TRAY PLAY - Mother Goose Time

WEEK TWO: My Five Senses
DAY 6: See
DAY 7: Hear
Group Time 1
Circle Time
Investigation Stations:
Toddler Trays
Refer to the Circle Time in the Mother Goose Time Teacher Guide.
Circle Collage
Glue circles onto paper as desired and
create a circle collage. Kitchen Band
Put various pots, bowls and kitchen
tools (wooden spoon, wire whisk,
measuring cups, etc.) on a tray for
children to explore pounding sounds. PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.2
MUSIC 30.2
Discovery Together
Activity Option 1
Outdoor Play/ Free Play
See It and Match It
Explore various photos and spin a
spinner to practice matching ones that
are alike.
Bowl Band Art
Investigate sounds by pounding on
different bowls or found materials.
Refer to the Outdoor Play in the Mother Goose Time Teacher Guide.
Discovery Together
Activity Option 2
GROSS MOTOR 4.2
SCIENTIFIC REASONING 25.2
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
NUMBER CONCEPTS 15.1, 15.2
Eyeball Colors
Look at oneself in a mirror and
investigate ways to paint with a ping
pong ball.
Shake and Sound
Experiment with sound shakers and
explore the similarities and differences
in sounds.
Snack
Activity Option 3
Free Play / Outdoor
Journal Practice
See It and Say It
Invent movements to represent Spanish
vocabulary. Speak and move together.
Listen for One
Explore the number 1 with the
Hands-On Number as a visual cue for
a listening and movement game.
Explore Toddler Trays.
Letter B
Use the Hands-On Letters to make
crayon rubbings.
Well-being and Belonging
Cuddle and Snuggle
Wiggle & Giggle
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Cuddle and Snuggle and talk about
how you saw the child being kind,
brave and curious today. Touch her
ears and share a time you saw her
listen. Touch her feet and share a time
you saw her participate in a game.
Continue with other body parts.
Cuddle and Snuggle and mimic each
other’s sounds. Make a cooing sound
and invite your child to imitate it.
Encourage your child to make silly
sounds for you to mimic.
I See the Sunshine
Track 4, My Amazing Body CD
Wave arms overhead from side to side
as the music plays.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Track 9, My Amazing Body CD
Clap or pat thighs to the beat and move
faster with the music.
DAY 9: Touch
DAY 10: Taste
Refer to the Circle Time in the Mother Goose Time Teacher Guide.
Scented Play Dough
Make your own play dough and add
spices to create a scented dough. Put
play dough, spoon and fork on a tray
to explore.
Hidden Treasure
Search for hidden treasures. Match
them to the outlines on the treasure
map.
READING COMPREHENSION 13.2
VISUAL ARTS 32.1
It Smells
Discover new vocabulary and various
concepts of print through individual I
Can Read books.
Texture Hand Art
Investigate textures by designing a
textured hand.
Matching Spoonful
Sort and match cereal into sections
of a tray.
LETTER/WORD RECOGNITION 12.1, 12.2
WEEK TWO: My Five Senses
DAY 8: Smell
A is for Apple
Explore the letter A by jumping up to
reach the apple Photo Card. Practice
the /a/ sound while jumping.
Refer to the Outdoor Play in the Mother Goose Time Teacher Guide.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 27.1
NUMBER CONCEPTS 15.1, 15.2
PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.2
PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.1
VOCABULARY 9.1
GEOGRAPHY 23.2
The Nose Knows
Explore and identify various fruits
through their smells. Nose to Toes
Investigate the AB pattern by touching a
button to the nose then the toes. Repeat
and extend the pattern movements.
Lost Button
Explore counting by searching for
buttons underneath cups. Count the
buttons found.
Where is B?
Search for the letter B while listening
to positional vocabulary clues about
where it is hiding.
Tasty Snack
Investigate and identify features of
different fruits. Roll a picture cube and
serve yourself the matching real fruit.
Going to Market
Explore a path and follow it to the
pretend market. Role-play buying
groceries.
Explore Toddler Trays.
Letter A
Use a red bingo dabber to make marks
on the page. Count the red apples
together.
Cuddle and Snuggle and put lotion or
baby powder on each others’ hands.
Touch and count each finger, knuckle,
and fingernail. Affirm how amazing
the child is all the way to the end of his
fingertips.
Cuddle and snuggle while playing a
clapping game. Invite the child to slap
your hand high, low, fast and slow.
Clap a rhythm and invite the child to
repeat it. Repeat a rhythm that your
child claps. Cuddle and snuggle and share a snack.
Invite the child to choose a food to feed
you. Talk about how delicious the food
is and how kind the child was to share
food with you.
