Outline:
Opening rhyme: Hands go up
Song: Fairy Tale Song
Tune: Jingle Bells
Once upon a time
In a land so far away
A princess kissed a frog,
Well that just made his day
Far across the town
Red Riding Hood took fright
She found a wolf in Granny's bed
When she told her good night!
Oh!
Fairy Tales! Fairy tales!
Read them every day!
Oh what fun it is to hear
How Goldilocks got away!
Fairy Tales! Fairy Tales!
Full of joy and laughter
Do you know how this one ends?
Why it's happily ever after!
Source: First Grade W.O.W.
Song: Hat Song
On my head, I wear my hat
It is such a silly hat
that my head wiggle waggles to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
Place hat on other body parts and sing the song again.
Source: Jbrary
Source: Jbrary
Activity: Optical illusions
Craft time: Thaumatropes and/or Fashion clothes for the emperor
Goodbye Song
How it actually went:
The stories went over well. Not surprisingly, the kids giggled at the sight of a naked or underwear-clad emperor. In The Emperor's Old Clothes, even though the focus is not on the emperor, he does make an appearance. The children were convinced that the emperor's chubby hip, was his butt and freaked out, cackling hysterically. Nothing I could say would convince them otherwise.
I talked with the children a little bit about optical illusions. I printed a few examples out, and taped them to the wall. Let me tell you, if you haven't tried using optical illusions with kids, do it. Their minds were blown. I loved watching their reactions to the pictures. One of the pictures was designed to look as though the black dot in the center was growing. I could not get the children to believe me when I told them it wasn't actually growing.
The thaumatropes were a lot of fun. I enjoyed seeing the pictures that the kids came up with. The children also had the option of creating clothes for the emperor. Some kids chose just one of the activities. Others did both.
Have you used optical illusions in your storytimes? How did the children react?
*Disclaimer* I link to Amazon, but am not an affiliate. I receive no compensation for any sales which may result.
How it actually went:
The stories went over well. Not surprisingly, the kids giggled at the sight of a naked or underwear-clad emperor. In The Emperor's Old Clothes, even though the focus is not on the emperor, he does make an appearance. The children were convinced that the emperor's chubby hip, was his butt and freaked out, cackling hysterically. Nothing I could say would convince them otherwise.
I talked with the children a little bit about optical illusions. I printed a few examples out, and taped them to the wall. Let me tell you, if you haven't tried using optical illusions with kids, do it. Their minds were blown. I loved watching their reactions to the pictures. One of the pictures was designed to look as though the black dot in the center was growing. I could not get the children to believe me when I told them it wasn't actually growing.
The thaumatropes were a lot of fun. I enjoyed seeing the pictures that the kids came up with. The children also had the option of creating clothes for the emperor. Some kids chose just one of the activities. Others did both.
Have you used optical illusions in your storytimes? How did the children react?
*Disclaimer* I link to Amazon, but am not an affiliate. I receive no compensation for any sales which may result.
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