Transition Song: Wake Up! Daily Routines by Dream English Kids
Vocabulary and Concepts: hygiene, healthy, clean/dirty, clothes, body parts, washing machine, bathtub, bath time, spin, scrub, wash, rinse, water, soap
Materials: Laminated Letter H
Preliteracy: Draw the Letter H
Start at the top and draw straight down
saying ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Go to the right and do the same
saying Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Now in the middle, left to right
saying hee-hee-hee-hee
Just like me
Discussion: We're talking about a new word. HYGIENE
What does hygiene mean? It is all about keeping yourself clean. We wash our hands before snack (or if we cough or sneeze or if someone gets caught with their finger up their nose). We do that so we can be healthy and not sick. We wash our bodies and hair to be clean. We also wash our clothes. It is important to be clean so we don't get sick.
We sang a song about taking a bath. This was a great way to review body parts.
We talked about how funny it would be if we took a bath in a washing machine. The washing machine spins around and around near the end of the cycle. As we pretended to take a bath in the washing machine, we spun around and around at the end. Jim Gill's song was fun to dance and sing along. (sorry, the best video I could find was of some dance recital, but at least the music is clear.)
