Give each child a chocolate chip cookie and a toothpick. Tell the children about how there are people who dig up dinosaur bones and have to get them out of the earth. Have the children try to get the chocolate chips out of the cookie using the toothpicks.
Sequencing Sizes
You can draw and cut out different sizes of bones and/or teeth. Have the children order them from smallest to largest or the other way around. Ask them which is the largest/smallest for younger ones.
Pin the horn on the Triceratops
Sort pictures of dinosaurs by meat eating and plant eating. Have the children try a piece of ham and a bite of lettuce. Have them tell you which they like better and it they would be a meat eater or a plant eater.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Books about Plants/Gardens
The Carrot Seed
Planting a Rainbow
Let's Grow a Garden
Growing Vegetable Soup
The Little Red Hen
Eating the Alphabet
Planting a Rainbow
Let's Grow a Garden
Growing Vegetable Soup
The Little Red Hen
Eating the Alphabet
Plants and Gardens Crafts
Coffee Filter Flowers
Get coffee filters and watercolors and let the children paint them. When they are dry, pinch the middle of the coffee filter with your thumb and pointer finger and twist it so it looks like a blossom or a pansy. Twist a pipe cleaner around the bottom of it for the stem. Spray them with perfume.
Lai Making
Cut out small flowers out of construction paper. Punch a hole in the center of them. Cut colored straws into different sized segments. Cut a piece of yarn for each child large enough for a necklace. Let the child alternate using the flowers and straw pieces.
Vase Decorating
Use clean baby food jars (taller ones) for the vase. Let the children cut crepe paper into small pieces. Using a paintbrush, spread glue on one side of the jar at a time and place the crepe paper on it. If you spread glue over the whole thing at once it is rather messy and hard to hold. The children might need help brushing a thin layer of glue over it to keep it all on an laying flat. They will need to dry overnight.
Get coffee filters and watercolors and let the children paint them. When they are dry, pinch the middle of the coffee filter with your thumb and pointer finger and twist it so it looks like a blossom or a pansy. Twist a pipe cleaner around the bottom of it for the stem. Spray them with perfume.
Lai Making
Cut out small flowers out of construction paper. Punch a hole in the center of them. Cut colored straws into different sized segments. Cut a piece of yarn for each child large enough for a necklace. Let the child alternate using the flowers and straw pieces.
Vase Decorating
Use clean baby food jars (taller ones) for the vase. Let the children cut crepe paper into small pieces. Using a paintbrush, spread glue on one side of the jar at a time and place the crepe paper on it. If you spread glue over the whole thing at once it is rather messy and hard to hold. The children might need help brushing a thin layer of glue over it to keep it all on an laying flat. They will need to dry overnight.
Flower Picking (Picking Songs)
Make a flower garden on a piece of construction paper. Have the tops of the flowers separate from the stems (detachable). Laminate the page with the stems and laminate the flowers seperate (so they can be removed). Write songs on the backs of the flowers and then velcro or tape them to be on top of the stems in the garden. Have a child come up and pick a flower from the garden and sing the song that is on the back of it. Great opening transition.
You could make any background you would like. You could do a clown holding balloons, bubblegum balls in a machine, fish in the sea, etc. It could fit any theme.
You could make any background you would like. You could do a clown holding balloons, bubblegum balls in a machine, fish in the sea, etc. It could fit any theme.
Flyswatter Gross Motor
Tie bugs onto strings and have them hanging from the ceiling above the children in an open area of the room. Let the children take turns with a flyswatter and try to swat the bugs. You could also have some taped to the walls and have them jump to get them.
I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Won't my mommy be so proud of me?
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Ouch! He stung me!
I'm bringing home a hippopotamus.
Won't my mommy make a great big fuss?
I'm bringing home a hippopotamus.
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
I'm bringing home a baby rattlesnake.
Won't my mommy shiver and shake?
I'm bringing home a baby rattlesnake.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I'm bringing home a great big grizzly bear.
Won't my mommy have a great big scare?
I'm bringing home a great big grizzly bear.
ROAR!
I'm bringing home a stinky baby skunk.
Won't my mommy put him in a trunk?
I'm bringing home a stinky baby skunk.
Peee-uuuu
I made pictures to go along with each verse. The children pull one animal out of the folder and we sing about it.
Won't my mommy be so proud of me?
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Ouch! He stung me!
I'm bringing home a hippopotamus.
Won't my mommy make a great big fuss?