Play an instrumental from the Circle
Time CD. Place soles of feet together
and bend from the waist and back up
as if smelling feet. Sit facing a partner and pat hands
together as you listen to the song
“Too Hot to Touch,” track 6 on the My
Amazing Body CD. Play any song from the Circle Time CD.
Open and close mouths and hands at
the same time as if chewing.
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DAY 6
See
See It and Match It
SKILLS PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY 6.2 SELF DIRECTION 2.2
SUPPLIES
Logic Game:
matching cards
Spinner
Together Time
•Spread out one set of the cards face up on
the floor.
•Flick the spinner, name the photo and
run with the children to the matching
photo card.
•Repeat and invite a child to try flicking
the spinner and running on his own.
YOUR SUPPLIES
Scissors
Which photos did your child recognize and match without help?
Eyeball Colors
SKILLS GROSS MOTOR 4.2 VISUAL ARTS 32.1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE 27.1
SUPPLIES
FOR EACH CHILD
Ping pong ball
Sticker
YOUR SUPPLIES
Mirror
Colored paper
Paper
Paint
Cake pan or
cardboard box
lid (optional)
Together Time
•Invite the children to look at their eyes in
the mirror and help them name the color.
•Give each child a ping pong ball and
explain that the eye is like a ball, an eyeball.
•Then, invite a child to toss or roll a ping
pong ball towards the colored paper.
•Which color does the ball land nearest? Is
it the same color as the child’s eyes?
•Invite each child to dip a ball in paint and
roll it on a piece of paper. Tip: Put the
paper in a cake pan or cardboard box lid
while painting.
How did the child toss and aim the ball? How did he use the ball to create a rolling
painting?
See It and Say It
SKILLS SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION VOCABULARY 9.1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION 7.2
SUPPLIES
Spanish Cards:
button, ball
YOUR SUPPLIES
Scissors
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Together Time
•With the children, make up a movement
for each Spanish word.
•Show one photo and practice the
movement while saying the word in
Spanish.
•Repeat with a second word.
How did your child participate - by watching, by doing the movement, or by saying
the word?
I See the Sunshine
&
Wiggle
TRAY PLAY
Circle Collage
Wave arms overhead
from side to side as the
music plays.
Giggle
Track 4, My Amazing Body CD
SKILL FINE MOTOR 5.1
PREPARE THE TRAY
• Cut out circles of all shapes and colors from paper.
• Put the circles, a piece of paper and glue on
a tray.
TRAY PLAY
Observe how the child glues the circles onto the
paper. How does he make choices about where
to place the circles on the paper? Does he overlap
any of the circles?
cuddle
& snuggle
Cuddle and Snuggle and talk about
how you saw the child being kind,
brave and curious today. Touch her
ears and share a time you saw her
listen. Touch her feet and share a time
you saw her participate in a game.
Continue with other body parts.
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DAY 7
Hear
Bowl Band Art
SKILLS MUSIC 30.2 VISUAL ARTS 32.2 PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.1
SUPPLIES
FOR EACH CHILD
Bowl
Wooden spoon
2 rubber bands
(optional)
YOUR SUPPLIES
Large pot
Large mixing
spoon
Markers or
crayons
Together Time
•Use the large spoon and pot to create a
rhythm then call out a pattern such as,
“Loud, soft, loud, soft.”
•Give each child a paper bowl and wooden
spoon and invite him to mimic your
patterns.
•Encourage children to explore making
noises and rhythms on their own.
•Invite each child to use the markers or
crayons to decorate his bowl (drum).
Was your child able to follow the rhythm? What other household objects could you set
out for your child to explore making sounds?
Shake and Sound
SKILLS SCIENTIFIC REASONING 25.2 PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.2 SELF CONCEPT 1.2
SUPPLIES
Discover
Science card
YOUR SUPPLIES
Containers with
lids
Small items
to put in the
containers
Prep
•Follow the directions on the Discover
Science card to make the sound shakers.
Together Time
•Investigate them by rolling, shaking,
dropping or trying other actions.
•Mimic the way the child explores a shaker
with the matching shaker.
•Invite children to experiment with the
shakers.
In that ways did the child explore the shakers?
Listen for One
SKILLS NUMBER CONCEPT 15.1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION 7.2 GROSS MOTOR 4.1
SUPPLIES
Together Time
Teacher Tool Bag
•Hold up the Hands-On Number and
encourage children to say the number’s
name.
•Invite children to walk when you say, “One.”
Hands-On
Number: 1
•Say a different number and encourage them
to stop.
•Invite them to continue listening as you
say different numbers. They begin walking
whenever you say, “One.”
Did your child recognize numbers one to three?
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Track 9, My Amazing Body CD
Clap or pat thighs to the
beat and move faster with
the music.
