There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon, lived
in the moon,
There was a man lived in the moon, and his name was Aiken
Drum.
And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle.........
And his hat was made of good cream cheese.....
And his coat was made of good roast beef......
And his buttons were made of penny loaves....
(Try letting the children beat with spoons on saucepan lids.
Just sing about Aiken Drum's face instead of the rest of him.
Draw him as you sing and the children play their
instruments. 'His hair was made of spagetti.....')
Here are the food groups:
Dairy, bread, and meat;
And don't forest that vegetables
Are important for you to eat.
Have a food from each food group
Each and every day,
And you'll grow strong and healthy -
Good nutrition is the way!
Here are the food groups:
Dairy, bread, and meat;
And don't forest that vegetables
Are important for you to eat.
Have a food from each food group
Each and every day,
And you'll grow strong and healthy -
Good nutrition is the way!
Use cookie cutters to cut shapes in bread and then make neat
sandwiches that way. Use peanut butter/jelly/cheese spread,
etc.
You could also use cheese and cut the cheese out in the same
shape as the bread.
Down in the valley Playmate, playmate,
Where the green grass grows. Will you come to tea?
There stands '______' Come next Saturday
Washing out her clothes, At half past three.
She sang and she sang Tea cakes, pancakes,
And she sang so sweet. All for you and me.
She sang for her playmate Won't we have a lovely time
Across the street. At half past three.
Questioning: I want to eat this vegetable. What do you
think I should do to prepare it? If I want to cut it, what
should I use? (hide the pepper) Do you remember what colour
the pepper is? What parts of the pepper do you think we can
eat? What parts can't we eat? Can you think of any
vegetables with seeds we can eat? Can you think of any
vegetables with skins we can't eat? If we all wanted to
taste a piece, how many pieces would we need? How is this
pepper (red) different from this pepper (green)? How is this
pepper different from a carrot/potato? How does it taste?
What are some of the ways we can eat peppers?
Questioning Techniques: Questions should take into account
both content learning (learning facts, concepts) and process
learning (what the child does with those facts after learning
them). While convergent questions are often used to 'teach'
facts and concepts, there is a danger that children will work
to find the right answer to please the teacher rather than
truly learning and understanding. In contrast, divergent
questions are more thought-inducing, encourage creativity and
greater use of language, and show that the teacher has
respect for the childrn's ideas, right or wrong. As
teachers, we should strive to elaborate, not accelerate, to
slw down, enrich, and go deeper into the subject at hand.
((continued))
Wrong answers are as important as right answers and often
tell teachers more about what the child understands. Correct
responses need further questioning as readily as incorrect
responses. Only careful discussion can reveal what the child
means or may know. One of the tougher skills that teachers
need to develop is that of figuring out where a question or
comment came from, how it is related and incorporating that
into her next question. Allow them time to ponder. Do not
be afraid of silence.
I took masking tape and made a big food pyramid on the floor.
I asked the kids to sort food and packaging (brought from
home) into the right place for the proper food group. It made
a great visual display when all the food was in place. I also
had them pretend to be a type of food and put their bodies in
the proper place. This definitly got them moving around.
I want to eat this vegetable. What do you think I should do
to prepare it?
If I want to cut it, what should I use?
(hide the pepper) Do you remember what colour the pepper
is?
What parts of the pepper do you think we can eat?
What parts can't we eat?
Can you think of any vegetables with seeds we can eat?
Can you think of any vegetables with skins we can't eat?
If we all wanted to taste a piece, how many pieces would we
need?
How is this pepper (red) different from this pepper
(green)?
How is this pepper different from a carrot/potato?
How does it taste? What are some ways we can eat peppers?
Materials: Plastic tub lids, glue, assorted dry beans, peas,
seeds, cereals, popcorn, macaroni, spaghetti, etc
Activity: Have the children spread a layer of glue inside
the tops of their plastic lids. Then let them place dry
beans, cereals, seeds and pasta on the glue to create mosaic
designs.
Variation: Before the glue is completely dry, peel the
mosaic from the lid. Poke a hole in each mosaic and insert
loop of yarn or string. When the glue dries, it will become
transparent. Hang the ornaments in a window to enjoy the
seethrough effect.
Have you ever had an apple, an apple an apple?
Have you ever had an apple
And heard it go crunch?
Have you ever had an orange, an orange........
And heard it go slurp?
Banana...... go mush?
Sing to the tune of 'Three Blind Mice'
I like oranges. I like oranges.
Oranges are a fruit. Oranges are a fruit.
They are not animals, tools and such.
They are are good fruit that i like so much.
So, I eat oranges. I eat oranges.
An orange is orange. An orange is orange. It is not red.
It is not purple nor pink nor gray.
An orange is simply not colored that way.
An orange is orange.An orange is orange.
{Contributed by Greg or Judy Proffitt
(bigdaddy@ridgecrest.ca.us)}
Cut an orange/grapefruit in half. Put it in a zip lock
baggie. Let the kids mash it squish it etc. It makes a
juice in the bag. Then you just open the corner, insert a
staw and let the kids drink the juice they just made.
Pre-cut the following ingredients for each child's
sandwich.
2 cardboard bread slice shapes, 1 round disc the size of a
slice of bologna from a pink sterlized, styro-meat tray 1
square shape the size of a slice of american cheese from a
yellow sterilized styro-meat tray, Tacky Glue
Optional: All made with heavy stock tag or construction
paper - round red disk/tomato, small green oblong
shapes/pickles, green paper or taffeta ribbon for leaf
lettuse.
Have the children construct a sandwich with the ingredients
of their choice. Use a generous amount of tacky glue between
each ingredient for the mustard or mayo. Follow up by making
real sandwiches. Contributed by Dana
On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed....Achoo!
It rolled off the table, and onto the floor
And then my poor meatball, rolled right out the door!
