Toddlertime 7/25/18: The Moon

Theming Toddlertime on the moon happened completely by accident. I found the book Circle Song by Diana Engel, and the rest of the planning sort of fell into place after that.

We did our usual intro, and then read Circle Song. This book has a few more words than I would usually prefer during a Toddlertime, but it is a sweet bedtime tale full of love and positivity. One of the circles mentioned in the book is the moon, so I decided to find a felt story about the moon as well and loosely theme the day on that.

I wasn't able to find a movement song about the moon, so we went with one of my favorite standbys, "Clap Your Hands."

Click here for the version of "Clap Your Hands" that I use. 

For our felt story today, I used "The Moon Up Above." To the tune of "Wheels on the Bus," we sing...

The moon up above is big and bright,
Big and bright, big and bright.
The moon up above is big and bright
In the sky.

The moon up above is near the stars,
Near the stars, near the stars.
The moon up above is near the stars
In the sky.

The moon up above helps me to sleep,
Me to sleep, me to sleep.
The moon up above helps me to sleep
In my bed.

With each verse, I add the felt piece that corresponds. Sometimes we sing each verse twice through; once as a slow call and response and once together as a group, depending on how quickly the families catch on to the lyrics and melody.

Finally, it was time to say goodbye until next time!