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Sometimes we have to wait until we are bigger before we can do things that we really want to do.
Growing up takes time...
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What can you do today that you could not do when you were a baby? Have you changed since you were a baby? How do you feel when you have to wait for something? Is there something that you have had to wait a long time for? What does it feel like when you get what you have been waiting for?
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Activities You Can Do in the Classroom: Below are some suggestions for how the theme of growing up can be incorporated into areas of play.
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| Book Area | Looking at similarities and differences: Baby and big book - pictures of different stages of life |
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| Table Top/ Interest/Display Table | Look at life cycle pictures and puzzles (e.g., frogs, butterflies, plants, etc.); Play turn taking board games (waiting your turn) |
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| Outdoor Area | Plant sunflowers, cress, etc. |
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| Small World | Relate baby animals to adult animals |
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| Large/Small Group Time | Discuss toys children like to play with now and toys they used to play with Invite a parent and baby into the pre-school to reinforce how we change as we grow |
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LINKS WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES:
Talk to children about: The seasons, the birth of a sibling or cousin
