Do Young Children and Well-Ordered Days Mix?

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Do Young Children and Well-Ordered Days Mix?
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My Preschool Graduates
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My current and upcoming preschoolers
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Absorb Chaos
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1. Was the chaos caused by lack of sleep? 2.
Was the chaos caused by what was eaten? (i.e. too
much sugar, allergic reaction) 3. Was the chaos
a cry for attention?
4. Was the chaos
just their way of
trying to be

independent?
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5. Was the chaos deliberate an act of
disobedience? 6. Was the chaos a way to cope
with feelings of being overwhelmed or afraid?
7. Was the chaos because I neglected to do what
was needed to be done that day? (i.e. stick to
the schedule, get off the computer, play with my
child etc.)
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Create Calm
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Pretend Play - Active play running, jumping,
climbing, riding, and other use of large
muscles. - Quiet play reading, stringing,
coloring, etc. - Cooperative or social play
games and activities that involve more than
one. - Solitary play drawing, dreaming, or any
activity that involves only one.
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Pretend Play (con't) - Manipulative play
putting together puzzles, building with blocks,
cutting and pasting, or any activity that
involves eye-hand coordination or fine motor
skills. - Creative play painting, molding,
solving problems, making music, telling stories,
or any activity that involves a childs
imagination. - Dramatic play dress-up,
make-believe, or any play that involves
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Tongs - sort mini-erasers - transfer pom poms
from one container to another - create patterns
with objects Spoons - transfer objects -
create patterns - fill containers
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Sorting - sort beads - mini-erasers - rocks -
gems - nuts and bolts - buttons - foam shapes -
plastic lids - plastic animals - Legos - math
manipulatives - Happy Meal toys - coins - puzzle
pieces - stuffed animals
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Sorting (con't)
- big/small - hard/soft - float/sink -
fly/crawl/run - tall/short - round/oval
(shapes) - red/blue (colors) - living/non-living -
plants/animals - begins with the ___ letter
sound - ends with the ____ sound - four
sides/three sides
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Fine Motor
Use a medicine dropper to create patterns in the
tray.
Use a Parmesan cheese container for fine-motor
practice. Younger children can place coffee
stirrers or dry spaghetti in the holes. Make it
more challenging by sorting buttons by color onto
a pipe cleaner.
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Sensory Tubs - colored pasta - colored rice -
shaving cream - sand - aquarium gravel - beans -
candy corn - water Tubs Can Be - Thematic (i.e
robots) - any size
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Sensory Tubs (Continued) Tools Needed -
spoons - small dishes - funnels - measuring
cups etc. Skills Practiced - transferring
objects - spooning objects - pouring - tactile
learning - problem solving
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Nature Fun - observe the seasons - go on a ____
hunt (bugs, leaves, birds, colors, shapes, smells
etc) - play I Spy - throw rocks in a pond - go
star-gazing - pick and press flowers - garden
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Printables
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- Early Education Printables - Children Books
Activities - Early Childhood Activity Ideas
Resources
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Provide Hope