October 17

Sing a Song

Herman the Worm

I was sittin' on my fencepost, chewing my bubblegum
(chew, chew, chew, chew)
Playin' with my yo-yo, doo-wop! Doo-wop!
And along came Herman the worm (worm finger movements)
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring a tiny worm)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
“I ate a bug."
I was sittin' on my fencepost, chewing my bubblegum
(chew, chew, chew, chew)
Playin' with my yo-yo, doo-wop! Doo-wop!
And along came Herman the worm (worm finger movements)
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring a little bit bigger worm)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
“I ate a cat."
I was sittin' on my fencepost, chewing my bubblegum
(chew, chew, chew, chew)
Playin' with my yo-yo, doo-wop! Doo-wop!
And along came Herman the worm (worm finger movements)
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring a bigger worm)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
"I ate a dog."
I was sittin' on my fencepost, chewing my bubblegum
(chew, chew, chew, chew)
Playin' with my yo-yo, doo-wop! Doo-wop!
And along came Herman the worm (worm finger movements)
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring a bigger worm)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
"I ate a car."
I was sittin' on my fencepost, chewing my bubblegum
(chew, chew, chew, chew)
Playin' with my yo-yo, doo-wop! Doo-wop!
And along came Herman the worm (worm finger movements)
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring a really big worm)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
"I ate a whale."
I was sittin' on my fencepost, chewing my bubblegum
(chew, chew, chew, chew)
Playin' with my yo-yo, doo-wop! Doo-wop!
And along came Herman the worm (worm finger movements)
And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring for a tiny worm again)
And I said: "Herman? What happened?"
"I burped."

Watch

Herman the Worm – The Learning Station

Try This

See how far you can jump with your little one.  Mark the starting line with tape, and have them guess how far they can jump, which you can mark with a second line of tape.  Then test it out by jumping together!

Read a Book

Here are some book recommendations for today. Check out the picture book collection at your local library, where there are lots of books to choose from! Find nearby libraries.

• A Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins; illustrated by Chris Appelhans
• I Don't Want to be Big by Dev Petty; illustrated by Mike Boldt