The One and Only Delaney

Table of Contents

• Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily
• Good, Better, and Best
• Fish and Snails and Crabs and Whales
• Dear Parents

Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily

One morning, Miss Sparks invites Delaney to the front of the class to show off her skirt. Delaney skips to the front, and twirls. The skirt has musical notes on it. And Delaney loves music because it makes people happy. Logan and Skylar confirm that Delaney is always humming, whistling, or singing.

Miss Sparks sits at the piano and asks Delaney what her favorite song is. She answers with “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” Miss Sparks begins to play the song, and all the children join in singing it. Spencer pretends he’s rowing a boat, and then soon all the children are rowing merrily down the stream.

Miss Sparks’ glasses glitter. Delaney is right, music can make people happy! Miss Sparks asks the children what creatures live in the sea they’re rowing to. The class discusses fish, crabs, and seabirds, snails, seahorses, and whales. Miss Sparks shows the children how there’s gray whales, black whales, and blue whales. And they’re all different sizes. The words big, bigger, and biggest can be used to describe size, same with small, smaller, and smallest.

Soon, the class will be given the opportunity to do a presentation to other classes. They can talk about sea creatures! The students will be able to do something about a different type of sea creature. Students can recite poems, show a drawing, or talk about or pretend to be their creature.

Delaney raises her hand. She wants to do her presentation about whales! Avery and Skylar volunteer to help her. Miss Sparks smiles, and says some whales hum, whistle, or sing, just like Delaney! And then, Miss Sparks starts to play Delaney’s favorite song again, and Delaney sings the loudest of everyone.