Activities

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.

Hold the book Good Night Sun, Hello Moon by Karen Viola so the infant can see the pictures. Have the infant to touch the pages, and help him/ her turn the pages and generally become involved in the process of reading.

Tune: “Frere Jacques”
Wash your hands, wash your hands

With one squirt, with one squirt

Rinse them very quickly

Rinse them very quickly

Goodbye dirt, goodbye dirt

After reading Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinkin and Tom Lichtenheld, have the children list the trucks in order of how they said goodnight. Talk about what types of jobs the trucks do during the day.

Discuss with the children how some people make goods to earn money and how some people provide services. Chart things/jobs that provide goods and what things/jobs are services. This could be done in large group.

Use Google Earth to “pin” where each of the children live. Have them talk about things in the neighborhood that are close to their house and “pin” these places as well.

Read the book Gossie by Olivier Dunrea. When you are finished, talk about how Gossie felt when she lost her red boots.

Read Gossie by Olivier Dunrea about a duckling that loves to wear red boots all the time, until one day she can't find them. Encourage the children to turn the pages in the book so they can can help Gossie find her beloved boots.

Gossie by Olivier Dunrea is a duckling that loves to wear red boots all of the time until one day she can't find them. Encourage the children to turn the pages in the book so they can can help Gossie find her beloved boots.