CLOTHING
Books:
Clothesline by Jez Alborough
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Max's Dragon Shirt by Rosemary Wells
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
You Can't Go To School Naked! by Dianne Billstrom
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Old Hat New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter
The Spiffiest Giant in Town by Axel Scheffler
My Mother's Sari by Sandhya Rao
Suki's Kimono by Chieri Uegaki
The Emperor's New Clothes by Susanna Davidson
Mr. Tuggle's Trouble by LeeAnn Blankenship
Ants in my Pants by Wendy Mould
Buy My Hats by Dave Horowitz
Don't Be Silly, Mrs. Millie! by Judy Cox
Activities:
Sneakers (Sandra Boynton; Dog Train #4)
We are Clothes in the Washing Machine
We are clothes in the washing machine
(Put your arms in a large circle)
We wiggle and giggle until we are clean
Then mama shakes us out to dry
Then hangs us on a clothes line high!
(Lift arms up)
Old Shoes, New Shoes
Old shoes, new shoes,
Who is wearing red shoes?
One, two, three, four,
Stomp them, stomp them on the floor!
Replace red with other colors
Last verse:
Old shoes, new shoes,
Everyone is wearing shoes!
One, two, three, four,
Let’s all stomp them on the floor!
The Clothing Pokey
You put your right glove in
You put your right glove out
You put your right glove in
And you shake it all about
You do the Clothing Pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!
Repeat with:
Left glove
Right shoe
Left shoe
Shirt
Pants
Cobbler, Cobbler
(Ask kids what a cobbler does – He fixes broken shoes!)
Cobbler, Cobbler, mend my shoe
(hold foot on knee)
Have it done by half-past two
(hammer shoe with fist)
Stitch it up and stitch it down
(make sewing motions)
Now nail the heel all around
(hammer on the heel)
Grandma's Glasses
Here are grandma's glasses.
Here is grandma's hat.
This is the way she folds her hands,
And lays them in her lap.
Here are grandpa's glasses.
Here is grandpa's hat.
This is the way he folds his arms,
Just like that!
Busy Me
My little shoes go tap, tap, tap.
My little shirt goes flap, flap, flap.
My little pants go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
My little hat goes jiggle, jiggle, jiggle.
My little clothes are soooo busy.
That's 'cause my clothes are all on my!
Rabbit in the Hat
Rabbit in the hat
Stay so still
(crouch down low)
Won’t you come out?
Yes I will!
(Jump up)
Hat and Shirt, Pants and Shoes
(Tune: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes)
Hat and shirt, pants and shoes.
Pants and shoes.
Hat and shirt, pants and shoes.
Pants and shoes.
Oh, I can get dressed by myself.
Hat and shirt, pants and shoes.
Pants and shoes.
I Can Get Dressed By Myself
Tune: London Bridge is Falling Down
I can get dressed by myself, (point to yourself)
By myself,
By myself.
I can get dressed by myself.
You can, too.
(Point to someone else)
My favorite hat goes on my head
(Place hand on head)
I can button up my own shirt,
(Pretend to fasten buttons on a shirt)
I pull my pants on, one leg, two,
(Pretend to pull on pants)
I can put on my own socks,
(Pretend to put on one sock, then the other)
I can tie my shoes myself,
(Pretend to tie one shoe, then the other)
Crafts:
Ties:
Copy and cut out tie template. Let kids decorate with markers or crayons.
Plain Tie Template: http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2367&Itemid=5
Striped Tie Template: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/striped_tie_template.htm
Glasses:
Use NCLS accucut "Glasses Frame" to cut enough pieces for each child. Let kids glue frame to sides and decorate with markers, crayons, stickers, sequins, etc.
Shirts:
Use the template to cut shirt shapes from coffee filters. Have kids scribble on them with washable markers. Using a spray bottle, wet the shirts. The marker will bleed to create a tie-dye affect. Then let the kids hang their shirts on a clothesline to dry.
Template: http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails3.cfm?CraftID=1481
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