Courage
Listen to the song "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" and use the courage to try something new. Click here to Watch/Listen
Instructions
- Children gain courage by trying new things and not being afraid
- Ask the child to think of something they would like to try to do - swing, swim, use the climbing wall, walk a balance beam, recite the alphabet, throw a ball, button their coat, asking to play with a group of friends, etc.
- Encourage the child to try this new activity and have some degree of success to give them the courage to try again
- Being a soldier for our country takes courage
- Using a globe or map find the United States of America explaining this is the country where we live
- Listen together to the song, "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" by Aretha Franklin Click here to Watch/Listen to Drew's Famous Music
- In the Watch/Listen version "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" the Pledge of Allegiance is spoken. Review the words together "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Simplify
Show the child a picture of a soldier and chat about their role in protecting our country. Click here for a photo of a soldier
Extend
After the child has found the USA on the globe (map) ask them to find their state and their town. Show a child the United States flag (a flag picture is second picture at top of the page) and encourage the child to say in his own words what the Pledge of Allegiance means after you recite it for the child.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Do you like to listen to music and why or why not?
Are all the people who live in the United States of America protected by soldiers? What is the job of a soldier?
Materials
- Click here to Watch/Listen "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" from album Drew's Famous Music for Summer Games & Activities by The Hit Crew.
- Purchase song "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee" Album by Aretha Franklin
- globe/map/atlas
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Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Review
- Color - Black
- Number - Seven, 7
- Alphabet Letters - J, I
- Sense - Smell
- Character Trait - Courage
- Target Words - Long, Little, Short, Small
Monthly Proverb
Chinese - If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through
Did You Know?
"Before children enter elementary school, they must develop many linguistic and cognitive skills that will make later academic learning possible. By the age of five, however, children differ markedly in their success in reaching these developmental goals." Entwisle & Alexander, 1993
Books to Read
"The Little Engine That Could"
by Watty Piper, Illustrator Loren Long (Activity 12) (audiobook available)
"My Very First Mother Goose"
with Ioa Opie Editor and Rosemary Wells Illustrator (Activity 26)
"The Color Monster, A Story About Emotions "
by Anna Lienas (Activity 8)
"The Color Monster, A Story About Emotions" VIDEO
by Anna Lienas (Activity 8)
"The Little Engine that Could" VIDEO
by Watty Piper (Activity 12)
"My Very First Mother Goose" VIDEO
with Ioa Opie Editor and Rosemary Wells Illustrator (Activity 26)
Music Playlist
"America (My Country Tis of Thee)" VIDEO
by the Hit Crew, Album: Drew’s Famous Music for Summer Games and Activities (Activity 13)
"Teeth" VIDEO
by Willa Brigham, Album: Healthy Happy Habits (Activity 25)
"Miss Mary Mack"
by Ella Jenkins, Album: You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song (Activity 9)
"My Country 'Tis of Thee" VIDEO
by Aretha Franklin (Activity 13)
"Miss Mary Mack" VIDEO
by Patty Shula (Activity 9)
"Teeth"
by Willa Brigham, Album: Healthy, Happy, Habits (Activity 25)
Monthly Materials List
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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
Jack and Jill
(Activity 19 Month 9)
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.