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About Episode 5: The Amazing Human Body Convinced that they’ve never met a human, the TreeSchoolers set out to discover what human bodies do and how they work, inside and out. As they learn about what makes humans special, they start to wonder: Could their friend, Rachel, actually be…a human? Key questions: •
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Available at www.treeschoolers.com Identifying parts of the human body Understanding what humans need food, water, and air to stay alive Understanding what makes the humans special Exploring how humans use the five senses Meeting someone who is different than you Comparing and contrasting Counting numbers (1-‐5) Identifying colors Key signs from American Sign Language: Research shows that signing can help preschool children learn and remember essential concepts, so we've included 32 supporting signs in this episode:
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© Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 1 What’s in this guide In this guide, you’ll find four fun and easy activity sets you can do at home to help support your child’s learning – and create some wonderful memories, too! Activity Set 1: Home Sweet Home Activity Set 2: My Five Senses Scavenger Hunt Activity Set 3: Healthy Food for Me Activity Set 4: This Is Me! In addition, you’ll find these fun printables at the end of this guide: Activity Sheets: • Homes Around Me • Treeschoolers’ Homes • Five Senses Scavenger Hunt • Food Match • My Healthy Plate Cards: Episode 5 Word Cards and Sign Cards Lyrics: Episode 5 Song Lyrics Certificate: For learning the concepts taught in this episode © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 2 Activity 1: Home Sweet Home Purpose In this episode of Rachel & the TreeSchoolers, your child learns that human beings live in homes everywhere, from forests to cities! The purpose of this activity is to guide your child in exploring the kinds of homes around their own neighborhood and town. Objective Take a drive all around your town or neighborhood and observe the different kinds of homes you see. Materials • A digital camera to record different kinds of homes (optional) • The Homes Around Me printable included in this guide Steps 1. After watching The Amazing Human Body together, talk with your children about the kind of home they live in. Ask them what other kinds of homes they know people live in. What kinds of homes did they see in the video? 2. Once you have established that there are many kinds of homes, go out and see how many you can find! Take along a digital camera if you’d like to record what you see. 3. While driving, encourage your child to wonder and observe, just like the TreeSchoolers do! Are some homes you see large and others small? Do some stand alone and are others apartments or condos? 4. Upon returning to your own house, print out the Homes Around Me sheet included in this guide. Have your child draw at least four different kinds of homes they observed while on their drive. © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 3 Follow-‐Up Activities 1. The Three Little Pigs Visit your local library and find a version of the book, The Three Little Pigs. After reading the book with your child, discuss how each pig had a different kind of home. Gather up supplies to make collage pictures of each pig’s house. (Suggestions: real straw or dry spaghetti for the straw house, real sticks or toothpicks for the stick house, and red squares of paper or Legos for bricks). 2. Match the TreeSchoolers’ Homes! Use the TreeSchoolers’ Homes printable included in this guide. Cut the picture cards of each TreeSchooler and their homes. Mix up the deck of cards and play a match game, putting together each animal with their respective home. 3. Build a House Choose several different colors of construction paper. Cut out a large square (the main house), smaller squares (windows), and several rectangles (door, chimney, and shutters). You could also cut out some circles for treetops and additional rectangles for tree trunks. Let your child glue the pieces together to create a house. 4. Story Time Go to your local library and look for the book, The Shape of Things, by Dayle Ann Dodds. The illustrations pair beautifully with this activity! © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 4 Activity 2: My Five Senses Scavenger Hunt Purpose In this episode, Rachel and the TreeSchoolers learn about the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. In this activity, your child will explore how each of the senses work by experiencing things around the house. Objective By filling out the printable, your child will identify and practice using each of the five senses Materials My Five Senses Scavenger Hunt printable, crayons Steps 1. Start with the first sense on the paper – the eyes. Ask your child, what do you see with your eyes? Look around and have your child talk about what can be seen. Choose one thing to add to the paper. 