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Transitions and Waiting
While they are lining up to go outside, lead the children in songs and fingerplays such as “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” “Old MacDonald,” and “Wheels on the Bus.”
While children are waiting for meal time, place baskets of books and magazines on the tables for them to explore.
While they wait for story time to begin, children can enjoy playing with puppets and telling their own stories.
Provide paper or writing journals to children sitting at tables waiting for their next activity to begin.
While lining up outside, offer children sidewalk chalk to draw with while they wait for their peers to gather.
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