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Chinese StoriesKathy macmillan

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The Foolish Merchant and The Greedy CamelYvonne amar frey

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African TalesDiane Briggs

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All Around the WorldKathy macmillan and christine Kirker

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The Magic Foxmargaret read macDonald

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Festivals and Fiestas/ Los Festivales y Las Fiestasrose Zertuche Treviño

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Sing the Worldsue mcleaf Nespeca and Joan B. reeve

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Excerpted from A Box Full of Tales.

macmillan includes plenty of wonderful projects and picture books to introduce children to chinese

culture and folklore, but the most unusual feature of her program may be her recorded music suggestions, which include Chinese Lullabies by the Beijing angelic choir.

Kathy MacMillan

Chinese Stories


ChInESE StorIES


BooKSThe Runaway Rice Cake by Ying chang compestine. simon and schuster,

2001.

The Empty Pot by Demi. henry holt, 1990.

The Greatest Treasure by Demi. scholastic, 1998.

How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven by lily Toy hong. albert Whitman, 1991.

_ Two of Everything by lily Toy hong. albert Whitman, 1993.

_ My First Chinese New Year by Karen Katz. henry holt, 2004.

The Rooster’s Antlers: A Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Eric a. Kimmel. holiday house, 1999.

In the Snow by huy Voun lee. henry holt, 1995.

1, 2, 3, Go! by huy Voun lee. henry holt, 2000.

Big Jimmy’s Kum Kau Chinese Take Out by Ted lewin. harpercollins, 2002.

_ Dim Sum for Everyone by grace lin. Knopf, 2001.

_ Fortune Cookie Fortunes by grace lin. Knopf, 2004.

The Seven Chinese Brothers by margaret mahy. scholastic, 1990.

C Is for China by sungwan so. silver Press, 1997.

_ Red Is a Dragon: A Book of Colors by roseanne Thong. chronicle, 2001.

The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker. albert Whitman, 2003.

Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem about China by Ed Young. chronicle, 2005.

Lin Yi’s Lantern: A Moon Festival Tale by Brenda Williams. Barefoot, 2009.

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young. Philomel, 1989.

_ = material especially useful with toddlers


ChInESE StorIES


rECorDED MuSICChinese Lullabies by Beijing angelic choir. Wind records, 1996.

“In the People’s republic of china” and “a Train ride to the great Wall” from I Know the Colors in the Rainbow by Ella Jenkins. Educational activities, Inc., 1994.

_ “china (show ha mo)” from Multicultural Rhythm Stick Fun by georgiana stewart. Kimbo Educational, 2006.

_ “chinese New Year: Dancing Dragon” from A World of Parachute Play by georgiana stewart. Kimbo Educational, 1997.

FIngErPlAyS/SongSChopsticks

I have two little chopsticks.I got them at the store.I use them to eat my rice,and then I eat some more!

Chinese 1, 2, 3

1, 2, 3, can you count with me?In chinese we sayyi, er, san.That is 1, 2, 3.

hello

as I was walking down the street,down the street, down the street,my little friend I chanced to meet,and so I said “hello.”But in china, walking down the street,down the street, down the street,In china, walking down the street,people say “Ni hao.”

(Pronounced “nee haw”)

The Senses (a traditional chinese nursery rhyme)

little eyes see pretty things,little nose smells what is sweet,


ChInESE StorIES


little ears hear pleasant sounds,mouth likes delicious things to eat.

Five Fingers (a traditional chinese nursery rhyme)

This one is old, (Hold up each finger as you say the lines)This one is young,This one has no meat,This one has gone to buy some hay,and this one is on the street.

The Cow (a traditional chinese nursery rhyme)

a cow is on the mountain,The old saying goes,on her legs are four feet;on her feet are eight toes.her tail is behindon the end of her back,and her head is in fronton the end of her neck.

Good Morning Song (To the tune of “happy Birthday”)

good morning to you, good morning to you,good morning everybody, good morning to you.Ni hao (nee haw) to you, ni hao to you,Ni hao everybody, ni hao to you.

FlAnnElBoArD rhyME_ Five Fortune Cookies

Pieces needed: 5 fortune cookies

5 fortune cookies waiting by the door,my mother ate one, and then there were 4.4 fortune cookies—what’s inside? We’ll see!my father ate one, and then there were 3.3 little fortune cookies, with messages, it’s true,my sister ate one, and then there were 2.


