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Transition for Clean-Up

Before clean up time make sure that you give children a five minute warning before it is time to clean up.   I have a chime that is hanging in my room and the children know that when they hear the chime they have five more minutes to finish what they are working on.  When the five minutes is up I start to sing a clean up song.  Children that are still working on a project and would like to return to that project later; know that I have a table that they can place those unfinished projects on.  This gives children ownership and they are more willing to clean up lets say the lego’s if they know they can finish their lego car later.  Also if children are working in the block area and they are hesitant in cleaning up because they have worked so hard on their town, I will take a digital picture of the structure so they can still admire their handy work.

Clean up Songs:

Do you know what time it is?  Author Unknown

Do you know what time it is

What time it is

What time it is

Do you know what time it is it’s time to clean-up.

 

Tami put away the blocks

Put away the block

Put away the block

Tami put away the blocks because it’s time to clean-up

 

Cody put away the puzzle

Put away the puzzle

Put away the puzzle

Cody put away the puzzle because it’s time to clean-up

 

Acknowledge a child that is cleaning something up and sing their name and what they are cleaning up.  Children that are acknowledged are more willing to help and clean up.  Children want to do the right thing.

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho it’s clean up time     Author Unknown

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho

It’s clean-up time you know.

Put the toys away for another day.

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho

 

Keep repeating until the children are done.

Nunna, Nunna Its Clean-up Time   Author Unknown

Nunna, Nunna

Nunna, Nunna, Nunna

Hey, Hey its clean-up time

 

Keep repeating as the children clean-up

Let’s board the clean-up train

Blow a train whistle so the children know that it is time to board the clean up train.  Start in an area that is hard to clean up like the block area or the dramatic play area.  Blow the whistle and start to sing.

Choo, Choo its time to board the clean up train

Chugga, Chugga, Choo, Choo

Have children form a line behind you and you go around and clean up the classroom together.  This is a great one to start the year off with.  This way you can show the children where things go.

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Inspector Clean-Up

When children are just about through cleaning up.  Put the inspector binoculars around your neck and carry the clean-up basket with you.  Go around the room and inspect different centers in the room.  Give positive feed back while going through the different areas.  "Inspector like the way all the blocks have been put on the shelves."  "Inspector see that we need to put some play food in the baskets."  Along the way when you find small items that did not get put away place them in your clean-up basket.
  Bring your inspectors clean-up basket with you to group meeting and see if anyone wants to help the inspector find the proper home for the items in the basket.

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