2. Move on through the other senses. Really engage your child in the process. For instance, you might say, “Shhhhh… let’s listen carefully! What noises can you hear?” Or, “Let’s look in the fridge! I wonder what we’ll smell in there! Will it be yummy or stinky?” And so on… 3. After going around the house exploring what can be experienced with the senses, sit down with your child and have fun drawing each object or experience you’ve identified together! Follow-‐up Activities 1. Talk It Out Using the completed My Five Senses Scavenger Hunt printable, talk with your child in more detail about what he experienced. Invite him to verbalize with description. For instance, “With my eyes I saw ____________ and it looked ________________”. Or, “With my hears I heard _________________ and it sounded ____________________.” There is no need to write anything down, just enjoy the interactive conversation and exploring together! © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 5 2. Sensory Box Take a box (shoe box size or larger) and cut a hole in one side, large enough for a preschooler to reach their hand in. Fill the box with things of various textures. Examples might be: a cotton ball, a bouncy ball, a piece of sand paper, a small piece of fruit (not too squishy!), a pencil, etc. Close up the box and invite your child to reach a hand in and grab an object. Without removing the hand, ask them to describe what they are touching. What does it feel like? Encourage use of texture words such as: soft, hard, scratchy, soft, pointy, etc. 3. Sensory Play Dough For this no-‐cook play dough, you will need: 3 cups of flour, 1 cup salt, 1 cup water (adjust as needed for desired consistency), extract of your choice (ex: almond, peppermint, lemon, cinnamon, vanilla), food coloring of choice. Combine. Can be stored in a sealed plastic bag. Let your child take part in choosing the color (sight), and extract if possible (smell). As you add the ingredients, talk about how each feels (flour is soft, water is wet, salt is scratchy. We recommend not touching the food coloring and extract straight). Once all ingredients are combined, talk about how it feels, looks, and smells. How is it different now, that it is combined, than it was, when each ingredient was separate? Enjoy some free time play together with your colorful and wonderfully scented play dough! 4. Story Time Go to your local library and see if you can find some of these titles that introduce children to the concept of any of the five senses: Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolf Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. Dog’s Noisy Day by Emma Dodd Listen to the City by Rachel Isadora My Five Senses by Aliki Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. The Listening Walk by Paul Showers © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 6 Activity 3: Healthy Food for Me Purpose In this episode we see Rachel pulling several healthy snacks from her bag: apple, carrots, celery, grapes, whole grain crackers, and a banana. Rachel teaches us that healthy foods help us run and play, and they give us lots of energy! In this activity children will make and eat some healthy foods of their choice. Engaging kids in choosing and creating their own healthy foods increases the chance they will eat them, so have fun with this! Objective Your child will help choose and prepare healthy foods for your family to eat. Materials • A slice of whole-‐grain (or gluten free!) bread • Spread of choice (cream cheese, nut or seed butter) • Child-‐selected fruits. We suggest choosing soft ones your child can help cut using a butter knife, such as peeled kiwi, banana, etc. Also consider “finger fruits” that do not require cutting, such as berries and grapes. Steps 1. Look at a grocery store ad with your child. Help your child cut out pictures of the fruits she would like to try. 2. Go to the grocery store and help your child select some fruits. Pick two favorites and two that your child has never tried before! 3. Wash, peel, and slice the fruit. Assist your child as needed. 4. Put the spread on the slice of bread. Assist your child as needed. 5. Arrange the fruit slices on the bread in a pretty design. During the process, talk about the different foods and how they keep our amazing bodies healthy. For example, bread is a carbohydrate, which gives us energy and keeps us full. Nut and seed spreads have protein to help us stay strong. Fruits help keep our bodies healthy. Talk about the color and texture of each as you go. 6. Make one for each member of the family and enjoy! © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 7 Follow-‐up Activities 1. Food Match Print the Food Match printable included in this guide. Have your child color in the fruits and veggies before you begin! Once all your produce is colored in, cut out the cards and shuffle. Have your child re-‐organize the cards by categorizing by color, placing all the red foods together, the green foods together, and so on. 2. My Healthy Plate Using the enclosed My Healthy Plate printable, help your child choose three healthy foods to draw on the plate. Don’t forget to draw a glass of water to go with it! 3. Let’s Go Shopping! Look at a supermarket ad with lots of pictures of colorful foods. Working with your child, have him identify a list of 10 foods he would like to purchase for the week’s groceries. Encourage him towards healthful choices, and to choose at least two new foods he has not tried yet. Cut out the pictures of the foods and glue them onto a sheet of blank paper, creating a visual shopping list. Head to the store together to gather your items, and enjoy some child-‐led healthy eating for the week! 4. More TreeSchoolers, Please! Watch Rachel &The TreeSchoolers Episode 2: Plants and Flowers and download the Episode 2 Activity Guide for other healthy eating activities. 5. Story Time Read about digestion with your child. These books about digestion may be available at your local library or bookstore: What Happens to a Hamburger by Paul Showers The Gas We Pass: the Story of Farts by Shinta Cho The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole The Digestive System by Christina Taylor-‐Butler © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 8 Activity 4: This is Me! Purpose In this episode, Rachel sings songs about parts of the body, like “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.” These activities will help your child identify parts of the body. Objective Your child will practice identifying different parts of her body. Materials • This is Me printable (coloring page, poems) • Art supplies, as needed Steps 1. On the This is Me printable page, have your child draw a picture of herself. Ask your child to point to the arms, legs, hands, and feet in the picture. 