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Read We Are All Alike, We Are All Different by The Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergartners. Talk about ways the children in the class are alike and different.
Have the children line up to make a train during outdoor time. Call on different children to start a body movement. You may suggest, “fly like a plane” or “hop like a bunny.
Have the children line up to make a train. Call on different children to start a body movement. You may suggest, “fl y like a plane” or “hop like a bunny.
Read What is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfi eld. Help the children brainstorm a list of items in their world that are solids, liquids or gases.This could be done in large group.
Create an “All About Me” collage using paper doll cutouts, markers, glue and scraps of material to make clothing in the art center. Encourage them to dictate a story about themselves.
Have the children draw a self-portrait to include in an All About Me book. Have the children describe their picture, label their characteristics and write down what they say.
Give each child a piece of construction paper. Glue a photo of each child in the center of the paper. Encourage the children to look at magazines and find some of their favorite things (foods, toys, clothes) to create a collage.
Read a variety of books that talk about the seasons.
Read All By Myself by Mercer Mayer to children who are interested in listening. Throughout the day, encourage the children to try to do things independently.
During outdoor time, place several hula-hoops on the grass. Play some music and encourage the children to move around and between the hoops. When the music stops, everyone must get inside a hoop.
Read All Kinds of Families by Norma Simon and have each child draw a picture of his/her family. Label the pictures as the children identify each individual and his/her role.
Read All Kinds of Families by Norma Simon and have each child draw a picture of his/her family. Label the picture as the children identify each individual and his/her role.
Read I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, No More by Karen Beaumont. Have a child lie down on butcher paper. Draw an outline of the child. Label body parts talked about in the story.
Place two hoops on the floor. Choose a target number, such as five, and have five children come forward. Ask them to stand in one of the hoops. Count the number in each hoop. “Three in this hoop; two in this hoop – that's five children in all.
In the block area, provide various size blocks, boxes and vehicles. Have the children work together to create a town with buildings and roads to drive the cars. Encourage them to come up with new, different ideas together.
Read an alphabet book such as Bill Martin, Jr.'s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom or Denise Fleming's Alphabet Under Construction. Provide props or other materials and encourage the children to act out the story as you read it.
Place alphabet mats throughout the classroom. Have the children walk from mat to mat while music is playing. Once the music stops, the children fi nd an alphabet mat. Randomly choose a child to tell you which letter they are standing on.
Place alphabet mats throughout the classroom. Have the children walk from mat to mat while the music is playing. Once the music stops, the children must find an alphabet mat. Randomly choose a child to tell you which letter they are standing on.
Cook alphabet pasta in a crock pot and serve it to the children. Have them look at their spoons and call out letters before they gobble up the pasta. This can be done in small group.
Fill a large plastic container with water. To make it more engaging, add blue liquid watercolor. Add lots of magnetic letters and several large plastic ladles. Call out a letter and encourage the children to find the letter.