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Texas Reading Club Manual 109
Directions
Alert the storytime parents and caregivers to this activity in advance and ask them to dress their
children in clothes that are appropriate for creating art. Have a few extra smocks or old shirts on
hand in case someone forgets. In advance, cut butcher paper into 5’X 5’ sections. Show
examples of simple shapes such as circles, hearts, and lines. Let the children use colored chalk
or paint to create their own mural. Display the artwork on a bulletin board.
Games and Activities
Duck, Duck, Goose
Seat the children in a circle. Select one child to start the game. That child walks around the
outside of the circle and taps each child on the head, saying “Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Goose.”
The child who is tapped when the word “Goose” is spoken becomes the Goose. The Goose
stands and chases the first child around the outside of the circle. The first child runs all the way
around the circle and sits down in the Goose’s place. If the Goose catches the child, the Goose
sits down and the first child is “It” again. If the first child sits down without being tapped by the
Goose, the Goose walks around the outside of the circle and repeats the game, saying “Duck,
Duck, Duck … Goose!”
Videos/DVDs/Films
If you have public performance rights, show these videos and DVDs, or segments of them, to
the children. Otherwise, display them for home use.
“Franklin Plays the Game” on Franklin Plays the Game. (25 minutes)
The Great Gracie Chase. (8 minutes)
“What Will We See at the Zoo?” on Let’s Go to the Zoo. (50 minutes)
Preschool Program
Deportes para campeones / Sports for Champions
Books to Share
Boots by Lauryn Silverhardt.
Clifford’s Sports Day by Norman Bridwell.
El día deportivo de Clifford by Norman Bridwell.
Eight Animals Play Ball by Susan Middleton Elya.
Franklin juega al futbol by Paulette Bourgeois.
Franklin Plays the Game by Paulette Bourgeois.
Froggy Plays Soccer Jonathan London.