Whose Toes Are Those?
Celebrate the adorable toes on your little one with this engaging book - a beautiful reminder that each child is created uniquely!
English
A Guide to Reading Aloud to Your Child
Read with fun in your voice.
Build vocabulary by focusing on and talking about new words.
Connect the story to your child's world.
Ask your child questions about the book and encourage them to ask questions.
Make reading part of your everyday routine.
When you read the words, whenever possible, act them out too!
Hold the book so your child can see the pictures.
Make the plot come alive by discussing the illustrations.
Reading Everywhere!
Make text come alive around your home by using a sticky note, index card, or extra piece of paper to label a shoe.
Hang the label near a shoe and discuss the letters and their meaning with your child. Labeling helps children learn that letters come together to make words and creates a print rich environment in your home.
Pre-Reading Building Block
Sing the song “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” to remind your child of the names of body parts. Point to each body part while singing.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes!
Stretch their understanding by trying these lyrics:
Head, shoulders, elbows, hands, elbows, hands
Head, shoulders, elbows, hands, elbows, hands
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, elbows, hands, elbows, hands!
Let's Play
The book Whose Toes Are Those? includes a variation of the classic nursery rhyme, “This Little
Piggy” by Mother Goose. While pointing to each of your child’s toes, recite the traditional poem:
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none.
This little piggy went wee, wee, wee, all the way home!
If you liked Whose Toes Are Those?, be sure to check out...
Everywhere Babies by
Susan Meyers
Doggies by
Sandra Boynton
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by
Mem Fox
ID: whose-toes-are-those
