From "Down by the Bay" to "I Love the Mountains," children will sing and learn about our wonderful world. The enclosed CD features 25 fun songs -old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that help children appreciate the amazing planet earth that we call home. Every song has: Literacy Links to teach comprehension skills, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness Curriculum Connections to integrate the content of the song with curriculum areas such as math, art, sand and water play, science, outdoor play, field trips, and discovery a "Did You Know?" section with fun and interesting facts related to the song a vocabulary list to enhance children's language skills theme connections home activities to extend the learning related children's books All children love to sing and learn, so the book includes both English language learner strategies and special needs adaptations. Songs Include: I Love the Mountains Down by the Bay Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down Down by the Old Mill Stream The Green Grass Grew All Around Johnny Appleseed Mister Moon Winter Is Coming I Made a Pumpkin When I'm Chilly Earth Is Our Home White Coral Bells Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Mister Sun Rain, Rain Go Away We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree Little Drop of Dew The Weather Song It's Raining Caps, Mittens, Boots, and Scarf The Seeds Grow Cuckoo Round Swinging Along America the Beautiful