2. Read the This is Me poems to your child, inviting her to point to body parts as they are named. Rachel uses sign language in this episode of Rachel & the TreeSchoolers. Sign Flash Cards are included in this guide so you can practice signing at home. To learn more, check out Signing Time at www.signingtime.com. © Two Little Hands Productions. Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Activity Guide Permission to duplicate granted for educational purposes. www.treeschoolers.com 9 Homes Around Me
Draw a picture of the different kinds of homes you can find in your neighborhood. Treeschooler Homes
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Itsy Bitsy
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My Healthy Plate
Humans need healthy food to stay alive. Draw three healthy foods to put on your plate. Draw your drink and silverware, too! © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com This is Me!
Draw a picture of yourself! Point to your ARMS, HANDS, LEGS and FEET and show a grown up where each one is on your picture. © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com This is Me: Poems
Practice these poems and share them with your friends and family. Me Here are my fingers and here is my nose. Here are my ears and here are my toes. Here are my eyes that open wide. Here is my mouth with my white teeth inside. Here is my pink tongue that helps me speak. Here are my shoulders and here is my cheek. Here are my hands that help me play. Here are my feet that go walking each day. Author Unknown © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com Moveable Me My arms have parts that bend and move Every time I use them. Shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand Shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand Shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand And this is how I move them. My legs have parts that bend and move Every time I use them. Knee, ankle, heel, and foot Knee, ankle, heel, and foot Knee, ankle, heel, and foot And this is how I move them! My trunk has parts that bend and move Every time I use them. Neck, back, waist, and hips Neck, back, waist, and hips Neck, back, waist, and hips And this is how I move them! I'm made of parts that bend and move Every time I use them. Shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand Knee, ankle, heel, and foot Neck, back, waist, and hips And this is how I move them! Author Unknown © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com Rachel & the TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Word Cards - Page 1 (Front)
eyes
see
ears
hear
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taste
nose
smell
hands
touch
wonder
ask
learn
share
Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Theme Song Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Rachel and the TreeSchoolers I’m Penny I’m Simon I’m Abacus Finch Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Chroma Chameleon Yo, I’m Isaac Newt Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Abigail Nightingale The firefly, Hue Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Bongo (ha ha ha ha) And me Tomas, you’ll love me Rachel and the TreeSchoolers We love Preschool We love TreeSchool Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Yeah! (ha ha ha) © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com I Wonder I wonder Do you wonder? It all begins with wonder With a question on your mind You will find the world is wonderful I wonder Do you wonder? The world is full of wonder Every day is a surprise You and I will find the wonderful I wonder how a human body Can sit and stand and jump and turn around I wonder about breathing And what do I feel beating? I know I use my senses, but how? I wonder Do you wonder? It all begins with wonder With a question on your mind You will find the world is wonderful With a question on your mind You will find the world is wonderful © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Head! Shoulders! Knees! Toes! Eyes! Ears! Mouth! Nose! Head, shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes Eyes, ears, mouth and nose (Repeat twice, each time faster) Feet! Tummy! Arms! Chins! Eyes! Ears! Mouth! Shins! Feet, tummy, arms and chin Arms and chin, arms and chin Feet, tummy, arms and chin Eyes, ears, mouth, and shins (Repeat twice, each time faster) Hands! Fingers! Legs! Lips! Eyes! Ears! Mouth! Hips! Hands, fingers, legs and lips Legs and lips, legs and lips Hands, fingers, legs and lips Eyes, ears, mouth and hips (Repeat twice, each time faster) © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com Head! Shoulders! Knees! Toes! Eyes! Ears! Mouth! Nose! Feet! Tummy! Arms! Chins! Eyes! Ears! Mouth! Shins! Hands! Fingers! Legs! Lips! Eyes! Ears! Mouth! Hips! One, two, three, four Here we go! Head, shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes Eyes, ears, mouth and nose Feet, tummy, arms and chins Arms and chin, arms and chins Feet, tummy, arms and chins Eyes, ears, mouth, and shins Hands, fingers, legs and lips Legs and lips, legs and lips Hands, fingers, legs and lips Eyes, ears, mouth and hips (Slowly) Head, shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes Eyes, ears, mouth and nose
