Dear Sign & Sing Parent,
Children need routine to help them feel safe and secure. Changes in routine can cause stress and frustration. Using songs to signal that transition can ease this stress and prepare your child for upcoming changes in activity.
On page 9 in your Family Activity Guide you will find new lyrics to a familiar song Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Singing and signing this song during the bath activity will reinforce the sign for bath while adding interest to bath time for your child. When transitioning to the next activity, you can adapt the words, which will give him time to adjust to the new activity while using another sign:
BED, BED, time for BED,
Now it’s time to SLEEP.
Rocky, rocky, rocky, rocky,
Time to go to SLEEP.
Keep on signing. Showing an interest in your child’s signing attempts will encourage future successes.
We’ll see you next week!
