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98 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Songs
Diez chiquitos deditos Ten Little Fingers
(Traditional. Translated by Paula Gonzales. Sing to the tune of “Ten Little Indians.” Hold up
fingers as you sing.)
Un chiquito, dos chiquitos,
Tres chiquitos deditos.
Cuatro chiquitos, cinco chiquitos,
Seis chiquitos deditos.
Siete chiquitos, ocho chiquitos,
nueve chiquitos deditos,
Y uno mas son diez.
One little, two little,
Three little fingers.
Four little, five little,
Six little fingers.
Seven little eight little,
Nine little fingers,
And another little finger makes ten.
Flannel Boards
Read The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins. A cookie pattern is provided at the end of this
chapter. Make pieces based on the book to place on the flannel board as you read the story. At
minimum, you will want to have twelve cookies.
Crafts
Caterpillars
Materials
2-inch diameter circles cut from green construction paper
Sheets of white 14.5” X 12” construction paper
White self-adhesive dots
Glue sticks
Black crayons
Directions
Give each child five green circles and a piece of white construction paper. Let them arrange the
green circles in a row with each circle touching the adjoining ones. Glue the circles on the white
construction paper to create a five-sectioned caterpillar. Let the children use black crayons to
draw eyes and legs on the caterpillar. In advance, write numbers from one to five on the selfadhesive
dots. Give each child stickers to put in numerical order on the body of the caterpillar.
Games and Activities
Play hopscotch. Use duct tape or masking tape to form the squares and numbers. Although the
concept is the same, children in various countries draw different grids for the numbers. Visit
Topics Online Magazine at www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-hopscotch.htm to see a
version of hopscotch from Colombia. Very young children will not understand the rules of the