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| Shopping List: ------ Field Trip Idea: Local library for storytime. While there, search for books with pictures of hands. | |||||||
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WAKE UP TIME: Bouncy (bouncing and lifting) Bouncy, bouncy, we like to bouncy, Bouncy, bouncy,one two three! Bouncy, bouncy, we like to bouncy, Bouncy, bouncy, bounce with me! PLAY TIME: Pat A Cake (clap baby's hands & gesture) Pat a cake, Pat a cake, Baker's Man Bake me a cake as fast as you can. Pat it and prick it And mark it with a "B" Put it i the oven for baby and me. These are Baby's Fingers These are baby's fingers. These are baby's toes. This is baby's belly button Round and round it goes. This Little Piggy (use fingers to act out each little piggy) This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef, This little piggy had none, This little piggy cried wee wee wee All the way home. | Open, Shut Them Open, shut them, Open, shut them, Make a little clap clap clap. Open, shut them, Open, shut them, Put them in your lap lap lap. Peek A Boo Play peek-a-boo with your hands, alternating between covering your eyes and your child's eyes If You're Happy and You Know It (clap baby's hands as you sing the song) If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (clap clap), If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (clap clap) If you're happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (clap clap). | Surprise Bag: Fill a bag with the following items and allow your child to pull out one item at a time to explore: a large ball of paper, baby rattle, yarn, squeaky toy, teddy bear (improvise as necessary) Where are Your Hands? Cover your child's hands with a towel and ask "where are (child's name) hands? Lift the towel and say "Ah, there they are." Do the same thing again, asking "where are babies fingers?" When you unveil the fingers, count each one to be sure they're all there! | Face to Face Interaction: Smile and talk to your child about hands. Explain that his hands are for picking up items. Tell him his hands are soft, then hold your hands up to his and tell him he has small hands, mommy has big hands. Music Time: Play some music and rock your baby back in forth in your arms, swaying to the | ||||