ChInESE StorIES


2 little fortune cookies, isn’t this fun?my brother ate one, and then there was 1.1 little fortune cookie, yum yum yum,I ate that one, and then there were none.let’s count those cookies in chinese:Yi, er, san, si, wu!

ADDItIonAl SuggEStIonSChinese Character Cards

copy the chinese characters from huy Voun lee’s books (on page 4) onto large pieces of posterboard and laminate. Use these “cards” to introduce the concept of chinese characters while sharing lee’s stories. have the children draw the characters in the air with their fingers.

Chopstick pickup Game

Pieces needed: A pair of chopsticks and a pom-pom for each child

Have the children put the pom-poms on a floor or table and practice using the chopsticks to pick them up. for older children, you could have a “chopstick relay race,” where they have to carry the pom-pom across the room with the chopsticks.

CrAFtSpaper lantern

Materials: 1 piece of construction paper for each child, a strip of construc-tion paper about 7 inches by 1 inch for each child, scissors, tape, decorating materials

Directions:1. fold the construction paper in half the long way.

2. starting from the folded edge, cut slits in the paper at 1-inch intervals, stopping about 2 inches from the opposite edge of the paper.

3. Unfold the paper.

4. Wrap the shorter edges of the paper around, overlap, and tape them together.

5. Tape the single strip of construction paper to the top of the lantern to form a handle.

6. Decorate as desired.


the Foolish Merchant and the greedy Camel


Excerpted from One-Person Puppetry Streamlined and Simplified.

frye’s simple puppet play, easy enough to be presented by one person, is rooted in an arabic proverb. follow your performance

with a picture book such as Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur! by margaret read macDonald and Ibrahim muhawi (marshall cavendish, 2006); The Golden Sandal, a cinderella variant by rebecca hickox (holiday, 1999); or, for slightly older children, Goha the Wise Fool by Denys Johnson-Davis (Philomel, 2005).

yvonne Amar Frey


thE FoolISh MErChAnt AnD thE grEEDy CAMEl


Puppets needed: a man (merchant), a camelProp: a tent (optional)

nArrATor: once upon a time in the desert in the middle East, a merchant set up his tent for the night. As he was arranging his pillows, he saw the flap of the tent open slightly. (The man and the camel enter)

CAMEL: oh, master, master!

mErchaNT: Yes, what do you want, camel?

CAMEL: Nothing important, master. It is just that I, your faithful camel, amgetting rather chilly out here in the desert.

mErchaNT: Well, what is that to me? You are a beast of burden. You should be used to the nightly cold.

CAMEL: oh, I am, master, but I was wondering if I could ask a slight favor ofyou.

mErchaNT: go ahead and ask; I am awake now. What is it?

CAMEL: Well, I wondered if I could just put my nose inside the tent to warm up a bit.

mErchaNT: I suppose that wouldn’t hurt anything. sure, but just your nose. It is a small tent, after all. good night now.

nArrATor: so the camel put his nose in the tent. a little later in the eve-ning, the camel makes a noise to get the merchant’s attention.

CAMEL: humpf. humpf.

mErchaNT: What is it now, camel?

CAMEL: oh, nothing much, master. I just wondered if I could put the rest of my head in the tent. It would be a lot warmer for me.

mErchaNT: oh, I guess so. It’s all right for you to put your whole head in the tent. Just let me sleep.

nArrATor: so the camel put his head in the tent and was warmer that night. The next night, the camel makes the noise again to get the merchant’s attention.

CAMEL: humpf. humpf.


thE FoolISh MErChAnt AnD thE grEEDy CAMEl


mErchaNT: Yes, camel, what is it now? Your head is now in the tent. What more do you want?

CAMEL: I was happy with my head in the tent, but I was just wondering if youwould object to my putting my front legs in, too. I think that wouldmake me even more comfortable.

mErchaNT: Well, I guess so. Your legs and your head, huh?

CAMEL: Yes, master. I’m sure I would be much more comfortable.

mErchaNT: all right. Now leave me alone!

nArrATor: so the camel put his front legs and his whole head in the tent.

later that night, the merchant heard the camel once again.

CAMEL: humpf. humpf. master, please wake up.

mErchaNT: huh? What is it now, camel?

