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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">I absolutely love cumulative songs for building memory power!</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Favorites:</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy">I Had Me a Rooster:
<a href="http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/ihadarooster.php">http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/ihadarooster.php</a> (I let the kids pick the animals that come after the rooster)</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy">There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnwTuDAQwN0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnwTuDAQwN0</a></span></font></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy">The Green Grass Grew All Around:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiYbUfW8Mhk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiYbUfW8Mhk</a></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy">I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC_xO2aN_IA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC_xO2aN_IA</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">And this is my new all-time favorite clapping game (even though I haven’t had a chance to try it in storytime yet):</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Froggy! -
<a href="http://www.greenghoulie.com/games/songs/froggy.htm">http://www.greenghoulie.com/games/songs/froggy.htm</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Honestly, why would you waste your time with flashcards when there are so many funner (yes, I said “funner”) things to do?!</span></font></p>
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color:navy">Rick Samuelson, Youth Services Librarian<br>
Washington
County Cooperative Library Services<br>
(503) 648-9785 x5#</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b><span style="font-weight:
bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Korie Jones Buerkle<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:03 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Katie Anderson; (kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kids-lib] In the News: Simon Says Don’t Use Flashcards (games you can play with kids to increase executive functioning)</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">I know I learned this one from some children's librarian out there-sorry
I can't remember who- it's a favorite at storytime:</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">Librarian: Say "pup." Now stand up.</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">Librarian: Say "tree." Now touch your knee!</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">Librarian: Say "bear." Now touch your...(add a pause and the kids will scramble to figure it out and say it first).</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><font size="4" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic">Korie Buerkle</span></font></i></b><font size="3" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:blue">
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Children's Librarian </span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">Newberg Public Library
<br>
503 554 7734 <br>
www.newberglibrary.org</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Katie Anderson<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:34 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> (kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [kids-lib] In the News: Simon Says Don’t Use Flashcards (games you can play with kids to increase executive functioning)</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Simon Says Don’t Use Flashcards by Tara Parker-Pope,
<i><span style="font-style:
italic">New York Times</span></i></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/simon-says-dont-use-flashcards/">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/simon-says-dont-use-flashcards/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We’ve been reading the research that indicates play is how kids learn and is important for their future success. This short article provides more explicit guidance around what
types of games and how you can alter games to increase a child’s ability to pay attention, remember rules, and exhibit self-control—all strong predictors of academic success!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here are a few things I took away from the article that you may be able to try during storytimes!</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Play games like Simon Says, Red Light/Green Light, and clapping and signing games which require kids to pay attention and focus, follow instructions/rules/the leader, and exhibit self-control.</p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><font size="2" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">?<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Change rules or add new components to games develops mental flexibility and requires increased concentration and memory skills—examples include having kids touch the opposite body part than what is being sung during
Head and Shoulders (touch your nose when you sing the word ‘toes’), switching green to stop and red to go in Red Light/Green Light.</p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><font size="2" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">?<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Do more singing and clapping games! Make up a new verse to an old favorite action rhyme that kids have memorized and try singing in the round (Row, Row, Row your boat is a good one to start with).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Have a favorite games that requires kids to pay attention, remember rules/actions, be mentally flexible, and exhibit self-control? Please share with the group!</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Enjoy,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Katie
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">* Youth Services Consultant *
Oregon
Center for the Book Coordinator *</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Oregon</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black">
State Library, 250 Winter
St. NE, Salem,
OR 97301</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</span></font></p>
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