It rolled in the garden, and under a bush
And then my p[oor meatball, was nothing but mush!
So if you eat spaghetti, all covered with cheese
Hold onto your meatball, in case somebody sneezes!!!
Have the children look through magazines to find pictures of
different kinds of foods. Then have them cut out the
pictures and glue them onto paper plates to make
'breakfasts', 'lunches' or 'dinners'.
Mix one cup of beans, one cup of salt and one cup of rice
together in a bowl.
Provide the children with a strainer and a colander and tell
them to separate the items in the bowl into three separate
bowls--one with beans, one with salt and one with rice.
After the children are successful. ask them if they can think
of another way to accomplish the task.
Ingrediants: 1 package dry yeast, 1/2 cup warm water, 1 egg,
1/4 cup honey, 1 t. salt, 1/4 cup marg., 1 cup milk, 5 cups
flour, coarse salt, mustard
1. Measure 1/2 cup warm water into bowl. Sprinkle yeast on
the water and stir until it dissolves. 2. Separate the egg
yolk and white. Keep the white in a small dish.
3. Mix the egg yolk, honey or sugar, marg. & milk into
yeast. 4. Add salt & enough flour to make stiff,
easy-to-handge dough. 5. Knead the dough on a floured
surface for 5 min., let rise 1 hrs., then cut into strips
about 1 inch wide and fold strip in half rolling into rope.
6. Shape and brush on egg white & 1 T. water. Sprinkle
with coarse salt. Bake 425 until brown 15-20min.
Ingrediant: 1 cup light corn syrup, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup
water, 2 T. butter, 1/2 t. salt, 1 t. vanilla, 1/2 t. baking
soda, butter for greasing hands and pan, food colour
1. Generously grease a long pan. Mix corn syrup, sugar and
water in saucepan, put in thermometer, and boil until it
reaches 258. Remove from heat & stir in butter, salt,
vanilla, baking soda, and food colouring. Pour the taffy
into pan. Cool 15 min. or until cool enough to handle. Give
a hunk to two people with buttered hands. Pull and fold taffy
until it is light in colour. Twist into ropes. (Use a
scissor if you want.) Place on wax paper.
Down around the corner at the Bakery Shop
There were lots of donuts with sugar on the top
Along came (child's name) all alone
Picked up a donut and took it home
(Can be repeated with other types of food or objects)
Have a large sign which you can put at the entrance to any
of
your learning centers, indicating that while in the area,
everyone must whisper. Change it every day- use it only
several times a week- use it all day or only for a short
time.
One of the teachers made a ball-toss game by covering a bunch
of #10 cans with construction paper, and each can had lots of
little toys from Oriental Trading and penny-candy inside the
cans. Whatever can the ball went in....that's the prize that
the kids won.
Ages3-7 Each player is given the name of an animal, then the
players scatter around the area. The players close their
eyes or the room is darkened. The object of the game is to
find the other animals in your group by using the sound the
animals makes. Play continues until all animals have found
their group. Use themes Matching Transportation, Matching
leaves, Matching colours, Matching letters.
Give children two coffee cans and several smaller items that
can be placed inside the can, such as a block, a crayon, a
roll of tape, a small book.
Let children explore the way the item inside the can affects
the can's ability to roll.
Masking tape can be used to mark a finish line, and children
can race their cans.
Make a lollipop ring toss board for a carnival. We had the
kids paint an underwater fish scene on a 3X3 piece of
plywood, and then I drilled holes all over the board that the
sticks from the lollipops fit in (so the candy part of the
lollipop was sticking out the front, and the stick was
sticking out the back of the board.) We used rings from a
ring-toss game, and the kids won whatever lollipop that they
rung.
Have all the children sit down with their eyes shut or
covered. Attach a clothespin to someone's shirt or pants
(have it show as little as possible) Children get up and walk
around. As soon as they spot the clothespin, they sit down.
Children need to be reminded not to sit down right next to
the person with the clothespin, that they should wait a
couple of seconds and move away so not to make it so
obvious.
Play Creepy Claws Pick up Straws! First, cut three or four
plastic straws into pieces about an inch long and put there
pieces in a pile in the middle of a table. Put a cup in
front of each player. Now to make your claws, cut a straw in
half. Tape one half to your first finger and other half to
your thumb. When each player has his claws on, the game can
begin. At the count of three everyone starts to pick up
straws. When all the straws are gone the one with the most
in his cup is the winner.
Watch Daredevil Dan swing and sway high above the ground.
Cut a cardboard bathroom tissue tube in half. Close one end
of half the tube by pressing and taping the sides together.
Now draw a face on the tube. Cut out strips of paper and
paste them on Dan for arms and hair. Connect six plastic
straws by pinching one end and putting it into the opening of
the next straw. Make sure they're securely connected. Now
place Daredevil Dan on one end of the flexible pole you've
just made. Dan will start to swing and sway as in the
drawing. See how much he can sway without falling off the
pole. It's a good act and you're a big part of it.
Questioning: I want to eat this vegetable. What do you
think I should do to prepare it? If I want to cut it, what
should I use? (hide the pepper) Do you remember what colour
the pepper is? What parts of the pepper do you think we can
eat? What parts can't we eat? Can you think of any
vegetables with seeds we can eat? Can you think of any
vegetables with skins we can't eat? If we all wanted to
taste a piece, how many pieces would we need? How is this
pepper (red) different from this pepper (green)? How is this
pepper different from a carrot/potato? How does it taste?
What are some of the ways we can eat peppers?
Questioning Techniques: Questions should take into account
both content learning (learning facts, concepts) and process
learning (what the child does with those facts after learning
them). While convergent questions are often used to 'teach'
facts and concepts, there is a danger that children will work
to find the right answer to please the teacher rather than
truly learning and understanding. In contrast, divergent
questions are more thought-inducing, encourage creativity and
greater use of language, and show that the teacher has
respect for the childrn's ideas, right or wrong. As
teachers, we should strive to elaborate, not accelerate, to
slw down, enrich, and go deeper into the subject at hand.
