Chip Bee Science Play Dates
健康是本钱 Your body and health is your Most precious asset
Our Fascinating Body
This week, we explore the human body, with much song, dance and play. We cover body parts, facial expressions, and talk about how our bodies are just as beautiful on the inside as the outside.
There will be ten minutes of free play to start with so the children acclimatise to the environment and can socialise a little. This includes, lego, magna tile and other toys. We then move onto a group song and dance “Heads and Shoulders” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-PCV5rVv8oz. This should be familiar to most regular attendees and we hope they can dance along!
Body Parts!
We take a doll and talk about the different body parts and what they do. We will cover head, eyes, nose, mouth, arms, hands, stomach, heart, legs, feet, and point to each on our own body. Everyone has unique and beautiful differences too, like different eye colour and hair colour and styles. This helps make each of us special.
Learning outcomes: Children learn to identify and name body parts and begin to understand simple functions (e.g., “We see with our eyes”). They explore the concept of similarities and differences among people (in features like eye color, and hair color) to recognise diversity and develop an inclusive attitude from early on.
Mandarin Words: 头 (tóu) – head, 手 (shǒu) – hand, 脚 (jiǎo) – foot
眼睛 (yǎnjing) – eyes, 嘴巴 (zuǐbā) – mouth
Make our Your doll
Move your dolls matching activity. Every child receives a different body template and needs to move their doll to match the position of the template (eg person sitting or with hands up. then we talk about up down sit stand side etc.
Learning outcomes: We develop an understanding of spatial concepts like up, down, sit, stand, and side, and also enhance coordination by moving dolls to match specific poses, improving hand-eye coordination. We practice listening to instructions and following them them by positioning dolls.
Mandarin Words: 上 (shàng) – up, 下 (xià) – down, 坐 (zuò) – sit
站 (zhàn) – stand, 旁边 (pángbiān) – side
Beautiful on the Inside
We take a look at the beautiful inside of a body. Our bodies are so amazing and all the different parts work as a team to give us life and let us do extraordinary things. We show a simple anatomy doll to allow children to see the wonders within, and read a book about taking care of our bodies and how important it is to visit the doctor when we are sick and to eat healthily.
Learning outcomes: Identifying one or two basic internal parts like the heart, to begin associating parts with functions (e.g., “heart goes bom-bom, lungs help us breathe!”). We talk about consequences,
Mandarin Words: 心脏 (xīnzàng) – heart, 肺 (fèi) – lungs
健康 (jiànkāng) – health, 医生 (yīshēng) – doctor, 吃得健康 (chī dé jiànkāng) – eat healthily
Hand painting
We use washable, non topic paint pads for the children to explore their own art using fingers, toes and hands. We talk about colours, shapes and what each child’s creation come to life!
Learning Outcomes: Aside from an introduction to basic astronomy, children will learn to identify and associate colors with specific planets, and be introduced to the concept of sequencing and spatial relationships. Most importantly, working together to line up in order encourages cooperation and communication, and teaches the importance of teamwork.
Mandarin Words: 颜色 (yán sè) – colors, 形状 (xíng zhuàng) – shapes, 手指 (shǒu zhǐ) – fingers, 脚趾 (Jiǎo zhǐ) – toes, 手 (shǒu) – hands, 颜料 (yán liào) – paint
Fun with Faces
Each child will receive a felt face toy with removable eyes, nose mouth, eyebrows and different expressions. The children can name each part as they build their own cartoon face. Then we talk about faces and feelings. Happy, sad, angry emotions. We talk about how every child’s face is different and special, just like the ones they built today.
Learning Outcomes: Global Awareness – toddlers gain a basic introduction to the concept of a planet composed of land and water, understanding Earth as a shared home. Through touching and passing a globe, children can develop sensory awareness and motor skills. We also talk about the diversity of the world through the identification of different countries, fostering early cultural awareness.
Mandarin Words: 眼睛 (yǎnjing) – eyes, 鼻子 (bízi) – nose, 嘴巴 (zuǐbā) – mouth, 眉毛 (méimao) – eyebrows, 快乐 (kuàilè) – happy, 伤心 (shāngxīn) – sad