Sing Me a Story! Tell Me a Song! : Creative Curriculum Activities for Teachers of Young Children

by Jackman, Hilda L.

• ISBN13: 9781401837297
• ISBN10: 1401837298
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-22
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Teachers, future teachers, day care providers and other professionals responsible for educating young children will be amazed at the wealth of valuable, well-organized, theme-based teaching material in Sing Me a Story! Tell Me a Song! It uses developmentally appropriate themes to integrate the curriculum of children from infancy to age eight. Thematic learning activities such as finger plays, poems, music and movement, and creative food experiences enable children to achieve curriculum goals, skills, and concepts. Activities for each of the 30 themes presented are designated as appropriate for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners, or primary-grade students using an icon to suggest appropriateness. Goals for each theme are written in a developmentally sequenced listing to aid planning for children?s ongoing development as they grow and learn.

Author Biography

Hilda Jackman is Professor Emerita with the Dallas County Community College District.

Table of Contents

Contents by Curriculum Areas	vii
Preface	xvii
Acknowledgments	xxi
About the Author	xxiii
SECTION I All About Me!	1	(68)
My Body	2	(11)
My Friends	13	(11)
My Family	24	(12)
My Self	36	(11)
My Home	47	(11)
My Community	58	(11)
SECTION II The Senses	69	(48)
Seeing	70	(9)
Hearing	79	(10)
Tasting	89	(10)
Smelling	99	(9)
Touching	108	(9)
SECTION III Seasons	117	(42)
Fall	118	(11)
Winter	129	(10)
Spring	139	(10)
Summer	149	(10)
SECTION IV Environment	159	(42)
Colors in Our World	160	(11)
Shapes in Our World	171	(10)
Oceans and Lakes	181	(10)
Forests	191	(10)
SECTION V Animals and More	201	(72)
Zoo	202	(8)
Farm	210	(10)
Pets	220	(9)
Insects and Spiders	229	(9)
Fish	238	(8)
Birds	246	(9)
Circus	255	(8)
Dinosaurs	263	(10)
SECTION VI Transportation	273	(28)
Cars, Trucks, and Buses	274	(10)
Airplanes	284	(8)
Trains and Tracks	292	(9)
Appendix A Music (Full Size)	301	(12)
Appendix B Developmentally Appropriate Materials and Supplies for Curriculum Areas	313	(4)
Appendix C Sample Infant Letter and Blank Lesson Plans	317