tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493794589459946132024-03-14T02:55:13.200-05:00Tiny Tots Learning and GrowingWelcome to Tiny Tots Learning and Growing! This blog has been created to help Moms, Dads, and caregivers come up with fun and creative ways to encourage growth and learning in their little ones through age appropriate activities and themes.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-46090352160540214822009-09-11T16:28:00.005-05:002009-09-11T16:52:09.378-05:00September 8-11: Apples!We spent this week learning about apples. Sorry for the lack of lesson plan, but I've had a lack of energy this week. I will try to post some of our other activities later this weekend, but I thought I'd share a few art projects we did.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5SGg4wRpgO2KmFayNWhG5_EnY96NDcovMPYXKmfRhI65iKBqvGzC76OhLBaU7JnpPSSVNWDZetAeC6_J7jKhwuFoc5sL2sKL7EBHg89BY5eOgJwcJ5HsDpaiYL6diumkHe_wIRa9q80/s1600-h/DSC03307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5SGg4wRpgO2KmFayNWhG5_EnY96NDcovMPYXKmfRhI65iKBqvGzC76OhLBaU7JnpPSSVNWDZetAeC6_J7jKhwuFoc5sL2sKL7EBHg89BY5eOgJwcJ5HsDpaiYL6diumkHe_wIRa9q80/s320/DSC03307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380327048452979762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Apple Cut out project<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Materials: construction paper, markers, crayons or paint in apple colors<br />Activity: Trace out an apple shape onto your construction paper. For younger children cut the shape, for preschool age children allow them to cut the shape themself. Have children color or paint their apple. This is a great time to talk about the different colors of apples. Add details- such as stem and leaf. I added the letter A to the apple since that was a focus letter for us this week.<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBjZ8qFkWerRSmkcev3FEBt4rwoAy1Pj6vNOtWfO7ptWZy27p9JLTYfvn23Qi5ZyBg3E9jNy3rS4OE56Dhsa62OGyP5X08hdMGABF64AH37swO1w8aGKtpikL_Gd__y1SEnk3VhkO7r8/s1600-h/DSC03306.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBjZ8qFkWerRSmkcev3FEBt4rwoAy1Pj6vNOtWfO7ptWZy27p9JLTYfvn23Qi5ZyBg3E9jNy3rS4OE56Dhsa62OGyP5X08hdMGABF64AH37swO1w8aGKtpikL_Gd__y1SEnk3VhkO7r8/s320/DSC03306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380327444522800114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A is for Apples!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Materials: Construction paper cut outs of apples and a big letter A and glue sticks<br />Activity: Have the children paste the apples to the letter A, focusing on the fact that Apple starts with A and the sound of A.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJ2eh7iyns665SwC35j6f_ZLolryKeqbN25RkwrDsLuESN2d9XDIafY5LXY0c_L9koiFnNZqtDJfTZQQ8Ec3-1rBIXzFauR8rQ3qUxtfrXZwBj95XP2mJg1oSRNA1Y6bP0FhvevhQe_k/s1600-h/DSC03304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJ2eh7iyns665SwC35j6f_ZLolryKeqbN25RkwrDsLuESN2d9XDIafY5LXY0c_L9koiFnNZqtDJfTZQQ8Ec3-1rBIXzFauR8rQ3qUxtfrXZwBj95XP2mJg1oSRNA1Y6bP0FhvevhQe_k/s320/DSC03304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380325597086048354" border="0" /></a><br />Fingerprint Apple Tree<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Materials: Green construction paper, brown construction paper, red paint, scissors and glue stick<br />Activity: Either pre-cut or have your child cut out a tree top and trunk. Use the glue stick to appropriately assemble the pieces. Using their finger your child with print apples onto their apple tree. Great project to do when introducing the Apple Tree Fingerplay.<br /></div></div>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-48331254141214684972009-09-03T13:01:00.002-05:002009-09-03T13:04:57.152-05:00My Name Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZsRJedQRHA1Cbe3dNacK5F0NUmLlqcRpKLZPedLtOWvWMQO9JGyVDFwa4pvmaP_r7cN-0kpXpPa7MtaPlQksB-vY2qGdGO5iuf9r-tRZYMxz-3dIMr0yEDYn2br-ixC5aGpMl07FNGg/s1600-h/DSC03295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZsRJedQRHA1Cbe3dNacK5F0NUmLlqcRpKLZPedLtOWvWMQO9JGyVDFwa4pvmaP_r7cN-0kpXpPa7MtaPlQksB-vY2qGdGO5iuf9r-tRZYMxz-3dIMr0yEDYn2br-ixC5aGpMl07FNGg/s320/DSC03295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377303305299706146" border="0" /></a><br />Materials: construction paper, paint, paint brushes, and contact paper or masking tape<br />Activity: To prep, cut out letters of your child's name from contact paper and stick onto construction paper. If you don't have contact paper, you can use masking tape to form the letters. Next, have your child paint over the letters. Once dry peel up letters and your child's name will be left in the paint.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-82179068074300873172009-09-01T09:52:00.002-05:002009-09-01T10:15:44.296-05:00September 1: Letter A coloring page, Finger painting and Crunch Munch Mix<span style="font-weight: bold;">Letter A coloring page: </span>Today we have introduced letter A and colored a letter A coloring sheet. The sheets I use are very basic. Today's paper had a large apple picture and the letter A at the top. I am using very basic sheets because the kids I am working with are 2 years old. For older children, you can use sheets where they may trace or attempt to write the letter on their own. For my purposes, I am using the sheet as a basic introduction to upper case letters and to expand vocabulary words.