TS EDR Digital Sampler - Flipbook - Page 23
• Encourage the children to tell you
what comes next during handwashing
routines.
• Adapt the song to look for balls of
different colors or patterns.
• Use the activity with different
materials, e.g., blocks, rocks, cars,
sticks.
• Display a sign with words and
pictures that shows each step in the
handwashing routine. Refer to the
sign as you sing the song.
Wash Your Hands
Objective 1
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Bigger & Smaller
Objective 22
Regulates own emotions and behaviors
Compares and measures
c. Takes care of own needs appropriately
a. Measures objects
Related Objectives: 8a, 8b, 17b
Related Objectives: 2c, 8a, 8b, 11a, 13
What You Do
What You Do
1. Sing the following to the tune of “The
Farmer in the Dell” during handwashing
routines.
1. Display a collection of balls.
You [wet your hands with water].
You [wet your hands with water].
When it’s time to wash your hands
You [wet your hands with water].
2. Sing additional verses of the song using
other parts of handwashing, e.g., scrub
your hands with soap, rinse your hands
with water, dry them on a towel.
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2. Sing the following to the tune of “The
Farmer in the Dell.”
We’re looking for a [big] ball.
We’re looking for a [big] ball.
Look all around until you find
A [big, big] ball.
3. Invite the children to find the ball you
are looking for.
4. Repeat the song to look for small balls.
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