Humans are Incredible Humans are incredible, they sure are incredible. Humans are incredible! Humans are incredible, they sure are incredible. Humans are incredible! Human beings live in homes anywhere, really They live in the forest, they built every city Human beings live in homes everywhere, really They live in the desert, they live where it’s freezing! Humans are incredible, they sure are incredible. Humans are incredible! Humans are incredible, they sure are incredible. Humans are incredible! Humans use touch to feel and show their affection They all look so different, their faces show expression Humans use touch to feel and use their five senses See, hear, taste, smell, touch – it’s quite a collection! A human baby’s born Grown-‐ups take care of her Until she learns to care for herself She’ll crawl until she walks, she’ll cry, then sign, then talk It’s amazing when you know how a human child grows! (Look how much you’ve grown!) Humans are incredible, they sure are incredible Humans are incredible! Humans are incredible, they sure are incredible Humans are incredible! Incredible! © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com It’s My Body Shoulders, shoulders Elbows, elbows Hands! It’s my body, my body, it’s my body Dance and shake and move! It’s my body, my body, it’s my body Dance and shake and move! Hips, hips Knees, knees Feet! It’s my body, my body, it’s my body Dance and shake and move! It’s my body (everybody), my body, (we’re amazing) It’s my body (move your body) Dance and shake and move It’s my body (everybody), my body, (we’re amazing) It’s my body (move your body) Dance and shake and move It’s my body (everybody), my body, (we’re amazing) It’s my body (move your body) Dance and shake and move Yeah! © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com Simon Says Simon says, Simon says When Simons says do it We do what Simon says! Simon says jump up and down, up and down, up and down Simon says jump up and down Simon says Simon says spin around, spin around, spin around Simon says spin around Simon says! Tomas says fly around, fly around, fly around Come on, fly around everybody Oh no! Simon says, Simon says When Simons says do it We do what Simon says! Simon says sit down, sit down, sit down Simon says sit down -‐ Simon says Simon says dance around, dance around, dance around Simon says dance around Simon says Now swing on a vine. Come on, woo hoo! Simon says, Simon says When Simons says do it When Simons says do it When Simons says do it We do what Simon says! © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com Five Senses One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses, five senses One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses! One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses, five senses One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses! I have my eyes to see, my ears to hear I have my nose to smell, my mouth to taste And my hands to touch See! Hear! Smell! Taste! Touch! One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses, five senses One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses! I have my eyes to see, my ears to hear I have my nose to smell, my mouth to taste And my hands to touch See! Hear! Smell! Taste! Touch! One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses, five senses One, two, three, four, five senses Five senses! © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com My Amazing Body My brain helps me talk and think: think, think, think, think My heart pumps blood: thump, thump, thump I have two lungs that help me breath: hah, hah Brain, heart, lungs -‐ hah My amazing body! I can jump, run, spin, dance, have fun All because of my amazing body I can laugh, cry, hug, kiss – oh my! All because of my amazing body My stomach makes me energy: yum, yum, yum, yum My bones keep me up: click, click, click, click My muscles help me move and play: he-‐haw, he-‐haw Stomach, bones, muscles -‐ haw My amazing body! I can jump, run, spin, dance, have fun All because of my amazing body I can laugh, cry, hug, kiss – oh my! All because of my amazing body I can jump, run, spin, dance, have fun All because of my amazing body I can laugh, cry, hug, kiss – oh my! All because of my amazing body I can jump, run, spin, dance, have fun All because of my amazing body I can laugh, cry, hug, kiss – oh my! All because of my amazing body My amazing body My amazing body My amazing body! © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com Share It Yes you’ve wondered, you kept on asking You kept on asking ‘til you understood And now that you know the answer There’s just one more thing you have to do Go share it with a friend Share it with a friend Share it with a friend Yes anyone will do Go share it with a friend Share it with a friend When you share it with a friend It becomes a part of you You can share it with your hamster Your sister or a dog You can share it with your monkey Your brother or a frog Go share it with a friend Share it with a friend Share it with a friend Yes anyone will do Go share it with a friend Share it with a friend When you share it with a friend It becomes a part of you © Two Little Hands Productions www.treeschoolers.com You can share it with a grown up A baby or a shoe You can share it with a neighbor A bird or bee or newt Go share it with a friend Share it with a friend Share it with a friend Yes anyone will do Go share it with a friend Share it with a friend When you share it with a friend It becomes a part of you Rachel & The TreeSchoolers “The Amazing Human Body” Sign Cards - Page 1 (Front)
eyes
see
Touch each eye with your pointer finger.