CAMEL: Well, it’s just that I am still not very comfortable with just my head and legs inside the tent. I need to be completely inside in order to lie down.

mErchaNT: I’m sorry, camel, but there isn’t room in here for both of us. The tent just isn’t big enough for us both to lie down.

CAMEL: Yes, I realize that, master, but . . . I have been thinking about that. I think there’s one thing we can do.

mErchaNT: Yes?

CAMEL: You have to leave and let me have the whole tent to myself. I am,after all, the one doing all the hard work. I’m the stronger one here, and I need my night’s sleep!

nArrATor: so the foolish merchant was kicked out into the cold night, while the camel slept in the nice warm tent. What is the moral of this story? Perhaps what we learn is that an innocent exception may prove to be just the beginning of a major problem. You see, when you give some people an inch, they try to take a mile. We also find out that it’s sometimes best to keep other people’s noses out of our business!

The end



Excerpted from 52 Programs for Preschoolers.

folktales and stories about animals may come to mind first when we start looking for books about african, but storytellers have at their

fingertips some wonderful books about children and contemporary African life as well. Briggs lists several on page 12. here are a few more that make satisfying read-alouds: Bikes for Rent! by Isaac olaleye (scholastic, 2001); Goal! by mina Javaherbin (candlewick, 2010), and For You Are a Kenyan Child by Kelly cunnane (simon & schuster, 2006).

African tales

Diane Briggs


AFrICAn tAlES


BooK SuggEStIonSaardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears. Dial, 1975.

Diakité, Penda. I Lost My Tooth in Africa. scholastic, 2006.

Isadora, rachel. At the Crossroads. greenwillow, 1991.

Kimmel, Eric. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock. holiday, 1998.

mcDermott, gerald. Zomo the Rabbit. harcourt, 1992.

rumford, James. Rainschool. houghton, 2010.

Tolowa, mollel m. my rows and Piles of coins. clarion, 1999.

ACtIon rhyMElion hunt

I’m going on a lion hunt.I’m going on a lion hunt.

(Slap your thighs alternately)I see a swamp.

(Shade your eyes with your hands)can’t go under it,can’t go over it,

(Slap your thighs)have to go through it.slush, slush, slush, slush.

(Rub your hands together)


(Slap your thighs)I see a bridge.

(Shade your eyes)can’t go under it,can’t go through it,

(Slap your thighs)have to go over it.Thump, thump, thump, thump.

(Stamp your feet)


(Slap your thighs)I see a stream.

(Shade your eyes)


AFrICAn tAlES


can’t go under it,can’t go over it,

(Slap your thighs)have to go through it,splash, splash, splash, splash.

(Do swimming strokes)


(Slap your thighs)I see a tree.

(Shade your eyes)let’s go see.

(Slap your thighs)Up, up, up, up.

(Do a climbing up motion)

I see a cave.(Shade your eyes)

Down, down, down, down.(Do a climbing down motion)

let’s go see.(Slap your thighs)

I feel something.(Make a feeling motion)

I feel something furry.It feels like a lion.It looks like a lion.It Is a lion!

(Quickly slap your thighs)

Up.(Climb up)

Down.(Climb down)

splash, splash, splash.(Make swimming strokes)

Thump, thump, thump.(Stamp your feet)

slush, slush, slush.(Rub your hands together)

Woo!(Do a collapsing motion)

Not going on a lion hunt again!


AFrICAn tAlES


FIngEr PlAyFive little Monkeys

five little monkeys swinging in a tree,(Hold up five fingers)

Teasing mr. crocodile: “You can’t catch me!”(Wag your fingers)

along comes crocodile quiet as can be,(Place your palms to indicatejaws, and make a wavy motion)

and, sNaP!(Snap your palms together)

four little monkeys swinging in a tree . . .(Hold up four fingers)(Repeat routine with 4, 3, 2, and 1)

sNaP! ha, ha, you missed me!

VIDEoShow one of the floowing videos:

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters from Weston Woods (14 minutes).

The lion’s Drum: a retelling of an african folktale from Victory (23 minutes).



Excerpted from Storytime Magic.

All Around

In the wake-up song on page 16, french children say “Bonjour!” to salute the day, spanish children call out “Buenos días!” and chinese children

wish others “Ni hao!” germans say “guten morgen”; Italians, “Buon giorno”; and the Xhosa in south africa, “Bhota.” ask children and parents at your program to think of special phrases they use at home, perhaps to say good-bye or good night.

Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker

the World


All ArounD thE WorlD


A Song AnD ACtIVItIES

Kids around the World Wake up

(To the tune of “When Ducks Wake Up in the morning” at www.nancymusic.com/Ducksplay.htm)

When french kids wake up in the morning,they always say good day.But when french kids wake up in the morning,they say it the french way:“Bonjour!” “Bonjour!”That is what they say.

When spanish kids wake up in the morning,they always say good day.But when spanish kids wake up in the morning,they say it the spanish way:“¡Buenos días!” “¡Buenos días!”That is what they say.

When chinese kids wake up in the morning,they always say good day.But when chinese kids wake up in the morning,they say it the chinese way:“Ni hao!” “Ni hao!”That is what they say.

(Pronounced “nee haw”)

Map Activity

show a map of the world and have the children mark the country where they live and mark some of the countries you discuss during storytime.

let’s Write a rhyme

many cultures’ traditional nursery rhymes are about nature and everyday things children see and use. Work with the children to create a short rhyme about something familiar from daily life. Then ask them to color a picture to go with it.

MorE rESourCES

from rob reid’s Children’s Jukebox“the Alphabet of nations.” they Might Be giants, here Come the ABCs.

“Around the World and Back Again.” Chapin, tom, Around the World and Back Again.

“Birthdays around the World.” Silberg, “Miss Jackie,” Joining hands with other lands.

“Dance, Dance, Dance.” Chapin, tom, Around the World and Back Again.

“Friends around the World.” yosi, under a Big Bright yellow umbrella.

“I hate My name.” Charette, rick, Where Do My Sneakers go at night?

“Joining hands with other lands.” Silberg, “Miss Jackie,” Joining hands with other lands.

“let’s have a Party.” Silberg, “Miss Jackie,” Joining hands with other lands.

“one light one Sun; raffi, raffi in Concert; Various Artists, A Child’s Celebration of the World.

“Magical Madcap tour.” harper, Monty, take Me to your library.

“Meet My travelin’ Friends.” Palmer, hap, two little Sounds.

“My Aunt Came Back.” Beall, Pamela, and Susan nipp, Wee Sing in the Car.

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All ArounD thE WorlD


Fun FACtS to ShArEThe country of Italy is shaped like a boot.The capital city of germany is Berlin.russia is the largest country in the world.The country of Japan is made up of a string of islands.The giant panda lives in the mountains of china.The great Wall of china stretches over four thousand miles in northern china.Brazil is the largest of 12 countries that make up the south american continent.The Eiffel Tower is in france.london is the capital city of England.In canada there are moose, seals, and polar bears.The Nile, in africa, is the longest river in the world.

12 grEAt BooKS For ShArIngMy Granny Went to Market: A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme by stella

Blackstone. Barefoot Books, 2005.

The Bus for Us by suzanne Bloom. Boyds mills, 2001.

Around Our Way on Neighbor’s Day by Tameka freyer. abrams, 2010.

Whoever You Are by mem fox. harcourt, 1997.

Drum City by Thea guidone. Tricycle, 2010.

All the Colors of Earth by sheila hamanaka. harpercollins, 1994.

Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz. henry holt, 2006.

The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. henry holt, 1999.

How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the USA by marjorie Priceman. Knopf, 2008.

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by marjorie Priceman. Knopf, 1994.

Sleep, Sleep, Sleep: A Lullaby for Little Ones around the World by Nancy Van laan. little, Brown, 1995.

My Village: Rhymes from around the World edited by Danielle Wright. frances lincoln, 2010.

“on a Vacation.” the Chenille Sisters, teaching hippopotami to Fly!

“the Picnic of the World.” Chapin, tom, Mother Earth.

“Places in the World.” grammer, red, teaching Peace.

“rock around the World.” Pease, tom, I’m gonna reach!; Stotts, Stuart, Are We there yet?

(continued)



Excerpted from Twenty Tellable Tales.

the Magic Fox

macDonald’s notes tell us that this story comes from Japan, where tales about foxes, particularly magical ones, abound. foxes are familiar

characters in other cultures as well: Jessica souhami’s King Pom and the Fox (frances lincoln, 2007) comes from china; Nonny hogrogian’s One Fine Day (simon & schuster, 1971) is a retelling of an armenian folktale; and one of chaucer’s tales was the model for helen Ward’s The Rooster and the Fox (carolrhoda, 2004). any one of them will make a good companion to macdonald’s story.

