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Jacket Acrobats
Try this to help children learn to put on their jackets:
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Show them how to place the jacket on the floor with the opening face-up
and the sleeves outstretched.
Have the child stand at the neck of the jacket (it looks upside down), lean
over and slip their arms through the sleeves.
With their arms in the sleeves, have them raise their arms and toss the jacket
over their heads and onto their bodies.
After a bit of practice, you will see it works!
Potty Time
Read a book such as Dora’s Potty Book by Melissa Torres or Fuzzy Bear’s Potty Book
by Bentley Dawn.
Explain to the children that everyone uses the bathroom. Our bodies tell us
when it is time.
Take a few children at a time on a tour of the bathroom.
Point out the sink for washing hands, the toilet seat or potty chair, the toilet
paper, and the changing area.
Say,“As you become big boys and girls, you can tell someone when you need to
go to the potty and they will help you.”
Avoid putting pressure on a child to use the toilet or criticizing for soiling
accidents. Children have their own developmental timetable for successful
potty training!
More Potty Time
Find a classroom doll or stuffed animal.
Tell the children that she used to wear a diaper, but now that she is growing up,
she is ready to wear big girl pants and use the potty.
Show the difference in the diaper and the underwear.
Call attention to the fact that sometimes she may need help pulling her big girl
pants down and up.
Have the doll talk about what she does when she feels like she has to go potty.
Explain your classroom procedure for how and where to use the potty.
Use this activity to encourage the children to see the advantages of wearing
underwear.
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