Additional Classroom Connections This storytime can be expanded to continue children’s exploration of sounds in our community.
Music & Movement
Social & Emotional Being Kind Practice being sensitive and helping others feel supported. Have children go around the circle and name a kind action that each of their classmates has shown. You can help them with the following prompts:
Farm Sounds Focus on animal sounds as you sing a funny song!
What Do the Farm Animals Say (to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”) Little pigs say oink, oink, oink, Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink, oink. Little pigs say oink, oink, oink, All day long. Additional Verses: Cows say moo, moo, moo... Lambs say baa, baa, baa... Kitty cats say meow, meow, meow...
I like how you help with _____. You acted nicely when ______. You were a good friend when _____. You are special because you _______.
Classroom Interactions Teaching With Sensitivity Being sensitive to each child’s emotions, interactions with others, and educational needs is an important and sometimes difficult challenge. To develop sensitivity, work to: • Be responsive to children’s emotional needs. If you sense a problem, always ask about it in a timely manner and work to help the child resolve it. • Anticipate problems children are having. Work to avoid problems by offering extra support, grouping children sensitively, and being aware of individual triggers. • Create an environment in which children feel comfortable asking for help, joining in, and trying new things.
Doggies say woof, woof, woof... Roosters say cock-a-doodle-doo...
Language & Literacy Phonological Awareness: Onomatopoeia Play an onomatopoeia game. Invite children to act out these and other scenes with you. • Let’s be bees. Act like you’re flying around the room. What sound do you make? Buzzzz! • Let’s close our eyes and imagine there is a storm. It’s starting to rain little drops (make “drip” sounds), then big raindrops fall (snap fingers), then it’s raining really hard (patting lap with hands), now it’s raining even harder (feet stamping). Then exaggerate saying some onomatopoeiac words about a storm— snap, slap, splat, stamp, crash, boom, plip-plop.
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