McDuff Saves the Day (McDuff Stories) by Rosemary Wells.Maisy's Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins.Homemade Love: Picture Book by bell hooks.Little Bear's Little Boat by Eve Bunting.Golly Gump Swallowed a Fly (A Parents Magazine Read Aloud and Easy Reading Program Original) by Joanna Cole.When the Sun Rose by Barbara Helen Berger.The Littlest Matryoshka by Corinne Demas Bliss.Accidents May Happen: Fifty Inventions Discovered By Mistake by Charlotte Jones.The Very Hungry Caterpillar: board book & CD by Eric Carle.The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design by William A.Observe children to determine if they understand the different movements of the animals. I reccommend getting a copy of the book for your bookshelf. I have changed a bit of it to make it go faster and keep it moving. My thanks to the author of the book, Joanna Cole, for years of an enjoyable start to the physical education year, and for the magical story. The screams are always a hit and they love the story. Golly he took a huge, 1st prize kinda breath, as big as a cloud and a loud as a plane and he yelled (whisper this part and then yell)' If you don't all get out of here, I'm going to swallow a grizzly bear (and then growl and chase children. Now what do you think Golly might do? ( no, not that, oh I don't think so, well) 'I'm going to tell you a secret ok, lean in so as everyone can't hear. Now that Golly was full, his stomach was as big as the good-year blimp, he had a dog which was barking (ruff ruff) a cat that was meowing (meow meow) a bird that was flapping (arms flapping) a spider that was tickling (tickle a few tummies) and a fly that was buzzing round and round (buzz a few ears). Can you run around the gym like you think a dog might run and come back to me. 'Now golly had a real mess and he thought and thought real hard and he said 'what do I know that catches cats, yes you are right, that Golly, he acted like a real big hog and swallowed down the neighbors dog. Can you act like a cat and move around the gym and come back to me?' Can you imagine that, golly swallowed down a big old yellow cat. What was golly going to do? He was feeling so terrible. 'Now golly had a real mess, the bird was flapping, the spider was tickling and the fly was buzzing round and round. Can you flap your wings and fly around the gym and come back to me?' What do we know that catches spiders? The strangest thing I ever heard, but Golly swallowed down a red winged bird. 'Now golly had a real mess going on, the spider was tickling, tickling and the fly was buzzing round and round. 'Golly is in real trouble, that fly is driving him crazy, so he thinks to himself, what do I know that catches flies? Do you know anything that catches flies?' When you where close ' Golly opened wide, he opened wider and he swallowed down a long legged, prickley spider.' 'Can you act like a long legged spider and move around the gym like a spider would?' (demonstrate and hand and foot walk) 'I don't know how I don't know why, but Golly swallowed down a little black fly.' Now the fly is buzzing round and round, can you buzz like a fly around the gym and then come back to me. When he yawns he can swallow, whole houses, buildings as big as our school.'( I yawn again) Unfortunately Golly doesn't cover his mouth when he yawns and so 'Golly is the best yawner in the whole country. For years I have adapted that story to start the year when I am teaching children to move safely through space amongst and for learning to imagine. There is a children's book about Golly Gump and 20 years ago I would read it to my children, The book is called Golly Gump Swallowed a Fly, written by Joanna Cole.

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