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credit:  Storytime Katie

Books:


Faster! Faster!
Faster! Faster!  by Leslie Patricelli
See how fast Dad can go while you ride on his back!

I'm fast!
I'm Fast!  by Kate & Jim McMullan
Can a freight train beat a race car to Chicago?  See just how fast it can go while carrying it's heavy load.

Slow snail
Slow Snail, by Mary Murphy
Follow snail's slimy trail as she slowly makes her way home for dinner


"Slowly, slowly, slowly," said the sloth

"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth, by Eric Carle
"Why do you do things so slowly ?" asked the Howler Monkey.  Find out how the sloths answers in this beautifully illustrated picture book.

Fingerplays:

Green says, “Go!” (march quickly)
Go! Go! Go!
Yellow says, “Slow!” (march slowly)
Slow…slow…slow
And red says, “Stop!” (stop and freeze)
Go! Go! Go! (march fast)
Slow…slow…slow (march slowly)
and STOP! (stop)

This is big, big, big (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes (nod head)
This is no, no, no (shake head)

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