Feeling Sick, February 23rd and 24th, 2011

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen.

Poem: Curing the Hiccups by Marilyn Singer from Rolling in the Aisles: A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems.

Book: Parts by Tedd Arnold.

Song: Chicken Pox from Caillou’s Favorite Songs

Book: Pigs Make Me Sneeze by Mo Willems. We practiced sneezing with the children before reading the story and had them sneeze with us whenever Elephant sneezed.

Song: If You Chance to Meet a Frown

If you chance to meet a frown,
Do not let it stay.
Quickly turn it upside and smile that frown away.

Book/Song: The Lady with the Alligator Purse adapted and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. We passed out lyrics to the parents.

Take Home: We gave each child a pouch with a tissue inside.

by Robyn