Margaret read MacDonald


thE MAgIC Fox


onCE uPon A tIME......in Japan there were magic foxes.These foxes could change themselves into anything they wished:...a w000dcutter...a crying baby...a tree...or a leaf.They were very tricky.

once in Japanthere lived a boywhose name was Zuiten.

Zuiten lived in a Buddhist templehigh in the mountains.

Zuiten’s job was to sweep the temple every day,dust the altar where the golden statue of the lord Buddha satand cook the rice for the evening meal.

one day when Zuiten was in the kitchen preparing the rice pot,he thought he heard someone call his name.

“Zui...ten...Zui...ten...”

Zuiten went into the temple and slid back the shoji door...he looked out...

But there was no one there.


thE MAgIC Fox


Zuiten went back to the kitchen and began washing his rice.“Zui...ten...Zui...ten...”

Zuiten ran to the door.he slid the shoji aside...There was no one there.

Zuiten thought:“There is something strange here.I will just wait and see what is going on.”

Zuiten hid beside the door and waited.

Now the shoji doors of the templewere made of rice paper and wooden slats.They would slide aside as you opened them.

In the forest near the templelived a magic fox.This tricky fox would sneak out of the forestand creep up to the temple door.

With his bushy tailhe would brush across the wooden slats of the shoji doormaking a noise like...

“Zui...Zui...Zui...”

With his headhe would knock on the rice paper panes of the doormaking a sound like...

“ten...ten...ten...”

This sounded as if he were calling:“Zui...ten...Zui...ten...Zui...ten...”

Zuiten hid beside the door.The next time that fox brushed

“Zui...zui...zui.”Zuiten got ready.


thE MAgIC Fox


When the fox knocked“Ten...ten...ten...”

Zuiten slid back the door!The magic fox tumbled head firstinto the temple.Zuiten closed the shoji door.he had caught the magic fox.

The magic fox jumped to his feet.he began to race around the temple.faster...and faster...and fasTEr...until...Poof!!!he was gone.

Zuiten looked around the temple room.That fox had turned himself into something...What could he be?Then Zuiten saw it.on the altar where sat the golden statue of the lord Buddha...there were now two Buddhas!Which was the real lord Buddha...?and which was the fox Buddah...?

Zuiten was clever.he went to the altar and bowed.

“I’ll soon know which is the real Buddha,” he said.“Whenever I say my prayers...the real Buddha alwayssTIcKs oUT hIs ToNgUE.”

Now of course the real Buddhawould never stick out his tongue.But the fox didn’t know that.

Zuiten began to say his prayers.slowly he began to beat the temple drum.

“Poku...Poku...Poku..”and slowly...the Buddha on the left...stuck out his ToNgUE!

“mmmhmmm...I see...” said Zuiten.“after I say my prayersthe real Buddha alwaysfollows me down the hall to the kitchen.”


thE MAgIC Fox


Zuiten turned and walked slowly down the hall to the kitchen.and slowly...the fox Buddhaclimbed down from the altar and

“ToKU...ToKU...ToKU...”he followed Zuiten down the hall.

“mmmhmmm...I see...” said Zuiten.“Now after prayersthe real Buddha alwayshas a bath in the rice pot.”

Zuiten lifted the big wooden lidand slowly...the fox Buddha climbed into the rice pot.

Zuiten popped on the lidand began building up the fire under the rice pot.

suddenly

“Whirrrrrrrr...PoP...PoP...PoP...PoP”

out popped four fox legs.out popped a fox tail...!

Zuiten lifted the lidoUT jumped the magic fox.off he ran

“ToNPIKaNKo!”over the hill and into the forest.

The fox never came back to bother Zuiten again.

noTeS on TellinG

I do not usually tell this as an audience participation tale, although when telling to pre-schoolers I do sometimes involve them in a bit of body language play on the fox’s “Zui...ten” at the story’s beginning.



Excerpted from Read Me a Rhyme in Spanish and English.

as Treviño notes, “Birthdays are special for everyone.” The songs and activities for birthdays and for the other

celebrations she introduces in the following excerpt will be as much fun for children celebrating at home as for children and parents together at a library program.

rose Zertuche treviño

Festivals and Fiestas/ los Festivales y las Fiestas


FEStIVAlS AnD FIEStAS


oPEnIng rhyMEstart your program with your usual opening rhyme.

