Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Terrific Twos: Fancy Feet


The second week of the Terrific Twos fall program continues with our fun and fancy feet and shoes theme!  Using a combination of props, puppets, stories, rhymes and music, children are invited to participate in interactive motions and lively activities.  Different kinds of playtime help children learn about language.   Playing also helps children understand that written words stand for real objects and experiences.  The more language experiences children have, the more words they learn.

Below are two rhymes two year old children will love to tap their feet to!  The first rhyme, "Here We Go", is sung at the beginning of each Terrific Two program. 

Here We Go Rhyme
Here we go up, up, up.  (hands up in the air)
Here we go down, down, down.  (hands back down to your side)
Here we go forward.  (take one step forward)
Here we go backward.  (take one step backward)
Here we go round and round and round. (turn once around)
Sit down!

Here we go up, up, up.  (hands up in the air)
Here we go down, down, down.  (hands back down to your side)
Here we go forward.  (take one step forward)
Here we go backward.  (take one step backward)
Here we go round and round and round. (turn once around)
Sit down!


Hickory Dickory Dock Rhyme
Hickory Dickory Dock
Let’s put on our socks
We’ll walk around, not making a sound
When we wear our socks.

Hickory Dickory Dock
Let’s put on our socks
We’ll walk around, not making a sound
When we wear our socks.



In addition to these two rhymes, we read several books at this week's Terrific Twos program.  These books are about shoes, because sometimes two year olds want fancier shoes than plain old sneakers!  For additional books about shoes and feet, check out last week's Ready Set Read Terrific Twos post.

Whose Shoes? by Anna Grossnickle Hines
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New Shoes, Red Shoes by Susan Rollings
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