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Wash, Dry, and Score
As part of your daily routine, have the children wash their hands several times.
Wash hands before snack, after toileting, and after fingerpainting and other messy
activities.
Show them how to rub palms together with soap, wash the backs of their hands,
and between their fingers.
After the children have washed their hands, invite them to take a paper towel,
ball it up with both hands (this will dry their palms) and toss it into a nearby
trash can. Great shot—two points! Go and get it, if you missed!
The Litter Critter
Decorate the sides of a plastic-lined trash can to look like a friendly trash-eating
character:The Litter Critter.
Create one for regular trash and one for recycled items.
Tell the children that he loves to eat trash or litter. Encourage the children to
feed the Litter Critter.
Stress how important it is when they clean up by themselves.
Everything Needs a Home
In Circle Time remind the children what big helpers they can be and how important
it is to take care of “our” room.
Use props such as a doll, a Lego piece, a marker, and a book to explain that everything
has a special place to live.
Show each prop and use a different voice with each one to say,“I’m lost. I need
help finding my home.”
Use this opportunity to help the children learn where materials belong when it
is clean up time.
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