Fine Motor Development
Masien Johnson, 3, watching a squirrel run across a tree branch.
One hundred years from now..
It will not matter how much
money was in my bank account...
Where I lived...
What type of car I drove...
But the world may be different because...
I was important in the life of a child.
(unknown)
It will not matter how much
money was in my bank account...
Where I lived...
What type of car I drove...
But the world may be different because...
I was important in the life of a child.
(unknown)
S.O.C.C.A. - Serving Our Communities Children and Adults
Mission and Purpose
My mission is to create a caring, stable, nurturing and educational environment for children, youths and their families. I will provide guidance, counseling, recreation and resources to help service and accommodate those in need in the surrounding community. The purpose of S.O.C.C.A., (Serving Our Communities Children and Adults), is to develop the mind, body and spirit through educational and physical programming.
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Max: 0-5 months old is taking Cheerios from his mommies fingers. He really likes O's. Shawn: 6-12 months old is trying to put plastic rings into a hole on a standing activity table. Just keep trying!
Getting to know you: Friendship - preschool lesson plans
Friendship Art:
Have two
children work on an art project together.
Friendship Art 2
Have
each child draw a picture of their friend. Label the picture as such.
Friendship Art 3
Have each child draw a picture for another
child.
Friendship Art 4
Have one child trace another
child's hand, color it and cut it out.
Friendship Art 5
On
a very big piece of paper, have one child lay down, and the other child trace
the first child. The children may color in their bodies and cut them out to hang
around the class.
Friends Holding Hands
Have the children
use non-toxic paints to paint their hands. Then have one child place their left
hand on a piece of paper and another child places their right hand on the same
paper. Label with the children's names.
Friends Holding Hands
2
Have each child place their hands along the outside of a large piece of
paper. On the center of the paper write "Pre-school Friends Holding Hands"
Change Pre-school to be more appropriate to your program. Say your class is the
bluebird class... "Bluebird Friends Holding Hands"
Ask the parent to bring
in pictures of the children with a friend to post in the classroom. Place a
piece of contact paper over the picture to attach it to the wall at eye level.
Talk to the children about their friends in the picture. If possible, take
pictures throughout the week to post as well, of the children with their new
friends
I Like...
When I was in Second Grade we did an
"All about Me" Board and a warm fuzzies book. The "All About Me" board was a
bunch of pictures of me and my family and there were also things that said a
little bit about me... like "My favorite food is Spaghetti" or "I have a cat
named Missie" The Warm Fuzzie book was a book that the teacher wrote compiling
all the nice things the other children said about me. "I like her hair" "She is
a good student" "I like to play with her" I still have this book somewhere
amounst the few things that made it from move to move. Anyway, have the children
sit in a circle and say one nice thing about the child sitting next to
him/her.
Jump Song
(child's name), (child's name),
Jump
up and down, Jump up and down, Jump up and down,
(child's name), (child's
name),
Jump up and down, now sit back down
Variations:
replace "act
like a clown" or "spin all around" for "jump up and down"
replace "child's
name" with "everybody" or the name of your class, eg "Tot 2"
Pick a
child, and have them pick a friend to jump with.
Let's say you are singing
for Sarah and Mike
Sarah and Mike, Jump up and Down,
Jump up and Down,
Jump up and Down,
Sarah and Mike Jump up and Down,
Now sit back
down.
Special Song
(Sung to "Where is Thumbkin?")
(Child's Name) is Special,
(Child's Name) is Special,
Yes (he/she) is,
Yes (he/she) is,
(Child's Name) is Special,
(Child's Name) is
Special,
Yes (he/she) is,
Yes (he/she) is,
This song works really
well when you
have the children sit in a circle,
and allow the named
child to stand/dance in the
middle while the other children sing,
and/or
clap along. They really like it.
The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together the
happier we'll be.
'Cuz your friends are my friends and my friends are your
friends
The more we get together the happier we'll be.
With child's name,
and child's name, and child's name, and child's name
The more we get together
the happier we'll be.
