Friday, January 13, 2012

I need two goals and objectives for bubbles as an activity for 3-6 year olds...?

Here is an interesting bubble activity. Kids like to pop bubbles right away. To teach 'wait time', have the kids sit while you blow the bubbles, and they pop them when you say 'POP'! The activity can get a bit tricky, you pair up kids with similar activity levels. Now this is 100% fool-proof. But you would be surprised how many 5 years just cannot sit and 'wait', while the 3 yr old next to him is patiently waiting to hear the word "POP"! Tell them to wait till they heat the word POP! before they pop the bubbles. Blow the bubbles, count to 5 silently, POP!; and see if this is a good time to start. You can add a few more seconds, or just a couple of seconds. As you do this activity through the year, you can add more time. Another variation, you can have two/three kids in your group. "Johnny will pop this bubble, Blow the bubble towards him, and maybe you will be successful. 'Now it is Jenny's turn to pop the bubble.' Some kids understand this, some don't. If you are totally unsuccessful, you can try another bubble game as the kids in this group may not have the base skills to understand turn-taking. This would be under social/emotional. The goal would be to 'develop wait time', and not seek out instant gratification. (popping the bubble as soon as he sees it). Learning to work together as a group, turn-taking. Developing the skills towards a common goal. I also discuss what happens after the bubbles are all popped. 'Johnny, great! you wiated! Logan you popped the bubbles right away? Can you tell me what I said? Yes, its hard to wait. Did you think you had to wait a long time, or a short time? Should we wait for a short time, or a long time this time? and when do we pop the bubbles? (Kids: when we hear the word POP!) Great!

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