Giggle
Kitchen
Band Tray
Head, Shoulders,
Knees & Toes
&
TRAY PLAY
Wiggle
SKILL TECHNOLOGY 29.1
PREPARE THE TRAY
•Gather various pots, bowls and kitchen tools
(wooden spoon, wire whisk, measuring cups, etc.).
TRAY PLAY
Observe how the child uses the tools to make
sounds and how he reacts to the various sounds
the tools make. Does he use them for any other
purpose? What does this tell you about his
understanding of the basic tools?
cuddle
& snuggle
Cuddle and Snuggle and mimic each
other’s sounds. Make a cooing sound
and invite your child to imitate it.
Encourage your child to make silly
sounds for you to mimic.
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DAY 8
Smell
It Smells
SKILLS READING COMPREHENSION 13.2 VOCABULARY 9.1 FINE MOTOR 5.2
SUPPLIES
FOR EACH CHILD
I Can Read
book
YOUR SUPPLIES
Crayons
Together Time
•Read the I Can Read book to the
children.
•Invite them to name the familiar items on
the cover.
•Give each child a book and practice
turning the pages.
•Ask her, “Where is the flower?” and
encourage her to point to it.
•Repeat with other items on the following
pages then invite her to draw on the last
page.
Which items did your child recognize on her own? Did she hold the book right side up
and turn the pages on her own?
The Nose Knows
SKILLS PHYSICAL SCIENCE 27.1 HISTORY 24.1 SELF DIRECTION 2.3 SELF CONCEPT 1.1
SUPPLIES
Cups
Bowls
Fruit selection
Knife (adult use)
Spoons
Prep
•Cut a slice from each fruit and put each
slice in a separate cup. Then, dice the rest
of the fruit for tasting.
Together Time
•Ask children to wash their hands and
prepare for a snack.
•Encourage a child to close his eyes
and smell one of the fruit cups. Can he
identify the name of the fruit?
•Invite him to decide if he likes or dislikes
the smell.
•When children are finished smelling and
guessing, encourage them to scoop fruit
into their own bowls.
•Eat and enjoy!
How did your child respond to the different smells? Can he sort the smells by likes and
dislikes with help?
Nose to Toes
SKILLS PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.1 HEALTH AND SAFETY 6.2 SELF DIRECTION 2.2
SUPPLIES
Counting
Manipulatives
(from Day 4)
YOUR SUPPLIES
Scissors
Together Time
•Give each child a button to hold.
•Say, “Nose,” then encourage children to
touch their noses with the button.
•Say, “Toes,” then encourage children to
touch their toes with the button.
•Repeat the pattern and invite children to
try to go faster as they alternate between
their noses and toes.
Can your child follow the vocal and physical pattern without prompts after a while?
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TRAY PLAY
PREPARE THE TRAY
•Mix spices into a play dough.
•Put spoon, fork and cookie cutters on tray.
Play an instrumental
from the Circle Time
CD. Place soles of feet
together and bend from
the waist and back up
as if smelling feet.
Giggle
SKILL PHYSICAL SCIENCE 27.1
g
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i
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&
Scented
Play Dough
Tray
TRAY PLAY
Observe how the child smells the play dough. How
does he use the utensils or cookie cutters to explore
the play dough?
cuddle
& snuggle
Cuddle and Snuggle and put lotion
or baby powder on each others’ hands.
Touch and count each finger, knuckle,
and fingernail. Affirm how amazing
the child is all the way to the end of
his fingertips.
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DAY 9
Touch
Texture Hand Art
SKILLS VISUAL ARTS 32.1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE 27.1 FINE MOTOR 5.1
SUPPLIES
FOR EACH CHILD
Tan paper
Background paper
Hang tab
YOUR SUPPLIES
Rice
Paint
Cake pan
Cotton balls, flour,
oats (optional)
Markers
Together Time
•Pour rice in the pan and invite each child
to feel it with different body parts (elbow,
knee, hand, foot, etc.).
•Help him find words to describe the feel
of the rice.
•Repeat but explore different textured items
such as cotton balls, flour, oats, etc.
•Invite each child to dip his hand in paint
and make a print on the background paper.
•While the paint is still wet, sprinkle on
rice or another texture.
•Help each child write his name on the
paper and add the hang tab to display.
Which parts of the art experience does your child seem to enjoy the most? What can
you do to add to this experience?
Lost Button
SKILLS NUMBER CONCEPTS 15.1, 15.2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION 7.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY 6.2
SUPPLIES
Math Story Cards
Counting
Manipulatives
(from Day 4)
Teacher Tool Bag
Hands-On
Number: 1
Together Time
•Show children three buttons.
