Transition Tuesday

Clean-Up Inspector

When children are just about finished cleaning up centers, put the "inspector binoculars" around your neck and carry the clean up basket with you. Walk around the room and inspect the different centers. Along the way place small items that did not get put away in your clean up basket. Bring your basket to group meeting and see if anyone wants to help the "inspector" find the proper home for the items in the basket. Make sure you give positive feedback about what you see as you walk around "inspecting".

Photo taken from Learning & Teaching with Preschoolers

Transition Tuesday

Do you ever get tired of singing the same "clean up" song. Well try this simple song for the new year.

Twinkle Twinkle Clean Up Time

(Tune: Twinkle Little Star)

Time to put the toys away

We'll bring them out another day.

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Stop and clean up where you are.

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Stop and clean up where you are.

Use a star wand and sing the song. Move around the classroom waving the wand.

Photo taken from Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers