Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London

Age Range: 2-3

Location in Room: Group Time

Skill Concentration: Language

Objectives:

1) The children's listening skills will be stimulated as they listen to the story and as they listen for cues as to what to "put on" next.

2) The children's language skills will be stimulated as they talk about what they wear when its cold outside, their experiences plying in the snow, and as they identify the articles of clothing.

Materials

Shoebox

Stuffed Frog

Froggy Gets Dressed book

Felt story board supplies

Procedure

First I will pass around a shoe box with a hole in it that they will stick their hands in.  Inside the shoebox I will have the stuffed frog.  I will tell them that my friend is hiding and they have to guess what my friend is.  After guessing for a minute or so, I will take out the frog and tell the children he is cold because he hopped so far without warm clothes.  I will talk about what the kids wear when its cold.  Then I will read the story and use my felt story board.  When the story is over, I will have the children act like they are putting certain clothes on, to act like Froggy in the story.  In my last transition, I will get the kids to hop like frogs to get their coats, as they go outside after story time.