stART - Ten Little Ladybugs

A STORY + ART = A GREAT stART!!!!

For this week's project, we read Ten Little Ladybugs... A great counting book...from 10-1.... Ryleigh is very into counting now and has taken a new found interest in this book (I actually got it for my baby shower 3 years ago...)

For her Birthday, Ryleigh received the "magic grow" capsules that turn into sponge bugs...very cute... after having the fun of watching the bugs "grow" she used them as stamps and painted with them...

Ryleigh dropping in the capsules...

Watching them appear...

Touching them...because they looked fun...

Braeden...scooting across the floor to see what all the fuss is about...
it's his "I'm coming to get you Ryleigh look"...then she runs and he bounces after her....Some of the Bugs/Insects/Butterflies out of water...

Using them as stamps during "school time"...

The finished picture... she used a paintbrush at the end...

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Musical Monday - Counting Song from Yesteryear...

Each week I teach a Mommy and Me Music Class...If you would like to read about why and how the class is taught please go here...

I am always on the lookout for cute/educational/fun songs for Music Class or Tot School...when I was visiting my friend Jen (a first grade teacher) for a play date we both sang some songs for our four kids... one of the songs Jen sang was something about counting and a fish....well...that's pretty much all I remembered by the time I got home...so I of course googled it...and found some history on the song...which is apparently from the 1700's...

I have tried this song with my music class and really like it...It helps reinforce counting from 1-10...and also helps learn Right...(as in Right vs. Left)...there are hand motions for 1-5; 6-10, "Why did you let it go" and "The little one on the Right"...

One, two, three, four, five,

Once I caught a fish alive,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

This little finger on my right.

Ryleigh holding up her hand counting from 1-5....

Hand motion for Why did you let it go?.... (palms up in a semi shrug..)