Rhymes and songs that involve sequencing and memory can help children prepare for school. In the following rhyme, children listen for a certain phrase and then react to it with a large physical movement. In adition to having fun, they are actually developing their gross motor skills.
Try This...Ask everything to join you in pretending to climb into a box and to shut the lid. It's very dark inside! Turn the handle and begin reciting the rhyme. On the last line, pop up out of the box.
Jack in the box
Sitting so still...
Won't you come out?
Yes, I will!
Information taken from The Early Literacy Kit by Betsy Diamant-Cohen and Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting Visit me on the web at getreadytoreadclub.blogspot.com and see ALL the wonderful things you can do with your preschooler!
Try This...Ask everything to join you in pretending to climb into a box and to shut the lid. It's very dark inside! Turn the handle and begin reciting the rhyme. On the last line, pop up out of the box.
Jack in the box
Sitting so still...
Won't you come out?
Yes, I will!
Information taken from The Early Literacy Kit by Betsy Diamant-Cohen and Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting Visit me on the web at getreadytoreadclub.blogspot.com and see ALL the wonderful things you can do with your preschooler!
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