Music Spanish and Bilingual Story Time: August 11th and 13th, 2011

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Music
Literacy Skill: Phonological Awareness

Walk-in song: Somos Felices

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Singing to your children is as important as reading to them.

Activity song:  Cabeza y Hombros

Fingerplay: Ábranlas, Ciérrenlas

1st story: Allá en la Pradera/Olive A. Wadsworth

Activity song: Juguemos a Aplaudir/Barney

Fingerplay: Estos son mis deditos pulgares y les gusta bailar…

2nd story: El Mundo/Christopher Corr y Javier Mendoza

Standing fingerplay: Bate, Bate Chocolate

3-D story: La Canción del Lagarto/George Shannon

4th story: Silencio Ruido/Leslie Patricelli

Instrument song: Vals del Trompo/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (Cri Cri) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: De Colores/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Music
Literacy Skill: Phonological Awareness

Walk-in song: So Glad You're Here/Hap Palmer (So Big)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Singing to your children is as important as reading to them. 

Activity song:  Cabeza y Hombros

Fingerplay: Bate, Bate Chocolate

1st story: Over in the Meadow/Olive A. Wadworth *I used the English version here, but it is available in Spanish. The review is for the Spanish version. 

Activity song: Hands are for Clapping/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song...)

Fingerplay: Tommy Thumb

2nd story: Silencio Ruido/Leslie Patricelli

Standing fingerplay: Cinco Pollitos

3-D story: La Canción del Lagarto/George Shannon

4th story: Five Green and Speckled Frogs/Priscilla Burris

Instrument song: Vals del Trompo/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (Cri Cri) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: De Colores/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores)

Cats Spanish and Bilingual Story Time: August 4th and 6th, 2011

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Cats
Literacy Skill: Print Awareness

Walk-in song: Somos Felices

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Ask “Is this how you hold a book?” (upside down) and “Is  this where you start a book?” (last page to front page). 

Activity song:  Cabeza y Hombros

Fingerplay: Ábranlas, Ciérrenlas

1st story: La Primera Luna de Gatita/Kevin Henkes

Activity song: Marcha de las Letras

Fingerplay: Estos son mis deditos pulgares y les gusta bailar…

2nd story: Un Gato y un Perro/A Cat and a Dog/Bob Kolar 

Standing fingerplay: Cinco Pollitos

3-D story: ¡Ay, Ese Gato Gordo!(Drat That Fat Cat!)/Pat Thomson

4th story: Cool Cats Counting (Gatos Contando)/Sherry Shahan 

Instrument song: Jingle Bell Symphony *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: El Señor Don Gato/José-Luis Orozco (Canto y Cuento)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Cats
Literacy Skill: Print Awareness

Walk-in song: So Happy You're Here!/Hap Palmer

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Ask “Is this how you hold a book?” (upside down) and “Is  this where you start a book?” (last page to front page). 

Activity song:  Cabeza y Hombros

Fingerplay: Open/Shut Them

1st story: La Primera Luna de Gatita/Kevin Henkes

Activity song: Hands Are for Clapping/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song…)

Fingerplay: Cinco Pollitos

2nd story: A Cat and a Dog/Un Gato y un Perro/Bob Kolar

Standing fingerplay: Tommy Thumb

3-D story: ¡Ay, Ese Gato Gordo!(Drat That Fat Cat!)/Pat Thomson

4th story: Cool Cats Counting/Sherry Shahan 

Instrument song: Jingle Bell Symphony *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: El Señor Don Gato/José-Luis Orozco (Canto y Cuento)