Resources / Activity
Tune: “Old MacDonald”Old MacDonald has a friend And (child's name) is her name.This is how she dances, This is how she dances, This is how she dances, and she moves like this.
Prior to this activity, talk about rain. Have the children dress in boots and rain jackets. Take umbrellas outside to watch and feel the rain during outdoor time.
Create mats from clip art or notepads and gather manipulatives that correspond, such as footballs and a field or cow erasers and a barn. The children will shake a handful of manipulatives and drop them onto a mat.
Punch four holes on each open side of a flat tissue box. Provide the children with long laces. With your help, the children learn to lace the "shoe." An extension of this activity is for them to tie the lace in the shoe.
Have one ball available for each child. Say, "We have three children on the carpet and three balls. Everyone gets one ball." Give each child a ball and say, "One ball for Susan. One ball for Jordan. One ball for Demetrius. One, two, three balls.
Place four items on a tray in front of the children and say, “One of these things is not like the others. Can you find it and tell me in what way it is different?” Repeat several times with different groups of items.
Gather several sets of objects where one object is different from the other three: Three square blocks, for example, and one triangle block. Be sure that the items are different in only one attribute.
Cut potatoes from brown paper, number each one one-10 and pass out to the children in the group. Have the children stand and step forward when their number is called as you recite the following chant: One potato, two potato, three potato, four.
With a small group of children, count and compare socks. Gather several pairs of colorful socks. Show them to the children and talk about the colors and other features, such as stripes or characters. Have the children help you match the socks.
Sit on the floor with the infant facing you. Give the infant a small toy to hold in one hand. Once he/ she has a good grasp of the toy, give the infant a second toy to hold in the other hand.
Use the poem “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” to reinforce counting to 10. The children can recite the poem with you.One, two, buckle my shoe. (Pretend to buckle shoe.)Three, four, shut the door.
One, two, buckle my shoeThree, four, shut the doorFive, six, pick up sticksSeven, eight, lay them straightNine, ten, a big fat hen(hold up fingers to represent each number)
Read the book One, Two, Three...Crawl! by Carol Thompson to older infants. After you read, remind the infants where it is safe to crawl and where it is not safe to crawl. You can get down on the floor and crawl with them.
Sing the song “One-Two-Three” to the tune of “This Old Man.” Have the children hold up their fingers as they count while singing.One, two, three,Count with me,It's as easy as can be.
Teach children the following poem:In this whole, wide world (Make a big circle with your arms.)I can clearly see (Fingers around eyes, looking through.
Teach the children the following poem.In this whole, wide world (Make a big circle with your arms.)I can clearly see (Fingers around eyes, looking through.
Add cornstarch to water to make this unique sensory material that has properties of both a liquid and a solid. Start with a cup or so of water in a bowl and add the cornstarch a bit at a time.
Make Ooblek with the children by having them mix one small box of cornstarch and about 11/2 cups of water. Have the children pour the water into a small bowl. Show them the cornstarch and have them touch it to see how it feels: smooth and cold.
Place the infant on his/her back on a blanket. Sit with the infant and very gently stretch his/her arms and legs. As you do this, take a deep breath, smile and say, “Ooh, that feels good,” or “Ah...let's stretch your legs.
Oonguy (children repeat)Moonguy (children repeat)Chicka, chicka, choonguy (children repeat)Alligator, alligator (children repeat)Alligator Oonguy (children repeat)O-o-o-o
