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Teacher's Notes ABC Song from Little Baby Bum

PROCEDURES https://youtu.be/OtiMJlLzbZk
1. Introduce myself Peppa Pig Alphabet Song
2. Name Game https://youtu.be/rxo0HOsXtiI
3. Song “If You're Happy and You Know it” The Opposites Action and Dance Song
4. Song “ Open Shut them” https://youtu.be/5kFU__btMG4
5. Story “The Tortoise and the Hare” We are the Alphabet 3:15
6. Story Song https://youtu.be/w_-lz2BI2Co
7. Alphabet Craft Alphabet Song(ABC) with Eep the Mouse 1:44
8. Goodbye Rhyme https://youtu.be/QoZHTMyn02k
9. Prize Time Origami Rabbit Instructions and Diagram
http://www.origamiway.com/origami-rabbit.shtml
ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS ABC Games
Name Game Game 1
Have kids write their names on a piece of paper. Greet 1. show the alphabet flash cards and get everyone

them. “ Hello. My name is Starrie. What’s your name?” know the letters 2-3 times
Have them say “ My name is ____.” Have finishing the 2. learn to sing the ABC song 2-3 times

greeting, have them cut their name cards in half and put 3. make a circle/sit in a circle

one piece in a box/bag. Draw one piece and ask “Is it 4. play the song in the background and have everyone

your name?” one by one. Have them answer “Yes, it’s sing it
mine.” or “No, it’s not mine.” 5. pass the cards

6. pause the song and have anyone who has a card

Alphabet Craft stand up and say the letter
http://fun-a-day.com/winter-crafts-for-kids-marshmallow- Game 2
names/ http://www.mamaslikeme.com/2011/11/learning-lower-
https://youtu.be/kd2xuT28AXM case-letters-game-great.html?m=1
1. Alphabet flash cards on the floor

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 2. post-its stick to its matching letter
Alphabet Maze Worksheet
Alphabet Necklace
http://www.heytherehome.com/alphabet-necklace-
preschool-activity/ http://www.first-
school.ws/activities/fable/turtlehare.htm

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 carrot. The tortoise was still very far away. Then he ate
Storytelling September 2016 another carrot. The tortoise was still very far away. So
The Tortoise and the Hare he ate more carrots and then fell asleep.
Date: Thurs 22 Sep 2016 15:30-16:00
Venue: Cianjin Nursery Resources Center He dreamed about winning the race and eating lots
Story Teller: Starrie Chen more carrots. One hour later he woke up, yawning. He
opened his eyes and saw the old tortoise near the finish
STORIES AND BOOKS line. "No." he shouted. He stood up and ran very very
The Tortoise and the Hare quickly to try to beat the tortoise. But he was too late.
https://youtu.be/Ru9hBek5Kw8 And the tortoise won the race. "Well done." said the hare
Once upon a time, there were a hare and a tortoise. The to the tortoise. "I'm faster than you but you beat me"
hare was very very fast and the tortoise was very very "Thank you." said the tortoise. "But slow and steady
slow. One day the hare told everyone he could run wins the race."
faster than them. "I'm the fastest animal in the world!" he
said. "No one can beat me." "I can," the tortoise said SONGS AND RHYMES
quietly. "You?" asked the hare. "You can beat me?" "I Starry, Starry Night
think I can." said the tortoise. "Okay. Let's have a race!" Starry, starry night
said the hare. Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
The next day all the animals came to watch the tortoise
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
and the hare race over the hill to the next town. No one
believed that the tortoise could win the race. The tortoise
Shadows on the hills
was so slow and the hare was so fast. All the animals
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
stopped. The horse started the race. "On your marks,
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
get set, go." he shouted. The animals started running.
In colors on the snowy linen land
The hare ran very very quickily and soon on the top of
the hill. The tortoise was still at the start. The hare
Now I understand
looked back and saw the tortoise. He laughed vey
What you tried to say to me
loudily and stopped to have a snack. Firstly, he ate a
And how you suffered for your sanity
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And how you tried to set them free Buongiorno!
Hola!
They would not listen, they did not know how Vaanga!
Perhaps they'll listen now
Open Shut Them 2:28
If You're Happy and You Know it 2:57 https://youtu.be/RNUZBHlRH4Y
https://youtu.be/71hqRT9U0wg Open shut them
If you're happy and you know it Open shut them
(Clap your hands!) Give a little clap, clap, clap
If you're happy and you know it
Open shut them
(Clap your hands!)
Open shut them
If you're happy and you know it
Put them in your lap, lap, lap
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it Big and small
(Clap your hands!) Big and small
Big and small
(Stamp your feet/Turn around/Wiggle your hips/Stretch
Big, big, big, big
your arms/Pat your head/Touch your toes/Shout hello)
Small, small, small*2
Say Hello!
Please. No, thank you
Konnichiwa!
Please. No, thank you
Bonjour!
Please. No, thank you
Privyet
Please, please, please, please
Ni Hao!
No, thank you*2
Kalimera!
Jambo! Fast and slow
Hao! Fast and slow
Guten Tag! Fast and slow
Namaste! Fast, fast, fast, fast
Selam!
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Slow, slow, slow*2 The hare told everyone how fast he could run and the
tortoise said, “I can beat you.”
Loud and quiet
Loud and quiet “Let’s have a race!” They both agreed and they turned
Loud and quiet up at the start.
Loud, loud, loud, loud All the animals came to watch and the horse said, “On
Ssh… Quiet*2 your marks!”
“Get set… Go!”
Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo They both started running as fast as they could. Soon
Peek-a-boo the hare was out of sight.
Peek-a, peek-a, peek-a-boo*2 The tortoise was moving slowly but he said, “Well, that’s
all right.”
Tickle the Clouds (closing rhyme)
Tickle the clouds! Fast is fast, slow is slow, but slow and steady can win
Tickle your toes! the race.
Turn around and touch your nose!
The hare thought he could take a rest as he was so far
Reach down low!
ahead.
And reach up high!
He ate a carrot, then laid down and used the grass as
Story time’s over —
his bed.
Wave goodbye!
When he woke, he looked around and he couldn’t
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believe his eyes.
https://youtu.be/OCg0f18XUyQ
The tortoise was near the finish line, what a big surprise!
Fast is fast and slow is slow, but slow and steady can
win the race. Slow and steady, slow and steady, slow and steady is
winning the race!
Once there was a very fast hare and a very slow tortoise
too. The hare jumped up and ran down the hill as fast as his
legs would go.
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But he couldn’t catch the tortoise. “Oh No! Oh No! Oh
No!”

The tortoise won, the animals cheered and the hare

came to say “Well done!”
“I’m faster than you, but you beat me. It was a lot of fun.”

Slow and steady, slow and steady, slow and steady won
the race!
Slow and steady, slow and steady, slow and steady won
the race!

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