Mittens are warm,
Mittens are grand,
Mittens are like shoes for my hands.
Submitted by Lisa, SHW
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
More Winter Songs!
Snowflakes
(to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle)
Snowflakes, snowflakes,
Dance around.
Snowflakes, snowflakes,
Touch the ground.
Snowflakes, snowflakes,
In the air.
Snowflakes, snowflakes,
Everywhere!
Snowflakes, snowflakes,
Dance around.
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Touch the ground.
Sliding
(to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch
Up the hill we go.
Sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding,
Down the hill we go!
The Winter Pokey(to the tune of The Hokey-Pokey)
You put your right mitten in,
You take your right mitten out.
You put your right mitten in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, [shiver]
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
You put your left mitten in....
You put your right boot....
You put your left boot....
You put your long scarf in....
You put your warm cap in....
You put your snowsuit in....
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
2011 Caldecott Medal Winner!
And the Caldecott Medal goes to...
A debut title, A Sick Day for Amos McGee is illustrated by Erin E. Stead and was up against some well-known contenders including City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems, illustrated by Jon Muth and Art & Max written and illustrated by David Wiesner. It's fair to say that it was an unexpected win for Erin Stead but I do think that perhaps it's time for less known illustrators to be noticed and celebrated.
The 2011 Honour Books are Interrupting Chicken written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein (yay!) and Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Laban Carrick Hill.
A debut title, A Sick Day for Amos McGee is illustrated by Erin E. Stead and was up against some well-known contenders including City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems, illustrated by Jon Muth and Art & Max written and illustrated by David Wiesner. It's fair to say that it was an unexpected win for Erin Stead but I do think that perhaps it's time for less known illustrators to be noticed and celebrated.
The 2011 Honour Books are Interrupting Chicken written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein (yay!) and Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Laban Carrick Hill.
Snow Is Falling
Here is a great and easy action rhyme perfect for snowy days like today! Use your hands to reflect the actions of the rhyme.
Snow is falling,
Falling down.
Snow is falling,
Touch the ground.
Flurries, flurries (say it very slowly)
Snowing, snowing (say it a little faster)
BLIZZARD! (have older children do a wild "blizzardy" dance, or gently shake and tickle the baby)
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