From Months of Music by Karen Rupprecht and Pam Minor
Red Light, Green Light
- One child is chosen to be IT (the stoplight.)
- The child stands at a distance (15ft) from the other players and turns her back.
- She says, "green light." The players run towards her until she turns and says, "red light."
- Any player she sees moving is sent back to the starting point. Play continues until one person tags IT and becomes the stoplight.
Racing Car Craft
Materials: A cardboard box, 4 paper plates, black and colored paints, paint brushes, white and pale blue construction paper, scissors, and glue.
Method: Paint the box a color of your choice and let it dry. Paint the four plates black and let them dry. Cut out two headlights from white paper and glue to the front end of the car. Cut one windshield and two windows out of pale blue paper. Glue the windshield onto the front of the box above the headlights, and stick each window onto each side of the box toward the front. Ask the child to pick a number and paint that on the sides of the car. Gentlemen (and ladies) start your engines!
Fun Fingerplays – The Airplane
The airplane has great big wings, it’s propeller spins around.
(arms outstretched – one arm circles around)
The plane goes up, the plane goes down.
(lift arms)(lower arms)
The plane flies high all over the town.
(arms outstretched and turn body around)
Pigella’s Racing Car Snacktivity
Ingredients:
- 1 large graham cracker
- 1 package of cream cheese
- red food coloring
- 2 pretzel wheels
- raisins
- a knife, spoon, and bowl
An adult mixes the cream cheese with a few drops of red food coloring until smooth. The child then spreads the cream cheese onto the graham cracker and places two pretzels at the bottom for wheels. Choose a number and outline it on the cracker with the raisins. Please don’t race when you eat this car!
Miss Pennypack’s Pointers
Riding in a plane, train, or car is a treat but…
The healthy way to go is to use your feet.
Walking here and there is great exercise,
It builds strong muscles in legs and thighs.
You can walk fast or be very slow…
Just keep on walking and go…go…go.
Listen to a sample of Go, Go, Go! from Months of Music in the audio player, below.