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some resources for finding alphabet pages:<br /></span><a href="http://www.123coloring.com/digits-and-forms/coloringpages,alphabet,alphabet-jouets.html">Alphabet Coloring Pages</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/mabcposter.html">DLTK Alphabet Coloring pages (variety)</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ABCPrintingPractice.htm">ABC Printing Pages</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.printactivities.com/Theme-Printables/Alphabet-Letter-Printables.html">Alphabet Activities (various printables)</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.first-school.ws/theme/alphabet.htm">First School Alphabet activity pages</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br />*<span style="font-style: italic;">There are lots of resources out there for alphabet learning. If you have a link you'd like to share, please post it in the comments section. Thanks!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Finger Painting<br /></span>Materials: paint, paper, fingers<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Activity: Kids use fingers to paint on paper. You can also tailor this to go with theme(s) you are currently working with. Example: If you are doing apple activities you can finger paint with red, green and yellow for apple colors.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Crunch Munch Mix:</span><br />Ingredients: banana chips (i broke these up so they wouldn't be a choking hazard), chocolate chips, cherry craisins, cinnamon graham goldfish, banana nut cheerios, and almond slivers.<br />Directions: Put 1 cup of each ingredient into a big ziplock (1 for each child) and have them shake. Eat some as a snack and save the rest to take home or eat later! :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other things we are doing today:<br /></span>Singing "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and reading accompanying book. <br />Discussing parts of our bodies and reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Pooh Has Ears</span>.<br />Counting out 5 red m&ms for our after lunch treat (and to practice our rational counting).<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>Taking photos for our <span style="font-style: italic;">All About Me! </span>booklets.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Learning!</span><br /><br /></span></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-73332553153378012762009-09-01T06:52:00.002-05:002009-09-01T07:01:28.226-05:00September 1-4: All About Me<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This week we will be learning about ourselves. Specifically our activities will focus on our names, feelings, and bodies. We will also focus on the letter A and the number 1.</span><br /><br /></span>Books: </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes</span> by Child's Play<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pooh Has Ears </span>by Ann Braybrooks<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pooh's Bathtime Bubble Book: Feelings<br />Smile! </span>by Roberta Grobel Intrater<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Circle Games:<br /></span>*Sing: "I Am Special"<br />*Talk about parts of our bodies<br />*Sing: "If You're Happy and You Know It!"<br />*Talk about happy and sad<br />*Apple Fingerplay<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Art Projects:<br /></span></span></span>*Finger painting<br />*trace and color our bodies<br />*my name project<br />*hand and foot prints<br />*apple project<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Literacy and ABCs:<br /></span></span></span></span></span>*Introduce letter A and color a letter A coloring page<br />*Create "All About Me" booklets<br />*Letter A cut out craft<br />*What we can do with our hands/feet<br />*A is for Apples<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span>Math and 123s:</span><br />*count out 5 m&ms<br />*Only 1 me!!<br />*circle project<br />*number 1 coloring page<br />*count 5 apples for apple project<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /></span></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-29206065427234969552009-06-09T08:43:00.003-05:002009-06-09T08:44:13.818-05:00Blog BreakJust wanted to let everyone know that I will be taking a blog break until mid-July. We will be moving in the next 10 days and we just have so much to do. Then we will be having my son's bday party and vacationing in Disneyworld. See you all in a few weeks!Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-72378917782375458432009-05-19T19:25:00.005-05:002009-05-19T19:30:36.899-05:00Footprint Butterfly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRzsrrTy66ckgA8CLAP1t5fVNiOA4FMOVPvMaHpheEeLnyEHGog41MUDTLwUMmCbzvvVeVpW7_-kn5IwAXzIMn0xHqR30sQ78DDrLmOnG-3c0KmhilzsqGXbCNk2NFixLoEUkgYstzyc/s1600-h/DSC02527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRzsrrTy66ckgA8CLAP1t5fVNiOA4FMOVPvMaHpheEeLnyEHGog41MUDTLwUMmCbzvvVeVpW7_-kn5IwAXzIMn0xHqR30sQ78DDrLmOnG-3c0KmhilzsqGXbCNk2NFixLoEUkgYstzyc/s320/DSC02527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337696165021714034" border="0" /></a><br />Materials: Paint, white paper, colored construction paper, black marker, glue stick<br />Activity: Paint your child's feet and then print each foot on the opposite side of the paper leaving space for the "body" of the butterfly. Create the body of the butterfly out of colored construction paper and glue between the 2 wings. Add details using your black marker. Older children could decorate the body of the butterfly or add patterns to the wings.