A is for Airplane - Pretend to be an airplane. Spread your arms way out at your sides and "fly" around the room. Don't forget to add sound effects too!
B is for Bow- Show your child how to take a bow by bending from the waist.
C is for Clap- Clap your hands together.
D is for Dance- Put on some music and dance (or sing your own).
E is for Elephant- Pretend to be an elephant by making an imaginary elephant trunk with your arm.
F is for Frog- Jump, hop or leap like a frog.
G is for Grin- Smile!
H is for High-Five- Give Children High fives.
I is for Itch- Pretend to scratch an itch.
J is for Jump- Jump.
K is for Kick- Kick a ball or balloon or an empty box.
L is for Laugh- Ha ha ha ha ha!
M is for March- Show your child how to march around the house.
N is for Nose- Point to your nose.
O is for Open- Open and close your hands, or open a drawer or door.
P is for Pout- Stick out you bottom lip to make a pout or look of displeasure.
Q is for Quiet- talk in a whisper.
R is for Run- Run around the room, run outdoors, or show your child how to run in place.
S is for Sit or Stand- Sit down and then stand up.
T is for Twist- Show your child how to twist their body to the right, and then to the left.
U is for Up- Pick your child up.
V is for Vacuum- pretend your vacuuming the floor.
W is for Wiggle- Wiggle your arms, legs and body.
X is for "X"- Make an "X" shape with your index fingers, or shape your body into the letter "X" .
Y is for Yummy- Say "Yummy" while you rub your tummy.
Z is for Zip- Pretend your zipping up your jacket.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Is that a!!!!! yes it is, a SKUNK!!!
No, I didn't put that on his head. But I just happened to look out the front window and see this skunk like this walking around in confusion on our front lawn. He came right up to our front door and scratched on it. He did get freed from a man that stopped with his car and pulled off the plastic lemonade container from off the skunks head, without getting sprayed!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Follow the Drinking Gourd (Folk Song)
Prior to the Civil War, slaves escaped from southern plantations and made their way to the Underground Railroad by means of the Big Dipper (Drinking Gourd) and North Star. A carpenter called Peg Leg Joe traveled from farm to farm and plantation to plantation, teaching slaves a song that would cryptically remind them of his instructions to find their way northward.
When the Sun comes backAnd the first quail calls1Follow the Drinking Gourd.For the old man2 is a-waiting for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the Drinking Gourd.
The riverbank3 makes a very good road.The dead trees will show you the way.Left foot, peg foot, traveling on,4Follow the Drinking Gourd.
The river ends between two hillsFollow the Drinking Gourd.There's another river on the other side5Follow the Drinking Gourd.
When the great big river meets the little river6Follow the Drinking Gourd.For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom If you follow the drinking gourd.
NOTES:
On the winter solstice the Sun rises in the southeast. In the months after the December solstice the Sun rises more northerly and ascends higher in the sky each day. Migratory quail winter in the south.
When the Sun comes backAnd the first quail calls1Follow the Drinking Gourd.For the old man2 is a-waiting for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the Drinking Gourd.
The riverbank3 makes a very good road.The dead trees will show you the way.Left foot, peg foot, traveling on,4Follow the Drinking Gourd.
The river ends between two hillsFollow the Drinking Gourd.There's another river on the other side5Follow the Drinking Gourd.
When the great big river meets the little river6Follow the Drinking Gourd.For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom If you follow the drinking gourd.
NOTES:
On the winter solstice the Sun rises in the southeast. In the months after the December solstice the Sun rises more northerly and ascends higher in the sky each day. Migratory quail winter in the south.
1. Peg Leg Joe.
2. Tombigbee River, leading northward from the Gulf of Mexico toward Tennessee.
3. Dead trees were used as markers with charcoal and mud drawings of a peg leg and a foot.
4. Tennessee River, which flows northward across Tennessee and Kentucky.
That is, at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River (over 800 miles north of Mobile), where Underground Railroad guides would meet fugitive slaves on the northern bank and transport them to safer regions.
That is, at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River (over 800 miles north of Mobile), where Underground Railroad guides would meet fugitive slaves on the northern bank and transport them to safer regions.
5. A slave who left a farm or plantation in southern Alabama or Mississippi in the winter (see note 1) would arrive at the Ohio river about a year later--the best time to cross, when one could simply walk across the ice.
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