I've always loved the Little Helpers set up that Mother Goose Time sends every year with our set up materials. I've just never really found a way to utilize them in my classroom. We don't have a class pet, the kids don't help with lights... BUT I was running into some arguments about who's "turn" it was to be my big helper for snack time prep and clean up. Then a light bulb came on and I found the little helpers signs. YUP! There were snack helper and table washer signs in there that I could definitely use!!! I found this fun utensil caddy at the Dollar Tree and decided with some popsicle sticks it would be the perfect Big Helper station! I used some leftover popsicle sticks from a past activity and wrote all the kiddos names on them. Then I put them in a small box. Each day I pull out two popsicle sticks and have the kids see whose names they are. Those are my two Big Helpers of the day! One get's to be my table washer. They help me wipe down the table before snack and clean it and the chairs up after we are finished eating. The other kiddo get's to be my snack helper. They help set out the dishes we will be using and make sure every friend gets one for snack time. Then after we are finished eating they get to help me vacuum up the snack area to be sure we don't have any "squishies" on the floor :) The kids seem to really like getting surprised and seeing who's name comes out of the box each day! It's also a great way to get in some name recognition!
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I can't believe Thanksgiving is almost here! Fall and Winter are my two favorite seasons. While talking to the kids at the beginning of November I was telling them about the Holidays. 2 Year olds really don't know much about the holidays we celebrate and I'm sure they remember very little about the ones they've celebrated the year before... So I was explaining that Thanksgiving is a time for us to think about the things we are Thankful for! I was excited to find this turkey poster in my November Mother Goose Time kit and I knew right away I wanted to incorporate the parents into some fun. I laminate and hung the turkey poster on the wall right next to the front door. I cut out leaf shapes and put them at my sign in/out board. I put up a note asking the parents to think about things they are thankful for and to have their kids help them come up with some stuff. Then I had them stick them to Mr. Thankful Turkey! The kids love putting the leafs on the wall and it gives them a way to see what their parents are thankful for and to learn how to be thankful! It really is a super simple activity and during the day if the kids happen to say something they are thankful for I write it down and have someone put it on the board for me!
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