((continued))
Wrong answers are as important as right answers and often
tell teachers more about what the child understands. Correct
responses need further questioning as readily as incorrect
responses. Only careful discussion can reveal what the child
means or may know. One of the tougher skills that teachers
need to develop is that of figuring out where a question or
comment came from, how it is related and incorporating that
into her next question. Allow them time to ponder. Do not
be afraid of silence.
Ages 3-7: The children begin by moving around the area
balancing a bean bag on their head. The leader changes the
pace with music or direction. If a player's bean bag falls
they are frozen until another player picks up the bean bag
without losing their bean bag to free the frozen player. The
idea is to help your friends. For younger children try
putting the bag on the shoulder. At the end ask how many
helped a friend?
Have your child walk heel-to-toe from one point to another.
Count out loud while your child is walking heel-to-toe.
(Walking this way requires balance. You may need to show
your child how to use his/her arms for balance. This
activity promotes overall coordination.)
While outside, have yhour child hop in place and count while
s/he hops. How many hops did your child make hopping on both
feet? Have your child hop on his/her right foot. Count
together. How many hops were made? Do the other foot and
count together. Ask your child which foot s/he hopped
less.
Draw a hopscotch pattern on the sidewalk or patio.
Number the squares.
Show children how to hop through the pattern.
When one child has completed the pattern, another child takes
a turn.
All ages: The players run, skip, walk, etc. around the
area. When the leader shouts 'Hug!' each player finds
someone to hug. Then the leader says 'Go!' and the players
are off again. The next time have 3 players hug, then 4, and
so on. This can also be done to music.
Title: Matching Patterns with Cothespins & Coffee Can
Cover an empty coffee can with strips of wallpaper. Cut a
piece of each
pattern and stick onto a clothespin. Have child match
clothespin to coffee
can with corresponding pattern.
Ages 3-7 One child starts with a ball of thick yarn, wraps
the end of the yarn around their waist and so on until the
whole group is intertwined in yarn. Then reverse the
process.
Ages 3-7 Have each child stand in a hula hoop then start the
music and remove one hoop. When the music stops the children
must all find a hoop to stand in, continue removing a hoop
each time and see if everyone can fit in one hoop. Musical
chairs can be played in the same way by removing a chair each
time (instead of a child) See how many children can fit on
one or two chairs. (Make this theme related by using big
vinal hearts, shamrocks etc.)
1 child on each chair then 2 children then 3.......
Tiptoe along a crack
Crawl very slowly under the table
Walk while clapping softly over your heads (shhh!)
Slide along the floor with hands over your mouths
Have the child sit with her/his back to you. Say and point
with finger up and down the child's back.
dot, dot, dot, dot,
Draw a line upon your spine.
Little spider crawling up.
Gentle squeeze (on the shoulders)
Slow breeze (Blow lightly on nap of child's neck)
Now you got the shiverrrrries!!!!! (TICKLE THEM)
All the children sit in a circle with one child in the centre
as the Kitty. The Kitty then approaches one of the players
in the circle and then says, 'Meow' The person approached
must pet the Kitty's head, saying 'Poor Kitty, Poor Kitty
poor Kitty.' The Kitty tries to make that person laugh. If
he/she does laugh, he/she becomes the next Kitty. If he or
she does not laugh, the Kitty moves on to someone else.
Place two empty cardboard boxes outside. Setup each box with
a category. Put a pine cone (or a stick) in box 1. Put a
rock in box 2. Ask your child to find those two items in the
yard, then put those items into the correct category box.
After, have your child touch and count each of the 2
categories. Which had more? Which had less? Have your
child describe the items. What colour are they? Are they
light or heavy? Which one is bigger, smaller in the
group?
Deliberately spill a box of paper clips.
Provide children with several items for cleaning up the
spill, for example, broom, masking tape, dust pan,
magnet,etc.
Let the children experiment with each item to determine which
item picks up the paper clips most efficiently.
Bring Teddy to circle time. Introduce him to your children.
Set him in a place where the children can easily see him,
such as on your lap, under a chair, on top of a shelf,
etc.
Say to the children, 'Where's Teddy Bear?' Help the children
be as specific as possible when they respond, such as, 'Teddy
Bear is sitting on your lap.' Move Teddy over to another
place and let the children respond again. After they know
how to play let the children take turns putting Teddy Bear in
different places.
Have a blanket and seven or eight stuffed animals. Tuck each
animal into bed leaving its head showing. As you're saying,
'Good Night' to each animal have the children name it. After
tucking the last one into bed, have the children cover their
eyes. Take one of the animals out of bed and put it behind
you to get a drink of water. Have the children uncover their
eyes look at the sleeping animals, and call out which one is
getting a drink of water. Continue playing until all of the
animals are out of bed getting their drinks.
We are off to Timbuctoo
Would you like to go there, too?
All the way and back again,
You must follow our leader then,
You must follow our leader,
You must follow our leader,
All the way and back again.
You must follow our leader.
Did you ever see a lassie, When I was a baby,
A lassie, a lassie, A baby, a baby,
Did you ever see a lassie When I was a baby
Who acted like this? How happy I was.
This way and that way, I was this way, and that way,
This way and that way, That way and this way,
Did you every see a lassie When I was a baby
Who acted like this? Then this way went I.
Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pieman, Let me taste your ware.
Says the pieman to Simple Simon, Show me first your penny
Says Simple Simon to the pieman, Indeed I have no any.
Pick one player to be simon. Simon then gives orders to the
other players such as, 'Simon says put your hands in the
air.' The other players must obey immediately but only if
they hear the words 'Simon says.' If Simon gives a order
without saying 'Simon says' any player that obeys is out.
