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You Guessed It!
Gather a small group of children and put several familiar items on a table or
the carpet.
Ask the children to guess which of the items you are thinking about.
Give clues about the item such as its color, its shape, the sound it makes, and
how it is used.
Make the clues easier until the children guess the item.
Tell them they guessed right by listening carefully to your clues!
Hidden Treasure
Hide a few stuffed animals in several different locations in the classroom.
Send a child to look for one of the hidden toys with two-step directions such as
“Walk to the Dramatic Play Center and open the cupboard,” or “Go to the blue
carpet and look under the basket.”
Increase to three-step directions if children locate items easily. For example,
“Walk to the bookshelf, reach to the top shelf, and open the shoebox with
the Legos.”
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Gather children in a circle with plenty of room for physical movement.
Sing this familiar song, which requires watching, listening and following your
action steps:
- Head (hands on head), shoulders (hands on shoulders)
- Knees (move hands to knees), and toes (bend down, touch toes)
- Knees (move hands quickly to knees), and toes (bend touch toes again)
- Repeat
- Eyes and ears and mouth and nose (touch each one)
- Head, shoulders, knees, and toes (same motions as above)
Now, try it a little faster!
Developmental Tip
Some three year olds may still be working on naming colors. Be
sure you give other clues to help them guess the item.
Next, try saying only the words for the children to follow, without you modeling
the actions.
Variation: make up your own verse with other body parts like,“eyes, ears, lips
and hips!”