How to teach preschool children the concept of OPEN and CLOSE?

Question

any songs/ fingerplays related to these concepts?

Answer 1

if they do not have the concept of Open/Close by preschool, they have more problems that need addressed. this is a infant/toddler concept. typically developing preschoolers would not be challenged by such an activity.

Answer 2

what about (open - close ) your eyes hide something after the close it , open your hand i'll put somthing inside

open the door for your friend , open the bag to put the pen

open the book to read the story

what do you ....!

Answer 3

"open shut them" is a good song.

if you don't know it folow this link. It has hand actions too

http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/o027.htm...

You will have to dicsuss that shut means the same as close. Also try to gice as many examples as possible, use doors, books, boxes, containers, hands, mouth, eyes etc as many kids at this age have difficulty generalising a concept from one thing to another

Answer 4

When teaching very young children (my favorite preschool class to teach was the 2 yr olds) they learn concepts best in little teachable moments when an adult can connect the concept to their play or exploration.  If 2 yr olds are not interested in whatever concept you have on your lesson plans, then drop it for today.  Look for basic language/concepts to point out in whatever fascinates them.  I always tell the parents that the #1 thing the 2 yr olds really need to learn this year is that school and learning are fun.  With that in mind, I hope these ideas are helpful:

1. Stock the play areas/centers with things like:  toy houses, barns, vehicles, etc.(some FP Little People sets are great for this) with movable doors and/or windows; various boxes and containers with lids that little ones can open; small suit cases; toy "safe" or cash register; "jack-in-the-box" type toys; etc.  (As the kids play, you can briefly talk about open/close, and probably can get them pointing out open/close to each other.)

2. The song/fingerplay about open/shut (can easily substitute the word close if you prefer) is a good one, and one with many variations.  Another fingerplay is the traditional "Here's the church, and here's the steeple..." which can be adjusted to "Here's the school and here's the flagpole..." if necessary.  I found another good fingerplay for you at the URL listed in my "sources".

3. You can do a group game where you call out "OPEN" and the kids go around the room opening things until you call out "CLOSE", and then they close things.

4. You can play a game around your Circle where you ask each child to identify open or closed.  If some kids get the concept right away, but others need more time, you can adjust the game to have each child close his/her eyes while you position something as open or closed, and then have the child GUESS ("open" or "closed") before opening his/her eyes to see if they were correct.  All other kids can watch and have fun responding with 2 finger applause after correct guesses and a cheerful "Oh, man!" for wrong guesses.  Play the game again another day.

5. Another Circle Time activity is to give each child a book and talk about what's on the cover ("everyone close your book") and the pages/words/pictures (for which you have to open the book).

6.  Lift-the-flap books are also great for open/close concepts, 1-on-1 with an adult or in a small group.

7.  Emphasize the concepts throughout the day:

- going potty? want the door open or closed?

- hungry?  is your applesauce closed?  what should we do?

- blocks are all back in the cabinet?  should we close the door or leave it open?

-putting a CD on?  announce or show how you OPEN the CD player to put in the CD and then again when you CLOSE it so it can play

8.  If you have a more advanced child in the group:  

-Let him/her experiment with what happens to a piece of bread, bit of playdough, or similar items when their container is left open or closed

-Provide containers and objects that open and close in many different ways, some more complicated than others (flip-up and twist off lids, locking doors, boxes with attached or lift off lids, envelopes, bandaids, etc.-maybe even a combination lock)   Kids who are engaged by the concepts of open/close will gravitate toward the ones that open and shut more easily so they can do it over and over, while kids who are beyond that will enjoy the challenges of figuring out how to open (or keep closed) the more complicated ones.  Just don't provide anything that is supposed to be child-proof!

Answer 5

open a door for them and say you are lettin the door open and then close the door and say you are lettin the dor close

Answer 6

What about the Bus song?  "The doors on the bus open and close, open and close, open and close...the doors on the bus open and close all the live long day"    You could put some actions with the song and there you go!!

Answer 7

u open a box and say wat i am doing is called open and u close the same box and say this is called close u can even hav ur mouth as an example! :))