Activities

Read Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman. Point out and encourage the children to repeat the word "fast" when it appears. During active play, encourage children to re-enact the story.

Tune: "Mary Had a Little Lamb" 
We had lots of fun today,

fun today,

fun today

So let's all say "Hooray!"

See you all another day

During small group, provide children with picture cards of foods you might bring to a picnic along with a picnic basket or bowl.  Use one syllable words such as:  milk, pear, peach, meat, cheese, bread, pie, corn, rice, beans or peas.

Begin by saying, “I am going to grandma's, and I am going to take ______.” Encourage each child to repeat the items that were previously said and to add a new item.

Place props throughout the classroom so the children can act out familiar roles such as being in a grocery store, at the dentist or at a birthday party. Place baskets, shopping bags, a cash register and pretend food on a shelf.

Give the children props to act out the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears": three stuffed bears, three bowls, three chairs, three beds. Encourage the children to change their voice inflections as they tell the story.

You will need a sheet of construction paper with a line drawn to divide the page in half, ten counters and a die for each child. Have the children put all the counters on the upper half of the paper.

Tune: "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Now it's time to say good bye, say good bye, say good bye
Now it's time to say good bye 
Good bye to all our friends We have had a busy day, busy day, busy day
We have had a busy day

Look at the wordless book Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day with the children. Talk to them about the expressions on the faces of both the dog and the baby.

Read Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition by Lizzy Rockwell. This book explains the concept of nutrition.

Read Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat or a similar book that discusses nutrition in a fun way. Every time you read about a food that is nutritious have the children pat their tummies and say, “yum, yum.

Good morning, good morning

How are you today?

Say good morning, good morning 

In a very special way

Let's say it like a duck*

Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack
(repeat three times)
Let's say i

Hello, neighbor, what do you say?

It's going to be a happy day!

So greet your neighbor

and boogie on down

Give 'em a bump and turn around
(or sit right down)

Sing the following song during large group and have the child come to the middle of the circle when his/her name is called.

Have a simple ritual for the children to put up their belongings as they enter the classroom. Assist the children with putting their bags and jackets in their cubbies.

Upon arrival, sing a good-morning song to each infant using his/her name and welcoming him/her to the classroom.

Begin each day with a daily ritual. The children respond to routine, and following one will ease the move from home to school.

Begin each day with a daily ritual during large group. The children respond to routine, and following one will ease the move from home to school.

Read the familiar story Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Have the children recall the sequence of the story. Have pictures or props from the story on hand, and let the children manipulate those as you put the story in sequence.

Look at Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann with a few children. This book has pictures but no words. Encourage the children to tell you the story about what happens at the zoo.