Simon can also catch someone out by giving a proper order to
'put your hands in the air', but Simon puts his hands on
shoulder. Any who copy Simon are out.
Ages 3-7 Give each child a bean bag. Using the whole song
approach, teach the children the following song.
(Throw the bean bag and catch)
(Turn around, turn around. Step, Step, Step (repeat))
(Put it on your head and walk around the room.
(repeat))
(Throw the bean bag and catch.)
(Turn around, trun around. Step, Step, Step.)
Repeat the above except when you reach the lines of 'put it
on your head' substitute -
Shoulder -Elbow -Knee - Back - Stomach - Finger - Foot -
Arm
Have the children stand around you in a circle. Ask them to
pretend they are each holding a small ball. Call out a
direction such as 'Bounce the ball with your toe!' or
'Bounce the ball with your knee!' After a time, call out
another direction, such as 'Bounce the ball on the ceiling'
or 'Bounce the ball on top of your head!' Continue playing
as long as interest lasts.
Let older children take turns standing in the middle of the
circle and giving directions for bouncing the ball.
To add humor to the game, try having the children pretend to
swallow the balls and bounce them inside their bodies.
Ages 18mths - 4: Sit the children in a group on a carpet and
sing the following song:
Hey there Sandy Girl/Boy sitting on the floor
Crying, crying till your eyes are sore
Stand up Sandy Girl/Boy, wipe your tears away
Choose the friend you like the most and ask them out to
play
la,la,la,la,la,la,.........
Choose the friend you like the most and ask them out to play.
This activity allows children to imagine they are artists who
can draw with every part of their body It's a great way to
encourage them to move their whole body and activate their
imaginations. Tell your children they are going to pretend to
paint a huge picture on the side of the wall It's going to be
a beautiful picture but they only have a short time to paint
it. Therefore they are going to paint with both hands as
well as other body parts First of all activate the childrens
imaginations by asking them what type of picture they would
like to draw (animals flowers etc.) Next have them begin to
paint this picture in the air with one hand after 10 to 20
sec switch to other ways of painting.
Continue
forehead
nose
jaw
one ear then the other
one shoulder than the other
one elbow then the other
stomach
hips
one knee then the other
both knees
one foot then the other
both feet (on their backs)
Continue
Oh no time is running out so let's paint faster how about
painting with
both hands and nose - both elbows and jaw - both elbows and
knes - both shoulders and hips - nose and knees - jaw and
hips - one ear and one foot - one ear and the other foot -
both hands and one foot - both hands and the other foot
Finally have your children lay down on their backs and paint
with both feet both hands and their nose After 5 minutes
their bodies should be all warmed up and a masterpiece will
be created in their minds.
Contributed by Marlene ( Mapiggy@aol.com)
Ages 3-7 Group the children into pairs, facing each other.
Ask them to stand quietly and listen for directions. Call
out each movement rhythmically. Assist any children who have
difficulty identifying body parts or left from right but do
not make this the focus of the game. This activity will
create more than the usual degree of laughter, but it will
allow children to practice the names of body parts as well as
learning about co-operating.
Partners, touch right hands together, Take your right hands
apart. Each one, put your right hand over your heart.
Partners, touch left hands together ......
Continue using left elbows, right and left ears, right and
left feet, backs, foreheads, noses, right and left shoulders.
See those animals sleeping till it's nearly noon.
Shall we go and wake them up with a merry tune?
Oh how still, are they ill?
Wake up sleeping______ wake up sleeping _____ tell me what
you'll be. (they choose their own animals)
Create a maze out of classroom items by moving tables and
chairs and adding blocks and other classroom materials.
Instruct children to go through the maze on their hands and
knees, trying not to touch anything.
Arrange an obstacle course in the room that includes a
tightrope to walk across (taped line), a table to crawl
under, chairs to crawl around, a bnook to jump over and a box
to crawl through.
Following the leader, children walk, crawl and jump through
the course.
This is good for a rainy day.
Display pictures of individuals carrying heavy loads on their
head.
Provide baskets for children to try balancing on their heads.
Safe objects, such as rolled up socks, could be placed nearby
to load the baskets.
Give a small empty gift wrapped box to a special friend.
This is a very special gift You never can unwrap it;
That you can never see: Please leave the ribbon
tied;
The reason it's so special is Just hold the bow close to
It's just for you, from me. your heart.
It's filled with love
inside.
Whenever you are lonely
Or even feeling blue,
You only have to hold this gift
And know I think of you.
A STICK OF GUM - to remind you to stick with it
A CANDLE - to give you light when you feel burned out.
A CHOCOLATE KISS - to remind you that someone cares
SMARTIES - to help you on days when you don't feel so
smart
LIFESAVER - to remind you that everyone needs help once in a
while
A SNICKER - to remind you to see the funny side -- there is
1
A ROSE - to remind you to take time to smell the flowers
CONFETTI - to help you celebrate the good times
A PENNY - with thanks for sharing your thoughts.
A BAG - to help you keep it all together
Put into bag, use birthday candle, rose can be silk.
In a sandwich bag, include the following:
An eraser, so you can make all your mistakes disappear.
A penny so you will never have to say 'I am broke'.
A marble in case someone says 'you've lost all your
marbles'.
A rubberband to stretch yourself beyond your limits.
A string to tie things together when everything falls
apart.
A hug and a kiss (hersheys candies) to remind you that
someone cares!
Materials: One for each present - choose either an apron,
sweat shirt or T-shirt, fabric paint in assorted colours
suitable for a flower garden
Using the paints have the children make handprints across the
chosen item but add a stem and leaves to make flowers of the
hands. Finish by printing 'Children are the flowers in the
garden of life'.
