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Happy Belated Thanksgiving everyone!\u00a0 Hope yours was fun, satisfying and restful.\u00a0 Here’s how we celebrated with stories at last weeks Toddler Storytime<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Books We Shared<\/h4>\n

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\nOver the River and Through the Wood: A Song for Thanksgiving<\/span> by Lydia Maria Child, pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott<\/a>
\nThis is a fun visual take on a classic Thanksgiving song.<\/p>\n

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\nSpot’s Thanksgiving<\/span> by Eric Hill
\nIt’s Thanksgiving, and Spot is going to make the best pumpkin pie his family has ever tasted — with a little help, of course.<\/p>\n

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American Sign Language: TURKEY & THANK YOU<\/h4>\n

We learned 2 ASL signs!\u00a0 See how to sign “Turkey” at do the sign at\u00a0Signing Savvy<\/a>. See how to sign “Thank You” at Lifeprint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Letter<\/h4>\n

T is for Turkey<\/span> (and Thanksgiving!)<\/span>
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\nTurkey and Thanksgiving starts with the letter T! We identified the letter, drew it in the air, made the sound that T makes, and talked about some other things that start with T: tree, teddy bear, Tyrannosaurus Rex, train, and turkey!<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Counting<\/h4>\n

8 Turkeys
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\nWe counted eight turkeys during our counting time!<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Stories<\/h4>\n

Turkey Feathers<\/span>
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\nPattern from Felt Board Fingerplays<\/a> by Liz and Dick Wilmes
\nSong from\u00a0Everything Preschool<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a turkey. (Place the turkey on the flannelboard.)
\n<\/em>But he\u2019s missing something!\u00a0 What is he missing?
\nFeathers!
\nWhat color is this feather? (Bring out the red feather)
\n<\/em>Red!\u00a0 That\u2019s right!\u00a0 Let\u2019s put it on the turkey.\u00a0 (Place the feather on the turkey.)<\/em>
\n(now sing, to tune of Mary Wore Her Red Dress)<\/em>
\nTurkey wore his red feather, red feather, red feather.
\nTurkey wore his red feather all day long.<\/p>\n

(Continue adding color feathers and singing)<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see, what color feathers does turkey have? \u00a0(rename all the colors)<\/em>
\nAnd what does that make?
\nA rainbow!<\/p>\n

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Video We Watched<\/h4>\n

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\n\u201cMax’s Thanksgiving\u201d from\u00a0Max and Ruby’s Halloween<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house, and Max and Ruby are helping decorate the table.\u00a0 But Max keeps being distracted by Grandma’s tasty, special stuffing.<\/p>\n

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Rhymes & Bounces & Songs We Shared without Music<\/h4>\n

We sing a lot of songs during storytime! \u00a0You\u2019ll find lyrics to those songs without music here.<\/p>\n

Welcome Song<\/span>
\n(to the tune of: \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d)<\/em>
\nWelcome, welcome everyone
\nNow we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun.
\nFirst we clap our hands just so
\nThen we bend and touch our toes
\nWelcome, welcome everyone
\nNow we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun.<\/p>\n

Open Shut Them<\/span>
\nOpen, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Give a little clap, clap, clap.\u00a0(Clap hands on \u201cclap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Place them in your lap, lap, lap\u00a0(Pat lap with hands on \u201clap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them\u00a0(creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them\u00a0(creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Right up to your chin, chin, chin\u00a0(tap chin with hands on \u201cchin\u201d)<\/em>
\nOpen up your little mouth\u00a0(open mouth wide and pretend to put fingers in)
\n<\/em>But do not let them in!\u00a0(Hide hands behind your back quickly)<\/em><\/p>\n

For a video of me (Jennifer) doing this rhyme,\u00a0watch the video below:
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