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Having a bad day
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Submitted by: Dawn Resch, Katy
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Audience
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• Pre-school
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Books
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The Grouchy Ladybug by:Eric Carle
A grouchy ladybug, lookingfor a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size and strength.
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Leo the Late Bloomer by:Robert Krauss
Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.
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I love it when you smile by:Sam McBratney
A grumpy kangaroo is having a bad day until mother finds a way to make him smile.
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No! No! No! by:Anne Rockwell
After a day when nothing goes right, a young boy's mood begins to change at bedtime.
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Where the Wild Things Are by:Maurice Sendak
Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.
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Mean Soup by:Betsy Everitt
Horace feels really mean at the end of a bad day, until he helps his mother make mean soup.
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Songs
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Hot Potato
I use Yummy Yummy by the Wiggles. Two of the kids favorites are Hot Potato and Shake Your Sillies Out.
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If you're mad and you know it
Sing to the tune of If Your Happy and You Know It. Use whatever motions show being mad ie. yelling, stomping, frowning.
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Notes
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Fun to bring in a kettle and have the children act out mean soup. You can use popsicle sticks to bang on the kettle and bubbles to make the water look like it is boiling.
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