Sight

Singing and acting out finger play "There Was A Little Turtle"

• Place child in front of mirror so they can see themselves. 
• Ask child to recite and do actions to fingerplay “There was a little turtle”
• Encourage child to look at himself in the mirror while doing the actions.  You can stand next to child and participate also.
• Play “The Turtle Song"  Observe if child learns the words better with a song or a speaking voice.

There was a little turtle who lived in a box.

He swam in the water, he climbed on the rocks.  

He snapped at a mosquito, he snapped at a flea, he snapped at a  minnow and he snapped at me.

He caught that mosquito, he caught that flea, he caught that minnow,  but he didn’t catch me.