Winter Storytime pt. 2
Reading
The Snowy Day by Anna Milbourne
The Last Marshmallow by Grace Lin
Singing
The Walrus Washes His Winter Coat (use with a shaker egg or scarf)
Oh, the walrus washes his winter coat,
down by the wavy ocean.
He adds some water and he adds some soap
and he waits...and he waits...and he waits.
Then the laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes until it's clean.
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes until it's clean.
Verses: The laundry spins, spins, spins
Credits This song was written by Brytani Fraser. Watch her original video here: https://youtu.be/5tQf_knWFRU
Extension Activity (a feature in the recap email to parents & caregivers)
Today's activity ideas come straight from the back of the book The Last Marshmallow by Grace Lin, which we read this morning. This board book is a part of a series called Storytelling Math which covers early childhood math concepts for toddlers and preschoolers. I highly recommend checking out the other books in this series!
"One for you, one more me, and one more..." As Olivia and Mei discover, sometimes sharing fairly can be a challenge. If one child ends up with one marshmallow and the other with two, they know it's not fair, even if they can't count yet! When children find ways to share, they begin to develop real-world understanding of division and fractions.
Invite your child to share a few crackers or apple slices with you. Try some of these ways to share:
Two people share four, six, or eight items.
Encourage children to find a way to share equally. Ask, "How can you tell if we have the same amount?"Two people share three, five, or seven items.
Help children think through what to do with the extra.Three people share a few items.
Let children decide how to share fairly.
Fair does not always mean exactly the same. Olivia and Mei divide the last marshmallow in half. Another child may want to save it for someone else, give it to you because you're bigger, or eat it themselves!
These activities were developed by Douglas Clements, Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning and Director of the Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy.
