Caps for Sale — Books Come Alive
What’s your favorite book to read to a child? Is it a good story to dramatize? Caps for Sale is one of my all-time favorites for this. I love to get kids totally immersed in the story. It’s fun to do it with them. Everyone stands up and pretends to be the peddler, carrying their imaginative caps stacked on their heads, walking very carefully. Then they walk around the room shouting, “Caps. Caps for Sale. 50 cents a cap!”
I had the wonderful experience of reading and playing KIDFUN with Ryan’s preschool class yesterday at Congregation M’kor Shalom in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and, of course, we read Caps for Sale and acted it out. Ryan’s very smart teachers, Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. Zaslow, got in the act. Mrs. Cohen even went into the cabinet and pulled out little styrofoam bowls so the kids actually HAD caps to balance on their head. One of the children in the class got so into it, he kind of exaggerated the price of his caps and said, “Caps. Caps for Sale. 50 dollars a cap!” WOW! That’s inflation for you!
Thanks for inviting me … when can I come back? And, thanks to Ryan for helping me teach lots of KIDFUN games to her friends.
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Eileen Shorr
Get Ryan Wacky Wednesday and have her point out all the Wacky things. After a few readings she will get really good at picking them all out by herself. Count them as you name them.
Sharla
Thanks, Eileen!
Aline Zaslow
We had a great time listening to the story and acting out the part of the salesman. Thank you for visiting our classroom! It is a special treat when grandparents can share their love for their grandchildren. We hope you can visit us again with other ideas and stories to listen to! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Love, The Tzabim Class and Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. Zaslow 🙂