Naming Body Parts

This is a super easy activity that just requires a few boxes of bandaids! The goal of this activity is to teach children the names of their body parts. I especially like to use this with second language learners. Give each child a few bandaids. As you say a body part (and point to it on your own body or show a picture of that body part), have the children put a bandaid on that body part. You could also use baby dolls for this activity. An added bonus is the fine motor skills required to use the bandaids!

Same and Different

This is a super easy activity that doesn't require any extra materials! Introduce the concept of same and different to the children. Have two children come up to the front of the group. Tell the class that you are going to talk about what is the same and what is different about these children. Give the children an example so they know how this will work. For example, "They both have pink on", "They both have hair", "They both are girls", etc... and "Johnny is a boy and Sarah is a girl", "Sally has brown hair and Lisa has red hair", "Suzy is wearing socks and Brian isn't", etc...

Make sure everyone gets a turn to go to the front of the group. The kids have a lot of fun talking about and getting to know their peers this way!