Dear Caregivers:

Today we used some of these books, fingerplays, and other materials in our storytime. Please continue helping your child develop by sharing these at home! UNDERWEAR

LETTER OF THE DAY BOOKS TO SHARE FUN WITH FINGERPLAYS AND Underwear! SONGS by Jennifer Harney Five Little Underpants [fingerplay] Stone Underpants [count on your fingers as you recite the by Rebecca Lisle rhyme] U u Creepy Pair of Underwear! Five little underpants hanging on the line by Aaron Reynolds The first one said, "I look just fine!" The second one said, "I might have a tear." Monster's New Undies The third one said, "But we don't care!" by Samantha Berger The fourth one said, "We're as clean as can be." The fifth one said, "That's fine with me!" ASL SIGN OF THE DAY Polar Bear's Underwear Ooooooh went the wind, and up blew the pants, by Tupera Tupera "Underwear" [make a wind motion and move hand upward] And the five little underpants danced, danced, Vegetables In Underwear danced! [wiggle all five fingers] by Jared Chapman Where Do You Wear Your Underwear? One Big Pair Of Underwear [Tune: "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry by Laura Gehl Bush"] Underpants Dance by Marlena Zapf Where do you wear your underwear, underwear, underwear? Charlie's Superhero Where do you wear your underwear, early in the Underpants morning? by Paul Bright Do you wear it on your head? On your head, on your head? Arthur's Underwear Do you wear it on your head, early in the morning? by Marc Brown [Verses: under your ; over your arm; around Animals In Underwear ABC your stomach, etc. Finish with "under your by Todd Parr clothes."]

Brief Thief by Michaël Escoffier I'm Getting Dressed Myself MORE FUN! [Tune: "Farmer In The Dell"] Design Your Own Undies!

I’m getting dressed myself Materials: ’m getting dressed myself Coloring tools (markers, crayons, etc.) Hi-ho, I’m growing-o, Scissors I’m getting dressed myself. (Optional) Computer and printer (Optional) Twine or yarn [Verses: I put on underpants; I'm slipping on (Optional) Tape my ; I'm tugging on my ; I'm pulling on my pants; I'm tying up my shoes; There are many blank undies I'm ready for the day templates online for you to print off. If you don't have access to a computer The Underwear Hokey Pokey or printer, you can also just freehand [Tune: "Hokey Pokey"] draw a simple pair yourself.

You put your left in, Lay out the blank undies and coloring tools for your You put your left sock out, child(ren) and let their imaginations run free! When You put your left sock in and you shake it all they're done designing their pair(s) of undies, they can practice their scissor skills by cutting them out. about! You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself If you and your child(ren) make multiple pairs of undies, around, you can tape them to a length of string and hang it up like That’s what it’s all about! a real clothesline! [Verses: right sock; ; underwear]

Head, Shoulders, Knees, Underwear Can you and your child(ren) come up with any other [Tune: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and words that begin with the letter "U?' This is a hard one! Toes"] The transition from to big-kid underwear is a Head, shoulders, knees, underwear. monumental one. For resources on potty-training, visit Knees, underwear. the library's "Early Literacy" page and/or talk to Ms. Ann! Head, shoulders, knees, underwear. Knees, underwear. Talking about with your child is a great Eyes and ears and mouth and underwear. opportunity to introduce a discussion of patterns, which Head, shoulders, knees, underwear. is an early math concept. Do any of your child's Knees, underwear. underclothes have designs that repeat themselves in a pattern? Start pointing out patterns you notice on clothing throughout your day (example: "Did you see how that has a striped pattern? First a yellow stripe, then a red one, then a yellow again!").