

And sit down low.

To continue the fun, look into listening to a CD with some traditional nursery rhymes to share with your little one!

Puppy Dog Tales -Age 2-Kindergarten

We read the books Animals on Parade by Jack Prelutsky and the flannel story Little White Duck.

Old MacDonald’s Pets

 Old MacDonald had a (DOG) E-I-E-I-O

(And on that dog, there were some paws) E-I-E-I-O

With a (dig, dig) here

And a (dig, dig) there 

Here a (dig), there a (dig)

Everywhere a (dig, dig)

Old MacDonald had a (DOG) E-I-E-I-O

Old MacDonald had a (FISH) E-I-E-I-O

(And on that fish, there were some fins) E-I-E-I-O

With a (swim, swim) here

And a (swim, swim) there

Here a (swim), there a (swim)

Everywhere a (swim, swim)

Old MacDonald had a (FISH) E-I-E-I-O

Continue the fun at home by talking some more about ducks!  If you have a chance, go down to the Fox River to watch the ducks in their natural environment!