how to teach a six year handwashing using jean piaget's theory?
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"Preoperational stage (ages 2-7)--The child is not yet able to conceptualize abstractly and needs concrete physical situations." http://www.funderstanding.com/piaget.cfm\n\nSo given that...Explain each step by actually completeing each step with the child at a sink with the soap and a towel.
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Instill a sense of work ethic and self confidence. Sounds easy enough huh? Let me break it down.......\n1. Read to them daily\n2. Stay involved in their education\n3. Support their teachers\n4. Do homework with them\n5. Positive Reinforcement\n6. Make school a priority in the home and their life\n7. Set aside time every day for school work. The same amount everyday no matter how much homework they do or do not have.\n8. Keep education going throughout the summer with fun education settings like camps or sports. \n9. Keep them physically active. Video games and TV shorten a child's attention span making school more difficult\n10. Keep them on a low sugar diet. Healthy eating aids in memory and concentration.\n\nHope this helps!
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this article should help you ..\n\nhttp://parentcenter.babycenter.com/expert/preschooler/pdevelopment/69440.html
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Learn to use a broom.
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http://www.autismtoilettraining.com \nI have not looked at the site myself, but it came up on an ad for something else I was looking at, hopefully it will help! I had my autistic son completely out of diapers by the time he was 27 months old, but your situation is more normal with autism. It just happened that Tim was oversensitive to sensory input, so he HATED wearing wet underwear. I don't know how much of this will apply to you, but I'll tell you what I did anyway. Everyone on here that said to be really consistent with a reward system is right on target, that's about the only way to get through an autistic brain, and the sillier you are, the better! Find a treat that he really likes and by a bag, and only use it for potty training, no other time. Skittles was what we used. He got three skittles for sitting on the toilet and I spaced them out so that he was sitting for about five minutes. NO pullups or diapers during the day at home, only underwear, and I ran water in the sink while he was sitting. If he actually did something, he got another skittle, and we made a huge deal out of it! Then, he got one sticker put on a chart for sitting and one for going. If he doesn't go,then he still gets SOMETHING just for cooperating with you. I took him as soon as he woke up and every hour after that, and I asked him all through the day if he had to go. That's all you can really do, unless the link I sent you to has other ideas. Hope this helps! I do my own therapy with him, he's never seen a professional, and he is doing WONDERFULLY. I will be homeschooling him, and we're officially starting pre-school next month. We spent last year just working out behavior problems so that we could focus on academics this year. Contact me if you just need to vent!
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My husband does the dry skin feet picking thing too.  But the first thing that pops into my head is what my husband is now currently teaching our 4 1/2 year old son.  He's teaching him how to "catch a fart", by cupping his hands near his behind when he passes gas to "catch it" and then opening his hands in someone's face.  I just hope my son doesn't try this when he starts kindergarten in September...oh boy...
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Jean Piaget had many theories. Many dealt with the psychological development of infants and young children. Check out this link for info on the specifics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget
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I do not have much (3 years) martial arts training, but I have more (7 years) of teaching others sports in a class setting.  My tip would be to demonstrate the theory of being like water by adapting your class to suit the students you see in front of you.  A few times I have heard other teachers saying 'how do you get them to do what you tell them to?' my answer would be to change what you do!  Hope that is in alignment with the water theory you hope to follow.  Yes I know that throws lesson plans out the virtual window but we must challenge ourselves with new things.  Good luck
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Please refrain from buying any little knicknack with an apple, school desk, little book, blackboard, teaching poem etc. on it -  I work for a school system and too many of us get these from our students (some teachers have received hundreds of these little "teacher" gifts).  What about putting together a beautiful gift basket with bubble bath, lotion, bath gel, a candle, loofa and a pretty wine glass and a bottle of wine.  Put a thoughtful note  - something to the effect; "After a tough day teaching you deserve to relax and pamper" - "and after listening to small children whining and talking all day - have a little wine yourself".   I loved a similar gift I got from coworkers - and each time I took a long bath I remembered their kindness.
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for this age group it would be toilet training, handwashing, teethbrushing, meals/snacks, napping/sleeping and structured/unstructured play time
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My mom cleaned houses for years and went back to school for an associates degree in social work which she should recieve within the next year.  She just turned 48. As far as I'm concerned, it is never too late. My mom was tired of scrubbing toilets and did what would make her happy. I believe you should definately do the same.
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Use a big Tupperware container to put it all in. I did that for the 11 year old class and it worked just spiffy.
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I assume that you're a teacher.  Try this...\n\nTake in some Cool Aid or fruit juice, a couple of ice trays, some tooth picks, and some plastic wrap.  Show the class that when it's warm, the juice is in liquid form.  Pour some juice into the ice trays, cover them with the plastic wrap, and stick a tooth pick in each cube hole.  Put them in the freezer overnight.  The next day show the class that the juice is no longer a liquid but is now a solid.  Then give each kid one of the popsicles you made.
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1.  Clean/Sanitize their desktops regularly.  \n\n2.  Clean/Sanitize your phone, keyboard, doorknob, and anything else you touch regularly.\n\n3.  Keep hand sanitizer on your desk (the kids like to use it too - this is OK in my classroom!)  :)\n\n4.  Encourage kids to sneeze/cough into their elbows - NOT their hands.\n\n5.  Drink lots of water, eat right, and get enough sleep!\n\nGood Luck!
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Make themrelate to something real, and the kids will remember them. Repetition is fine, but boring and they will not really learn it for the long haul. Try songs, poems, rhymes, stories, movements. Ask them to tell a partner what they know about the word or how it relates to real life. or have them write a story using the words in correct context.
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Take them swimming a lot!\n\nActually, you need to get them out and socialize them a bit.  Gradually take them to places that are hygenine motivating; hairdressers, Health Aides in a store, even to the cosmetic department to sample various perfumes or after shave lotions.\n\nEducate the child about the importance of being clean around food for example.  Talk about bacteria.  There's lots of way to get the child thinking about his/her hygeine.\n\nEducation on hygeine is like anything else, explore and discover!
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I would start with the basics, counting to 10, recognizing colors and some shapes, etc.  Also how to use crayons and simple things like that.  They will learn the rest.  Also, you may want to make sure the child is okay with sharing, authority figures besides the parents, etc.