Materials: Tall candle (10 or 12 in.), 16 oz glass jar(jam
jars are good), 2 cups salt, 3 or 4 different colours of
powdered tempera paint each placed in a bowl, parowax (I used
Conros pure refined wax bought from local grocers), pretty
ribbon to decorate top of jar
Directions: - Divide salt into each of the bowls with the
powdered paint and mix. - Place candle into jar and either
you or another child hold candle in center of jar while the
'creator' spoons the coloured salt around the candle choosing
the colours that he or she likes best. - Top with parowax
following directions on box and add ribbon to decorate. (easy
to do but remember that you need a stove to melt the wax -
recommended that an adult do this).
Ingred. 2 cups boiling water, 1 bag of cranberries, 2 and
1/2 cups sugar. Wash and drain cranberries in large pot.
Add cranberries to boiling water and listen to them pop!!
When most of the berries have become soft, add the sugar and
stir. Bring mixture to a boil and cook until thick. Cool
and pour into containers.
The Krafty Kitchen Korner by Robin Carpenter Contributed by
Shari (mac340@atlcom.net)
Ingred. 1 cup sugar, 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/4 cup
orange juice, 2 to 3 cups pecan halves.
Combine all ingredients in 2 and 1/2 quart microwave-save
bowl. Cook uncovered on 70% (medium can also be used-increase
cooking time by 1 to 2 minutes) power for 6 minutes. Stir,
then resume cooking on 70% power for 8 to 10 minutes, or
until crystallized, stirring several times. Spread nuts on
waxed paper, separating and cool. Makes 2 to 3 cups.
The Krafty Kitchen Korner by Robin Carpenter Contributed by
Shari (mac340@atlcom.net)
I had lots of blank cassette tapes running around and so I
got out my tape recorder with the microphone and had each
child make a tape for Dad. (Kids are 3+) I include things
like.
What do you like most about Dad?
What is your favorite thing to do with Dad?
How old are you?
Tell me about Christmas? Father's Day?
What is your favorite colour/song/book/etc?
Sing a song for Daddy.
Helpful parent? Neighbour? Need to give a nice thank you
gift? Have the children make the card to go with:
Movie Basket Chocolate Basket
- microwave popcorn - anything chocolate
- sodas
- movie candy Hot Chocolate,Coffee or Tea
Bas
- gift certificate to movie - hot chocolate
packs/coffee/tea
rental - marshmellows or cookies
- whip cream for hot
chocolate
Hot Fudge Sundae Basket - cups
- hershey syrup
- ice cream cones Contributed
- topping and gift certificate for ice cream
Title: Gift Exchange - Christmas with the Right Family - Page 1 Con
Directions: Everyong sits in a circle, holding the gift
he/she brought for the gift exchange/grab bag. Someone reads
the story below, reading slowly enough for gifts to be
passed. Every time the word RIGHT is read, everybody passes
his gift to the right. Everytime the word LEFT is read
everybody passes the gift he/she is holding to the left. The
gift each person is holding when the story ends is the gift
he/she keeps.
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Christmas was almost here, and Mother RIGHT was finishing the
Christmas baking. Father RIGHT, Sue RIGHT, and Billy RIGHT
returned from their last-minute Christmas errands.
'There's not much LEFT to be done,' said Father RIGHT as he
came into the kitchen.
'Did you leave the basket of food at church?' asked Mother
RIGHT.
' I LEFT it RIGHT where you told me to,' said Father
RIGHT.
'I'm glad my shopping is done,' said Billy RIGHT. 'I don't
have any money LEFT.'
The hall telephone rang, and Susan RIGHT LEFT to answer it.
She rushed back and told the family 'Aunt Tillie RIGHT LEFT a
package for us RIGHT on Grandma RIGHT's porch. I'll go over
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there RIGHT now and get it.' she said as she LEFT in a
rush.
Father RIGHT LEFT the kitchen and brought in the Christmas
tree.
By the time Susan RIGHT returned, Mother RIGHT, Father RIGHT,
and Billy RIGHT had begun trimming the tree. The entire
RIGHT family sang carols as they finished the decorating.
Then they LEFT all the presents arranged under the tree and
went to bed, hoping they had selected the RIGHT gifts for
their family.
Now I hope you have the RIGHT present for yourself, because
that's all that's LEFT of our story.....except to with you a
Merry Christmas....Isn't that RIGHT?
Contributed by Kathryn (noahsark@rapidnet.com)
I'm little and I know it
Though I help myself alot.
I leave my trail behind me
To help you find this little tot.
I hide and you come find me
By the fingerprints I leave
On the walls, tables, countertips
'Where are you?' when you can see.
So, I made a special handprint, One that won't wipe away.
And you'll remember exactly when, I was small and we would
play! Contributed and written by Tracy (gtvaldez@swbell.net)
Paint the child's hand with two colours of non-toxic paint.
(Ex. yellow and blue - paint palm yellow and fingers blue.)
Have the child stamp his hand in the middle of a white piece
of cardboard. When dry paste a red construction paper heart
onto the hand. Add a stem,leaves and flower pot shape so
that the hand/heart part looks like a flower. Add this poem:
A piece of me I give to you.
I painted this flower to say, 'I love you.'
The heart is you. The hand is me.
To show we are friends---- The best there can be.
I hope you will save it and look back someday,
At the flower we shared on your special day.
by Kathleen Lademan Contributed by Daisy
I miss you when we're not together
I'm growing up so fast
See how big I've gotten
Since you saw me last?
As I grow, I'll change a lot,
The years will fly right by.
You'll wonder how I grew so quick
When and where and why?
So look upon this hand print plaque
That's hanging on your wall.
And memories will come back of me,
When I was very small.
Contributed from
My dirty little hand print
I've left on every wall
And on the drawers and table tops
I've really marked them all
But here is one that won't rub off
I'm giving it to you
Because I'm so thankful
for a mother just like you.
Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small
And I always leave my fingerprints
on furniture and walls.