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-45379975080153314942009-05-18T20:34:00.004-05:002009-05-18T20:55:04.948-05:00Monkeys and Shapes!Two of my son's favorite things are monkeys and singing the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". We've been doing some activities based on these interests lately! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ScXd5ZGBn-UM5WcHzQFn8HqF-NnFOnH6jLkDXYahwMDMEyuNvP4IukEexLbIX_tPQjXuYCcgglPYI5R8RQEuseBDXJQwEH5_-sjiS0uPTMaVL-6l6VYblrcgbLi3ycYhqrCVzRE8tQ8/s1600-h/DSC02521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ScXd5ZGBn-UM5WcHzQFn8HqF-NnFOnH6jLkDXYahwMDMEyuNvP4IukEexLbIX_tPQjXuYCcgglPYI5R8RQEuseBDXJQwEH5_-sjiS0uPTMaVL-6l6VYblrcgbLi3ycYhqrCVzRE8tQ8/s320/DSC02521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337345391832058242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Magnetic Monkeys:</span> I copied 5 monkeys, colored them and then laminated and put magnets on the back. I made corresponding number cards. We sing the 5 monkey song and take one away as each falls of the bed, as well as the highest number. My son is really into counting right now, also. So often we put the cards up or count the monkeys out.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jumping Monkeys: </span>This is an activity that they do at our library story hour. They give each child a stuffed monkey and have the child make their monkey jump as they sing the song. You can put this on a CD or just sing it. We like to put on the CD and jump along with our monkeys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwam4Y5NWRYEilrhWlWFMOG8lw3UZhiepwwLsCPSSwW245695glEasxkRIl24o4MPQA_gEamwpbCtmVTCVZtfLyL0oNeNNUiXGJefXQvxRkQFzOtVf4e7anhGrYuI20O88IDRypvRzOM/s1600-h/DSC02526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwam4Y5NWRYEilrhWlWFMOG8lw3UZhiepwwLsCPSSwW245695glEasxkRIl24o4MPQA_gEamwpbCtmVTCVZtfLyL0oNeNNUiXGJefXQvxRkQFzOtVf4e7anhGrYuI20O88IDRypvRzOM/s320/DSC02526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337346679046726162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shape Matching</span>: This game helps with identifying shapes, hand eye coordination, and one to one correspondence. All I did was create a "mat" with shapes on it. I kept it simple at 4 shapes, but you can include whichever shapes you want. Then make a matching shape to use as your "piece". Your child will match each shape to the one on the mat. While playing this with your child you want to be saying the name of the shape (and colors too!). <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twinkling Stars:</span> Nothing is as fun for a little one as something hands on. That's why I created these twinkling stars for my son. We simply use these when we sing "Twinkle Twinkle" and wave them in the air. A simple activity that is really a favorite with my little guy.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-89325942110660612942009-05-18T20:25:00.002-05:002009-05-18T20:33:57.221-05:00May 18-22: Caterpillars and ButterfliesSorry it has been so long since my last blog update. Things have been very busy around our house since the weather got warm!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span> The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fingerplay: </span><br /><br />The Caterpillar<br />The fuzzy little caterpillar went up into a tree(act like your climbing)<br />spun his cocoon and then (yawn)went to sleep (spin hands)<br />While he was sleeping he dreamt that he could fly (making flying motion)<br />When he woke up (loud, excited) he was a butterfly.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vocabulary: </span>butterfly, caterpillar<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Art activities:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*</span></span>egg carton caterpillar<br />*footprint butterfly<br />*circle caterpillar<br />*coffee filter butterfly<br />*mirror image butterfly<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other activities:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*</span></span>hungry caterpillar fruit salad<br />*butterfly life cycle pasta project<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />*</span>feeding the hungry caterpillar<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helpful links:<a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ButterflyLiteracyIdeas.htm"><br /></a></span></span><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ButterflyLiteracyIdeas.htm">literacy and ABC butterfly and caterpillar themed activities</a><br /><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/HungryCaterpillarEmergentReader.htm">hungry caterpillar emergent reader</a><br /><a href="http://butterflywebsite.com/butterflygardening.cfm">information on creating your own butterfly garden</a>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-9222734765492368192009-04-07T15:38:00.004-05:002009-04-07T15:52:15.630-05:00Exciting Eggs!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5itpQUEhlvLoVC-G9xeMEmoRqzDwnO0SFcvXaNjDuwqZqmLX0jXUUkVAAOD79WIIy093NMuiXG7qM1n_Pnx7iUQ7X41GRaqXRCNUP-3bWc-hAX09uYv_noKiX4JyzaHShWohQPpbFTQ/s1600-h/DSC02266.