Target Words
Finger play "Up Down Turn Around"; use previous target words Up and Down and introduce Good-bye
Instructions
- Recite rhyme “Up Down Turn Around” and do the actions by following the video demo
Up, down
Turn around.
Touch the sky,
And touch the ground.
Wiggle fingers
Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders
and say "hello"
Up, down
Turn around
Touch the sky,
And touch the ground.
Pat your belly
Blink your eyes,
Blow a kiss,
And say “good-bye “
Simplify
Encourage the child to memorize the fingerplay - Begin in sections. Remember that memorization is an important skill. Some children need minutes to memorize while others it may take a week or more of everyday practice.
Up, down
Turn around.
Touch the sky,
And touch the ground.
When this section has been memorized, add the remaining part
Wiggle fingers, Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders
Say "hello"
When the child has memorized this verse, let the child give a "performance" for the family and recite the fingerplay for everyone.
Encourage the child to memorize the second verse.
Extend
Review all the fingerplays that have been introduced to the child on the If Not You, Who? site through Month 8. All fingerplays are shown at the bottom of the Month page. Click on each month below for the words.
Month 1 My NAME Song and Kind to Others
Month 3 Way Up High In An Apple Tree and Peter Uses One Hammer
Month 4 The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Do You Love Me?
Month 6 Red says STOP and Five Little Ducks Went Out to Play
Month 7 Nursery Rhyme Star Light Star Bright
Month 8 Up Down Turn Around and I Need To Be Honest
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Would you rather be at a party with many friends or just a few friends? Why?
What do you like about learning new things?
Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Heart
- Color - Review
- Number - Six, 6
- Alphabet Letters - H, P
- Senses - Hearing
- Character Trait - Honesty
- Target Words - Good-by, Many, Match, Why
Monthly Proverb
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
Did You Know?
"Children with below average language skills can make rapid improvements if their parents take simple steps to change the way they interact with them." University of Sydney
Books to Read
"Museum ABC"
by Metropolitan Museum of Art (Activity 11)
"My Very First Book of Shapes"
by Eric Carle (Activity 2)
"Big Red Barn"
by Margaret Wise Brown (Activity 8)
"My Very First Book of Shapes" VIDEO
by Eric Carle (Activity 2)
"Big Red Barn" VIDEO
by Margaret Wise Brown (Activity 8)
"Museum ABC" VIDEO
by Metropolitan Museum of Art (Activity 11)
Music Playlist
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
by Countdown Kids Album 100 All Time Children’s Favorites (Activity 10)
"SalveRegina - Antiphona (tonus monasticus) in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginias"
Album Salve Regina Gregorian Chant by Benedictine Monks of the Abby of Saint-Maurice & Saint-Maur, Clervaux (Activity 21)
"You’ll Be In My Heart"
by Phil Collins Album Tarzan (Movie Soundtrack) (Activity 18)
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" VIDEO
by Countdown Kids 100 Silly Songs (Activity 10)
'SalveRegina - Antiphona (tonus monasticus) in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginias" VIDEO
by Benedictine Monks of the Abby of Saint-Maurice and Saint -Maur, Clervaux (Activity 21)
"You'll Be In My Heart" VIDEO
by Phil Collins Tarzan Movie Soundtrack (Activity 18)
Monthly Materials List
Click Here to view the list!
Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
Up Down Turn Around
(Activity 14 Month 8)
Up, down
Turn around.
Touch the sky,
And touch the ground.
Wiggle fingers
Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders
And say "hello"
Up, down
Turn around
Touch the sky,
And touch the ground.
Pat your belly
Blink your eyes,
Blow a kiss,
And say “good-bye “
I Need To Be Honest
(Activity 13 Month 8)
I need to be honest
My mom and dad say
And telling the truth
Is just one way!
Why be honest
I ask mom and dad.
You will feel your best
When the truth is always said.