Fun Foundations Class: Bath

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

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

See here for some info on limiting questions: why, how and what to do instead!

sensory play

We had lots of fun sensory bins out in this class! They included:

a bin with organic potting soil, toy bugs, pots, shovels
a bin with colored rice, toy bugs, cups, buckets, funnels
a bin with paper grass, magnet wands, bugs with metal components so they could be "caught" by the wands

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

BATH
To sign BATH use 2 fists with thumbs popped up. Move your fists vertically up and down your chest, palms in.
Memory Aid: Imagine someone scrubbing themselves with both hands.

CLEAN
To sign CLEAN by laying your non-dominant hand flat with your palm up, and wiping across the hand with your dominant hand.

DIRTY
To sign DIRTY place your hand under your chin and wiggle your fingers.

BUBBLES
To sign BUBBLE use your open 5-hands, touch tips of thumb and index finger together to form a circle, then open fingers back up. Move hands through air as if showing bubbles floating and popping. You may use 1 or 2 hands.

DUCKS
Similar to the sign for bird, to sign DUCKS make a beak shape next to your mouth with your whole hand, bringing all of your fingers to your thumb.

Songs from BATH class

Side to Side

1. Side to Side
2. In and Out
3. Round and Round
4. Bounce, Bounce, Bounce
5. Side to Side

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

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.

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

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!

BOok FOR TALKING ABOUT bath

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