conversations about growing and being healthy can also be incorporated into family routines: at dinnertime, parents can reinforce the importance of healthy eating for continued growth and strength, while bedtime routines are an opportunity to talk about tooth-brushing! children’s (B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Add: Keep any items from previous week(s) that children “Doctor’s office” were particularly engaged with. Family figures of different ages Band-aids, cotton balls, pretend syringes, etc. Add: items that connect to individual “medicine” containers, measuring tape/scale, children’s Scale to weigh blocks, figures and selves interests, or to objectives that you wish to observe in Pads, clipboards/paper, pencils/markers this area. Baby dolls Eye chart/growth chart posted **OR continue previous Dr Play theme (if children were still engaged) Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Keep any items from previous week(s) that children Add: Keep: were particularly engaged with. Read-aloud books for this week Plant experiments, science journals, class animal (if Add: items that connect to individual encourage children to observe growth, applicable) children’s – interests, or to objectives that you wish to observe in this draw what they see, and compare to previous area. observations. Pictures demonstrating growth (seed to flower, caterpillar to butterfly, etc). Help children make connections between how plants/animals grow and how they themselves grow. Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Add: Add: Add: Shakers (can be homemade, with beads or beans Soapy water inside plastic eggs) Baby dolls Encourage children to touch different parts of their Washcloths/towels body to the music elbow, back, head, knee, etc. – Continue to discuss differences between babies and children. Outdoors Cooking Balls, hula hoops Encourage children to throw balls through hula-hoop (or into basketball nets, if available)
conversations about growing and being healthy can also be incorporated into family routines: at dinnertime, parents can reinforce the importance of healthy eating for children’s continued growth and strength, while bedtime routines are an opportunity to talk about tooth-brushing! (B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Family figures of different ages Scale to weigh blocks, figures and selves Add: “Doctor’s office” Band-aids, cotton balls, pretend syringes, “medicine” containers, measuring tape/scale, etc. Pads, clipboards/paper, pencils/markers Baby dolls Eye chart/growth chart posted **OR continue previous Dr Play theme (if children were still engaged) Keep any items from previous week(s) that children were particularly engaged with. Add: items that connect to individual children’s interests, or to objectives that you wish to observe in this area. Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Keep any items from previous week(s) that children were particularly engaged with. Add: items that connect to individual children’s interests, or to objectives that you wish to observe in this area. Add: Read-aloud books for this week Keep: Plant experiments, science journals, class animal (if applicable) – encourage children to observe growth, draw what they see, and compare to previous observations. Pictures demonstrating growth (seed to flower, caterpillar to butterfly, etc). Help children make connections between how plants/animals grow and how they themselves grow. Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Add: Soapy water Baby dolls Washcloths/towels Continue to discuss differences between babies and children. Add: Shakers (can be homemade, with beads or beans inside plastic eggs) Encourage children to touch different parts of their body to the music – elbow, back, head, knee, etc. Add: Outdoors Cooking Balls, hula hoops Encourage children to throw balls through hula-hoop (or into basketball nets, if available)
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