What Happens Next?

• DOMAIN(S)

  Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
• INDICATOR(S)

  CD-MA3.1d
• AGE GROUP(S)

  12-24 months

Use language as a cue to help the children predict what happens next. Say, "All of my friends have finished eating. What should we do next?" As an extension, teachers can sing transition songs, like this one to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell":

We all are cleaning up,

we all are cleaning up,

Hi! Ho! The Derry-O!

We all are cleaning up.

Add the children's names to personalize it:

Alex is cleaning up,

Brady is cleaning up,

Hi! Ho! The Derry-O!

Mary is cleaning up!

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