May 2008
KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE AND MOVEMENT
By Miss Terry and Miss
Sharon
This
month's book is Hooray, a Pinata! by Elisa Kleven. The movement song will be "We clap" to the Mexican
Hat Dance tune (see below). We will do the song weekly. In addition to these activities, we will be
making piñatas, tissue paper dogs and maracas. Have fun doing the movement song with your child. You can add a verse with an action that your
child chooses.
We
Clap
We
clap, we clap, we clap. (Clap your
hands and sing)
We
clap and we shout , "Hooray!"
We
clap, we clap, we clap.
We
clap and we shout, "Hooray!"
Additional
verses
2.
We hop…. (Hop and sing)
3.
We dance…. (Dance and sing)
4.
We wiggle…. (wiggle and sing)
5.
We jump…. (jump and sing)
Vocabulary/concepts:
Nouns
|
piñata |
friend |
party |
candy |
birthday |
|
dog |
collar |
leash |
Grandma |
porch |
|
fur |
lunch |
dinner |
dreams |
night |
|
morning |
Paper hats |
present |
cloud |
candy |
|
guest |
|
|
|
|
Actions
|
clap |
stomp |
pet |
walk |
dig |
|
smell |
brush |
gallop |
fly |
bicycle |
|
cry |
open |
smile |
bat |
run |
|
shout |
save |
eat |
listen |
break |
|
sing |
|
|
|
|
Other
|
scary |
small |
light |
soft |
curly |
|
Lucky |
careful |
bottom |
|
|
Other Language and Motor
Planning Skills:
|
auditory
and visual attention |
turn
taking |
|
auditory
and visual sequential memory |
complete
sentences |
|
story
retelling |
predicting |
|
labeling |
cause
and effect |
|
following
directions |
Wh-questions |
|
sequencing |
self-awareness |
|
articles
(a, an, the) |
various
verb tenses |
|
pragmatic
language |
Word
associations |
|
Temporal
relationships |
phonological
awareness skills |