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5itpQUEhlvLoVC-G9xeMEmoRqzDwnO0SFcvXaNjDuwqZqmLX0jXUUkVAAOD79WIIy093NMuiXG7qM1n_Pnx7iUQ7X41GRaqXRCNUP-3bWc-hAX09uYv_noKiX4JyzaHShWohQPpbFTQ/s320/DSC02266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322053923009049698" border="0" /></a><br />Tye Dye Easter Eggs<br /><br />Materials: Coffee filters, markers, spray bottle<br />Activity: Cut coffee filters in egg shape. Color with markers. Spray with with water once finished coloring. Allow to dry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf4GYPs1iTarJcRBkZEl1LjzRbI8i-Yrj33i3GLJgUs1D9cR-WhL_-Wnl0pAj4_O5rAioE5tnz7rSgMeb1hbeo6arBEpsLUWt6XOBqQMCz010B_p_7cABFQNDhO_0cjrWZdbdWImrB_M/s1600-h/DSC02265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf4GYPs1iTarJcRBkZEl1LjzRbI8i-Yrj33i3GLJgUs1D9cR-WhL_-Wnl0pAj4_O5rAioE5tnz7rSgMeb1hbeo6arBEpsLUWt6XOBqQMCz010B_p_7cABFQNDhO_0cjrWZdbdWImrB_M/s320/DSC02265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322052074903383698" border="0" /></a><br />Collage Egg<br /><br />Materials: construction paper, collage materials (scraps of paper, sequins, buttons, pom poms, anything you can think of really!) and glue<br />Activity: Cut your construction paper into an egg shape. Have your child color the egg if desired. Then have them glue on collage materials. Allow to dry.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-20621842466987958492009-04-07T15:37:00.001-05:002009-04-07T15:38:46.752-05:00Bunnies and Eggs!<span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm not doing a lesson plan for this week, but we will be doing some bunny and egg crafts and projects for easter so I will post photos and directions. Enjoy! <br /><br /><br /></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-1535389806740758252009-03-26T20:34:00.004-05:002009-03-26T21:10:55.735-05:00Turtle Mobile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaXPYTWwpc5fcuSh0WhY1qGunYydQdtRVkQRK-uTqazbiUUeQ-3jzYj8Uq1vc2BXWfe-0ZvjHG0mCOtOZ5epxYZAfAzKciX6QEox7IBHbLFi0gxdBQ_ZNbC3m_C7LnD1tsQ3N7mNyjfw/s1600-h/DSC02193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaXPYTWwpc5fcuSh0WhY1qGunYydQdtRVkQRK-uTqazbiUUeQ-3jzYj8Uq1vc2BXWfe-0ZvjHG0mCOtOZ5epxYZAfAzKciX6QEox7IBHbLFi0gxdBQ_ZNbC3m_C7LnD1tsQ3N7mNyjfw/s320/DSC02193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317676109000057202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOE3rxbrr2xnscBJO_w_ouAmo90v4bgWXUjkbq6z1zgxkgBby4m2mu4q9m3V8wE_OCw96S6JqgB556yK0hDkpzBHxbduKkLKkPxmiT6TEQBC-uaF5Jvtu09g0mjK_7beU6_OJ9RmG0iU/s1600-h/DSC02195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOE3rxbrr2xnscBJO_w_ouAmo90v4bgWXUjkbq6z1zgxkgBby4m2mu4q9m3V8wE_OCw96S6JqgB556yK0hDkpzBHxbduKkLKkPxmiT6TEQBC-uaF5Jvtu09g0mjK_7beU6_OJ9RmG0iU/s320/DSC02195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317675097970836242" border="0" /></a>Materials: toilet paper roll, ribbon, white turtle cut outs (from construction paper or cardstock), paint, crayons or markers<br /><br />Activity: Paint your toilet paper roll and allow it to dry. Next, color your turtle cut outs green and brown. Poke a hole in the center of each turtle and thread your ribbon through tying a knot on one side. Poke a line of holes in your tp roll and thread the other end of the ribbon into it and secure with a knot. Using some of the ribbon tied around the top to form a way to hang your mobile as shown in the photo.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-32519517471571358072009-03-26T20:29:00.003-05:002009-03-26T21:10:29.958-05:00Rainbow Fish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_zxtb-QGmXvDam7nVe0fnIImk2bhl-oPcGqJSZkr0fb_6vM_Ay9R-Nfm3mw2rlAd3NsncSintUI1I-n2AJW5RxrapDM-5t4m7Mzehj9V3f453RAQqZvxO0E82Od7of9tUJKw9WYv6jQ/s1600-h/DSC02198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_zxtb-QGmXvDam7nVe0fnIImk2bhl-oPcGqJSZkr0fb_6vM_Ay9R-Nfm3mw2rlAd3NsncSintUI1I-n2AJW5RxrapDM-5t4m7Mzehj9V3f453RAQqZvxO0E82Od7of9tUJKw9WYv6jQ/s320/DSC02198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317673936826042594" border="0" /></a><br />Materials: Fish cut out of construction paper, rainbow variety of paints, foil, wiggle eye (or marker to draw eye)<br /><br />Activity: Have your child paint the rainbow fish many colors. Once dry glue on small squares of foil and draw eye or glue on wiggle eye.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-75871294456871638982009-03-26T20:15:00.005-05:002009-03-26T20:29:16.097-05:00Darling Ducks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxQ1KLqtjSEG6u1MwDUTOXy2ZiZlzz92-TTob4-tJ7oDWyaVWAKrtNyDPMGaXzZz2rEnvj0EkCoFu6NmCmZtFbqbE8T0igqcAeo9DHRg2h7vfT72agDUcUPsCwqN4A7IadoE8GLngFOU/s1600-h/DSC02201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxQ1KLqtjSEG6u1MwDUTOXy2ZiZlzz92-TTob4-tJ7oDWyaVWAKrtNyDPMGaXzZz2rEnvj0EkCoFu6NmCmZtFbqbE8T0igqcAeo9DHRg2h7vfT72agDUcUPsCwqN4A7IadoE8GLngFOU/s320/DSC02201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317671180172536546" border="0" /></a>Thumbprint Ducks<br /><br />Materials: Yellow paint, orange and black marker or crayon, white paper<br /><br />Activity: Use your thumbprint and your child's to make the body of the duck. Once dry use the orange and black markers to add details to your ducks as shown in the picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhgRnxFfgGXbvmn6uIDtvJHbC6IzB-rw2gXsVbkS6tWM1vZx6-SKqN7KM0-ThTbzVGFrfzBUnvZiKiRe9sS1tT6Db7mhQnzThbpr15OleZEjdgLkXyn61Pxs4rvUQlxzrJzMGuYY513c/s1600-h/DSC02189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhgRnxFfgGXbvmn6uIDtvJHbC6IzB-rw2gXsVbkS6tWM1vZx6-SKqN7KM0-ThTbzVGFrfzBUnvZiKiRe9sS1tT6Db7mhQnzThbpr15OleZEjdgLkXyn61Pxs4rvUQlxzrJzMGuYY513c/s320/DSC02189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317672677389939666" border="0" /></a>Paper Plate Duck<br /><br />Materials: paper plate, yellow paint, orange and yellow construction paper, glue, wiggle eye<br /><br />Activity: Paint the paper plate yellow. Once dry fold in half. Out of the yellow and orange construction paper make head, beak and feet of duck and glue to paper plate (which should be folded in half as shown). Glue wiggle eye on to complete.