Fowler Toddler Time Template
Transcript: Song of the Week The Itsy Bitsy Spider This is big, big, big This is small, small, small This is short, short, short This is tall, tall, tall. This is fast, fast, fast This is slow, slow, slow This is yes, yes, yes This is no, no, no. The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun And dried up all the rain And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again! Toddler Tips We're Marching to the Drum This is Big, Big, Big (Tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush) Time for a Story This is the Way We Shake Our Bells Roly Poly Make a name tag for your child. Start with the children in your laps, or nearby. Your child is welcome to read the books in the bin during the program. Children can move around the room, but we ask that they not block the presenter or the books. Please sing along! The More We Read Together Recite Rhymes, sing songs and make mistakes! Pause to let your toddler finish a phrase or chant a refrain. Once your toddler is familiar with the rhyme or pattern, make mistakes on purpose and get caught. Open, Shut Them I shake my bells today, I shake my bells today, I shake them all around the room, I shake my bells today. I tap them on my toe... I tap them on my knee… I tap them on my head… The more we read together, Together, together, The more we read together, The happier we’ll be. For your books are my books, And my books are your books The more we read together, The happier we’ll be. Toddler Time I Shake My Bells Today This is the way we shake our bells, shake our bells, shake our bells. This is the way we shake our bells, So early in the morning. This is the way we shake them high… This is the way we shake them low… (Tune: Are You Sleeping?) Choo-choo choo-choo Choo-choo choo-choo Up the railroad track. Choo-choo choo-choo Choo-choo choo-choo Then we come right back. First we go to ________’s house And then we go to _______’s house Then we go to __________’s house And then we come right back. Roly poly, roly poly Up, up, up Up, up, up Roly, roly, poly Roly, roly, poly Down, down, down Down, down, down …out, out, out…in, in, in …fast, fast, fast…slow, slow, slow Welcome to ---We’re running to the drum… ---We’ll tiptoe to the drum… ---We’re sitting to the drum… Talking to encourage brain development Singing to increase awareness of sounds Reading to create proficient readers Writing to learn letters & print have meaning Playing to understand the world (Tune: Farmer in the Dell) Reminders Time for a Story Choo Choo We’re marching to the drum, We’re marching to the drum, Hi-ho the Derry-O, We’re marching to the drum. And the Drum says “STOP.” Open, shut them, Open, shut them, Give a little clap! Open, shut them, Open, shut them, Lay them in your lap. Five Pre-Reading Practices