Preschoolers will solve a few clothing riddles and practice dividing the words into syllables. They will learn to choose clothes according to the weather conditions and learn the second part of a song entitled “Healthy habits”.

Materials:

“Clothes” riddles, picture cards for the riddles, a song entitled “Today I am Wearing”, silhouette of a boy and girl, emblems of various clothes, shoes, accessories, weather, a song entitled “Get Dressed for the Day”, “Dress for the Weather” worksheet, crayons, a song entitled ‘If You Are Wearing Red’, a song entitled “Healthy habits”.

Activity description:

1. ‘If you’re wearing red today’ – greeting children with the song – teacher and children stand in a circle and sing the song to the tune of ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’. Children with mentioned color on their clothes have to shout: ‘Hooray!’. Repeat this song and change the color. All children have to take part in it.

If you’re wearing red today,
red today, red today.
If you’re wearing red today
Stand up and shout: ‘Hooray!’

2. “Clothes” – solving the riddles – teacher spreads picture cards with clothes on the carpet. Then, teacher asks children the riddles. Children guess, show the right picture and divide the word into syllables.

• Although this thing might get wet it’s not something that will float. It protects you from the rain. It has sleeves, it’s a _ _ _ _ (raincoat)
• I might be a beanie or a beret that’s flat. Maybe a tall stetson which means I am a _ _ _ (hat)
• When it is cold outside You’ll find yourself a wreck. Without this woven thing to wrap around your neck. (scarf)
• If you have a winter jacket that covers your body and arms it’s also worth wearing these things to keep warm your fingers and palms. (gloves)
• I’m something that you wear. That always comes in twos. I provide a layer between your feet and shoes. (socks)
• I’m something that you wear. I always come in twos. I get put on your feet. I’m not socks, I am _ _ _ _ _ (boots)

3. “Today I am Wearing” – movement activity – children run around the room to the rhythm of the song entitled “Today I am Wearing”. When they hear clothes’ name, they touch and name it. Repeat this game twice.

Today I am Wearing

do-do-do-do-do
do-do-do-do
Today I’m wearing
Today I’m wearing
Today I’m wearing
Today I’m wearing
What are you wearing?

I’m wearing a sweatshirt.
I’m wearing a sweatshirt.
I’m wearing pants.
I’m wearing pants.
I’m wearing socks.
I’m wearing socks.
I’m wearing shoes.
I’m wearing shoes.

do-do-do-do-do do-do-do-do
What are you wearing?

These are some things that you might be wearing.
a t-shirt, a sweater, a skirt, a dress, a hat, shorts, jeans, a superhero suit
What?

do-do-do-do-do do-do-do-do
Today I’m wearing
Today I’m wearing
Today I’m wearing
Today I’m wearing
What are you wearing?

4. “I dress appropriately for the weather” – didactic activity – teacher places the silhouette of a boy and girl on the carpet and individual emblems of various clothes, shoes and accessories that children can name. Then, teacher puts the weather emblem and asks next children to dress the boy or girl according to the weather conditions – children explain what and why they chose. Keep the game until all children take part in it – if any child does not want to dress the boy or girl – try to encourage him/her.

5. “Get Dressed for the Day” – movement activity – children make a circle, listen to the song entitled “Get Dressed for the Day” and imitate putting on clothes that appear in the song.

Get Dressed for the Day

Get ready (get ready!)
It’s time to go
Get ready (get ready!)
From head to toe
Sun, wind, rain, or snow.
Look outside and pick your clothes
Put on your shirt (repeat)
Put on your pants (repeat)
Put on your socks (repeat)
Get dressed for the day!

Get ready (get ready!)
It’s time to go
Get ready (get ready!)
From head to toe
Sun, wind, rain, or snow
Look outside and pick your clothes
Put on your hat (repeat)
Put on your coat (repeat)
Put on your shoes (repeat)
Get dressed for the day!

Get ready (get ready!)
It’s time to go
Get ready (get ready!)
From head to toe
Sun, wind, rain, or snow
Look outside and pick your clothes
Put on your scarf (repeat)
Put on your mittens (repeat)
Pick up your bag (repeat)
Get dressed for the day!
Get dressed for the day!
Get dressed for the day!

6. “Dress for the Weather” – worksheet – teacher discusses with children how to complete the task (color clothes appropriate for the weather conditions). Then, teacher asks children to go to the tables and hands out the worksheets. While children do their task, teacher goes between the tables, helps children if they need it and checks the correctness of the task.

7. “If You Are Wearing Red” – movement activity – children make a circle and carefully listen to the song entitled “If You Are Wearing Red”. Children with mentioned color on their clothes have to perform an action from the song.

If You Are Wearing Red

If you are wearing red, shake your head
If you are wearing red, shake your head
If you are wearing red
Then please shake your head
If you are wearing red, shake your head.

If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe
If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe
If you are wearing blue,
Then please touch your shoe
If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe.

If you are wearing green, bow to the queen
If you are wearing green, bow to the queen
If you are wearing green,
Then please bow to the queen
If you are wearing green, bow to the queen.

If you are wearing yellow, shake like Jell-O
If you are wearing yellow, shake like Jell-O
If you are wearing yellow,
Then please shake like Jell-O
If you are wearing yellow, shake like Jell-O.

If you are wearing brown, turn around
If you are wearing brown, turn around
If you are wearing brown,
Then please turn around
If you are wearing brown, turn around.

8. “Healthy habits” – learning the song – learning the second part of the song entitled “Healthy habits”.

9. “I’m healthy” – movement activity – children sing a song and imitate healthy habits in accordance with the words of the song entitled “Healthy habits”.

* Ask parents picking up their child from kindergarten to bring for tomorrow 2-3 additional garments, unsuitable for tomorrow’s weather, i.e. if it will be warm – e.g. gloves, a winter hat, a sweater, if it will be cold – for example, shorts, a tank top or a sunhat.

Attachments:

Picture cards for the “Clothes” activity

Children’s silhouettes for the “I dress appropriately for the weather” activity

Clothes for the “I dress appropriately for the weather” activity

Emblems of weather and for the “I dress appropriately for the weather” activity

“Dress for the Weather” worksheets

Pages used:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkRdvGmcCBE&ab – a song entitled “Mary Had A Little Lamb” for the ‘If you’re wearing red today’ activity
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIo1_1-xg60&ab – a song entitled “Today I am Wearing” for the “Today I am Wearing” activity
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDE6i_ZZkFU&ab – a song entitled “Get Dressed for the Day” for the “Get Dressed for the Day” activity
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwW9wL74zE0&ab – a song entitled “If You Are Wearing Red” for the “If You Are Wearing Red” activity
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqny8zpA–c&ab – a song entitled “Healthy habits”