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Date: 11/23/2004 3:00:00 AM
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Author:
lisa santangelo
(lisagirly66@aol.com)
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Subject:Looking for fingerplays/songs and transitions
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Hi all, I am a student taking an Intro course, I hate to say I having little luck reasearching songs/finger plays as well as transitions for calming, motivation, clean up, and change of activity. I was wondering if anyone can suggest any websites, books or your own ideas would be wonderful! Thanks :)
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Date: 11/24/2004 8:10:00 AM
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Author:
Jacquie
(lilybat13@hotmail.com)
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Subject:hello, and welcome to the field!! here a...
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hello, and welcome to the field!! here are links that I find to be extremely useful:
http://www.preschooleducation.com/caljan04.shtml
This is my favorite site. You will find wonderful things here! Also, here is their link to song good transition songs:
http://www.preschooleducation.com/scircletime.shtml
Some other good ones:
http://www.preschoolbystormie.com/
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
http://www.theeducationcenter.com/cgi-bin/tec/guest.jsp
Also, here are some books I find useful:
Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom by Judy Herr
Where is Thumbkin by Pam Schiller
The Giant Encyclopedia of theme activites for children 2 to 5
The Giant encyclopedia of Circle Time and Group Activities for Children 3 to 5
These books are great for curriculum planning and songs. For development and things of that matter, not so much. Good luck in your class and I hope these were useful!! =)
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Date: 12/1/2004 11:32:00 AM
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Author:
Becky
(bfranzen@mhtc.net)
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Subject:An easy transition is using the notes C ...
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An easy transition is using the notes C and A and singing "Toys away, toys away, time to put your toys away." (C,A,C,A,C,C,A,C,C,C,A) You can use this for any kind of clean up song, lining up at the door, giving directions, etc. Kids respond well to music and often will sing along with you if you use these songs consistently.
Another idea for fingerplays, lap bounces, and "this little piggy" type things is to find a book of nursery rhymes to use with children. You can make up your own motions, or simply do steady beat patting, clapping, stomping, etc.
Good luck!
Becky
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Date: 12/1/2004 1:13:00 PM
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Author:
shannon
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Subject:fingerplays
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There is a really great web site called can teach. www.canteach.com they have lots of resorces.
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Date: 12/1/2004 7:17:00 PM
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Author:
Diane Plunkett
(dplunk1960@yahoo.com)
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Subject:transition tips
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One of my favorite books for transition ideas is transition tips and tricks for teachers by Jean Feldman.
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Date: 12/1/2004 8:09:00 PM
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Author:
Rudy
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Subject:fingerplays
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Dr. Jean Feldman is wonderful. Also try the perpetual preschool.com they have some great ideas about all things.
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Date: 12/2/2004 10:15:00 AM
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Author:
Linda TeWinkle
(ltewinkle@hotmail.com)
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Subject:Substitute for sand in sandbox
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i work in a day care center, and we have a sand box. However, we find that the sand is very difficult to contain/clean up. We would like to use something like rice or beans or birdseed instead. However, we do have little ones around, and we can't use something that they may choke on or stick in ears. Anyone have any success with a sand substitute? Any problems i should be aware of?
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Date: 12/2/2004 1:52:00 PM
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Author:
Rudy
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Subject:sandbox
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How young are your children? because rice, beans, dirt, snow,etc is very good sensory play for 3,4,or 5yr olds.
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Date: 12/2/2004 3:07:00 PM
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Author:
Barb
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Subject:sand substitutes
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Try cotton balls, pasta shapes (can be colored with food coloring),strips of paper (different textures, like tissue paper, sand paper), fabric. You can use ANYTHING! You could cover the sand table, so that an adult would be near when very little ones are playing in it. Also, try water with plastic toys, boats, containers to measure and pour from. Snow is great for all ages. It's a great way for the little ones who aren't mobile enough to play outside in snow to experience it.
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Date: 12/4/2004 8:47:00 PM
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Author:
Bernice
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Subject:Dr. Jean Feldmans stuff is great
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Dr. Jean Feldman's stuff is awesome! Check out her website at www.drjean.org for information about her C.D.'s (and the words to the songs), her books, activities and other great links. I teach Kindergarten and I love her stuff! She will be at the California Kindergarten Conference (CKA) in Santa Clara in January as the keynote speaker as well as another session.
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Date: 12/6/2004 1:01:00 PM
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Author:
LJ
(lcobar@stpaulsch.org)
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Subject:Transitions
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I agree that Jean Feldman is the way to go for Transition information. We use her book Transition Time often!
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Date: 1/19/2007 2:40:00 PM
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Author:
virginia Eigen
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Subject:playing games like eye spy or singing wi...
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playing games like eye spy or singing willaby wallaby woo are very popular with my preschoolers. I also use songs that take their name and make silly rhymes. (anna anna banana) .
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Date: 1/25/2007 3:48:00 PM
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Author:
mosquito - from Australia
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Subject:The preschoolers and kindy at my centre ...
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The preschoolers and kindy at my centre do this little rhyme as a transition sometimes.
My name is Kelly
and I come from Kingaroy
with a basket full of Kangaroos
The teacher sings each child's name and then a place and object that start with the child's initial. It gets really tricky sometimes to think of place names. But the kids love it!!! Towards the end of the year, the children think of the words to fill in the gaps themselves.
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Date: 2/16/2007 4:26:00 PM
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Author:
Tracy Sherriff
(t_ssherriff@quickclic.net)
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Subject:song for washing hands
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Encouraging children to spend the appropriate amount of time washing their hands is challenging. While working in home childcare I started the routine of singing the ABC song quite slowly while they washed, lathered and rinsed their hands. Once they were done, they could dry their hands. Not only did this give them a cue they were finished, they also learned their ABC's and they had the cleanest hands in town. They loved it!
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Date: 5/1/2007 8:27:00 PM
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Author:
Nena M. Narcho
(nena_joaquin@hotmail.com)
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Subject:creative skills
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Hello everyone my name is Nena, I've been going to school for my Child Development Associates Degree and got one more semester and i'm finished. Well i feel i'm not creative and i feel like i'm so not ready to teach. More like what i have planned i feel like the children aren't going to like. Give me some new ideas to try in the classroom other then the same ones they do every year.
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Date: 8/29/2007 4:27:00 PM
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Author:
Maria
(adcockmail@bellsouth.net)
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Subject:toddler book about saying goodbye
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Hello,
I am interested in locating a book for toddlers 2-4 about saying goodbye. Any suggestions?
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