A calming piece incorporating fine motor skills and breath control.
FOCUS AREAS: [inhibitory control] [breath control] [finger play] [reflexes] [coordination] [calming]
Source: Catch a Song, Deanna Hoermann & Doreen Bridges (1985)
One song, many ways:
- "How many fingers can we hold up now?"
- "Can we blow out each candle, one at a time?"
- "Can we hum this song?" "Can we blow raspberries (lip trill) to this song?"
- Toddlers: Can they hold up their hands and fingers for you and you can sing to them, inviting them to blow out their "candles" at the end.
- Toddlers: Cover their fingers with a tissue or a scarf (a material that is light) - encourage the child to blow out the "candle" and blow the tissue off their fingers.
Lyrics:
Candle burning bright, twinkling in the night.
Now it's time to say goodnight and gently blow you out [blow out candles].