Place two fingers at your cheek and move
them forward.
ears
Touch your ears with your pointer fingers.
hear
Touch your thumb near your ear and bend
your first two fingers.
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see
eyes
hear
ears
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tongue
taste
Stick out your tongue and touch it with
your pointer finger.
Tap your middle finger to your tongue.
fingers
touch
Put both hands up and wiggle your fingers.
Tap your middle finger to the back of your
other hand.
taste
tongue
touch
fingers
nose
smell
Touch your nose with your pointer finger.
Wave your flat hand in front of your nose.
mouth
talk
Touch your lips with your pointer finger.
Tap your fingers to your mouth to show the
words coming out of your mouth.
smell
nose
talk
mouth
lungs
breathe
Place cupped hands at your chest to show
the shape of your lungs.
Put your hands on your chest and move
them in and out.
brain
think
Point your finger down at the top
of your head.
Tap your pointer finger on your temple.
breathe
lungs
think
brain
hands
legs
Fingerspell L-E-G-S.
feet
Fingerspell F-E-E-T and point down
to your feet.
Using both hands, touch your wrists with
your fingertips.
arms
Move your flat hand down from your shoulder
to your wrist on both arms.
hands
legs
arms
feet
heart
stomach
Tap your middle finger to your heart.
Tap your stomach.
body: Move flat hands down your torso.
human: Make the sign for “body” using
the “H” hand shape instead of flat hands.
muscles
Tap your bicep with your fingertips.
stomach
heart
muscles
body/human
family
wonder
Make the”F” hand shape and form a circle
Move your pointer finger around in a
small circle near your temple.
two
one
Put your first two fingers up, with your
palm facing toward you.
Put your pointer finger up.
wonder
family
1
2
one
two
four
three
Put all four fingers up with your thumb in.
Put your thumb and first two fingers up,
with your palm facing toward you
five
Put all four fingers up with your thumb out.
3
4
three
four
5
five
Why Sign Language?
Rachel has a daughter, Leah, who is deaf. So signing is a part of her everyday life. It’s also why
she, and her sister, Emilie, created the award-winning Signing Time, Baby Signing Time and Potty
Time programs. It was natural to include signing in TreeSchoolers because when children’s hands
are moving, their minds are learning!
Signing allows infants to communicate before they can talk.
Research shows that infants and toddlers who sign:
• are less frustrated
• learn to talk sooner
• have larger vocabularies than non-signers
• scored higher on IQ tests at age 8
Signing is a powerful learning tool.
Once a child begins to talk, signing continues to offer important educational benefits. When
signs and words are used together, auditory learners hear the word, visual learners see the sign
and kinesthetic learners can use their hands to make the sign. In other words, signing creates the
perfect storm that can trigger a surge in language learning and cognitive development. Research
shows that preschool and elementary children who use signs and finger spelling:
• expand their vocabularies more quickly
• develop more positive attitudes toward reading
• learn letters, numbers, and sight words more easily
Signing helps children with special needs.
Children who have autism, Down syndrome, speech challenges, or language delays often use
signs as a primary means of communication or to simply clarify their speech. Signing opens the
door to meaningful social interactions with parents, teachers, and peers.
• For classes and workshops in your area, visit www.signingtime.com/find-a-class
• For a summary of signing research, visit ww.signingtime.com/research
• For our award-winning products, visit www.signingtime.com

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