2007 Printable Manual - Texas State Library and Archives ...

2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
Mix the red food coloring with white frosting or use prepared red icing. Spread the
frosting on top of a whole four-section graham cracker. At one end, sandwich the frosting
between a one-section piece of graham cracker to make the ‘cab’ of the fire truck. On the
top of the cab, use the frosting to attach a red candy on top to make the siren. Finish the
fire truck by adding pieces of pretzel sticks to make a ladder, licorice for a fire hose, etc.,
on the frosting. Use the frosting to attach the miniature Oreos for the wheels. Display
and then eat!
Fingerplays
This Little Plane
(By Debbie Brightwell Brown. Do this rhyme as a fingerplay by using your fingers or
stand up and act out being an airplane with your arms extended out.)
This little plane flew in the air.
This little plane stayed home.
This little plane went very high.
This little plane went very low.
This little plane went roar, roar, roar all the way home.
Songs
The Car Song
(By Debbie Brightwell Brown. Sing to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching
Home." Cut paper steering wheels out of pizza boxes in advance or use paper plates.
Distribute the steering wheels to the children to use while singing the song.)
We like to travel in our car.
Hurrah! Hurrah!
A car can take us very far.
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll buckle up before we go.
First we go fast, then we go slow.
And we’ll all have a good time in our car.
Vroom! Vroom!
The Choo-Choo Song
(Traditional. Sing to the tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” Use masking tape to create pretend
train tracks on the floor in a circle. Let the children follow you around the track as you
sing the song. Bells and a wooden train whistle can also be used to add sound effects.)
Here comes the choo-choo train,
Puffin’ around the track.
First comes the engine,
The freight cars are in back.
180