With child's name, and child's name, and child's name,
and child's name
The more we get together the happier we'll be.
Jump Jim Joe
Sung to "Hurry Hurry Drive the Firetruck"
Have the
children sit in a circle before lunch. Pick one child, have that child pick a
friend, then have the two children hold hands and follow the directions as you
sing:
Jump, Jump, Jump Jim Joe,
Shake your head,
Nod your head,
Tap
your toe,
Round and round,
And round we go,
Go and wash your hands
WITH SOAP
Friendship Art:
Have two
children work on an art project together.
Friendship Art 2
Have
each child draw a picture of their friend. Label the picture as such.
Friendship Art 3
Have each child draw a picture for another
child.
Friendship Art 4
Have one child trace another
child's hand, color it and cut it out.
Friendship Art 5
On
a very big piece of paper, have one child lay down, and the other child trace
the first child. The children may color in their bodies and cut them out to hang
around the class.
Friends Holding Hands
Have the children
use non-toxic paints to paint their hands. Then have one child place their left
hand on a piece of paper and another child places their right hand on the same
paper. Label with the children's names.
Friends Holding Hands
2
Have each child place their hands along the outside of a large piece of
paper. On the center of the paper write "Pre-school Friends Holding Hands"
Change Pre-school to be more appropriate to your program. Say your class is the
bluebird class... "Bluebird Friends Holding Hands"
Ask the parent to bring
in pictures of the children with a friend to post in the classroom. Place a
piece of contact paper over the picture to attach it to the wall at eye level.
Talk to the children about their friends in the picture. If possible, take
pictures throughout the week to post as well, of the children with their new
friends
I Like...
When I was in Second Grade we did an
"All about Me" Board and a warm fuzzies book. The "All About Me" board was a
bunch of pictures of me and my family and there were also things that said a
little bit about me... like "My favorite food is Spaghetti" or "I have a cat
named Missie" The Warm Fuzzie book was a book that the teacher wrote compiling
all the nice things the other children said about me. "I like her hair" "She is
a good student" "I like to play with her" I still have this book somewhere
amounst the few things that made it from move to move. Anyway, have the children
sit in a circle and say one nice thing about the child sitting next to
him/her.
Jump Song
(child's name), (child's name),
Jump
up and down, Jump up and down, Jump up and down,
(child's name), (child's
name),
Jump up and down, now sit back down
Variations:
replace "act
like a clown" or "spin all around" for "jump up and down"
replace "child's
name" with "everybody" or the name of your class, eg "Tot 2"
Pick a
child, and have them pick a friend to jump with.
Let's say you are singing
for Sarah and Mike
Sarah and Mike, Jump up and Down,
Jump up and Down,
Jump up and Down,
Sarah and Mike Jump up and Down,
Now sit back
down.
Special Song
(Sung to "Where is Thumbkin?")
(Child's Name) is Special,
(Child's Name) is Special,
Yes (he/she) is,
Yes (he/she) is,
(Child's Name) is Special,
(Child's Name) is
Special,
Yes (he/she) is,
Yes (he/she) is,
This song works really
well when you
have the children sit in a circle,
and allow the named
child to stand/dance in the
middle while the other children sing,
and/or
clap along. They really like it.
The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together the
happier we'll be.
'Cuz your friends are my friends and my friends are your
friends
The more we get together the happier we'll be.
With child's name,
and child's name, and child's name, and child's name
The more we get together
the happier we'll be.
With child's name, and child's name, and child's name,
and child's name
The more we get together the happier we'll be.
Jump Jim Joe
Sung to "Hurry Hurry Drive the Firetruck"
Have the
children sit in a circle before lunch. Pick one child, have that child pick a
friend, then have the two children hold hands and follow the directions as you
sing:
Jump, Jump, Jump Jim Joe,
Shake your head,
Nod your head,
Tap
your toe,
Round and round,
And round we go,
Go and wash your hands
WITH SOAP
