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At play with baby: hello hands!
Baby Clara has two hands! Clara uses her hands to tear paper… Clara uses her hands to reach for the ball… Clara uses her hands to squeeze her soft toys… Clara uses her hands to feel her bumpy ball…...
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Everyday fine motor play in preschool
Fun and easy ways to integrate fine motor activities that will build hand strength, coordination and pencil grip in your preschool students This week’s Bam Radio show is titled, “Fine Motor Skills:...
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Learning about clean hands at the hand washing station
Hand washing is one of many basic skills that I like to break down and actually teach my kids about. One way to learn about clean hands and practice the skill of how to wash our hands is to set up a...
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I have hands!
Making handprints isn’t a new idea for most of us in early childhood education but it is and has always been a wonderful way for young children to develop their sense of self… I asked the children to...
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High five for our sense of touch!
Explore the sense of touch with this simple DIY! We spent time exploring our hands and if you are going to explore your hands, you just have to add a little high five into the mix… Exploring Textures I...
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High five for hands!
I made up a little high five game on our clip boards for the children to try. My goal was to encourage the children to explore a little counting in the process and it worked out fabulously… We keep a...
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How many things can your hands hold?
We are always using our hands to hold things so I set up an invitation to explore how many things our paper hands (or real hands) can hold at the math table. On the table were paper hands of various...
View ArticleA hand-washing lesson can FREE up your time!
How often do your kids wash their hands during the day? You don't have to add it all up because I already know that the answer is A LOT! One trip through the task of washing hands typically goes like...
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