6. Rhymes for Pleasure
Ice cream ice cream
In a bowl (make circle with hands)
Ice cream ice cream
Nice and cold (Shivering motion)
Ice cream ice cream
What a treat (clap 3 times)
Ice cream ice cream
Good to eat (Rub Tummy)
7. Expressing Emotions
– If you are happy and you know it, clap your hands
– If you are angry and you know it, cross your arms
– If you are sad and you know it, stamp your feet
– If you are excited and you know it, jump up and down
– If you are scared and you know it, hide your face
11. Understanding Process
Making Sandwich
– Lets’ make a Sandwich, lets 'make a sandwich you and me
– Let’s make a sandwich, let’s make a sandwich I am hungry
– Bread, bread I want bread
– Butter, butter I want butter
– Chicken, chicken I want chicken
– Lettuce, lettuce I want lettuce
– And don’t forget a tomato piece
– But the most important thing is cheese
– Lets’ make a Sandwich, lets 'make a sandwich you and me
12. Developing Habits
Good Manners
We say Thank You
We Say Please
And Excuse Me When We Sneeze
That’s The Way Little Children Behave
Polite and Courteous All Through The Day
16. These Are My Blue Jeans
That’s my shirt.
This red shirt?
No, that brown shirt.
Those are my shoes.
These brown shoes?
No, those black shoes.
This is my jacket
That green jacket?
No, this blue jacket.
That’s my t-shirt.
This white t-shirt?
No, that red t-shirt.
These are my jeans.
Those black jeans?
No, these blue jeans.
Those are my shorts.
These green shorts?
No, those white shorts.
17. I get up at 7 O’clock
Here’s my day. This is what I do.
I get up at seven O’clock.
Seven O’clock?
Seven O’clock.
I take a shower at seven thirty.
Seven thirty?
Seven thirty.
I have breakfast at seven forty-five.
Seven forty-five?
Seven forty-five.
I go to school at eight fifteen.
Eight fifteen?
Eight fifteen.
I have lunch at one O’clock.
One O’clock?
One O’clock.
I go home at five fifteen.
Five fifteen?
Five fifteen.
I have dinner at seven thirty.
Seven thirty?
Seven thirty.
I go to bed at ten forty-five.
Ten forty-five?
Ten forty-five.
And then I start all over again…
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19. Selection Criteria
1. Examination of content of the rhymes
a. Relevant to children’s world
b. Age appropriate
c. Means of overcoming problems
d. Exploration of values
( Culture sensitivity, avoid stereotypes any kind and favouring one gender over the other)
20. Selection Criteria
2. Accompanying illustrations
a. Representation of characters
i. Human (stereotype views of gender, equal distribution of facial expressions and body posture)
ii. Animals ( avoid gender marker, stereotypical imagery)
b. Settings and activities character engage in
c. Synchronization of illustration with the text
21. Selection Criteria
3. Language used
a. Appropriate level
b. Language learning potential
c. Potential for development of activities