Echo-speak the snail's rhyme, one phrase at a time. Use a low and draggy speaking voice.
Continue to echo-speak the snail's rhyme, adding phrases until the entire rhyme is learned.
Use a toy snail to demonstrate the words, if desired.
Echo-speak the mouse's rhyme one phrase at a time. Use a high and spirited speaking voice.
Continue to echo-speak the mouse's rhyme, adding phrases until the entire rhyme is learned.
Use a toy mouse to demonstrate the words, if desired.
Choose an older child to speak the snail's rhyme, using a low and draggy speaking voice. Allow the entire group to speak the mouse's rhyme together, using a high and spirited speaking voice.
Activity: Sit in a circle of mice with a snail on the outside of the circle. The snail will speak its solo while crawling around the outside of the circle, then climbing up to sit on a wooden chair (rail). When it is the turn of the mice, they will speak their rhyme while they crawl quickly around the circle (house).
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