Activities

Read Ish by Peter Reynolds. This story is about a child who loves to draw until someone makes fun of his drawing.

Encourage the children to work on self-help skills while you remain available for reassurance. Give the children a variety of bottle caps. Ask themto look at the bottle caps to see if they can find any that match.

Sing the song, "One, two, three, four, five, I Caught a Fish." Encourage the children to sing along and hold up five fingers, one by one, as they say the numbers.
One, two, three, four, five,

I caught a fish alive.

Read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Talk about Sam's persistence. After reading, cook some eggs and add green food coloring. Encourage tasting the eggs.

Read When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang. When you have finished reading the book ask children to remember a time when they were angry and have a couple of them share.

Read When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang. When you have finished reading the book, ask the children to remember a time when they were angry and have a couple of them share.

Read When I Get Angry by Cornelia Maude Spelman. Discuss with the children things that have made them angry in the past.

Recite the fingerplay "I Had a Little Turtle":
I had a little turtle; I kept him in a box

(Make a box shape with hands.)
He swam in the puddles

(Make swimming motions.

Sing this song to the tune of “I'm a Little Teapot” and point to your face while showing the emotion.
I have a happy face,

Just watch me grin.

I have a great big smile

from my forehead to my chin.

Read the book I Have a Little Problem, Said The Bear by Heinz Janisch. To give the children more practice in thinking of good solutions to problems, create an activity where the children match a problem with a solution.

Play the game, “I Have, Who Has.” Have two pictures on a card of two community helpers (at the top is a firefighter, at the bottom is a doctor).

Sit the infant up with support. Place a musical toy in front of him/her to explore. Take turns with the infant showing him/her how the toy works. Describe the motions and sounds to the infant: “You are moving the bell up and down.

Validate the infant's attempts at communication. Let the infant know that you hear him/her even if you cannot get there immediately. In a singsong, upbeat voice say, “I hear you Alex. I know you are hungry. I am fixing your bottle.

Sing this song to the tune of “B-I-N-G-O” and spell out each child's name:
I know a kid, a super kid and

Carol is her name-o.

C-A-R-O-L, C-A-R-O-L, C-A-R-O-L,

And Carol is her name-o.

Make an old lady prop from a small, table-top trash can with a swing lid. Decorate the trash can to look like an old lady, complete with yarn hair and a print dress with an apron.

Show the children pictures of different community landmarks, restaurants and other places commonly visited. Have the children raise their hand or stand up when they recognize a place they have visited.

Read the book I Like Me by Nancy L. Carlson. Provide each child with a small hand-held mirror so he/she can watch his/her own image in the mirror as you read the book.

During large group, read I Like Me by Nancy Carlson and then role play situations.

Create a chart using pictures of different pets, such as dogs, cats, goldfish and rabbits. Have the children choose a color from different colors of paint. Paint their hands to make a handprint.

During outdoor time, place an object, such as a clipboard, somewhere on the playground and tell the children you can't find it and you need their help. Tell the children, “Whenever I can't find something, I need to retrace my steps.