Babyternals

With a new school year beginning children will be learning names of new students in their classroom. This activity assist the children and it’s a fun activity in the process. To get started, have the children get in a circle. Each child takes a turn. One child says, “have you seen my friend?”  Then they describe what their friend, which is another student in the class, has on. Another child says, “I’ll find him for you”, so then they say the child’s name that the first child is talking about. If correct then that child gets to take a turn and describe another child. By doing this all the children learn each others name and do it in a way that is fun.

The purpose of this is so each child will get to know their classmates. You can do this activity for the first week of school so the children will consistantly hear and say each others name. This is a good activity for kindergarden classes because it’s the first time these children have been together and it’s a fresh start for them. Your older children may know most of their classmates, but usually you will have a few new students and this is a good way to introduce them and make them feel included in your class.

I think this is a really neat activity and I hope if you try it, it helps the children in learning who their new classmates and friends are.