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If You’re Happy...
Sit with a large doll in your lap. As children join you, point to the eyes, ears,
nose, mouth, and hair. Name the features as you point and encourage the
children to name them with you.
See if the children can point to the doll’s features when you name them. Then
point to the features and see if they can name them.
Throughout, ask the children to touch their features that match the ones on
the doll. “There is Dolly’s nose. Where is Nitza’s nose?”
If the children are still interested, sing “If you’re happy and you know it” with
verses to “touch” the parts of their body.
If you’re happy and you know it, touch your eyes.
If you’re happy and you know it, touch your eyes.
If you’re happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, touch your eyes.
Repeat with ears, nose, mouth, and hair.
A variation of this activity is to give each child a doll or stuffed animal to hold.
Let the children point to the different body parts on their doll with you.
Language Tip
Learn to say some body parts in the home languages of the
children in your class.
A Snake Says “Sssss”
Put some plastic or stuffed animals on a table or the floor where you are sitting.
Choose animals that make sounds easy to imitate.
Invite children to join you and give each one an animal to hold.
Keep one for yourself, name it, and make its sound. “I have a snake. It goes
‘sssss.’” Encourage the children to repeat the animal’s name and sound.
Help each child name their animal and make its sound. Do not be surprised if
they use the same name and sound for some of the animals such as “cow” and
“moo” for both the cow and the horse.
Sing “Old MacDonald had a Farm” with the names and sounds of the animals.
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