Rhyme with Magnet Board: "Llama, Llama, playing hide and seek--are you behind the [red] door? Let's take a peek!"
Book: Sock Story by CK Smouha OR Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Before our first song, let's stand up and act out some things we can do that start with L: We can LIFT. Pretend you're LIFTING a LLAMA. They can weigh up to 450 pounds! We can LATHER. That LLAMA needs a bath. Let's LATHER it up with soap! We can LOVE. Let's give the LLAMA a big loving hug! We can LEARN. Yesterday I LEARNED that baby LLAMAs are called crias. Did you know that before? Then YOU LEARNED it today! And you LEARNED it by LISTENING!
Song: “Dance, Freeze, Melt” by The Learning Groove from Rockin' Red
Book: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks
Song: "I Took a Bath in a Washing Machine" by Jim Gill from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes
[have kids clap to the beat on the guitar chord part--"I took a bath--clap clap clap clap--in a washing machine--clap clap clap clap--then twist side to side and finally spin faster and faster towards end]
Book--selections--if time: Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
Song with Scarves: "The Walrus Washes His Winter Coat"
Song with Scarves (if time): "Freeze Dance" by Hap Palmer
Closing Song: Laurie Berkner's "These Are My Glasses" a cappella. "Today, everything we find in our book will begin with L." Possibles before opening to kids for suggestions: lion! lollipop! locomotive! (lemur, lemon, labradoodle)