I'm bringing home a hippopotamus.
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
I'm bringing home a baby rattlesnake.
Won't my mommy shiver and shake?
I'm bringing home a baby rattlesnake.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I'm bringing home a great big grizzly bear.
Won't my mommy have a great big scare?
I'm bringing home a great big grizzly bear.
ROAR!
I'm bringing home a stinky baby skunk.
Won't my mommy put him in a trunk?
I'm bringing home a stinky baby skunk.
Peee-uuuu
I made pictures to go along with each verse. The children pull one animal out of the folder and we sing about it.
Sharks
Baby shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, (2 times) (thumb and pointer finger acting as shark's mouth)
Mommy shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, (2 times)(thumb and all fingers)
Daddy shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, (2 times)(two hands)
Grandpa gums, doo-doo, doo-doo (two times) (two fists, connected at wrists acting as shark's mouth)
Swimmers swimmin' doo-doo, doo-doo (two times) (swimming movements with arms)
SHARK ATTACK, DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO (2 times) (Yelling!, whole arms acting as shark's mouth)
Swimming back, doo-doo, doo-doo, (2 times) (alternate roll shoulders back, or whole arms as if swimming back)
Mommy shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, (2 times)(thumb and all fingers)
Daddy shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, (2 times)(two hands)
Grandpa gums, doo-doo, doo-doo (two times) (two fists, connected at wrists acting as shark's mouth)
Swimmers swimmin' doo-doo, doo-doo (two times) (swimming movements with arms)
SHARK ATTACK, DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO (2 times) (Yelling!, whole arms acting as shark's mouth)
Swimming back, doo-doo, doo-doo, (2 times) (alternate roll shoulders back, or whole arms as if swimming back)
No One Else Can Smile My Smile
No one else can smile my smile
‘Cause it only belongs to me.
It’s found in only one place
It’s found right here on my face.
It’s my smile, yes sir-ee.
No one else can laugh my laugh
‘Cause it only belongs to me.
It’s a sound that only I make
A sound that you cannot take.
It’s my laugh yes sir-ee.
No one else can walk my walk
‘Cause it only belongs to me.
And when I’m not even trying
I’m telling you who I am
It’s my walk yes sir-ee.
‘Cause it only belongs to me.
It’s found in only one place
It’s found right here on my face.
It’s my smile, yes sir-ee.
No one else can laugh my laugh
‘Cause it only belongs to me.
It’s a sound that only I make
A sound that you cannot take.
It’s my laugh yes sir-ee.
No one else can walk my walk
‘Cause it only belongs to me.
And when I’m not even trying
I’m telling you who I am
It’s my walk yes sir-ee.
Mister Jack-O-Lantern Song
Oh Mister Jack-O-Lantern,
You're such a funny site.
With crooked teeth (point to teeth)
and squashed in nose (squash nose with palm)
and eyes of candlelight. (point to eyes)
I'll put you in my window (hands outline square window)
And when I go to bed (rest head on hands)
You can scare the people in the streets (whisper)
You funny old pumpkin head (increase speed and voice)
BOO! (yell)
You're such a funny site.
With crooked teeth (point to teeth)
and squashed in nose (squash nose with palm)
and eyes of candlelight. (point to eyes)
I'll put you in my window (hands outline square window)
And when I go to bed (rest head on hands)
You can scare the people in the streets (whisper)
You funny old pumpkin head (increase speed and voice)
BOO! (yell)
Monday, April 20, 2009
Becoming Dinosaurs
Give each child a dinosaur name using his/her real name. (For Example: Danny would be Dannyasaurus or Kate would be Katasaurus). Have them move around like dinosaurs. Let them know some lived in the water, others flew in the sky, some stayed on land. Tell them about how some dinosaurs ate meat and others ate leaves and plants. Have them choose which kind of dinosaur they want to be. Sort them into meat eating and plant eating dinosaurs.
Dinosaur footprints find
Before the children arrive, cut out dinosaur footprints (can be any size) and spell out the word dinosaur, one letter on each footprint, and hind them around the room. Have the children find a footprint and bring it back to the circle. Spell out the word dinosaur with the children. It is a great way to introduce the theme.
Find out how big a real T-Rex footprint was (or another dinosaur) and try to recreate it using butcher paper. See how many children fit into the footprint.
Find out how big a real T-Rex footprint was (or another dinosaur) and try to recreate it using butcher paper. See how many children fit into the footprint.
