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Age range: 3-6
Theme Area: Playing in the Water
Related Episode: Zak Takes a Dive
Subjects/Skills: Learning New Things
Materials Needed:
Bath
Soap
Directions:
During your child's bath, talk about how Zak learned to swim with Shelly's help. Say, "It's great when someone can help you learn new things. It's even better when you can help them learn something new, too."
Tell your child that you have something new to teach her, but you want her to teach you something, too.
Teach your child how to do something new. For example, you might show her how to blow soap bubbles with her hand. (To do this, rub a wet bar of soap between your thumb and index finger. Then make a circle with your fingers. There should be a film of soap in the middle of the circle. Gently blow the film until a bubble appears.)
Have your child practice making soap bubbles with you. (Remind her not to touch her eyes with a soapy hand.)
When you're finished, ask her to teach you how to do something that she likes to do in the tub. It might be a certain way that she plays with a tub toy, or the silly way she fixes her hair when there's shampoo in it.
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