Books read:
Tip Tip, Dig Dig by Emma Garcia
Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein
ASL Sign of the Week: Music
Everyone can shake (with shakers, modified from Jbrary)
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now it's time to stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap, Everyone can clap, Everyone can wave, etc.
Shake it to the east (from Jbrary)
Shake it to the east, (shake to one side)
Shake it to the west, (shake to other side)
Shake it all around, (shake in a circle)
And take a rest.
Shake your shakers up, (shake high)
Shake your shakers down, (shake low)
Shake it, shake it, shake it!
And then settle down.
Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)
We're going to the market (done with shakers, modified version of We're Going to the Zoo from ALA's 2014 Guerilla Storytime)
We're going to the market,
We're going to be there soon!
We're going to get some veggies, and other yummy food!
Shake it baby, shake it!
Shake it while you can!
Shake it like a milkshake, and pour it in the can!
Shake it to the bottom! Shake it to the top!
Shake it round and round and round!
Until I tell you stop!
Twist and Shout (by Beatles or others)
Mama's Sleeping (from Getting Giggles)
Mama's sleeping, don't wake her up. (shake shakers quietly)
Mama's sleeping, don't wake her up.
Mama's sleeping don't wake her up.
Mama's sleeping don't wake her up.
We must be very quiet!
Wake up Mama! It's time to play! (shake shakers loudly)
Wake up Mama! It's time to play!
Wake up Mama! It's time to play!
Let's be very noise!
Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) by Laurie Berkner
Craft: We colored a picture of shakers.
Literacy tip of the week: Shakers are a great way to help kids learn the parts that make up words. When they physically shake the shaker on each syllable of a word it reinforces this concept!
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