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-19101156382736823602009-03-23T08:32:00.003-05:002009-03-23T08:33:14.068-05:00Updating<span style="font-size:100%;">I just wanted to say sorry for my terrible lack of updates this week. I will be back later today to finally update. The beautiful weather and house hunting have taken over my life this week! But it's a rainy day, so perfect day to finally get my blog caught up again. :)<br /></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-12080994188022357002009-03-15T15:10:00.005-05:002009-03-15T15:52:42.446-05:00March 15-27: Pond and Ducks<span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm going to be doing the pond/duck theme for 2 weeks because I have so many ideas to go with it that I can't fit it all into just 1 week. :)<br /><br />Books:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Little White Duck</span> by Walt Whippo, <span style="font-style: italic;">Over In the Meadow</span> by Ezra Jack Keats, <span style="font-style: italic;">Turtle Splash: Countdown at the Pond</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Fish is Fish</span> by Leo Lionni, <span style="font-style: italic;">5 Little Ducks </span>Little Scholastic and/or Raffi, <span style="font-style: italic;">Down By the Cool of the Pool </span>by Tony Mitton, <span style="font-style: italic;">In the Small, Small Pond </span>by Denise Flemming, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Rainbow Fish</span> by Marcus Pfister<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Songs: </span><br />5 Little Ducks (<a href="http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/f005.html">words with printable sheet</a>)<br />5 Green and Speckled Frogs (<a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/songs/frogs.htm">words</a>)<br /><br />* both of these songs also make great activities for magnet, felt board or glove puppets<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vocabulary:</span> duck, fish<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Art activities:</span><br />*feather painting<br />*turtle mobile<br />*turtle bowl craft<br />*paper plate duck<br />*thumb print ducks<br />*rainbow fish<br />*frog puppet<br />*duck nests<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other activities and games:</span><br />*eggs and nest number game<br />*lily pad jump<br />*cardboard box turtle<br />*water table pond<br />*frog food<br />*flies on a log<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Printables and other resources:<br /></span><a href="http://minibooks.scholastic.com/minibooks/detail/?id=32237&No=0&Ntt=pond&query=pond&Ntk=Printables_SI&btnSearch.y=0&N=0&Nty=0&btnSearch.x=0&_N=fff">Who lives in the pond printable book by scholastic</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/PondTheLittleWhiteDuck.htm">Little White Duck Printables</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/FrogPrintables.htm">Frog Themed Printables</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">****TUESDAY ST. PATTY'S DAY ACTIVITIES:</span> (now that I actually have the right week!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Art Project:</span><br />Handprint shamrocks<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Activities/Printables:</span><br /><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/StPatricksDayMandMSortingActivity.htm">M & M rainbow sorting activity</a><br /><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/potogold.pdf">Printable book by Scholastic</a><br /><a href="http://www.earlylearningactivities.com/PDF/shamrockalphaffgame.pdf">Shamrock Alphabet Match</a><br />Shamrock/Gold Coin HuntLearning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-44336441147879265832009-03-15T14:44:00.004-05:002009-03-15T15:43:06.887-05:00Coffee Filter Shamrocks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif62z7pMxOYcfQW7LRbEgFcpzyXYm_KEg45z4l0A0aWM5vX23fEnhyphenhyphenpgHaa6b3q9xUBO4nneaUkBbEoE1yuWcibhIx2nSk30Y9z_PB4VXkI3ZhdciZJaAmPlKygyNN6Dwhl_ruuZ2Vi58/s1600-h/DSC02162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif62z7pMxOYcfQW7LRbEgFcpzyXYm_KEg45z4l0A0aWM5vX23fEnhyphenhyphenpgHaa6b3q9xUBO4nneaUkBbEoE1yuWcibhIx2nSk30Y9z_PB4VXkI3ZhdciZJaAmPlKygyNN6Dwhl_ruuZ2Vi58/s320/DSC02162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313503199913456546" border="0" /></a><br />Materials: Coffee filters, green markers, spray bottle, scissors<br /><br />Activity: Have your child color the coffee filters using green markers. Once done coloring spray coffee filters with spray bottle (filled with water). I recommend putting a paper towel on a paper plate and putting the filter on the top. The markers will bleed and run, so you need to have something underneath to soak up the running marker. Cut into shamrock shapes.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-32133837948679682232009-03-15T14:38:00.002-05:002009-03-15T14:41:50.309-05:00I suspect foul play...<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">So just this morning I finally got around to finishing my son's body tracing. I had traced him a couple days ago on a roll of brown packing paper and this morning he painted it. It was so nice out that I put it out on his picnic table to dry and weighted it down with a book. It's not very windy at all, so I left it and it's been fine. I've seen it out the window several times. Well, I put my son down for his nap and was in my bedroom for about an hour when I decided to go check if the painting was dry. I went out... and the painting is GONE! I searched all around the yard and path behind our house. The only thing I could think of is that it blew to the path and someone picked it up trying to be a good citizen. I'm so bummed!! It was too cute. I'm gonna have to redo the project with him sometime soon. <br /></span></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-33238444109353194182009-03-12T14:59:00.002-05:002009-03-12T15:05:08.063-05:00The Color of Me!