To put it simply, oral blending is merging the sounds that children hear when a word is sounded out. Oral Blendingīlending is one of the key skills of early reading. Here are some great literacy puppet games: 5. There are all sorts of fantastic literacy games, and puppets can be used with very young children all the way through to at least 7 year old, and probably beyond. If you want to read other preschool circle games that actually really work, then here are my favorite 21. They understand that it must be respected, and only speak when you are holding it. One child holds the puppet and says, ‘I like painting.’ Then they pass it to the next person, and they say something like ‘I like going outside.’ Puppets are great to use in simple circle games so that you know when it is your time to speak.įor example, telling the puppet one thing they like about school or nursery.
If you are looking to get a puppet, the number one puppet that I have ever used is this one: 3. If you are looking for some excellent songs to support behavior and cooperation, then check these fantastic parachute songs out. Many teachers sing sitting-down songs, or something similar, and those would be great with a puppet. Some sort of action is good as well to make it multisensory. For example, for the rag-doll puppet I had we sang, ‘Time For Tatty! Time For Tatty!’ Just make up the little tune and lyrics – it doesn’t have to sound amazing. This really gets their attention.įor a song, I would just make it up. Out comes the puppet, and when everyone is watching start the song. That is where a puppet and an intro song come in! If they are rolling about and walking around when you start, you really haven’t got much chance. Start with them all sitting and listening, and you have a much greater chance of what happens afterwards going well. Often the way you start an activity has a huge impact on what happens next. This is very simple, but one of the ultimate ways to start any circle or group time. Tell stories about good things that others have done.Come out of a bag or box at circle time, and check everyone is sitting brilliantly.
In particular, the puppet will be able to: You can check her out on Amazon here, and here she is about to do a parachute game: I used to use a rag-doll called Tatty that worked really well for this. These are quite simply some kind of ‘good’ puppet that is used specifically for reinforcing and praising positive behavior. This was how I got started using puppets, and I would really strongly recommend to anyone starting out in early education that this is one of your first action steps – get a puppet! 1. However, there is a bit of behavior and PSED in particular in all of these strategies, and research has demonstrated the positive impact that puppets have across the curriculum (Source).
I have roughly sectioned them off into behavior, literacy, numeracy, physical and PSED. It has been hard whittling down the hundreds of activities I have done with them into the following 23, but these were the cream of the crop. They were my number one find in the early days to support behavior in particular, and I have used them ever since. I have been using puppets in teaching for ten years. They are an excellent tool for developing listening and attention, phonics and maths skills, and personal development. Puppets can sing songs, tell stories, count, help with phonics, and deliver learning across the whole curriculum. They can be the difference between children rolling around on the floor during a carpet time, or sitting in captivated awe! Children are usually far more excited by puppets than they are by humans, and the research suggests this also. Puppets act like magic on young children!
0 kommentar(er)