BooKFor this first book, you may want to purchase a piñata or even ask if any of your storytime parents might have one to share at storytime. Talk to your preschoolers about the piñata and ex-plain that it is traditional to have one at latino birthday parties. If you have an outside area, consider having a piñata filled with candy or small trinkets and letting each child take a turn hitting it. Be sure to have enough adult supervision and go over some rules to avoid bumps and bruises. You may want to rope off an area that kids cannot cross until the person hitting the piñata has the blindfold removed.

Domínguez, Kelli Kyle. The Perfect Piñata / La piñata perfecta. albert Whitman, 2002.

Songsing or recite one of the following traditional songs with the group:

BAjen lA piñATA loWer The piñATABajen la piñata, lower the piñata,Bájenla un tantito lower it a bit,Que le den de palos so that we can hit itPoquito a poquito. Bit by little bit.

lA piñATA The piñATADale, dale, dale, strike it, strike it, strike it,No pierdas el tino. Don’t lose your grip.Porque si lo pierdes Because if you lose it,Pierdes el camino. You will lose your way.

BooKcarnival, or carnaval in spanish, is a special celebration held in some latin american countries. here’s a book to share that is available in spanish and in English:




Delacre, lulu. Rafi and Rosi: Carnival! rayo, 2008. spanish: Rafi y Rosi: ¡Carnaval! rayo, 2006.

gAMEThis is a circle game where children pass a stick around the circle. The stick is used to keep the beat. The person holding the stick when you sing the last word at the last word of the song (tran) is out.

FAndAnGo FAndAnGoal son de un fandango, With the sound of a fandango,

tango, tango tango, tango cantaré. I will sing.cantaré con alegría, y con I will sing with happiness, with

el triqui the triqui Triqui tran, Triqui tran,con el triqui triqui tran. With the triqui triqui tran.

BooKBirthdays are special for everyone. This birthday tale, available in both spanish and English has a new twist.

lopez, loretta. Birthday Swap. lee and low Books, 1997. spanish: ¡Qué sorpresa de cumpleaños! lee and low Books, 1997.

Songsing this traditional mexican birthday song:

lAS MAñAniTAS MexiCAn BirThdAy SonGEstas son las mañanitas This is the morningQue cantaba el rey David. That King David sang about.hoy por ser día de tu santo It is your saint’s dayTe las cantamos a ti. and we sing it for you.

Despierta, mi bien, despierta. Wake up, my dear, wake up.mira que ya amaneció look, it’s morningYa los pajaritos cantan; and the birds are singing;la luna ya se metió. The moon has set.




Que linda está la mañana It’s such a beautiful morningEn que vengo a saludarte. and I come to greet you.Venimos todos con gusto We come with great cheerY placer a felicitarte. and joy to congratulate you.

Ya viene amaneciendo, and now morning is hereYa la luz del día nos dio. and with it the light of day.Levántate de mañana, Get up on this fine morning,mira que ya amaneció. You are awake now, my dear.

Additional Books

suggest these titles to adults for sharing with children at home.

Kleven, Elisa. Hooray, a Piñata! Penguin, 2000. spanish: ¡Viva! ¡Una piñata! Penguin Young readers group, 1996.

levy, Janice. Celebrate! It’s Cinco de Mayo! / ¡Celebremos! Es el cinco de mayo! albert Whitman, 2007.

Torres, leyla. Kite Festival. farrar, straus, and giroux, 2004. spanish: El festival de cometas. farrar, straus, and giroux, 2004.

CloSIng rhyMEYou started your program with a rhyme. You can end it with the same rhyme, or you can try something completely different.



Excerpted from Picture Books Plus.

music in a story program helps children get the wiggles out.

It also captures their attention. The following excerpt explores how to build an enjoyable storytime using two familiar tunes and the picture books that grew out of their lyrics.

