STORYTIME 3
After Reading Aloud Talk About It! After reading, flip through the pictures again and guide children to notice that the animals were all playground equipment before they came to life. What were the animals in the beginning? What happened to the animals? Do you think the animals really came to life, or do you think the children imagined it? If You’re Happy Invite children to talk about what makes them happy. Ask them to think of a sound or movement to perform when they are happy. Extend each child’s response to form a complete sentence. For example: When Lily is happy and she knows it, she meows like a cat: meow meow! Reread Invite children to take turns using the character cards to act out the story as you reread it. Encourage them to make sounds for each animal as they act out the story. English Language Development Repeat the song at the end of the book, pausing to let children say each last word (the action). For example, If you’re happy and you know it, clap your _____. Cloze activities like this can help English learners join in on a limited number of words before they’re ready to fully participate. Research Connection Several studies show the strong relationship between children listening to others and their literacy development. The more adults can help children distinguish the sounds they hear, the more children build their foundation for hearing syllables, words, and even sentences.
In If You’re Happy and You Know It , children imagine that animals at a playground come to life and join in the familiar movement rhyme.
Engage children with this classic movement rhyme. You can repeat the song with other verses like pull your ear , stomp your feet , etc. If You’re Happy If you’re happy and you know it Clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it Clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it Then you really want to show it. If you’re happy and you know it Clap your hands!
Share the Read-Aloud Introduce If You’re Happy and You Know It Share the front and back covers as you read the title and author’s name. Then, talk about what you see. These animals look happy. What is this hyena doing? Yes, it’s laughing. Let me hear you give a big laugh. Let’s read to find out what else these animals do when they’re happy. Read Interactively Help children notice how the animals change when the grown-up is no longer looking. Then, encourage children to name each of the animals with you and invite them to do the actions called out on each page.
Can you stomp your feet like the elephant?
Connect the Stories Display the books and talk about the importance of sound in all three of them.
What new sound words did you learn from these books? What sounds do you really like? What sounds don’t you like? If you were an animal, what sound would you make?
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