Books to Share
- Read and enjoy Little Rabbit Foo Foo.
- Reread LRFF with children joining in. Rehearse the repeated phrases, so they start memorising these – invent and add actions to help children remember exactly how it goes.
- Read LRFF with children performing the repeated phrases with expression using the actions agreed last time. Set the repetitive refrain to music using wind instruments and soft percussion (EAD).
- Read The Elephant and the Bad Baby, encouraging children to join in with the repeated phrase. Compare with Little Rabbit Foo Foo. Which do children prefer? Why?
Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Introduce to children part-way through the week and discuss how, like Little Rabbit Foo Foo, someone has been naughty!
Perform the rhyme whilst clapping hands (it is a clapping-rhyme) and point to different children to be the robber! Rehearse on Thursday and Friday – send home for w/end.