Rainbow Lemon Volcanoes
Materials: Lemons Baking Soda Food Coloring Dawn Dish Soap Popsicle Sticks Directions: 1. Cut the lemons in half. It helps to cut the tip off one half, so that the lemon will stand upright. Save some of the lemon halves to use for juice. 2. Add your cut lemons inside a bowl or plastic […]
Unpoppable Bubbles
Ingredients: 3 cups of water 1 cup dish soap ½ cup of corn syrup Bubble wands Microfiber gloves Directions: 1. Put water into a bowl 2. Add in dish soap 3. Add in corn syrup 4. Mix ingredients together well 5. Set out bubble wands and practice blowing bubbles 6. To experience holding bubbles, […]
Snow Dough
Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda ½ cup cornstarch 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ½ cup + 1 tablespoon water Directions: 1. Combine all ingredients into a bowl. *NOTE: It will seem like you do not have enough liquid in your mixture but keep stirring. You will eventually end up with a very soupy liquid. 2. […]
Quicksand Playdough
Ingredients: 1 cup of corn starch 1 cup play sand 1-2 tsp washable paint Play dough tools and manipulatives Bowls Measuring cups Measuring spoons Directions: 1. Mix equal parts of corn starch and play sand. 2. Slowly add in the washable paint. Add paint until you have reached the desired consistency. 3. Add in […]
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Fingerplays & Songs One slow verse, one fast verse, and a surprise at the end. This song helps children learn… Slow and fastGentle rowing, then rowing in a hurry. Working togetherFacing a partner and rowing in time. Rhyming endingsShore and roar, river and shiver. Pretending togetherA boat, a stream, and something in the water. Sing […]
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Fingerplays & Songs A quiet classic, sung slowly with twinkling fingers held up high. This song helps children learn… Rhyme and melodyStar and are, high and sky, on a familiar tune. Finger controlOpening and closing hands to make stars twinkle. Wondering out loudAsking what something is and thinking about it. Calm togetherA soft, slow song […]
I’m a Little Teapot
Fingerplays & Songs A whole-body song where children become the teapot and tip to pour. This song helps children learn… Balance and controlLeaning to one side and coming back up again. New wordsHandle, spout, steam, and pour, shown as they are sung. PretendingTurning your own body into an everyday object. Loud and quietBuilding up to […]
Hop a little, Jump a little
Fingerplays & Songs Sung to the tune of “The Finger Family,” a moving song that winds down to rest. This song helps children learn… Gross motor movesHopping, jumping, running, and skipping in place. Listening and doingChanging the body as soon as the words change. Body part namesKnees and head, touched as they are named. Winding […]
The Teddy Bear Song
Fingerplays & Songs A call and move chant: every line names the teddy bear, then gives one thing to do. This chant helps children learn… Following directionsOne clear instruction at a time, in order. Body partsFinding a nose, toes, and knees on their own body. Up, down, and aroundSpinning, reaching, and bending through space. Stopping […]
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Fingerplays & Songs A feelings song where every verse names an emotion and gives it a movement. This song helps children learn… Feeling wordsHappy, sad, angry, sleepy, named out loud. Listening for a cueThe last line tells the body what to do. Big movementsClapping, stomping, and stretching on the beat. Copying and leadingWatching a friend, […]