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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Signing Time Sale Today
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Alternatives to Good Job
What we say and how we say it makes such a difference in the way children behave. Here is a list of 25 alternatives to "Good Job" from Picklebums.com to get your started towards more specific praise for your child.
Extend and encourage – extend learning and encourage conversation by asking questions about what you see while also recognising their efforts.
Put feelings into words – explain how something makes you feel, help your kids notice how their actions make others feel and acknowledge your children’s own feelings.
Say nothing – we don’t need to praise every little action, or fill every space with noise. It is enough to sit back and watch our children’s delight in their own achievements
Say thank you when you mean it – explain why you are grateful for your child’s actions.
- Thank you for helping with…
- It makes mornings/dinner/outings easier when you…. thank you
- I really appreciate it when you…
- Thank you for doing that… it means I/we can now…
Make an observation based on facts – just say what you see without emotions or judgment.
- We did it together.
- Wow! You made a building/drawing/etc.
- You did it on your own.
- You did x and then y and worked it out.
- You used lots of red paint/blocks/tape/etc.
- You made it really big/small/colourful/complicated/etc.
- That took you a long time, and you did it!
Extend and encourage – extend learning and encourage conversation by asking questions about what you see while also recognising their efforts.
- How did you do that?
- You did X, what will you do now?
- Can you tell me about it?
- What is your favourite part?
- How did you think of that?
Put feelings into words – explain how something makes you feel, help your kids notice how their actions make others feel and acknowledge your children’s own feelings.
- I really enjoy doing this with you.
- I love watching you create/help your sister/play soccer/ etc.
- I’m so proud to be your mum, every day, no matter what.
- Look how happy your friend is when you share/help/smile/etc.
- You kept going, even when it was hard.
- You look so pleased to have done that!
- You made X feel so pleased when you did that.
- It makes you feel good when you do X.
Say nothing – we don’t need to praise every little action, or fill every space with noise. It is enough to sit back and watch our children’s delight in their own achievements
- Say nothing – just smile.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Gigi's Playhouse and Let's Play
Two items on the blog today.
First: Gigi's Playhouse is coming to Davis County! Gigi's Playhouse open house is scheduled for Saturday, November 15th. If you have questions about Gigi's Playhouse, you can access information at gigisplayhouse.org. Please show your support!
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Our mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life.
First: Gigi's Playhouse is coming to Davis County! Gigi's Playhouse open house is scheduled for Saturday, November 15th. If you have questions about Gigi's Playhouse, you can access information at gigisplayhouse.org. Please show your support!
welcome! gigi’s playhouse is an established series of down syndrome achievement centers.
Serving children and adults of all ages, each Playhouse provides educational and therapeutic programs at no charge to families; and in a format that individuals with Down syndrome learn best. All programs aim to maximize self-confidence and empower individuals to achieve their greatest potential. GiGi’s Playhouse is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization.
Second: ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development.
Our mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life.
One of the ways they provide information to parents and professionals is through an app for androids called Let's Play from Zero to Three. This app provides activities to promote development either by age or by category. Check it out!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Toddler Thanksgiving Ideas
Need a project to keep the littles busy while you get ready for Thanksgiving? Here are some ideas to be thankful for!
The Fine Motor Turkey idea comes from www.two-daloo.com
The Fine Motor Turkey idea comes from www.two-daloo.com
First, I dug out half of a styrofoam ball leftover from an octopus activity from our ocean unit. Ignore the big holes…they were made for octopus legs 
I also found five very skinny colorful dowel rods in a package of assorted rods that I bought at Walmart (also used in our “fine motor fun with a cardboard box” post).
I also found five very skinny colorful dowel rods in a package of assorted rods that I bought at Walmart (also used in our “fine motor fun with a cardboard box” post).
I stuck the rods across the ball at regular intervals to form the turkey’s tail feathers. Later on (after learning the hard way) I went back and added a drop of hot glue to secure each one.
Next, I used a couple of spare brown paper lunch sacks to cover the ball and act as the rest of the turkey’s feathers.
For the turkey’s head, I settled on this brown seed pod from some fall potpourri that happened to be on my counter in a bowl. You could really use anything you wanted here, it isn’t central to the activity.
I glued on some google eyes, a red wattle made of a scrap of craft foam, and a felt mouth, and my turkey came to life!
Here is how he looked so far. His feathers are a little sad, huh?
This was the fun part! I grabbed my two snotty, droopy-eyed babies, a bowl of colorful wooden beads left over from a recent project, and a healthy handful of kleenex, and let them have at it!
I loved watching the twins try to master this activity. Threading the beads onto the wooden dowels was just difficult enough for them to really work hard at it, but not too hard that they totally gave up.
