Choti Choti Baatein -Teaching small things to kids

[celebi]

We can use this thread to share notes with parents on how we can teach/help our kids learn and remember small things or rhymes, etc.

[celebi]

Days of week (To the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star")

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday too.
Wednesday, Thursday just for you.
Friday, Saturday that's the end .
Now let's say those days again!
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday!

[suhasini]

Bubble Recipes

(1) Giant Bubbles
Ingredients:
6 cups water
3/4 cup corn syrup
2 cups dishwashing liquid

Method:
Mix together and let sit 4 hours before using.


(2) Bubbles #2
Ingredients:
1/2 C. Water
1/2 C. Liquid Detergent
1 Tbl. Cooking Oil

Method:
Mix together and use.

[Subbulakshmi]

I liked to follow this to help my kid memorize multiplication tables:


Memorizing the table of 3 - in steps


Have a table to be worked on all ready written on paper. We will use here the table of three as an example.
(1) The first task is to memorize the list of answers, so to speak. Study first the skip-counting list up until the midpoint (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18). Have your child say it alound while pointing to the answers one by one with a finger or pen - thereby using many of his senses simultaneously. After he has gone through if a few times, ask him to repeat the list from memory.

Try require the answers from your child, and not give them to her too easily, because ONLY by straining her mind will she make the effort to eventually memorize these facts. The mind is like muscles: it needs exercise to become stronger.

Require her to memorize this list both upwards and downwards. Continue this way until she can 'rattle off' the first list of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18.
With some tables, like table of 2, table of 5, or table of 10, point out the pattern in them. The pattern in table of 9 is more subtle but still usable.

(2) Then tackle the last part of the list: 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36. Do the same things you did with the first part of the list.

(3)Lastly, work with the whole list of answers. Practice the list UP AND DOWN until it goes smooth and easy.

(4) Next, practice individual problems randomly. You can ask orally ("What is 5 times 3?") or point to the problems on the paper, or use flashcards. However, I would recommend saying a question aloud and simultaneously pointing to the problem the child can see, because again, using multiple senses should help fix them in the mind better.

The goal at this stage is to associate each answer 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, with a certain multiplication fact (such as 7 x 3).

(5) The last step is to do this the other way round so that YOU say the answer, say 21, and the student has to produce the problem (from table of 3). Have the table handy, hide the problems, and point to the answers in random order.

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[celebi]

Edible, Kid-safe Homemade Play-Doh
www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Playdough-Play-doh/

Basic ingredient ratios:
2 cups flour
2 cups warm water
1 cup salt
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon cream of tartar (optional for improved elasticity)

food coloring (liquid, powder, or unsweetened drink mix)
scented oils

Mix all of the ingredients together, and stir over low heat. The dough will begin to thicken until it resembles mashed potatoes.

When the dough pulls away from the sides and clumps in the center, as shown below, remove the pan from heat and allow the dough to cool enough to handle.

IMPORTANT NOTE: if your playdough is still sticky, you simply need to cook it longer!
Keep stirring and cooking until the dough is dry and feels like playdough.
I've gotten many comments asking about sticky dough, so please just keep cooking a bit longer and it will work!

Turn the dough out onto a clean counter or silicone mat, and knead vigorously until it becomes silky-smooth. Divide the dough into balls for coloring.

Make a divot in the center of the ball, and drop some food coloring1 in. Fold the dough over, working the food color through the body of the playdough, trying to keep the raw dye away from your hands and the counter. You could use gloves or plastic wrap at this stage to keep your hands clean- only the concentrated dye will color your skin, so as soon as it's worked in bare hands are fine.

Work the dye through, adding more as necessary to achieve your chosen color.

1 If you use unsweetened drink mix for color, test on a small ball first- it won't go as far as the "real" food coloring.
Play with your playdough- I really don't need to help you there. It's entirely edible, if a bit salty, so it's kid-safe.

When you're done, store your playdough in an air-tight container.
- If it begins to dry out, you can knead a bit of water in again to soften the dough back to useability. Once it's dried past a certain point, however, you'll just have to start over; thankfully it's not terribly difficult.
- If it gets soggy, you can re-heat it to drive off the extra water the dough absorbed overnight. This is usually the result of high humidity, but is fixable!

You can also bake it in the oven to make hard dough figures and ornaments, then paint or otherwise decorate the surface.

[celebi]

Bright & Fruity Kool-Aid Finger Paint Recipe
www.squidoo.com/koolaid

2 Cups Flour
2 Envelopes Unsweetened Kool-Aid
1/2 Cup Salt
3 Cups Boiling Water
3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.



WARNING:
Kool-Aid will stain clothes, tables, counters, etc.

Kids may need a painting smock or apron.

To remove Kool-Aid stains from the counter top, scrub the stains with baking soda and/or automatic dishwashing detergent.

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And with all caution, if there is still a stain on carpet - dont worry :-)
Rub some Dawn detergent in(dilute if you want) - Place a damp towel and Iron on it.