hands / sense of touch
Reading
Hands Can by Cheryl Willis Hudson
What Can I Feel? by Annie Kubler
Singing
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap clap clap
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them on your lap lap lap
Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your chin chin chin
Open wide your little mouth -
but do not let them in!
Other verses:
Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your cheeks cheeks cheeks
Cover up your little eyes -
and then you take a peek! (do peek-a-boo)
Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your nose nose nose
Creep them crawl them
Creep them crawl them
right down to your toes toes toes!
Extension Activity (from email to parents/caregivers)
Attached to this email, you'll find a scavenger hunt all about the sense of touch. It’s all about textures. The scavenger hunt incorporates basic textures – rough, smooth, hard, and soft – and a few others, such as squishy and fuzzy.
Here’s what you will need:
Rough or grainy-textured objects – sponges, a bowl of salt or sugar, a rough woolen sweater
Smooth-textured objects – silky ribbon, magazine pages, a polished tabletop
Hard-textured objects – building blocks, ice cubes, arm rests or backs of chairs
Soft-textured objects – cotton pieces, a teddy bear, a baby blanket
Squishy-textured objects – a squishy toy, a marshmallow, or playdough
Fuzzy-textured objects – a stuffed animal, a piece of clothing, or blanket
Here’s how to start:
Start with one object from the scavenger hunt list. Use only one object per texture.
Hide the chosen objects around a room in your house. Don’t hide them too well, though – your child should be able to find them without much difficulty (or climbing on top of things!).
When you’re ready, give your child clues to find these objects. You can say, “Find something that is soft/smooth/squishy/etc.” If they're having a bit of trouble, give him a hint as to where he may find that object, or remind them what the texture feels like. You may want to model finding the first few textures for your child. Soon, they'll get the hang of it!
Whenever your child finds an object, encourage them to take some time and really feel its texture, and help them relate the feeling to other objects as well.
Lastly, once your child has found all the different-textured objects and the hunt is complete, remind your child of how hard they worked to find everything!