But every day I'm growing-
I'll be grown up someday
And all those tiny handprints
Will surely fade away.
So here's a final handprint
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small.
Contributed from
These little hands can wave hello
or put smudges on the wall.
They can fold in prayer, throw a kiss
or reach up when I say, 'so tall.'
They will clasp your hand for an Autumn stroll.
Or shape a dinosaur from clay.
But most of all, they will stay
with you when I'm grown and far away.
Materials: Tin can, paper, paint, glue, note. Have each child
paint or fingerpaint a design on the paper. When dry cut the
paper to fit around the tin can.(Make sure there are no sharp
edges left on the can.) After reading the following note
aloud to the children have each child sign his/her copy and
tuck it into their can. NOTE: This little can, made of tin,
Was washed and saved to use again.
I added paint, I added glue,
And made a present just for you.
It's for your pencils or your pens.
You can show it to your friends.
It's not empty, for you can see,
It's filled with love to you from me.
One year as one of my gifts to the parents, (I take lots of
pictures!!) I took pictures of each child and cut them into
different sizes and glued them onto a placement size sheet of
poster board. I then laminated them to make a placemat that
would be spill proof. My parents LOVED them!!
On a pillow case, print this poem in 'Scribble' font. The
kids will put painted handprints on the pillowcase, and each
handprint can be labeled with their names.
Poem
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I'll count these hands instead of sheep,
And always remember the friends I made,
When at Miss ........ house we played.
I like to walk with Grandpa
His steps are short like mine.
He doesn't say, 'Now hurry up!'
He always takes his time.
Most people have to hurry,
They do not stop and see,
I'm glad that God made Grandpa,
'Unrushed' and young like me.
2 cups distilled water, 4 packages unflavored gelatin, 50
drops essential oil, food colouring
Heat 1 cup water in medium saucepan. Add gelatin, stirring
to dissolve. Remove from heat & add remaining cup of
water. Add food colour, stir. Put drops of essential oil
into jars then add gelatin mixture. Refridgerate for 2 hrs.
Remove, cover with plastic wrap or lid and store at room
temperature. To release the scent simply remove the lid but
recover the jar when not needed so scent does not
evaporate.
Makes aprox. 4X4oz jars.
Decorate jars with ribbon,lace and dried flowers.
Contributed from Melissa
Makes 3 cups of bath salts. Materials: large glass or metal
mixing bowl, 2 cups Epsom salts, 1 cup sea salt, rock salt or
coarse salt, food coloring (green or blue-optional), 1/4 tsp.
glycerin, essential oil for fragrance such as vanilla, citrus
or peppermint, clean dry jars with cork stoppers or metal
screw-on lids. Combine salts in bowl and mix well. Add food
colouring, a few drops at a time, until desired colour is
achieved. For white salts, skip this step. Add glycerin and
essential oil (4 or 5 drops) and mix well. Spoon salts into
containers and seal. When giving as a gift attach tag
describing scent (if used) and recommend using 1/3 to 1/2 cup
in the bath. The Krafty Kitchen Korner by Robin Carpenter
Contributed by Shari (mac340@atlcom.net)
All it amounted to was a tube sock(white) filled with rice
with a cute face fabric painted on the end and tied on the
other end. With it came this cute poem:
A Gift For You!
This is called a 'snuggle sock'.
We made it just for you.
It's good for all your aches and pains,
Cause it makes you feel brand new.
Glue a face shot of each child on a popsicle stick. Use
fabric scraps to make clothes, etc. Each child will get a
complete set so they can 'play with their friends' even after
we're gone.
Mounds: For the mounds of information you share.
Crayon: To colour your day bright and beautiful.
Peanuts: To be a little nutty sometimes and have a good
laugh.
Puzzle Piece: Without you, things wouldn't be complete.
Band-Aid: For when things get a little rough.
Aspirin: When all else fails, take 2 and find a quiet
corner.
Hugs & Kisses: To keep you going.
Marbles: To replace those you might lose from time to
time.
Sponge: To soak up the overflow, when your brain is too full
to hold any more.
Cup: For when yours is overflowing.
Materials: Tin cans -soup, pasta etc., hammer, large nail,
spray paint - whatever colour will suite the occasion, wire
coiled for handle, acrylic paint, ribbon, tea candle, sand
paper.
Start by hammering nails into cans to make holes. Sand edge
of can to make smooth. Spray paint can for background colour
- black for Halloween, white or red for Christmas etc. When
dry paint jack-o-lanturn face or Christmas trees onto can.
Attach wire handle, put candle in middle of can and add
colourful ribbon for decoration. (Again black and orange
for Halloween or red and green for Christmas)
(Contributed by BOHALKIDS)
I used to video tape the kids. I would video tape the child's
first day in my care, and of course lots of other days, too.
I then made copies for all the parents so they all had a
video tape of their child in my care and the things they did
at my house and the friends they played with. My parents
also
loved this. It was a lot of work, though, because each tape I
did individually so it would mostly be their child they were
watching, and then some clips of their friends, too!!
(Make sure that the parents have signed a form allowing their
child to be video taped.)
Celest are you here today? (You ask)
YES (child answers)
Look who's come to class today, Celest, Celest.... (SING
SONG VOICE)
Look who's come to class today, Celest has!
Hi, Celest (speak normal, and wave hello)
Bethy are you here today?
If the child says no, or won't answer....
Look who's not in class today....Katie, Katie
Cindy Lukas had a house,
Eeii, Eeii, Ooooo.
And in that house she had some kids
Eeii, Eeii, Ooooo.
With a Daniel here, and a Matthew there.
Here an Alison, there a Alayna everywhere a Sean.
Cindy Lukas had a house,
Eeii, Eeii, Ooooo.
Good morning dear earth
good morning dear sun
good morning dear flowers, and stones everyone
good morning dear bees, and the birds in the trees
good morning to you and good morning to me.
