And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon: Over 650 Activities to Teach Toddlers Using Familiar Rhymes and Songs » (New Edition)

Pam Schiller, Ph.D., is an early childhood author, consultant, and highly sought after speaker. She has written numerous articles for early childhood journals, including Child Care Information Exchange and Texas Child Care Quarterly. Pam is the author of five early childhood curriculums, eleven children's books and more than 30 teacher and parent resource books. Thomas Moore, Ph.D., is nationally recognized as an early childhood consultant, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and children's recording artist. He has given more than 800 speeches and workshops in the United States and abroad. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Written just for toddlers, this is the third book in the popular series.

Children's Literature

More than 250 songs, rhymes, and chants especially for toddlers and two-year-olds have been collected in this book by two veteran early childhood educators. Several pages of introduction tout the value of "talking" and singing in developing literacy skills for both speakers and nonspeakers, as well as provide tips for teachers or caregivers in working with both. Other developmental domains are discussed, with caution to teachers on not overscheduling or planning for children this age. Encouragement for teachers to sing with joy without concern for musical ability is included. The songs are featured in alphabetical order and each one includes the words with suggested melody, follow-up questions, language enrichment activities, extension activities in other developmental domains, and lists of related stories. A thematic chart at the end of the book groups related songs and chants. American Sign Language graphics illustrate simple words and the alphabet for teaching, and an alphabetical index of songs, and one for chants and rhymes are included.