E is for Elephant

Mommy & Me Book Club
Gathering Activity	Color elephant pictures.
Welcome Announcements:	Welcome Song (tune: London Bridges) Come along and clap with me, Clap with me, clap with me. Come along and clap with me, It’s time for us to start.
Circle Time	The More We Get Together Sing ABC song. Count from 1-10 forward and backward.
Book Time	Elmer-David McKee Talk about being unique. Also, talk about what makes elephants different from other animals.
Art Activity (Fine motor skills activity)	Make E Elephants. From: http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/09/letter-of-the-week-e-e.html Here's our Elmer E Elephant:
Snack	Peanuts and popcorn.
Game  (Gross motor skills activity)	Tie strings around the kids’ waists and have them hold each other’s ‘tails’ and march to the song, Baby Elephant Walk by Hatari. Play game Elefun.
Closing	Good-bye Song (tune: Here We Are Together) Now we wave good-bye, Good-bye, good-bye. Now we wave good-bye, I’ll see you next time.
Other	Resources: More Elephant books: African Safari with Ted & Raymond—Patton The Story of Babar—De Brunoff Horton Hears a Hoo—Dr. Seuss The Saggy Baggy Elephant—Jackson But No Elephants—Smath The Elephant’s Child—Kipling Elephants Can’t Dance—Mo Willems (The Pig and Elephant series is wonderful!) When I Grow Up: P.J. Style—Simpkins “Stand Back,” Said the Elephant—Thomas Walt Disney’s Dumbo Ella the Elegant Elephant—D’amico Elephant, Elephant: A Book of Opposites—Pittau Daddy, Could I have an Elephant?—Wolf Weezie, the Elephant with Allergies—Russell Ellie the Elephant—Edwards Ellison the Elephant—Drachman 21 Elephant and Still Standing—Prince Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems—Zimmer When the Elephant Walks—Kasza The Magician’s Elephant—Di Camillo