Good morning dear_______, and______ etc..
good morning to you
good morning to you
we are all in are places
with bright shiny faces ( I point my fingers at my cheeks and
smile)
and this is the way we
start are new day !
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you? How are you?
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Hello everybody and clap your hands
Hello everybody and stamp your feet
Hello everybody and give a yawn
Hello everybody and rub your tummy
Hello everybody and blow a kiss
Hello, Hello and how are you?
How are you, how are you?
Hello, Hello and how are you?
How are you today...
Well, I see Cindy here,
does anyone else see Cindy here??
(Pointing with your finger..)
I see Cindy here and shes's wearing
pink shoes today(pick something on child)
(continue around circle naming each child and end with
yourself!)
Contributed by scmelton@juno.com (Sue C. Melton)
Here we are together, together, together.
Here we are together sitting in our chairs.
With Lisa and Mary,Emily and David,
Here we are together sitting in our chairs.
Malarie, Malarie, How are you?
your my friend and I like you.
Hannah, Hannah, How are you?
your my friend and i like you.
I use this song when the child is to leave circle area
to go to lunch, or to get ready to go out side. the
children love it
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There's nobody quite like me.
I have a special something.
It's my person-a-li-ty.
I can do great things.
If only I believe.
I am somebody special.
There's nobody quite like me.
The duck says quack
And the cow says moo
The old red rooster says Cock a doodle doo
Oh the sheep says baa
And the cat says mew
And I say good morning
When I see you.
I woke up in the morning ,
and I jumped out of bed.
I put some clothes on my body and a hat on my head.
I took a leap to the kitchen , to eat my toast,
I listen to the news from coast to coast.
I looked out the window to check the sun,
I ran out the door to have some FUN!
Mary is wearing her red dress, red dress, red dress
Mary is wearing her red dress to preschool today.
Jonah is wearing his blue pants, blue pants, blue pants
Jonah is wearing his blue pants to preschool today.
Susan is wearing her necklace, necklace, necklace
Susan is wearing her necklace to school today.
When we get to each child, I ask them to tell me something
they are wearing today, and we sing about it. It is good for
practicing colors too.
Contributed by: MARK and NANCY
(Tune of 'Lassie')
The more we are together, together, together,
The more we are together the happier we'll be
For your friends are my friends and my friends are your
friends
The more we get together the happier we'll be
We're all in school together, together, together
We're all in school together and happy we will be
There's ......and.....and.....and.....
We're all in school together and happy are we
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Time to clean up where you are.
Put each toy back in its' place,
Keep a smile upon your face.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Time to clean up where you are.
Materials: Red construction paper, navy beans, glue, black
felt marker
Preparation: Draw lip shapes on red construction paper with
a black felt marker. Draw a horizontal line across the
middle of each shape. Cut lip shapes out if children are not
yet ready for scissors. Have children spread glue on the
lines in the middle of their lip shapes. Then let them press
navy beans on the glue to represent teeth. This activity can
be used to reinforce the names of body parts (lip and teeth)
and as an art project during Dental Week.
When painting a tooth-shaped picture, label the paint with
pictures of the food that it could represent. We did yellow
cake frosting, pink lollipops, and orange soda. This
reinforces the idea of what happens to your teeth if you
don't brush them. It made painting fun, too.
1 or 2quart round Rubbermaid container with lid,
3TB Baby Oil, 3TB Baby Bath (Baby Magic smells best), 1
Roll/Big Roll of Bounty/Brawny (white) paper towels sawed in
half with cardbaord insert removed, 3 cups of boiling
water
Boil water. Place baby oil and baby bath in rubbermaid
container. Saw or cut the paper towels in half and remove
the cardboard insert. Pour boiling water in container. Mix.
Place half roll of paper towels in soapy mixture. Let stand
for about an hour with lid loosely covering container.
An activity that the children really enjoy is to set up a
tray with a couple of rocks, toothbrushes and a cup of water.
The children love to try and clean that dirty old rock with
a toothbrush. We often put out a little bit of toothpaste on
a piece of wax paper for the children to use. Keep a sponge
and towel close by so that the children can tidy up when
finished.
- Each nest has a handful of males, less queens and lots of
workers.
- Three balls (head, thorax, abdoman), six legs
- They smell with their antennae (very sensitive)
- The cooperate
- It's the queens job to lay the eggs, the males help
her
- Some workers build the nests, some take care of the eggs,
some hunt for food, some take care of the queen
- Worker ants have two stomachs (one holds their food the
other is for sharing.)
Materials: Small box, brown paper, Construction Paper,
Pictures of things that start with 'B', Picture of other
things that don't.
Cover a small box with brown paper to make a beehive. Cut a
slit in the top of the beehive and label it with the letter
B. Cut bee shapes out of construction paper. Glue pictures of
things that have names beginning with B and pictures of
things that have names beginning with other letters on the
bee shapes. Explain to the children that only the bees that
have pictures of things whose names begin with 'B' can go
into the 'B' hive. Then let the children take turns selecting
a bee and deciding whether or not it can go into the
beehive.
Contributed by: Stephanie
Bug in the rug,
Bug in the rug,
Who is that
Bug in the rug.
Have small pictures of various bugs. (ant, bee, beetle,
grasshopper, prayingmantis) Place a piece of paper or a
small cloth over one of the pictures when the children cannot
see which is chosen. Have the children guess which insect is
covered. Give clues if necessary.
Bumblebee, Bumblebee,
Landing on my toes.
Bumblebee, Bumblebee,
Now he's on my nose.
On my arms, on my legs,
On my elbows.
Bumblebee, oh, bumblebee,
He lands and then he goes!
Materials: Enamel Spray Paint, Construction Paper or
tagboard, Scissors, Perhaps a ladder
Procedure: Search around outside until you find a good
spider web. Spray both sides of the web with enamel paint.