•Invite them to help you point to and count
the buttons.
•Show three cups. Count the cups.
•Hide one button under one of the cups.
•Explain that you lost a button. Invite a child
to look under each cup until he finds the
missing button.
•Encourage the child to point to each button
as you count to three.
•Repeat with each child.
Can your child point to one object at a time while counting? How high can he count?
YOUR SUPPLIES
Cups
Where is B?
SKILLS VOCABULARY 9.1 LETTER RECOGNITION 12.1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE 27.1
SUPPLIES
Together Time
Teacher Tool Bag
•Place the Hands-On B next to an object
either inside or outside.
•Invite a child to go find the letter B.
•Describe together where the letter B is
Hands-On
Letter: Bb
hiding. For example, “B is next to the
bumpy tree.” Or “B is on a smooth rock.”
•Invite a child to find the letter B, then hide
B for you to go find.
Did your child find the Letter B? How can you incorporate more descriptive or
positional vocabulary into your day?
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TRAY PLAY
PREPARE THE TRAY
•Fill a shallow container with birdseed, oats, sand,
stones, or cotton balls.
•Find 4-5 small objects to hide in the texture such
as buttons, lid, small toy, or cardboard shapes.
Trace around each object on a piece of paper
and pretend it is a treasure map.
•Put the paper with the traced shapes next to the
container with the hidden objects on a tray.
Sit facing a partner and
pat hands together as you
listen to the song “Too Hot
to Touch,” track 6 on the
My Amazing Body CD.
Giggle
SKILL: SHAPES 16.1
Wiggle
&
Hidden
Treasure Tray
TRAY PLAY
Observe how the child problem solves to match the
items he found in the container to the outlined shapes
on the treasure map. Does he match the shapes
accurately? Does he try again if he recognizes the
shapes do not match? What does this tell you about
his ability to persist until successful?
cuddle
& snuggle
Cuddle and snuggle while playing a
clapping game. Invite the child to slap
your hand high, low, fast and slow.
Clap a rhythm and invite the child to
repeat it. Repeat a rhythm that your
child claps.
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DAY 10
Taste
A is for Apple
SKILLS LETTER/WORD RECOGNITION 12.1, 12.2 PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS 10.1 SELF CONCEPT 1.1
SUPPLIES
Letter Set: Aa
Together Time
•Hold the apple Photo Card just above the
reach of the child.
•Encourage him to jump up or reach to try
to slap the card.
•While jumping, say together “/a/, /a/, apple.”
•Repeat with each child.
•Extension: Hold different real fruits up
high for children to try to reach. Say the
beginning sound of each fruit.
How did your child relate various sounds to words? How can you create a phonic
activity with his favorite sounds?
Tasty Snack
SKILLS PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.2 GROSS MOTOR 4.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY 6.3
SUPPLIES
Prep
FOR EACH CHILD
•Fold and tape one of the cubes to assemble.
Make ’n’ Play
Math
YOUR SUPPLIES
Plate of apple,
banana and
orange slices
Bowls
Spoons
Tape
Together Time
•Invite a child to roll the cube then name the
fruit on the top together.
•Help him find the matching fruit on the
plate. Encourage him to spoon that fruit
into each bowl.
•After each child has had a turn, encourage
children to eat and enjoy the tasty snack.
•Help each child make his own cube to take
home.
When shown the fruit on the cube, could your child find the matching real fruit?
Going to Market
SKILLS GEOGRAPHY 23.2 DRAMA 33.1 LISTENING 7.2
SUPPLIES
Tape
Reusable
shopping bag
Play food items
Prep
•Make a path on the floor with tape.
Together Time
•Place different kinds of play food along the
path.
•Give a child the bag and invite him to go to
Did your child follow the path?
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the pretend grocery store and buy a (name
one object on the path).
•The child follows the path and brings you
back the item.
•Discuss with children throughout the
activity where food can be bought in your
community.
TRAY PLAY
Giggle
SKILL: PATTERNS AND SORTING 18.2
Play any song from the
Circle Time CD. Open
and close mouths and
hands at the same time as
if chewing.
&
Matching
Spoonful
Tray
Wiggle
PREPARE THE TRAY
•Fill two bowls with different types of dry cereal.
•Set out a spoon and recycled egg carton, ice
cube tray or muffin tin.
•Put one piece of cereal in each section of the
egg carton.
TRAY PLAY
Observe how the child spoons the cereal and
dumps it into the egg carton sections. Does he
match the cereal type that he scoops to the one
piece of cereal in the section?
cuddle
& snuggle
Cuddle and snuggle and share a snack.
Invite the child to choose a food to
feed you. Talk about how delicious the
food is and how kind the child was to
share food with you.
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