Music

*Suggested Reading*

The Little Band by James Sage
Snake Alley Band by Elizabeth Nygaard
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie (Picture Puffins) by Alison Jackson
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
If You’re Happy and You Know It By: Raffi


Items needed this week:

• 2 paper plates
• stapler or glue
• hole punch
• string
• jingle bells
• empty oatmeal box with cover
• yarn
• pen
• 2 pencils
• 2 spools
• construction paper
• Empty toilet paper roll
• Tape
• Rice or beans
• Different Types of Music
• Crayons or Markers
• Plastic or tin container
• Rubber bands of different sizes

Preparations to be made:
This week turn the music on! Let the radio play instead of the TV and let your children explore the many different types of music there are! You may even find that your local library has a free music time. Sit on the floor with your children and play instruments and sing the songs they like to hear:

*Ring Around the Rosie
*London Bridges
*Popcorn Popping
*Once There Was a Snowman
*Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
*The Wheels on the Bus
*Do as I’m Doing
*Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
*Old McDonald
*Row Row Row Your Boat
*Itsy Bitsy Spider
*If you’re Happy and You Know It