EHS Shoes and Clothes

Changes to Environment

Dress-Up Clothes

Dress-Up Shoes

Hats of all kinds

Multicultural Clothes and Shoes

Children’s Clothing Magazines

Books about shoes and clothes

Clothes File Folder Game

Clothing Stamps

Clothing Cookie Cutters

Baby Doll Clothes

Wash Board and Bucket

Toy Iron and Ironing Board

Empty Detergent Bottle

Empty Dryer Sheet Box

Different Types of Fabric Pieces

Discovery bottles with buttons

Discovery bottles with string or ribbon

Clothing basket

Clothing rack

Cardboard boxes to look like washer and dryer

Buttons cut out of construction paper and laminated

Water Table: wash board, bubbles, laminated pictures of clothing, small empty detergent bottles, etc.

Sensory Table: fabric pieces, scoop, empty dryer sheet box, wood spools, etc.

Teaching Concepts for Indoor Experiences

1. Look at pictures or examples of clothes you wear for the different seasons.

2. Have a fashion show. take pictures and make a book.

3. Who hid the Button? (can create a button out of construction paper and laminate or use contact paper)

Children sit in a circle. 

Have the children place their hands behind their backs and close their eyes.  NO PEEKING!

Place the button in one student's hand.

Children open their eyes.

Have everyone put their hands in the lap with fists closed, so the button stays hidden. 

Start the chant.

(Your Name) hid the button from Pete's jacket. (class)

Who me? (teacher)

Yes you! (class)

Couldn't be! (teacher)

Then who? (class)

(Choose a student who does not have the button) hid the button from Pete's jacket. (teacher)

Who me? (student)

Yes you! (class)

Couldn't be! (student)

Then who? (class)

(Student picks another student) hid the button from Pete's jacket.  (student)

Who me? (student)

Yes you! (class)

Couldn't be! (student)

Then who? (class)

Play continues until button is found.   The player that has the button says, "I did. It's true!"

FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS

To make it easier the first time, model how to play the game by hiding the button in your hand.  Start by going around the circle beginning with the child on your left.  Say the chant as in the directions above until you get to "Then who?" The student on your left that you named says the name of the student on her left.  Play continues around the circle until it returns to the teacher.   The teacher says, "I did.  It's true!"  

FOR OLDER STUDENTS

Play this similar to Doggie, Doggie Where's My Bone.  Send a child to an area of the room where he can't see circle time or have him turn around.  For understanding these directions, the child's name is Josh. Hide the button as in the steps above.  Call the student (Josh) over when the button is hidden.  The student (Josh) gets to lead the chant trying to find the button.

4. Talk about the different kinds of clothes you wear in the Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter. Make a chart.

Teaching Concepts for Small Group

1. Shoe prints (using old shoe, place in paint, stamp on paper)

2. Clothes file folder game.

3.  Wash clothes in water tub hang to dry.

4. Clothing collage

5. Texture Board

Create or purchase a board that has different textures of fabric:  wool, satin, burlap, cotton, etc.

Help the children to learn words to describe the textures (smooth, rough, sticky, etc.).

Teaching Concepts for Outdoor Experiences

1. Lay different articles of clothing on the ground (hat, jacket, mittens, etc) see who can race and get dressed the fastest.

2. Follow the shoe trail. Lay shoe print outs on ground and have children follow the trail

3. Shoe hop

4. Shoe toss (toss shoe in basket)

​5. Scarf toss (put ball in middle of big scarf and have children on each side, gently toss ball up and down in the scarf)

Teaching Concepts for Music Movement Wellness IMIL

1. Color Clothes Song

_____ has a blue shirt, blue shirt, blue shirt (add child’s name in blank)

_____ has a blue shirt, a blue shirt on.

______ has red pants, red pants, red pants

______ has red pants, red pants on.

(so on and so forth with the colors the children are wearing)

2. This is the way we get dressed

This is the way we get dressed in the morning, dressed in the morning, dressed in the morning This is the way we dressed in the morning, so early in the morning! This is the way we put on our shirt, put on our shirt, put on our shirt This is the way we put on our shirt, so early in the morning! Act out each movement…..continue adding items of clothing depending on the weather or season you want to discuss. (Socks, shoes, snow pants, boots, raincoat, etc.)

3. If You’re Wearing Red Today

If you’re wearing red today,

Red today, red today,

If you’re wearing red today,

Please stand up.

4. Cap, Mittens, Coat, and Boots

Cap, mittens, coat and boots,

Coat and boots.

Cap, mittens, coat and boots,

Coat and boots.

And scarf and belt, and shirt and sun

Keep me warm for winter fun,

Winter fun!

5. Let’s All Twirl

Let’s all twirl our scarves today,

Scarves today, scarves today,

Let’s all twirl our scarves today,

All around the room.

Let’s all dance with our scarves today,

Scarves today, scarves today,

Let’s all dance with our scarves today,

All around the room.

6. Winter Clothes

It’s cold outside today,

It’s cold outside today,

Heigh-ho, the derry-oh,

It’s cold outside today.

We put our snowsuits on,

We put our snow shoes on,

We put our warm hats on,

We put our neck scarves on

7. This Is The Way We Dress For Winter  ( tune: “The Mulberry Bush”)

This is the way we dress for winter,

Dress for winter, dress for winter.

This is the way we dress for winter

Because it’s cold outside.

We will wear our snowsuit today,

Snowsuit today, Snowsuit today

We will wear our snowsuit today

Because it’s cold outside.

We will wear our boots today,

Boots today, Boots today

We will wear our Boots today

Because it’s cold outside.

We will wear hats and mittens today,

Hats and mittens, hats and mittens

We will wear hats and mittens today

Because it’s cold outside.

8. My Hat, It Has Three Corners

My hat, it has three corners (touch head on the word “hat,” and touch each elbow on the word “corner.”)

My hat,

It has three corners.

Three corners, has my hat.

And had it not three corners,

It would not be my hat!

(Repeat 2 times, faster and faster.)

Teaching Concepts for Fingerplays

1. Five Little Shirts

Five little shirts folded up nice,

Five little shirts that fit just right.

Five little shirts just for me,

Five little shirts, 1, 2, 3.

2. Cobbler, Cobbler Mend My Shoe

Cobbler, cobbler mend my shoe.

(Tap baby’s foot in rhythm with rhyme)

Give it one stitch and give it two.

Give it three and give it four.

If it needs it give it more

3. This is the Way We Tie Our Shoes (tune: Mulberry Bush)

This is the way we tie our shoes

Tie our shoes, tie our shoes.

This is the way we tie our shoes.

So early in the morning.

Pull on our shirt, pull up our  pants, put on our hat,

buckle our shoes, put on our mittens, pull on our boots.

4. Hats, Hats, Hats

A clown wears a funny hat,

That’s pointed at the top. (hands form point on head)

A firefighter’s hat protects him, (circle head with hands)

As he makes a fire stop.

A baseball player needs his hat,

When sun gets in his eyes. (hand as visor over eyes)

An astronaut needs a helmet,

When into space she flies. (place imaginary helmet on head)

A cowboy rides a bronco,

And wears a wide-brimmed hat. (hands encircle head)

But when the bronco bucks him off,

His hat may end up flat. (clap hands together on “flat”)