Terrific Twos: It's Raining It's Pouring

This week in Terrific Twos we are learning about how fun it is to splash and jump in the rain!  Playing is a great way to help children understand that words stand for real objects and experiences.  It also helps children practice putting together words and thoughts to make sentences and understand story flow.  The active movements and motions in the rhymes and songs below, encourage your terrific two year old to play and sing the rainy day away.    

I Have a New Umbrella Rhyme
I have a new umbrella – it opens up wide.  (open umbrella)
What a wonderful place for me to hide!  (hide behind)
Listen to the raindrops – plop, plop, plop. (feel for rain)
Uh-oh, my new umbrella
Just came down – pop!  (close umbrellas quickly)

I have a new umbrella – it opens up wide.  (open umbrella)
What a wonderful place for me to hide!  (hide behind)
Listen to the raindrops – plop, plop, plop. (feel for rain)
Uh-oh, my new umbrella
Just came down – pop!  (close umbrellas quickly)


Whose Shoe? by Margaret Miller
Illustrates a variety of footwear and matches each wearer with the appropriate shoe. 
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Red Rubber Boot Day by Mary Lyn Ray
A child describes all the things there are to do on a rainy day.
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Here is a fun spin on the freeze game from childrens' musicians, Greg and Steve.  The song is called "The Freeze Song" and can be found on their CD, "We All Live Together, Volume 2."  Enjoy playing this game on a rainy day!   For more information on Greg and Steve, check out their website.  You can also check out the CD at the library!  

The Freeze Song
Now here's a game that's kinda neat.
Just get your body in the beat.
But when you hear the music quit,
Don't want to see you move a bit.
Now you can dance any way you please,
But listen closely for the freeze!

Now you can hop and you can bop,
And you can flip and you can flop,
And you can rock and roll with style and ease!
And you can bump and you can hustle,
But don't ever move a muscle,
When you hear the music come into the freeze!