The month of September, we decided to do a book theme with our after-school children.
We started out with some really fun books by Laura Numeroff:
If You Give a Mouse A Cookie
Then children decorated paper plates with the cookie of their dreams.
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
Children colored a muffin template.
Then, we sang this rhyme, subtracting one every time we chanted the rhyme.
However many children you have is the # you start with. The teacher may start by being the moose, and then the child chosen becomes the moose. Every time a child is chosen, they become the moose who will "eat his fill" by taking away one "muffin" (child) from the group.
__(10)__ little muffins on the window
sill.
Moose came along and ate his fill.
Now how many muffins are on the window sill?
Moose came along and ate his fill.
Now how many muffins are on the window sill?
From:
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
After reading the book, we will make pancakes with the children!
Just make sure none your children have allergies to any of the ingredients. If someone does, find a recipe to substitute. We have a child allergic to eggs, so his mom brought in a recipe for egg-free pancakes!
Other awesome books by Laura Numeroff:
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
If You Take a Mouse to School
If You Give a Pig a Party
Love all these books! Hope you enjoy them too with your students!
Just make sure none your children have allergies to any of the ingredients. If someone does, find a recipe to substitute. We have a child allergic to eggs, so his mom brought in a recipe for egg-free pancakes!
Other awesome books by Laura Numeroff:
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
If You Take a Mouse to School
If You Give a Pig a Party
Love all these books! Hope you enjoy them too with your students!