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGdCZoxBgazf35U-xGxkgy3r0Apms-Qzj1u2bw6Q6ildVMkzD9ZCYrbz2DKBCXCVf01ajC-xSWxgzsiBDnwNHOMZ6CqOA1r_dqSPGUpSpHbW0BtEImLcSLZJwj-fjARCrq0um76eyEHY/s1600-h/DSC02149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGdCZoxBgazf35U-xGxkgy3r0Apms-Qzj1u2bw6Q6ildVMkzD9ZCYrbz2DKBCXCVf01ajC-xSWxgzsiBDnwNHOMZ6CqOA1r_dqSPGUpSpHbW0BtEImLcSLZJwj-fjARCrq0um76eyEHY/s320/DSC02149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312393793272024706" border="0" /></a><br />Materials: White paper or colored construction paper that would match your childs eyes, hair and lips, magazines, scissors, glue, crayons or markers<br /><br />Activity: Either cut 3 squares/rectangles out of white paper and have your child color them the same color as their hair, eyes and lips or cut the squares out of those colors of construction paper. For older children, you can have them look through the magazines for photos that match the colors of the papers or for younger children you can have pictures already cut out and they can sort them out and match them to the correct color. For older children you could also use bigger sheets of paper as they will more than likely enjoy the cutting/gluing process more than toddlers.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-89377050541882471542009-03-12T14:53:00.003-05:002009-03-12T14:59:27.317-05:00Paper Plate Face<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5QTsfdFYt6qDzZun8qlzKClkB-wOEvqpkXCnQrncOTFXK3dNOMWs0toqzQXYVuVAAnLM522Cd1mYBZyoSYt4EyeQcNqgLM_2Ux9wORQoWSPmrDG0bOEVx_UCyiXBqKDYxryTcpmcywE/s1600-h/DSC02146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5QTsfdFYt6qDzZun8qlzKClkB-wOEvqpkXCnQrncOTFXK3dNOMWs0toqzQXYVuVAAnLM522Cd1mYBZyoSYt4EyeQcNqgLM_2Ux9wORQoWSPmrDG0bOEVx_UCyiXBqKDYxryTcpmcywE/s200/DSC02146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312392290932796482" border="0" /></a>Materials: Paper plate, flesh tone crayon, marker or paint, construction paper for your child's hair (or white paper they can color the correct color), wiggle eyes, markers, glue<br /><br />Activity: First, color (or paint) your paper plate. Next, cut out the inner circle of the plate and cut 2 ears from the rim which you are cutting away. Have your child glue the ears. Next, add your details of your face using markers, wiggle eyes and construction paper.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-650531708049808112009-03-11T07:05:00.003-05:002009-03-12T14:53:33.064-05:00Make it yourself literacy resources<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWNMbYd8j7t1rTkqfkl0b2IJlTFHVifDVGVxOU5zVSu1MExzDd7eshoAY-vGkWhpnmfsjg8AmaruqQtH2uk_kuPTgCDERYU_bxHWqXRs8wkVEIud3ER5jr8bs2IbWWkAbQ02Jb6_sVnE/s1600-h/DSC02140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWNMbYd8j7t1rTkqfkl0b2IJlTFHVifDVGVxOU5zVSu1MExzDd7eshoAY-vGkWhpnmfsjg8AmaruqQtH2uk_kuPTgCDERYU_bxHWqXRs8wkVEIud3ER5jr8bs2IbWWkAbQ02Jb6_sVnE/s320/DSC02140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312391379230760754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are 2 great websites where you can make your own word cards and your own handwriting sheets. These are great for preschoolers (especially those pre kindergartners!) What makes these sites awesome is that you can input your own text and it will generate writing sheets and word cards. So if you are doing letter A you can make a handwriting sheet just for letter A or word cards with letter A words. Enjoy.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.senteacher.org/Worksheet/10/Literacy.xhtml">Free Printable Word Cards</a><br /><a href="http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript/javascripts/_my8linestext.htm">Free Printable Handwriting Sheets</a><br /><br />Edited to add a sample of some word cards I made.Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-38852813165249442262009-03-09T19:44:00.007-05:002009-03-10T06:55:58.870-05:00Shamrocks and Rainbows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir552hok6jMj9NNnjQ0ubnSlQfrtKzECief7I-xJehnQcGYb3EaCxAk50pnmucLwXdeaVJ_CSCKYpDHsgWs1-LlK85h4GCUjxiXCOlua7xzdLofoc1qmiy2nvOqZE_KDl2WkOPZkCgb-4/s1600-h/DSC02073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir552hok6jMj9NNnjQ0ubnSlQfrtKzECief7I-xJehnQcGYb3EaCxAk50pnmucLwXdeaVJ_CSCKYpDHsgWs1-LlK85h4GCUjxiXCOlua7xzdLofoc1qmiy2nvOqZE_KDl2WkOPZkCgb-4/s320/DSC02073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311355687291336210" border="0" /></a>So apparently I'm trying to skip an entire week, since St. Patrick's day isn't until next week. Haha. Oh well, we still have some activities to do then. