Fun foundations class: bath
July 9 - July13, 2018
Bath!
We are spending so much time outside right now that Callum and I have been talking about bugs on an HOURLY basis! :)
The topic of bugs offers the opportunity to share, discuss and teach SO MUCH vocabulary, it's awesome! Keep in mind that the brain's of infants and toddlers are like little sponges when it comes to language: just keep pouring that language in and they WILL soak it up! Keep in mind: the quantity of words spoken to a child in the first 3 years of life are associated with language skills, vocabulary size and IQ
We are spending so much time outside right now that Callum and I have been talking about bugs on an HOURLY basis! :)
The topic of bugs offers the opportunity to share, discuss and teach SO MUCH vocabulary, it's awesome! Keep in mind that the brain's of infants and toddlers are like little sponges when it comes to language: just keep pouring that language in and they WILL soak it up! Keep in mind: the quantity of words spoken to a child in the first 3 years of life are associated with language skills, vocabulary size and IQ
- The words directly spoken to a child are responsible for vocabulary growth, not those passively heard like while watching TV or being around adults who talk to each other
- Another study showed toddlers 12-24 months benefit more from QUANTITY of words – children 24-36 months benefit from QUALITY of words (variety of more sophisticated words)
- When the goal is talking about something children are interested in, language growth occurs at a higher rate. Children as young as 18 months have higher vocabularies than peers if their parents talk about things they are interested in
skills + strategies discussed in class
sensory play
We had lots of fun sensory bins out in this class! They included:
We also had a fine motor activity that is just a plastic basket with yarn woven through it. I placed plastic bugs in it for this class, but you could use a variety of different items inside! For older kiddos, this could be paired with large plastic tweezers, but younger kiddos will be challenged enough just getting their fingers through. Curious about the benefits of sensory play? Check this out. Wondering how to make dyed-rice sensory bins for home? Check this out. |
bATH signs
Songs from BATH class
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Side to Side
1. Side to Side 2. In and Out 3. Round and Round 4. Bounce, Bounce, Bounce 5. Side to Side |
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Shake Our Sillies Out
We're gonna shake, shake, shake our sillies out, Shake, shake, shake our sillies out, Shake, shake, shake our sillies out, And wiggle our waggles away. 2. Clap our crazies out 3. Jump our jiggles out 4. Jog our jitters out 5. Stretch our stretchies out 6. Yawn our yawnies out Repeat all |
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Shake Our Sillies Out
We're gonna shake, shake, shake our sillies out, Shake, shake, shake our sillies out, Shake, shake, shake our sillies out, And wiggle our waggles away. 2. Clap our crazies out 3. Jump our jiggles out 4. Jog our jitters out 5. Stretch our stretchies out 6. Yawn our yawnies out Repeat all |
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Bath Song!
1. Can you wash your hair? I can wash my hair. 2. Can you wash your feet? I can wash my feet. 3. Face 4. Knees Chorus: I can wash my hair. I can wash my feet. I can wash my face. I can wash my knees. This is the way we take a bath. 5. Can you wash your shoulders? I can wash my shoulders. 6. Toes 7. Hands 8. Nose Chorus: I can wash my shoulders …toes…hands…nose This is the way we take a bath. |
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The Ants Go Marching
The ants go marching 1 by 1, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching 1 by 1, hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching 1 by 1, The little one stops to suck his thumb, And they all go marching down, to the ground, to get out of the rain. 2. tie his shoe 3. climb a tree 4. shut the door 5. take a dive |
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Tiny Tim the Turtle
1. I had a LITTLE TURTLE His name was Tiny Tim I put him in the BATHtub To see if he could swim. He drank up all the WATER He ATE up all the soap And now he's home, sick in BED with BUBBLES in his throat! BUBBLES, BUBBLES, BUBBLES BUBBLES, BUBBLES POP! x2 2. I had a MEDIUM TURTLE His name was Medium Tim… 3. I had a BIG BIG TURTLE His name was Gigantic Tim… |
5 Ducks in the Bathtub
1. 1 duck in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
(Clap twice)
Splash, Splash,
(Slap knees twice)
Come on in!
(Motion with both hands to come in)
Repeat up to 5
Very last line:
They all went for a swim!
1. 1 duck in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
(Clap twice)
Splash, Splash,
(Slap knees twice)
Come on in!
(Motion with both hands to come in)
Repeat up to 5
Very last line:
They all went for a swim!
BOok FOR TALKING ABOUT bath
Who's In the Tub kljggjnkjhjk
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