Chick-Feed Snack
What you will need:
Muffin tin or paper cup
Raisins
Corn Cereal
Puffed Cereal
Sunflower Seeds
Have each child take a muffin tin or paper cup. Have each of the ingredients in a bowl with a spoon. Let the children take 2 spoonfuls of each cereal and one spoonful of the raisins and sunflower seeds. You can add other things if you wish. You could make a picture recipe as well to have the children follow.
Muffin tin or paper cup
Raisins
Corn Cereal
Puffed Cereal
Sunflower Seeds
Have each child take a muffin tin or paper cup. Have each of the ingredients in a bowl with a spoon. Let the children take 2 spoonfuls of each cereal and one spoonful of the raisins and sunflower seeds. You can add other things if you wish. You could make a picture recipe as well to have the children follow.
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
I found pictures for this song and colored and laminated them. The lady I made is half the size of a piece of posterboard with a big circle cut out of her stomach so the animals can be fed to the lady.
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll cry. Boo-hoo. (I sing this instead of "perhaps she'll die" because it is more kid friendly. You can sing Oh me, Oh my.)
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll cry. Boo-hoo.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd to swallow a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll cry. Boo-hoo.
Keep singing in this manner and add these animals in this order.
Cat-Imagine that to swallow a cat.
Dog-What a hog to swallow a dog.
Goat-Just opened her throat and in walked the goat.
Cow-I don't know how she swallowed the cow.
To end the song you sing:
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse.
She cried of course!
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll cry. Boo-hoo. (I sing this instead of "perhaps she'll die" because it is more kid friendly. You can sing Oh me, Oh my.)
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll cry. Boo-hoo.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd to swallow a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll cry. Boo-hoo.
Keep singing in this manner and add these animals in this order.
Cat-Imagine that to swallow a cat.
Dog-What a hog to swallow a dog.
Goat-Just opened her throat and in walked the goat.
Cow-I don't know how she swallowed the cow.
To end the song you sing:
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse.
She cried of course!
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Everyone knows this song but you can spice it up by making flannel animal pictures or use other pictures and pass them out to the children. When you sing about that animal let that child come up to the front and make the sound.
Old MacDonald had a farm.
E-I-E-I-O.
And on that farm he had a horse.
E-I-E-I-O.
With a neigh, neigh here.
And a neigh, neigh there.
Here a neigh, there a neigh
Everywhere a neigh, neigh.
Old MacDonald had a farm.
E-I-E-I-O.
Continue on with other animals from the farm.
Old MacDonald had a farm.
E-I-E-I-O.
And on that farm he had a horse.
E-I-E-I-O.
With a neigh, neigh here.
And a neigh, neigh there.
Here a neigh, there a neigh
Everywhere a neigh, neigh.
Old MacDonald had a farm.
E-I-E-I-O.
Continue on with other animals from the farm.
The Farmer in the Dell
The Farmer in the Dell
The Farmer in the Dell
Heigh-ho the derry-O
The Farmer in the Dell.
The Farmer takes a wife.
The Farmer takes a wife.
Heigh-ho the derry-O
The Farmer takes a wife.
The wife takes a child...
The child takes a nurse...
The nurse takes a dog...
The dog takes a cat...
The cat takes a mouse...
The mouse takes the cheese...
The cheese stands alone...
Have everyone in your class stand up and hold hands in a circle. Have someone be the farmer and stand in the middle of the circle. As you sing the song, the class will move in a circle around the child in the middle. Have the "farmer" choose another child to be the wife and have them join him in the middle of the circle. Keep adding children to the middle of the circle with the song. By the end you have a hard time moving around all of the children in the center, but it is really fun.
The Farmer in the Dell
Heigh-ho the derry-O
The Farmer in the Dell.
The Farmer takes a wife.
The Farmer takes a wife.
Heigh-ho the derry-O
The Farmer takes a wife.
The wife takes a child...
The child takes a nurse...
The nurse takes a dog...
The dog takes a cat...
The cat takes a mouse...
The mouse takes the cheese...
The cheese stands alone...
Have everyone in your class stand up and hold hands in a circle. Have someone be the farmer and stand in the middle of the circle. As you sing the song, the class will move in a circle around the child in the middle. Have the "farmer" choose another child to be the wife and have them join him in the middle of the circle. Keep adding children to the middle of the circle with the song. By the end you have a hard time moving around all of the children in the center, but it is really fun.
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