Transition Song: H-E-A-R-T by The Kiboomers
(Just first verse and clap all of the letters.)
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: hide/hiding, elephant, up/down, over/under, in front/behind, next to, big/small, bigger, biggest, bus, look, play, jump, slide, teeter-totter, bath, wet, whisper/shout, quiet/loud, paint, sneeze, suitcase, tree, Where-questions, Who-questions, He/She/We/They, His/Hers, locations around the classroom, peer names.
(This can be found at the library. It is a kid favorite.)
This week we read the book Hiding Phil by Eric Barclay. Phil is an elephant who is new in town. They kids play with him. But when they worry that Mom and Dad won't love him, they try to hide him.
We talked about where Phil was hiding. Did it work? Where did they hide him next? What happened?
Then we played Hide-and-Seek. We hid around the room while Miss Carrie counted to 10. Then, when she found us, she took our picture with her iPad. We went back to the rug and Miss Carrie put the pictures on our Apple TV and asked "Who is it?" and "Where are they hiding?" This game was so much fun, that we played it several times.
DO THIS AT HOME: Easiest and most fun game! Play hide and seek at home as a family. When you find someone, take their picture of where they are hiding. Then everyone get together and talk about Who it is and Where they are hiding. Emphasize under, behind, next to, on top, in front. Go for a few rounds and end with a fun treat. This is one of the most popular activities we do all year. Kids will be requesting to play hide and seek this way for the rest of the year.