Mimi is staying with us since my husband is out of town, and she helped the babies with their first few beads. All they needed was a little encouragement and to be shown how to find the holes and position the beads so they would slide over the dowels.
After Syd practiced with Mimi a few times, she took a big breath, said “O-Kay!” very importantly, and proceeded to do the rest herself. So grown up!
And here is the finished turkey!
This list of Thanksgiving books is from kidsactivityblog.com
Thanksgiving Books
The Night before Thanksgiving, by Natasha Wing. One of our family’s favorite things to do each Thanksgiving is to bake a bunch of different pies. It is fun to read a book that has cute illustrations and mentions so many of the Thanksgiving traditions, from baking pies to watching the parades, and of course lots of family feasting.
The Littlest Pilgrim, by Brandi Dougherty. I am sure my youngest children can relate with this story. They often want to “help” in the preparation of our Thanksgiving festivities – and too often they get in the way or make a mess. This is a cute book about a girl who has similar struggles and learns to have a friend through the process.
Turkey Trouble, by Wendy Silvano. Ever think about Thanksgiving from the perspective of a turkey? This book is super silly. It had my kids giggling as the turkey dresses up to avoid being “caught”. It’s illustrated by one of my favorites, Lee Harper. We like his other book, Emperor’s Cool Clothes.
10 Fat Turkey’s, by Tony Johnson. This is a rendition of the 10 Little Indians, only it’s Turkeys, sitting on a fence. One thing I love about this book is that it helps early readers with repetitive words and rhyming.
Thanksgiving on Thursday, by Mary Pope Osborne. We have several dozen of the Magic Treehouse series of books. They are great for kids who are just starting chapter books. This story follows Jack and Annie as they travel back and relive the first Thanksgiving.
Cranberry Thanksgiving, by Wende Devlin. This is a re-release of a classic story of a Grandma and her granddaughter. Each Thanksgiving they invite someone who is lonely and/or poor over to share dinner with them. This year Grandma almost looses her secret recipe for Cranberry bread.
Thanks for Thanksgiving, by Julie Markes. Being thankful for the little things is a great trait to have. This story focuses on all the blessing that we have. The pictures are great for opening discussions of the things your child is thankful for, and there are blank pages so you and your child can list the things you are thankful for. THis could be a cute tradition, to add more items you are grateful for to the book each year.
If You Were at the First Thanksgiving, by Anne Kamma. Are your kids past storybooks but not quite ready for chapter books? This is a great resource non-fiction book for your shelves. It is part history book, part pretend-inspiration for a dramatic child. The book asks what your life would be like if you lives in the era of the first Thanksgiving feast.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
December Community Activities
It is time to select the community activity you will be attending with your little one in December with the support and help of our amazing early intervention staff. Your service providers will be bringing a paper for you to choose your activity. Please select one activity that will be fun for your family and let us know how many people will be coming. You don't need to choose an activity for each of your providers - just choose one! We know how busy the month of December is and we are providing you with an opportunity to enjoy a social event with your family with the support of our staff. We love the opportunity to help your family and your little ones!
If you prefer you can just make your selection and let me know by email. mzeschke@dsdmail.net
If you prefer you can just make your selection and let me know by email. mzeschke@dsdmail.net
December Community Activities
for Early Intervention
Child’s Name:
___________________________
Please make your selection, indicate number
of people in your family that will be attending and return to your service
provider.
ð
Bountiful
Library Puppet Show December 1st
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6:00
pm Number attending _____
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7:30
pm Number attending _____
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Clearfield
Library Puppet Show December 1st
7:00pm
Number
attending ____
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Flipper’s
Gym 1246 Flint Meadows #102 Kaysville
December 2nd 1:00 pm Number attending _____
ð
Bountiful
ELC Activity 9 East 400 North,
Bountiful December 4th
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10:30
– 11:30 Number attending ____
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11:30
– 12:30 Number attending ____
ð
Layton
ELC Activity 1010 Emerald Dr.,
Layton December 8th
o
9:30 –
10:30 Number attending ____
o
11:00
– 12:00 Number attending ____
ð
Tri-City
Nursery Open House 395
Deseret Dr., Kaysville
o
December 6th 1:00 – 4:00pm Number attending ____
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December 8th 6:00 – 8:00pm Number attending ____
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Layton ELC Activity 1010 Emerald Dr., Layton December 9th
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9:30 – 10:30
Number attending ____
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11:00 – 12:00
Number attending ____
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Layton Hay Rides
(Layton Commons Park) December 10th 5:30 pm Number attending ____
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