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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
and Star Light Star Bright are probably two of the most known and loved nursery
rhymes. Activity #1: Music: Twinkle, Twinkle a Little bit of Mozart Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star's music was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the great composer and child prodigy. Share this short presentation of Mozart and his music for children. Activity #2: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Nursery Rhyme and Music (Optional: Star Bright) *Read and/or sing the nursery rhyme posters of your choice. Make sure child understands the meaning of all the words. Identify colors in the picture. Here is the music and longer version of the lyrics, enjoy and sing! Note: Children under 2 will benefit greatly from singing, using puppets, stuffed animals, and/or finger plays with nursery rhymes. *Try to dress in something yellow for this activity. Note: At this point you can include a Bible reading and discussion related to star as it is represented during Christmas festivities, view links below. Use Bible coloring pages as display resource. Activity #3: Easy Shapes Star Craft Tell the children they will make a Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Have the children hold their finished star as they sing your choice of nursery rhyme. Note: If presenting this activity for a Christmas theme, present the significance of the star as it relates to the holiday. * In this activity
children will have fun practicing shapes: circle, triangle,
crescent, oval |
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