EARLY LITERACY Chapter 1 THE HERO INSIDE ME • Open Shut Them • Ten Little Fingers • Ten Little Heroes Finger-play • Self Portraits • We Both are Heroes • Preschool Talent Show (Page 39) Chapter 2 THE HEROES IN MY FAMILY American Sign Language aslpro.com This Little Family Fingerplay Hero Medals (page 52) Chapter 3 THE HEROES AT SHOOL • • • • ABC song Boxy Bus (page 70) Is this Bus for Us, Gus? Rhyme to share (page 69) Chapter 4 THE HEROES IN MY COMMUNITY • • • • • Woo Woo Truck The Fire Engine Song Firefighter Helmet (page 89) Mini Touch-a-Truck Matching Game Chapter 5 THE HEROES IN STORYBOOKS • • • • Peek-a-Boo & Superhero School Capes, Masks and More Milkshake “Superhero” (2:56) Flying Superhero Craft (page 98) S-U-P-E-R Adapted by Julie Dietzel-Glair (Page 98) (Sung to the tune of B-I-N-G-O) There was a hero that saved the day And Super was his name-o S-U-P-E-R S-U-P-E-R S-U-P-E-R And Super was his name-o Chapter 6 HEROES MAKE US FEEL BETTER • Baby Happy, Baby Sad, Chu’s Day & Zoo Ah-Chooo • Brahms Lullaby (Kiboomu Kids Songs) • Play Doctor or Vet • Five Little Monkeys Finger Puppets (page 132) Chapter 7 HEROES SAVE THE WORLD • • • • The Garden Song by David Mallett (3:30) Apple & Farmer’s Market Day Pete the Cat “Old MacDonald” (1:48) “Grow a Seed” Craft Chapter 8 HEROES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM • Hello Bugs, Maria Had a Little Llama & Cows to the Rescue • Baa Baa Black Sheep (page 157) • Party Like a Penguin (2:03) • Animal Matchup (Memory) (page 172) BREAK!