I like to do a choral reading to Click, Clack, Moo. I assign some
kids to be the typewriter, some to be the cows, etc. The kids have a
great time with it.
Linda L.
On Mar 4, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Nancy Dickinson wrote:
> The post the other day about Picture Book Burnout really hit home
> with me.
> But I am in a bad spot right now with burnout in general! This has
> been a
> cold, long winter for all of us, and it's not quite over yet! So I
> need to
> perk up myself and my kids and I am looking for your help.
>
> Last week I read Mabela the Clever to my K & 1 classes. I taught
> them the
> march in the story while they were at their seats and then we
> marched to
> the story rug. This week they still wanted to do it. One year I read
> Cha-Cha Chimps and we did a conga line from the story corner to the
> picture books. We must have done that for almost the rest of the year.
> (And I need to do that one again...)
>
> I am looking for more books for which there is an easy activity like
> this.
> I never have time for crafts or complicated games to go with a
> story. The
> kids love a story where we can act it out (Little Old Lady Who Wasn't
> Afraid of Anything) or do something active like the above.
>
> Do you have any suggestions? I promise I will post a hit.
>
> TIA!
> Nancy
>
>
> Nancy Dickinson, Librarian
> Hillsboro Elementary School
> Hillsboro, TN 37342
> dickinson1@k12tn.net
>
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