"Red light! Stop, stop, stop! Green light! Go, go, go!" Big Bird Buddies now consists of many race car drivers; all concerned with traffic lights. The children are running in a large circle around the playground, pushing lawn mowers, shopping carts, and baby strollers.
As they reach the corner by Big Bird Buddies door, they encounter an interesting traffic light... Ms. Jolene. As they get close to Ms. Jolene she tells them the color of the traffic signal. They then decide whether they should stop or continue running.
Many of the children spend their entire outside time running circles and paying close attention to the traffic signals. They do not even realize they are improving fitness, stamina, listening skills, and coordination. They are too busy having fun!
The next time you are at a light with your child encourage them to recognize the color and appropriate action.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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I did this with Elliott early last week. We were sitting at a red light and he told me, "mommy, go." So I showed him the light and gave him a lesson in traffic lights. Now he LOVES telling us, "red stop, green go, yellow SLOW DOWN!" haha.
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