BE CAREFUL--IF YOU SPRAY TOO MUCH, THE WEB WILL TEAR FROM THE
WEIGHT OF THE PAINT. Hold a piece of paper or tagboard
against the 'wet' web. It should stick to the wet paint.
Carefully cut the 'guy lines'. Lay the paper down until the
web is dry.
Have children trace large circles on green paper. (The
inside of a roll of masking tape makes an easily traceable
shape.) The teacher numbers the circles 1,2,3,4 etc. so
that the children can paste them in numerical order.
The children then cut out circles and paste them together by
overlapping slightly.
Small strips of paper can be available for adding 'feet.'
Fuzzy, wuzzy, creepy, crawly,
Caterpillar funny,
You will be a butterfly
When the days are sunny.
Winging, flinging, dancing, springing,
Butterfly so yellow,
You were once a caterpillar
Wriggly, wiggly fellow.
Thanks to Judy Primrose of Saanich, B.C.
Contributed by Jean Roberts
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar in the garden creeps
He spins himself a blanket and soon falls fast asleep.
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar wakes up by and by
To find he has wings of beauty, changed to a butterfly.
Incey Wincey Spider
Climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain,
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun,
and dried up all the rain.
And the Incey Wincey Spider,
Climbed up the spout again.
You need:paper bowls , red tissue paper, glue, black
construction paper, pipe cleaners, & paint brushes.
Give the children some tissue paper and have them rip it into
small pieces. Mix glue with a little water to thin it out and
pour into a small container. Give each child some glue and a
paint brush. Let them glue the tissue paper all over the back
of the paper bowls . Cut some black circles out of the
construction paper and let them glue those on to. Poke two
holes in the bowl on one edge of the top and have the
children stick one end of the pipe cleaner in each hole from
the inside of the bowl and then pull them through so they
look like antenna. We finished up by drawing a face on with
markers.Contributed by Carol
Cut a ladybug shape out of red filt and five ladybug spots
out of blck felt. Place the ladybug shape on a flannelboard.
As you read the poem below, add the black spots, one at a
time.
Little red bug, oh so cute, Here's a black spot for your
suit.
Now you go and have some fun, With your spot, your very first
one.
Little red bug, oh so cute, Here's a black spot for your
suit.
We are very pleased to see. How you look with all three.
Little red bug, oh so cute, Here's a black spot for your
suit.
We are very pleased to see. How you look with all three.
Little red bug, oh so cute, Here's a black spot for your
suit.
You might feel that you need more, So we proudly give you
four.
Little red bug, oh so cute, Here's a black spot for your
suit.
Heaven heaven sakes alive, Look at you, you've wearing
five!
Theme-a-Saurus 11 Jean Warren
(Teapot song)
I'm a little wiggle worm watch me go!
I can wiggle fast or very, very slow.
I wiggle all around, then back I go.
Down into the ground, to the home I know.
Paper towel roll, Colourful paper for dragonfly body, Tape,
Clear overhead film, Googley eyes or oval white paper with
black dots for middle, Markers or crayons for further
decorating if desired.
Use a paper towel tube and have children decorate a piece of
paper (their choice of colour)that fits around the tube.
Then tape it. Trace hands (2) onto film, cut out and tape
one to either side of the tube near the top. Add eyes -
large (oval shaped - flat on bottom), so that they are
sticking up above the top of the tube or if googly eyes are
used first cover bottom before starting and glue eyes onto
end. Contributed by Anita (ASN41693@aol.com)
Pretty little butterfly, what do you do all day?
I fly around the flowerpots, nothin' to do but play.
Nothin' to do but play, darlin', nothin' to do but play.
So fly butterfly, fly butterfly, don't waste your time away.
The fuzzy caterpillar
Curled up on a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell fast asleep,
While she was sleeping,
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly!
Theme-a-Saurus by Jean Warren Contributed by Elizabeth
McKinnon
When strolling through the garden
You should chance to see
A ladybug out walking
Please say 'Hi!' for me.
For a ladybug is a good bug
And she helps the garden grow,
She's supposed to bring good luck
So be sure to say 'Hello!'
Cut out a curvy worm about 6-8 x 2-3 or as wanted Put the
following on it:
Preschool has gone to the worms! We've been watching worms,
wiggling like worms, and even eating worms (the gummy kind).
When you stop to think about it, worms are very
fascinating.
Did you know that.....One kind of earthworm in Austrialia can
grow up to nine feet long?...Their tunneling, eating habits,
waste elimination make it easier for plants to grow in
soil?
...Worms don't have any eyes, but special cells in their skin
sense light? I used plastic fishing worms (instead of the
real thing) for the kids to paint with.
1. Empty plastic soda bottle. Remove an inch or so of the
top. Add 2 inches of gravel or small stones for drainage.
We alternated layers of dark brown dirt, old playsand and
more dirt and new playsand. About 2 or 3 inches of each.
4. In the middle of the layers we snuck in some cut up
peices of banana peel. (A real worm treat food.)
5. Cover the outside of the bottle with black const. paper
for a few days. We started ours on Fri. pm. so the temptation
to open would be less.
6. Open in a few days. Look carefully. They should see
tunnels made by the worms as they moved. Soil levels begin
to mix after a while. Shows the kids how the worms do their
work under the ground.
1 foil cupcake cup per child (not muffin tin liner)
3 chocolate cookie per child
1 small box of instant chocolate pudding for every 8
children
2 c. of milk per box
1 Gummy worm per child
Teacher Prep:
Place the cookies the plastic bag and crush into crumbs.
Prepare chocolate pudding according to package directions.
Children put Gummy Worm on bottom on foil cupcake cup. Spoon
in cookies crumbs and pudding.
These ideas were from The Mailbox, 8/9/95
Contributed by BJ
