Our next book and activity was again new to me. Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter. It is wonderful!! The main character is a little monster who starts by telling us not to push the button but of course we just have to! And that's when all the fun starts!! I made each child a card like this with their own button. We then played a game where I asked them not to push the button or else...something might happen... they might walk like a duck, spin round and round, hop on one foot... And of course, what do you think happened?? Everyone pushed the button!!! arghhhh So much fun!
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It started with a song. A song about winter clothes. During the song, we pretended to get dressed. We put on our hats, coat, boots and mittens. And we were ready for a snowball fight! Everyone ripped up pieces of paper. This task is actually more difficult that it sounds. Ripping paper takes skill and practice for little hands. My group were eager for the challenge! After all the paper was ripped they scrunched them into little balls. Then we played a game of copy cat. I place snowballs on the board and everyone tries to copy by putting their snowballs in the same position. Then we had a snowball fiiiiiighhhhhtttttt! Because the snowballs were so cold we used tongs to pick them up. And then...we did it again!!! The tongs were so popular they even made an appearance in the kitchen!
The aim of this game was to try and get the "snowball" in the plate. The snowball was a styrofoam ball. I taped foil plates onto the table and we used toilet paper rolls to blow the ball into the plate. Another game we played is called Copy Cat. I used cotton balls (as snowballs, of course) and I positioned them on a board then the class had to copy my picture with their own "snowballs". In another version of this game I asked everyone to copy on their white board what I had made with the cotton balls.
We played some games in class with winter clothes; hats, mittens, scarves and coats. The first was a relay. One at a time, each child ran to the other end of the room and put one article of clothing on and ran back to the start and then it was someone else's turn. It was soooo much fun! The kids were laughing and cheering each other on! Another day, we used hats, mittens, and scarves to dress a "snowman" (a child). Everyone then had to close their eyes while I changed something on the snowman, an article of clothing. Then I asked one child ( I used the Miss Dawn vs the class game, so that everyone didn't shout out the answer) to tell me what was different about the snowman. This game was a great way to reinforce language skills..."Before the snowman was wearing... and now he is wearing...."
We spend time learning letters, sounds, numbers and each others names. I'm always interested to see who knows what...but it can be difficult to have one child answer at a time. So I make it a game...Miss Dawn vs the Class. The only way I can get a point is if someone shouts out the answer and it is not their turn. If someone does not know the answer the group is allowed to answer. It is a very popular game! I like to use my "game show" voice and really ham it up!! I occasionally get a few points but I never win. This game also reminds everyone to take turns and give others a chance to speak. A great skill to have indeed... |
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