C is for...

I can't seem to say C is for... without wanting to break out in song singing "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me".  Since I can't sing while sitting at my desk in the library I have to settle for "hearing" my favorite Sesame Street character, Cookie Monster, sing the song!

The letter c has two sounds (hard--as in candy and soft--as in cereal) and can also make the "ch" sound when followed by an h.  This can be confusing to young children who are first learning their letter sounds, so in storytime we will focus only on the hard c sound.

Books for the day!

Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake by Thomas Taylor

Not only does this book have two hard c sounds cup and cake, it is a great story to share with children to discuss problem solving skills, friendship, and kindness.

Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj

This book lends itself perfectly to showing children that the words spoken are the words written in the "word bubbles".  Children will enjoy doing the things the cat suggests and to watch the mouse's actions.

Fingerplays/Rhymes/Songs

Five Little Cows
Five little cows ate grass all day.
Grazing in the fields of hay.
They ate and ate and ate and STILL
They ate and ate and ate until
One little cow had had enough that day...
And slowly, slowly walked away.

Four little cows ate grass all day.
Grazing in the fields of hay.
They ate and ate and ate and STILL
They ate and ate and ate until
One little cow had had enough that day...
And slowly, slowly walked away.

Three little cows ate grass all day.
Grazing in the fields of hay.
They ate and ate and ate and STILL
They ate and ate and ate until
One little cow had had enough that day...
And slowly, slowly walked away.

Two little cows ate grass all day.
Grazing in the fields of hay.
They ate and ate and ate and STILL
They ate and ate and ate until
One little cow had had enough that day...
And slowly, slowly walked away.

One little cow ate grass all day.
Grazing in the field of hay.
She ate and ate and ate and STILL
She ate and ate and ate until
That little cow had had enough that day...
And slowly, slowly walked away.

Fluffy Cloud
What is fluffy white and floats up high?
Like a pile of cotton in the sky?
And when the the wind blows hard and strong,
What very gently floats along?
What brings the rain?
What brings the snow showers on us way down below?
When you look up in the sky
What is that thing you see floating by?
A Cloud!

When I see clouds in the sky (by Jean Warren, Preschool Express)
(sung to "My Bonnie lies over the ocean")

When I see clouds in the sky,
All big and puffy and white,
When I see clouds in the sky,
The weather is sunny and bright.

White clouds, white clouds,
White clouds up in the sky (the sky)
White clouds, white clouds,
White clouds puffy and dry.

When I see clouds in the sky,
All big and solid and gray,
When I see gray clouds in the sky,
The weather is rainy all day.

Gray clouds, gray clouds,
Gray clouds up in the sky (the sky)
Gray clouds, gray clouds,
Dropping rain from up high.

Enrichment Activities

Caterpillar Name, Counting Clouds, "Cookies" (wooden set), Cupcake file folder game--smallest to largest, Color Cars file folder game.

Here are the cute caterpillar names the children made on Wednesday.  I love the ones the kids made by themselves!