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Pretend to be one of the nursery rhyme characters from the story. While you are doing this sing “I spy with my little eye something.” Take turns saying a color and stop as you say the color. Hold hands with the children and gallop from side to side in a circle. Then you try it! Laugh together when you make a mistake. Keep increasing the speed until their tongue is tied.

Have the children say the title of the book three times in a row. If they need help, look for them together or give them clues to make it easier. Go through the book again and have the children try to find the hidden characters that are placed throughout the pages by themselves. Write them on a list with the matching color crayon. Ask the children to find as many things as they can of each color. Talk about the color of peaches, pears and plumbs. Each day, pick a different activity to do with the children after reading. Hearing the same story again and again helps them learn new words and understand the ideas the hear better. Read this book several times to the children. Spend some time talking about the story.

Each peach pear and plum