We just bought our grandson a new pair of shoes for school. He's so proud! Here’s a song we
used to sing at circle time when a someone got a new pair of shoes:
New Shoes
(Tune: This Old Man)
Here’s one foot. (Stick
out one foot.)
Here are two. (Stick
out the other foot.)
Each is wearing
a brand new shoe. (Tap feet.)
So stand up,
turn around, (Child turns around
Dance around the
floor. and
dances.)
That’s what
these two feet are for! (Hands on
hips and smile.)
Get a spiral
notebook and write “New Shoes” on the front. When children wear a new pair of shoes invite them to draw a
picture of their new shoes in the book.
P.S. One of my 16 month old granddaughter’s
first words was “shoes.” Do you
think loving shoes is part of her gene pool?
Jean - The first time I came and saw you was about 15 years ago or longer. I came to NAEYC conference in New Orleans. I brought a tiny hand held tape recorder and recorded your ideas. It was before you had CD's and your handouts were cut and pasted together (no computer either)!
ReplyDeleteOn the way back to Indiana - we drove straight through and my friend and I sang your songs all the way back home. To this day I remember almost every song from that weekend. Your songs kept us from falling asleep on the road and we had great fun too! Thanks for all you do!