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paper Plate Shamrock</span><br /><br />materials: paper plate, green paint<br /><br />activity: Cut the paper plate to look like a shamrock as shown in the photo. You can use one of the cut out pieces to form a stem. Have your child paint it green. We used this cool paint dabby thing that I got at Michael's recently. They came in a 4 pack for $9.99. Very fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXb2i7A8MbTidxp1fAx-QOjJkWEgPTUf_lR_i9fC4Ko87V3TTnq4Mmdp5en9fif6Fg-1tmzwT2YiKKaDqczRTGMBfQmmF70799yqy_hxK3WxC3F4obh4l7sEGAWaRL_kmu6yZcrQJdlfE/s1600-h/DSC02076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXb2i7A8MbTidxp1fAx-QOjJkWEgPTUf_lR_i9fC4Ko87V3TTnq4Mmdp5en9fif6Fg-1tmzwT2YiKKaDqczRTGMBfQmmF70799yqy_hxK3WxC3F4obh4l7sEGAWaRL_kmu6yZcrQJdlfE/s320/DSC02076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311354576766807170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwochSWQ-rN9rH4Vh6zWV4h7AjEyUU6fQOn3ANXaJ29Kx4FfTlgEIYXLKO38GUlgqbEuEOrziuN7z6Q7vU6plVt4IAB9BDU8p9vDyeXt27Ph1exGU6UCuCs2swnJYTWJxlqEDirYnWe0s/s1600-h/DSC02072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwochSWQ-rN9rH4Vh6zWV4h7AjEyUU6fQOn3ANXaJ29Kx4FfTlgEIYXLKO38GUlgqbEuEOrziuN7z6Q7vU6plVt4IAB9BDU8p9vDyeXt27Ph1exGU6UCuCs2swnJYTWJxlqEDirYnWe0s/s400/DSC02072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311353868346379746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Rainbow</span><br /><br />materials: rainbow cut out of white paper, rainbow color of crayons or markers, cotton balls (optional)<br /><br />activity: Have your child color their rainbow with all the rainbow colors. For older children, try to encourage them to make the arc of the rainbow. On the clouds you can add cotton balls if desired.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCt9owAyABIgt-SPjlCpIy9NKJHBSvm38u7lClkBiQP6VeQOL3GwlXnPtTzoAczrge9vjsy9VzvVdhBVeuTTWeQDAhSclDOp1X_ORO14kWIyOj0hvyP0hyphenhyphen7yCd96uF-PwZhvYR3X5W5A/s1600-h/DSC02077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCt9owAyABIgt-SPjlCpIy9NKJHBSvm38u7lClkBiQP6VeQOL3GwlXnPtTzoAczrge9vjsy9VzvVdhBVeuTTWeQDAhSclDOp1X_ORO14kWIyOj0hvyP0hyphenhyphen7yCd96uF-PwZhvYR3X5W5A/s320/DSC02077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311354219341209826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shamrock</span></span><span><br /><br /><br />materials: shamorck cut out of white paper, green crayons and markes, green glitter (optional)<br /><br />activity: Have your child color their shamrock green. Use glitter around the edge to decorate, if desired. Give to a special friend for luck!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-17981542977850088792009-03-09T19:25:00.006-05:002009-03-09T19:43:56.778-05:00Foot Paiting and The Shape of Me!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lDl04GMQEnPkPnx18GrC6-GpbnW_H6l3yna_3LeAJda2LFs7CbLdydBrZEVCK0JrQvo0C_HaIW8EkTFQGA6W52owBdh5ZCAyu2aBWo7QZywE-FVaXRfw3guXut5sgkyIuoq6xynIEuo/s1600-h/DSC02079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lDl04GMQEnPkPnx18GrC6-GpbnW_H6l3yna_3LeAJda2LFs7CbLdydBrZEVCK0JrQvo0C_HaIW8EkTFQGA6W52owBdh5ZCAyu2aBWo7QZywE-FVaXRfw3guXut5sgkyIuoq6xynIEuo/s400/DSC02079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311349852325680562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Shape Of Me!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>materials: brown bag or construction paper, markers or crayons, photo of your child, magazines to cut out things your child likes<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span>activity: Cut out a "person" shape from your brown bag or construction paper (sorry, I do not have a pattern for this one because I just drew it, but you could probably do a google search for one). Have your child color the cut out. Once they are done have them go through the magazines to find things they like (of course for younger children you will need to help with this step). Have them glue the things they like onto their body shape. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJqw1IXij3WpVpeAhsS3LYcBOIDRR3bd1X8hBq-fFlmHwtYwF4l8luPNkPou5ifJsxso4PZRYfN5O6YWQWzvTiAGiZlnrupYCwiWeTgDiNW1Be7ukLPHHl9IqV7QSJFRCibyqe_rPaJI/s1600-h/DSC02080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJqw1IXij3WpVpeAhsS3LYcBOIDRR3bd1X8hBq-fFlmHwtYwF4l8luPNkPou5ifJsxso4PZRYfN5O6YWQWzvTiAGiZlnrupYCwiWeTgDiNW1Be7ukLPHHl9IqV7QSJFRCibyqe_rPaJI/s200/DSC02080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311349426478879058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Foot painting<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span>materials: brown bag or large piece of paper (you could use the back of wrapping paper also- the white side), paint<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span>activity: What I did was cut the paper bag so it was like one long strip (so basically i cut off the bottom and cut it down the side). Then I put it in the bottom of our bathtub. I put a paper plate with 2 colors of paint on each into the tub. I had my son step one foot in each color and then walk on the paper. As you can see from the photo I ended up cutting off about 1 side of the bag, because my son was not too thrilled with this activity. I just think he wasn't in the mood for it and wanted to take a bath more than anything. Afterwards I just ran the bath and he was clean. It's the easiest way to do this! :)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-48296588440057409232009-03-07T18:40:00.004-06:002009-03-10T06:56:23.147-05:00March 9-13: My BodyWe will be learning about bodies and their parts this week!! We will start on Monday, but take a break on Tuesday for St. Patrick's Day activities.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Body Theme</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Songs:</span> Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes; Hokey Pokey<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books:</span> Books: <span style="font-style: italic;">Where is Baby's Belly Button</span> by Karen Katz; <span style="font-style: italic;">Toes, Ears and Nose</span>! by Karen Katz; <span style="font-style: italic;">Horns to Toes and In Between </span>by Sandra Boynton; <span style="font-style: italic;">Parts</span> by Tedd Arnold (Also there is <span style="font-style: italic;">More Parts</span> and<span style="font-style: italic;"> Even More Part</span>s); <span style="font-style: italic;">From Head to Toe</span> by Eric Carle;<span style="font-style: italic;"> I Like Me!