Activities

Teach the song “Pick Up Litter” to the tune of “If You're Happy and You Know It”:
If you see a piece of litter, pick it up.

If you see a piece of litter, pick it up.

Teach the song “Pick up Litter” to the tune of “If You're Happy And You Know It”: If you see a piece of litter, pick it up If you see a piece of litter, pick it up You will make the world look better

Make cards with pictures of different food items, such as pizza, broccoli, apples or ice cream, and ask the children if it is healthy or not. This can also be done with toy food items in dramatic play.

Provide a wide assortment of jungle animals, PVC pipes, cardboard boxes, tubes, tissue paper and picture books about animals. Encourage

the children to create a habitat for the animals.

Provide a wide assortment of jungle animals, PVC pipes, cardboard boxes, tubes, tissue paper and picture books about animals. Encourage
the children to create a habitat for the animals.

Cut squares from holiday gift wrap paper for the children to draw or paint on, or decorate with collage materials. Include a variety of paper for the children to choose from.

Use an egg timer, an hourglass, a stop watch, an alarm clock, a claendar and a cell phone.  Show the children how each is used to mark the passage of time.

Read The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's by Shirley Neitzel, about a small boy who fills a bag for a visit. Give each child a paper lunch bag and have them “fill it up” with items from the classroom.

Recite this finger play and have children point to the body part as it is named:
Here are my ears. Here is my nose.

Here are my fingers, and there are my toes,

Here are my eyes, they are both open wide.

Recite this finger play and have children point to the body part as it is named:
Here are my ears. Here is my nose.

Place ice and water in the sensory center. Have the children explore and experiment.

Invite children to bring in an item that belongs to someone in their family. It can be the actual item such as a whisk or if the item is large, they might bring a picture of it.

Read It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr.

Have the children draw a picture of something on the playground on a paper lunch bag. Include structures such as the slide or sandbox as well as natural features such as trees or grass. Stuff each bag with newspaper.

Open a door or window, or take the infant outside to a sheltered spot when there is a light rain. Talk about the coolness of the air or the sound of the rain falling.

Read The Snowman by Raymond Briggs.  Give the children open-ended materials to create a snowman.  These could include buttons, bottle caps, white paint, markers, scissors and felt pieces.

In a large tub, mix together a box of baking soda and 10 ounces of child-safe hair conditioner.  The children can mix the ingredients with their hands.  Add small, plastic toys.  Ask the children, "What does this look like" or "Tell me how it feels.

Tune: “You Are My Sunshine”
It's time for circle

It's time for circle

So come and sit right here with me

We'll sing some songs and dance to the music

Come and sit right here with me

Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”
It's time to clean the room

It's time to clean the room

We had some fun

And now we're done

It's time to clean the room

Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
It's time to make a circle now.

Find your place and take a bow.

Wave your hands one, two, three.

Clap your hands, touch your knee.