We have all probably heard of children cutting their own hair! Gasp!! Well this was a safe and more pleasing way to do just that. And we must remember that not every child likes to get their hair cut. Some are happy and some are sad/mad. Let's get cutting! And for extra cutting practice we had these strips of paper. Another fun cutting activity is cutting straws. When you cut them you. Ever know where they are going to end up! It's like popping popcorn! Once we have lots of little pieces we strung them on a string.
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Snowflakes can be tricky to make. There are a lot of lines and it can be hard to figure out where they join together. Wiki sticks are wax sticks that can stick together. We used these to make snowflakes. Using the pattern, children place the sticks on top of the lines and were able to make a snowflake. Then we place the snowflakes on the window. Pretty cute! We then made some with paper. This required a little more explanation. In a large group we figured it out together first. This was a great listening activity and team effort. First we said we needed 4 strips of paper. With two strips form a t or a cross. for some, it was easier to make or see the x. then add another strip making sure to add it to the middle. then add the last strip. We practiced this many times with each child adding a strip, similar to making a puzzle. As we placed each piece we talked about what we were doing. Then we moved to the table. I told the class to lay out their 4 strips of paper. Some of them had more than 4 and some had less. A little lesson in counting thrown in and no one was the wiser! After the snowflake was assembled we added some white paint...just as much fun as making the snowflake.
Wondeful winter decorations! Question of the day... had to try it out just to make sure! Another question of the day was "Can you balance a pumpkin?" Pumpkin belt. Determine how long to cut a string to fit around the pumpkin. Is it too long, too short or just right? I hid small numbered pumpkins around the room. The class found them all then put them in order. Of course we had to have a "pumpkin stand".
Miss Judy introduced us to all kinds of Halloween creatures. She told us about spiders, bats, owls, mice. She even had a real turkey foot to touch! Ewwww! We played games. And we did an experiment to see how spiders kill bugs. This was very informative, even for me!!
Last week we went back for a walk in the forest to see if all the leaves and fallen from the trees. It was lots of fun! There's something about the forest that is magical! Our walk in the woods prompted a discussion about winter's arrival and what the animals do to get ready and what some of them do during the cold weather. We had some funny discussions about animals packing up their suitcases and heading somewhere warm or animals getting all dressed up for winter. I thought it would be fun to make bears and get them ready for hibernation. But making them was only half the fun! The bears need lots of food before their long sleep. And why not put on some pjs!!! The bears were anxious to go outside and play one more time before they go to sleep.
Cutting!For little ones there's something special about using scissors. It's like being a little grown up. It's a big responsibility. It causes a sense of pride. This activity was all about the cutting. For the 4's I put out lots of different papers (even some of our coloured paper towels from a previous craft). For the 3's I cut the papers into strips. The goal was to cut all the paper and then stick it onto the sticky tape. Everyone did sooo well!! Gentle reminders of how to use the scissors; thumbs up, thumb in little hole, helper hand holds the paper... and everyone was on their way! Busy bees! After all the cutting, everything got stuck to the strips of tape. And the final product.....
real and fake leaves styrofoam trees and plastic toothpicks It was lots of fun just adding the toothpicks to the tree. But we did add the leaves too. Ta da!!! Isn't it lovely?!
We have been spending time working with shapes and numbers. Can you tell? Conversations and creations from the little ones. "I made a rectangle." "How did you make that?" "See I used 6 straws on the bottom. The square only has 4." "Mine is bigger. Mine has 8 straws. " "If you put squares on top of each other you can make a tower"
I introduced each of the 5 senses with the help of Miss Piggy Pie. For the sense of sight she appeared with a blindfold over her eyes. Of course, she was having a hard time seeing everyone, so the class helped her out and removed the blindfold. We then discussed how important our eyes are in helping us figure out our world. There were still those that were a little skeptical about how important our eyes were. So we did a little test. With a blindfold on, each child tried to find their backpack. A lot harder than it sounds! What was interesting was when everyone started shouting out directions on how to reach the backpack. They began to realize that then they were using their sense of hearing. After making binoculars, we set out on a seek and find adventure. In advance, I had taken pictures and everyone was encouraged to use their sense of sight to try and find the objects. Here are a few things we looked for.... Off we go! Please be kind, I am not an artist! This is supposed to be a turkey. I know, I know!! The object here was to make patterns with the feathers. My turkey was on a sticky piece of contact paper. I had containers of different colored feathers. We started by making patterns on the carpet and then adding them to the...ummmm... turkey.
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Miss DawnI teach preschool in my home to 3 and 4 year olds. It's a wonderful adventure filled with lots of laughter and learning. Archives
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