sharingkindergarten.com A-Around of Applause B-Bumble Gum C-Cowboy D-Donkey E-Elvis f-Firecracker g-Looking Good h-Hamburger I Ice Cream J Jumping Jelly Beans K-Kiss Your Brain L Tootsie Roll, Loll Pop M-Motorcycle N Na Na NaO-Oreo P-Parrot Q-Quiet Cheer R-Roller Coaster S Seal of Approval T Trucker U-Undercover Hero V Viper (Rattlesnake) W-WOW! COOL! X-eXcellent Y-Pat Yourself on the Back Z Zebra Clap in a circle to give a round of applause. A round of Applause 2012 Mary Amoson Pretend to open a piece of Bubblegum and put it in your mouth.Start chewing as you wiggle your head from side to side.Place your palms by your mouth and extend as you slowly blow. One, two, three, four, POP! Bubble Gum 2012 Mary Amoson Put one finger in the air and circle it like a lasso as you say, "Ye-haw!" Cowboy 2012 Mary Amoson First, the girls stand on one leg and pretend to bray like a donkey as they say, Hee haw! Hee haw! HE always does a good job. The boys then stand on one leg and say, She haw! She haw! SHE always does a good job. Donkey 2012 Mary Amoson Turn up your collar; get out your microphone. Then swing the microphone around in circles, curl your lip like Elvis and say together, Thank you, thank you very much. Elvis 2012 Mary Amoson Hold your palms together in front of you as if praying. Make a sizzling sound (Ssssss) as you wiggle your palms up in the air like a firecracker going off. Clap them above your head, then wiggle your fingers around and down like the sparkles coming from a firecracker. Make an Ahhhhh sound like a crowd watching a firecracker go off. Firecracker 2012 Mary Amoson To compliment a child say, You are . . . (make a clicking noise as you make a pretend mirror around your face and fluff your hair),. . . lookin good! Lookin Good 2012 Mary Amoson Pretend to make a hamburger patty by patting your palms together. Stick out your right hand as if placing a hamburger on a skillet. Make a sizzling sound and say, Is it done? Turn your hand over and say, Not yet. Repeat twice. After the third Is it done, give a thumbs-up and say, Well done! Hamburger 2012 Mary Amoson Pretend to hold an ice cream cone in one hand and lick it. Ice Cream 2012 Mary Amoson While sitting on down, curl up with hands around legs and jump or jiggle like a jelly bean, saying J, J, J each time. Jumping Jelly Bean 2012 Mary Amoson When children answers clever, correct, orcreative say, "Kiss your brain" by kissing your fingertips and touch your head. Kiss Your Brain 2012 Mary Amoson Teacher says, Tootsie Roll. Stick out your tongue and pretend to lick a sucker as you say, Lollipop. Hold up both hands, open and close your fingers like your hands are talking and say, Weve been talking now lets stop. As you say stop, make a motion like youre cutting off music. Tootsie Roll, Lollipop 2012 Mary Amoson

Put up thumbs as you make theRmmm!Rmmm! sound. Motorcycle 2012 Mary Amoson Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good job! Na Na Na Na 2012 Mary Amoson Pretend to lick left palm, then lick right palm, then clap them together. Now eat the cookie and drink a glass of milk afterward. Rub your tummy and say, Mmm! Oreo 2012 Mary Amoson Put your hands in your armpits to make theparrot's wings. Flap your wings up and down as you squawk and say, "Aaaaak! You did a good job!"Parrott 2012 Mary Amoson Tell the children they can jump around, wave their hands in the air, and make as much noise as they want - as long as you can't hear them! Quiet Cheer 2012 Mary Amoson Start by going up the hill with hands in front, making the ch, ch, ch sound. Make three hills with your hands going up and down saying Whoa.Finish with hands up wiggling. Rollercoaster 2012 Mary Amoson Stiffen arms, extend them in front of you, and cross them over each other Clap them as you make a barking noise like a seal.Seal of Approval 2012 Mary Amoson Tell children: Grab your steering wheel. Make a rrrrr sound as you pretend to steer. Put fist in the air and say Honk honk as if pulling a horn. Next, put fist by mouth like its a CB radio and say, Good job, good buddy. Trucker 2012 Mary Amoson With fingers like a V, go across your eyes from left to right, then right to left. Superman 2012 Mary Amoson Put palms together then wiggle in front of you as you make a hissing (sssssss) sound. Quickly stick your tongue in and out like a snake.Viper 2012 Mary Amoson To cheer for a child without using words, put both hands up on either side of your mouth with the pointer, middle, and ring fingers making a W. Open your mouth in a wide circle.This spells W - O - W. WoW! 2012 Mary Amoson Make fists with your hands, cross your arms in front of you to make an "X" and say, "Excellent"! eXcellent 2012 Mary Amoson Have children pat themselves on the back as they say, "I'm good stuff." Next, have them pat their neighbor on the back as they say, "You're good stuff, too." Pat Yourself on the Back 2012 Mary Amoson

Zebra 2012 Mary Amoson Ore A Bub Cow Don Elvis Fire Look Ham Ice Jump Kiss Toot Parr Quie Seal Rol- NaMo- Truc Su- Vi- Wo eX- Pat The vowel cards are red, consonance cards are blue, and Yy is orange because I like to say it dresses up for Halloween, because it can be a vowel or a consonance. I made these cheer cards with Dr. Jeans knowledge and permission.I like to teach a new cheer a week, each related to the letter we are learning. Since everyone uses different letter orders, I thought creating an alphabet, cards, and a poster would be the best. Best wishes on a GREAT teaching year! Graphics by Scrappin Doodles Teacher Laura EduClips Fonts by KG Fonts I hope you enjoy this reading comprehension game and writing prompts. I hope this saves you a ton of preparation time implementing standards, FUN, and learning in your classroom. If you love this, please take a moment to rate it. If there is a mistake, email me at maryamoson@gmail.com Visit me at... www.sharingkindergarten.com www.facebook.com/SharingKindergarten Copyright and Licensing Information By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use stated below. For personal use/single classroom use only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, sold or edited with-out the direct permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act. To purchase additional shar-ing licenses, please visit my store. All contents of this document are under copyright protection including all text, graphics, content, and fonts. All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright from their original author/artist.