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Best Not-Too-Scary Picture Books

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

It’s that time of year — ghosts and goblins will soon be trolling our streets looking for treats. Get the kids in the mood with these fun books guarunteed NOT to keep them up all night!

Complement your reading by really getting into character with this fun action rhyme!

Monsters Galore!

Monsters galore, can you roar? (roar)

Monsters galore, can you soar? (flying motion)

Monsters galore, please shut the door. (clap hands once)

Monsters galore, fall on the floor! (fall down)

Come to Saturday Tales October 17 at 11:00 for more Silly Monster fun with Miss Lisa!

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Road Trip!

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Okay, so maybe you and your kids are not part of the select (lucky) group that can read in the car without getting sick. Never fear! Travel time is not lost time when you use music to enhance your pre-reader’s early literacy skills. Grab two chopsticks, pencils, crayons, or sticks and make your own rhythm sticks! Sing these fun songs:

This Is the Way We Tap Our Sticks (to the tune of “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush”)

This is the way we tap our sticks,

Tap our sticks, tap our sticks.

This is the way we tap our sticks,

So early in the morning.

Everybody Count to Six (to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)

Everybody count to six,

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Tap to six upon your sticks,

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Additional verses (change only the third line):

Scrape to six upon your sticks…