Shirley Ellis: The Name
Game
Learning to recognize and create rhymes is
an important part of learning to read, this is why some of the most
successful children's book authors write with rhythm and rhyme.
Here's a fun way to have fun with names - a game that kids have played for
generations - THE NAME GAME. This is the original version that
Shirley Ellis recorded in 1963. Click the PLAY button on the lower
left (right-pointing arrow) to view.
Online Multimedia to Share Early Literacy Skills
Here are some links to online videos and multimedia that can be used to share the fun of great picture books, reading, and early literacy skills. Did I forget your favorite? Please send me any links (webmaster@clubtnt.org) to multimedia sites you share. Check back - this list of resources will grow. Thanks!
 | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What To You See. Author Bill Martin reads his classic children's book. Note the way he sings it with a simple melody. |
| Charlie & Lola: I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato, Part 1). and I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato, Part 2) This is a great animation based on the book by Lauren Child. |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Here is a wonderful musical animation that turns this classic ABC book into a song! |
| Classic Sesame Street animation: The Alphabet Song. A Paul Fierlinger masterpiece. |
| Classic Sesame Street: Big Bird - ABC-DEF-GHI. Big Bird is practicing his reading, but he doesn't recognize one very long word (from 1969). |
| Classic Sesame Street: Born to Add. A parody of a famous Bruce Springfield song with lots of counting fun. |
| Classic Sesame Street: Counting Sheep, Fire Engines and Balloons. Counting with Ernie & Bert is fun! |
| Classic Sesame Street: Don Music Writes the Alphabet Song. A great piece from the 1970's featuring the Muppets and the Alphabet Song. |
| Classic Sesame Street: Manamanah Song. A funny song that kids will enjoy, featuring the Muppets and nonsense syllables |
| Duck for President, by Doreen Cronin. Here's a short video based on this popular picture book. If you want a short video to introduce this book for a storytime reading, try this short animated Duck For President Campaign Advertisement. |
| I Love It When You Read To Me. I share this with the kids in my library, they can't get enough of it. Please sing it with your children, too. I am sure they will love it too. Click HERE for downloadable, printable lyrics. |
| Llama Llama Read Pajama, by Anna Dewdney. A wonderful reading of a great rhyming book that young children will enjoy - great for phonological awareness and print motivation. |
| Rainbow Connection: Kermit the Frog. Here's the original version from the opening of The Muppet Movie (1979). |
| Storytime With Lulu! Green Eggs and Ham! This "read-along" story time let's children enjoy a classic Dr. Seuss story with Lulu! |
| Where the Wild Things Are. This fun animation is based on the classic picturebook by Maurice Sendak. |