</span> By Nancy Carlson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vocabulary:</span> Parts of the body (eyes, nose, mouth, hair, etc)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Art Projects:<br /></span>body tracing<br />painting with feet<br />paper plate face<br />marble painting veins<br />the shape of me<br />color of me<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other activities:<br /></span>Mr. Potato Head Activity<br />measuring me!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-77442250227536113782009-03-06T05:44:00.004-06:002009-03-07T07:40:47.474-06:00Truffula Trees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOocD4_O4oJCjWWMyG_aOj4y5wWFr0StamlKu4lwQ7H7_8aqEGBGCPz-aJIBLCMlvaJqC5NKcgVvM9FoGb41XkCLa_l68xAYjPyaynO9E-V2yZnqyveO7F97P2W3NmT3ZJBAee_VQRWY/s1600-h/DSC02069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOocD4_O4oJCjWWMyG_aOj4y5wWFr0StamlKu4lwQ7H7_8aqEGBGCPz-aJIBLCMlvaJqC5NKcgVvM9FoGb41XkCLa_l68xAYjPyaynO9E-V2yZnqyveO7F97P2W3NmT3ZJBAee_VQRWY/s320/DSC02069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310039988625108546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIklrjFyLajfxm6-vCxEJRKiWjdWT495yP0yULD7C-_lEP9LV__J-XBibNmpyjs36K-QBuCnQNRQm7tq8JYZUwZ8bjh6YR7oLcdJBOR6moZq-RhfukOcxL71A1aCZLo4jxCcKCEBpsds/s1600-h/DSC02070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIklrjFyLajfxm6-vCxEJRKiWjdWT495yP0yULD7C-_lEP9LV__J-XBibNmpyjs36K-QBuCnQNRQm7tq8JYZUwZ8bjh6YR7oLcdJBOR6moZq-RhfukOcxL71A1aCZLo4jxCcKCEBpsds/s320/DSC02070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310039642589605938" border="0" /></a>Here are our Truffula trees. We made them yesterday, but I had to wait for them to dry to "assemble" them. Right now (in the pic) they are just laying on my counter because I can't decide what color of paper to glue them to. I want to put them on paper, so I can hang them up. But I can't make a decision right now. Haha.<br /><br />Materials: Yellow construction paper, coffee filters, markers, spray bottle, glue<br />Activity: Give your child a coffee filter and marker and have them color it. Once they are done, place the coffee filter on a paper plate with a paper towel underneath it (under the coffee filter). Have your child spray the coffee filter with water until the color starts to bleed. Allow to dry. (Usually after about 20 minutes or so I take the paper towel out and just put the filter on the plate. I think it dries faster this way.) Use the yellow paper to make trunks of the trees. Glue pieces together when top of tree is dry.<br /><br />If you aren't familiar with the story the Lorax, it is basically about the Lorax trying to save these truffula trees. It's a great book to go along with an earth day theme or to talk to your kids about recycling or being "green". Another thing we use to do in my classroom is to make a recycle collage. We'd use as many things as possible out of our recycle bin to make collages and pictures. It's a great<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://collectingtokens.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/the_lorax.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 232px;" src="http://collectingtokens.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/the_lorax.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> way to teach that things can be reused, and if they can't recycling them is best.<br /><br />This activity was inspired by <span style="font-style: italic;">The Lorax.</span>Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749379458945994613.post-8951023451901676732009-03-05T17:22:00.004-06:002009-03-07T07:41:12.476-06:00Getting Creative with Paint!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7N25OaO1K3T0Thh2ApX8Bwrs3lKG6XovaOngLwvOvOFC_tavZZEPvwd8ewYYGo65BuNP23JMo1Qompu8Ix3yPcKBkFHb5oLTuZb0Af3TYWARmbSPAE9cmr1num28VcXOFPJo-_7h3r4/s1600-h/DSC02068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7N25OaO1K3T0Thh2ApX8Bwrs3lKG6XovaOngLwvOvOFC_tavZZEPvwd8ewYYGo65BuNP23JMo1Qompu8Ix3yPcKBkFHb5oLTuZb0Af3TYWARmbSPAE9cmr1num28VcXOFPJo-_7h3r4/s320/DSC02068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309851869301095506" border="0" /></a><br />I recently bought my son some of those sponges that are on a stick (I think they're intended to be used for stenciling on your walls?) . I thought they looked like fun to paint with and they cost less than 50 cents a piece. I thought I'd give some ideas of different things I have used in the past instead of a paint brush.<br /><br />sponges<br />veggies/fruits<br />hands<br />feet<br />q tips<br />cotton balls<br />cookie cutters<br />straws<br />cardboard tubes<br />spoons<br />forks<br />spools<br />bubble wrap<br />eye droppers<br />spray bottles<br />cars<br />marbles<br />golf balls<br />toothbrushes<br />cooked spaghetti<br />yarn or string<br />different bottles/cups<br />bubbles<br />feathers<br />fly swatters<br />dishwashing brushes<br />toothpicks<br />loofa/body puff<br /><br />Also, you can do different types of paint: tempra, watercolors, poster paints. You can add glitter, sand, dirt to add texture. You can add flour or starch to thicken the paint. You can add corn syrup to make it shiny. You can add a little water to make it more liquid.<br /><br />There are so many options for painting!! Get creative and enjoy!Learning and Growinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221518413108869642noreply@blogger.com1