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<\/p>\nWe had so much FUN during our final storytime\u00a0of the Summer Session!\u00a0 This was my first attempt at a storytime about cars, buses, trucks & traffic and it was amazing.\u00a0 The children and their parents were engaged and happy to toot, beep, start and stop with me.\u00a0 I got the green light from everyone!!!<\/p>\n
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Red Light, Green Light<\/strong>\u00a0is fantastic for teaching the concept of stop (red light) and go (green light).\u00a0 A little boy has all of these colorful toy cars, complete with ramps and makeshift traffic lights.\u00a0\u00a0We\u00a0see\u00a0close-ups of the toy cars as they drive to and fro, stop at red lights, go at green lights, drive in and out of tunnels and much more.\u00a0\u00a0The visuals toggle between the boy playing with his\u00a0toy cars and the feel of\u00a0real city streets and traffic.\u00a0 The book introduces numerous concepts such as opposites (uptown & downtown, fast & slow, stop & go) and counting (“One road, two roads…four roads.”).\u00a0\u00a0I noticed the\u00a0vivid colors and action held the toddlers’ attention, which is not always an easy feat.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n .\u00a0 \u00a0 Toot-Toot, Beep-Beep<\/strong> is a wonderful picture book about traffic and cars.\u00a0 Color recognition, sounds and the concept of\u00a0stop and go are all weaved into a fun tale about the journey different cars (limos, vans, sports cars, etc.) take through the city.\u00a0 Of course, when night falls the cars\u00a0take a snooze\u00a0in the parking lot!\u00a0 Children are able to recognize elements of their everyday lives while learning so many new things.<\/p>\n Our flannel activity was also a huge hit!\u00a0 The “Lots of Cars”<\/em>\u00a0song and the toddler involvement (plus the colorful cars I made for the flannel) really seemed to engage everyone – parents and children alike.\u00a0 I was amazed at how well this went.\u00a0 I will definitely reuse this flannelboard.\u00a0 My phone camera is on the blink so I didn’t upload a picture of the cars I created; however, I uploaded these flannel cars from Google Images to give you a\u00a0comparable visual.<\/p>\n \u00a0Flannelboard Activity!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Lots of Cars!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There are lots of cars driving down the street<\/em><\/p>\n (hands on steering wheel, turning back and forth)<\/p>\n Tell me what color car do you see<\/p>\n (place a felt car on the board as you name the color)<\/p>\n Big cars, little cars<\/p>\n (spread arms on \u201cbig\u201d, bring hands close for \u201clittle\u201d)<\/p>\n Beep, beep, beep<\/p>\n (hand taps nose 3 times)<\/p>\n There are lots of cars driving down the street<\/em><\/p>\n (hands on steering wheel, turning back and forth)<\/p>\n What color is the biggest car you see?<\/p>\n (place a felt car on the board as you name the color)<\/p>\n Big cars, little cars<\/p>\n (spread arms on \u201cbig\u201d, bring hands close for \u201clittle\u201d)<\/p>\n Beep, beep, beep<\/p>\n (hand taps nose 3 times)<\/p>\n \u00a0There are lots of cars driving down the street<\/em><\/p>\n (hands on steering wheel, turning back and forth)<\/p>\n What color is the smallest car you see?<\/p>\n (place a felt car on the board as you name the color)<\/p>\n Big cars, little cars<\/p>\n (spread arms on \u201cbig\u201d, bring hands close for \u201clittle\u201d)<\/p>\n Beep, beep, beep<\/p>\n (hand taps nose 3 times)<\/p>\n Credit:<\/p>\n Nancy Stewart – http:\/\/www.nancymusic.com\/SOM\/2009\/lots-of-cars.htm<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Action Rhymes: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This is Big<\/em> & Green Says Go were two of my favorite action rhymes for this session!\u00a0 \u00a0 I listed them below:<\/p>\n Green Says Go<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Green says, \u201cGo!\u201d (march quickly)![\"\"](\"http:\/\/d.gr-assets.com\/books\/1328838164l\/3273380.jpg\")
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\nGo! Go! Go!
\nYellow says, \u201cSlow!\u201d (march slowly)
\nSlow\u2026slow\u2026slow
\nAnd red says, \u201cStop!\u201d (stop and freeze)
\nGo! Go! Go! (march fast)
\nSlow\u2026slow\u2026slow (march slowly)
\nand STOP! (stop)<\/p>\n
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