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🌼 Let's Get Ready for Our Day! 🌼

🎈 Introduction: A Magical Morning

Good morning, little friends! Today, we're going on a magical adventure all about self-help skills. These are all the special things we can do by ourselves to help ourselves feel happy and ready for the day!

🚀 Activity: The Morning Routine Dance

Purpose

We're going to learn how to get ready in the morning by creating our own fun dance moves! This helps us remember the important things we can do for ourselves.

Materials Needed

• A colorful scarf or bandana for each child (optional)
• A cheerful song to play (like “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)

Steps

1. Gather Everyone: Get the children in a circle and introduce the topic by saying, "Today, we’re going to learn how to take care of ourselves like big kids!"

2. Explain Morning Routines: Briefly talk about the things we do in the morning:

   • Brushing our teeth
   • Getting dressed
   • Eating breakfast
   • Putting on shoes

3. Create Moves: For each morning routine, come up with a fun dance move:

   • Brush Teeth: Pretend to scrub teeth with your arm.
   • Get Dressed: Flap your arms like you’re putting on a shirt.
   • Eat Breakfast: Mimic holding a bowl and scooping food with a pretend spoon.
   • Put on Shoes: Tap your feet like you're putting on your shoes.

4. Dance Together: Play the music and encourage the children to follow along as they perform the dance moves for each routine. Say, "Let’s show everyone how we get ready!"

5. Celebrate!: After the dance, gather everyone for a congratulatory cheer! “Hooray for us! We’re getting so good at helping ourselves!”

💖 Conclusion

Self-help skills are like magic keys that help us unlock our own independence! By learning and practicing these skills, we grow up to be strong, confident, and capable.

🌟 Remind Everyone

• "Don’t forget, friends, that it’s fun to help ourselves! Even big kids sometimes need help, so it’s okay to ask when we do!"

Now, let’s carry that magic throughout our day and find more ways to help ourselves! 🌈