Sign language for house
Book: Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood
Flannel: Some houses
Some houses are wood and some are stone.
But let’s build one with shapes alone.
Start with a square but we won’t stop.
Add a triangle up on the top.
Then a rectangle for the door.
Now square windows 1, 2, 3, 4!
A little circle just for fun.
Now our shape house is all done!
(Credit: Finger Tales by Joan Phelps)
Song: In and Out the Doors (Credit: Susan M. Dailey)
(sung to “Go In and Out the Window”)
Step in and out the front door. (take a step forward, then back)
Step in and out the front door. Step in and out the front door.
Then make a doorbell sound. (say “ding dong”)
Jump in and out the back door. (jump forward, then back)
Jump in and out the back door. Jump in and out the back door.
Bend down and touch the ground. (touch ground with hand)
Slide in and out the side door. (slide to one side, then other)
Slide in and out the side door. Slide in and out the side door.
And then turn all around. (turn around)
Step in and out the front door.
Jump in and out the back door.
Slide in and out the side door.
Then sit yourself right down. (sit down)
Book: A House Is a House for Me (abridged) by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Betty Fraser
Rhyme: Fingerplay: “Houses”
Here is a nest for robin (cup both hands)
Here is a hive for bee (fists together)
Here is a hole for bunny (make a circle)
And here is a house for ME! (make a roof)
Credit: Perry Public Library
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Do Lions Live on Lily Pads? by Melanie Walsh
Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Ellen and Peter Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol. 2
Song: “Icky, Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Houses out of construction paper shapes
