OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them*<\/strong><\/p>\n BOOK: Higher! Higher!<\/strong> by PATRICELLI FLANNEL RHYME: 5 Little Rockets<\/strong> 5 little rockets zooming off in space LITERACY TIP: Vocabulary<\/strong> FLANNEL SONG: A Hunting We Will Go*<\/strong> FLANNEL SONG: If You’re Going to the Moon<\/strong> If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots …wear your gloves BOOK: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/strong> by ME! ACTION SONG: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/strong> ACTION RHYME: This is Big Big Big*<\/strong> <\/p>\n CLOSING SONG: Sneeze Game*<\/strong> <\/p>\n *Check out the My Baby Storytime<\/a> page for the words and\/or citations for these weekly activities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How many rockets do babies see in their day-to-day lives? Not many! But talking about new things helps build our babies’ vocabularies! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Higher! Higher! by PATRICELLI I SO wanted … Continue reading
\nI SO wanted this book to win a Caldecott. I think it’s perfect.<\/em>
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\nMy version of 5 Little Pumpkins!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe first little rocket said, “Let’s have a race.”
\nThe second little rocket said, “Line up in a row!”
\nThe third little rocket said, “Ready, set, go!”
\nThe fourth little rocket said, “Beep beep beep.”
\nThe fifth little rocket said, “You can’t catch me!”
\nThen roar went their engines and blink went their lights
\nAnd five little rockets zoomed out of sight.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nDon’t hesitate to talk about places or objects that your baby hasn’t encountered yet. Just remember to help them out by giving them a little context for their new ideas. Say, “Look, here’s a rocket! A rocket flies in the sky like an airplane or a helicopter, but it can go much, much farther away. It can go all the way to the moon!”<\/em> <\/p>\n
\nToday we used king\/swing, and rocket\/pocket.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSing to: If You’re Happy and You Know It<\/em>
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\nIf you’re going to the moon, wear your boots
\nIf you’re going to the moon, this is what you have to do,
\nIf you’re going to the moon, wear your boots.<\/p>\n
\n…wear your helmet<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nI was frustrated with the book versions of this song that were available to me, so I made another big book over the weekend! Here’s what one of the spreads looks like. If you’re curious, you can read about the process<\/a> and my take on it<\/a>.<\/em>
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\nI just put a big star shape on the flannelboard while we sang this together.<\/em><\/p>\n