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Title of Drjeanandfriends: "Dr. Jean Feldman & Friends Blog - Songs, Music, Activities & Downloads"

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Hint! Some of your children will “get” these and some of your children will just fake laugh. This is a good opportunity to have children “think out loud” and explain the jokes to their friends. Why did the egg go to school? To get "Egg-u-cated". What kind of jokes do eggs tell? Egg yolks!What did the mommy egg say to the baby egg? You're "Egg-stra special".How do eggs stay healt...

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Flip, Flop, Hop(Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)The ears on the bunny go flip, flop, flop (Hands over head and wiggle.)Flip, flop, flop,Flip, flop, flop.The ears on the bunny go flip, flop, flop,Flip, flip, flop.The nose on the bunny goes twitch, twitch, twitch… (Wiggle nose.)The eyes on the bunny go blink, blink, blink… (Blink eyes.)The tail on the bunny goes wiggle, wobble, wobble… ...

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WOW!  How many ways can you use plastic eggs in your classroom ?Write an upper case letter on one half with a permanent marker and the lower case letter on the other half.*Children can match letters. They can also write words or draw pictures of things that begin with that sound and put them in the egg.Write onsets (consonants or blends) on one half and rimes (word endings)...

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Spring is the perfect time to "grow writers"!Spring Acrostic 
After a spring walk, have children write the word spring vertically down the left side of their paper. Can they write a word (or sentence) for each letter that is a sign or symbol of spring? Hint! With younger children do this as an interactive writing activity.Spring PoemHave children fill in the words to create th...

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Here's a "Spring Pencil Walk" that I hope your children will enjoy. Story symbols can help children develop top to bottom and left-to-right orientation. They’re also an engaging way to develop small motor skills. These stories should be told multiple times so children can practice the pre-writing strokes and feel more competent. You might want to do the same story every day for ...

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