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Toddler/Pre-School Activities
and Their Development Benefits
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Macaroni (rhythm sticks) |
Impulse Control, Listening, Spatial Awareness, Coordination
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I Hear the Mill Wheel (rhythm sticks) |
Dexterity, Listening, Impulse Control, Gross Motor
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I Know a Chicken (shakers) |
Call & Respond (Verbal Development), Transition, Impulse Control, Direction, Opposites
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Jump for Joy |
Jumping, Kinesthetic Orientation (Flying), Kinesthetic Awareness (Twirling)
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Hokey Pokey |
Right/Left, Body Awareness, Moving in a Line, Transitioning, Listen/Follow Directions, Active/Moving
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Buzz, Buzz (shakers) |
Impulse Control, Follow Directions, (Model), Call & Respond
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The Goldfish Song |
Pretend, Make Believe (Self-Image), Impulse Control, Listen/Follow Directions, Transitioning, Creativity/Imagination, Storytelling
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Who Are You? |
Social Skills, Observation, Colors/Patterns
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Chickory Chick (shakers) |
Cross-Lateral Movement (Short/Long-Term Memory) Modeling
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Bubbles |
Hand-eye Coordination, Peripheral Vision Development, Visual Tracking (Infants), Fine Motor
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Popcorn Calling Me (drum) |
Sensory Integration, Listening
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I'm a Rollin' (hoops) |
Dexterity, Modeling, Cross-lateral Movement
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5 Little Monkeys |
Storytelling, Pretend/Make-Believe, Counting, Fine Motor, Gross Motor
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The Old Grey Cat |
Modeling/Role-Playing, Listening (musical, not verbal cues), Pretend, Verbal/Vocabulary Development
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* ALL activities implement steady beat (frontal lobe stimulation) through either physical movement or the use of manipulatives.
*All activities are focused on Vestibular System Development (the part of the ear related to balance & movement). |
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