Sing the

World

Sue Mcleaf nespeca and Joan B. reeve


SIng thE WorlD


SongS, BooKS, & ACtIVItIES

WE All SIng WIth thE SAME VoICE

This Sesame Street song, with music by J. Philip miller and lyrics by sheppard m. greene, was originally recorded by The Sesame Street house band in 1982 and first aired on the program during its fourteenth season. The song celebrates the fact that children from different countries may look and act differently, but they are still alike in some ways and able to blend together nicely. Paul meisel added bright, joyful, childlike illustrations to the lyrics, which were published in book form by harpercollins in 2001.

exTenSion

multicultural Dances and harmony

MAtErIAlS: A tape or CD player, a musical recording of multicultural dances. You’ll find several recording suggestions below and more music on pages 16 and 17.

proCedure

most children should easily be able to learn the chorus and sing along. Take advantage of the phrase “and we sing in harmony,” which repeats several times druing the song, to teach children the concept of harmony. This can be done using a keyboard, chimes, or a xylophone. for example, play the note g at the same time you play the note E, and remark on the pleasant effect. contrast this sound with the combination of B and a, which is disharmonious. The book also lends itself well to teaching children music or dances from other countries. Two easy dances to teach children are the “mexican hat Dance” and “The circle Dance,” instructions for which are readily available on the internet. musical experiences include learning to sing and dancing to music.

reCoMMendATionS

You can find music and dance instructions for multicultural dances on the following recordings: georgiana stewart’s Children’s Folk Dances and Folk Dance Fun, and Pamela conn Beall and susan hagen Nipp’s Wee Sing around the World. a video version of John Jacobson and alan Billingsley’s Around the World with Me includes a clip of the “The circle Dance” as well as several other movement and activity songs for kids.


SIng thE WorlD


AddiTionAl exTenSionS

Present two songs from Raffi’s One Light, One Sun that follow a similar theme. Both “one light, one sun” and “like me and You,” for example, express the closeness and unity of people from many countries around the planet. have the children discuss what the songs mean to them. as an additional activity, cre-ate a string of paper doll cutouts connect at their hands. You’ll find directions making these dolls on the Internet and in books such as The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Easy Crafts (Kids can Press, 1997). have children decorate the dolls to look like themselves. as they are working and to enhance this experi-ence, play the songs again as background music.

WhAt A WonDErFul WorlD

This song, by george David Weiss and Bob Thiele, was made famous by louis armstrong. ashley Bryan illustrated the lyrics in the book, which was published by atheneum in 1995. Bryan’s vividly colored tempera and gouache paintings show children performing a puppet show that follows the lyrics of the song. There is no musical score in the book, but the song’s words. painted in calligra-phy, frame the bottom of each page. The book will pair nicely with We All Sing with One Voice, above.

exTenSion

Playing a song with Boomwhackers

MAtErIAlS: Boomwhackers (percussion tubes) or eight-note handbells, a tape or CD player, a musical recording of “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Arm-strong

proCedure

Even young children can learn this song when you add simple motions and show them the large, detailed illustrations in the book. Teach younger children the motions before the words while playing the recording. older children will be able to learn the words simply by singing along to the tape or cD. Because the book version of the song depicts children and puppets from diverse cultures, consider reading the story first.

The african song “a ram sam sam” (see the music on the following page) is a good selection to teach with “What a Wonderful World.” Because it is written in a C major scale with no sharps or flats, it’s particularly useful for teaching children to play with eight-note handbells or Boomwhackers. (The most com-mon Boomwhackers are the eight percussion tubes that comprise a diatonic c major scale. however, you can also purchase chromatic tubes—sharps and flats—and pentatonic scales and so forth. Eightnote handbells and Boom-


SIng thE WorlD


whackers are available from outlets such as music in motion (www.musicmo-tion.com). musical experiences include using recorded music, acting out a song, and playing instruments.

reCoMMendATionS

Before beginning, remind children that Boomwhackers are musical instru-ments and must be used appropriately and responsibly. The children can strike Boomwhackers on their hands, knees, or a table, but we recommend striking them on the palms of their hands. To make the fullest sound, children need to strike the Boomwhacker halfway between the label and the top edge of the in-strument. If the cost of Boomwhackers is a concern, cut different-sized lengths of one-inch PVc pipe and distribute them to the children. To play, have kids strike the bottoms of the pipes on the palms of their hands.

AddiTionAl exTenSionS

Because the book version of the song depicts the lyrics as scenes from a puppet show, you might want to have the children make simple puppets and props and perform the song as given in the book. They can also paint a mural depicting what a wonderful world looks like, which could then be used as a backdrop for the puppet show performance. another extension activity might be to listen to the recording and then sing “It’s a small, small World,” which can be found on the recording Five Little Monkeys (Kimbo Educational).

“a ram sam sam” music for What a Wonderful World


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