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Find the Grinch’s Heart

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Find the Grinch’s Heart

Project Provided by Guest Contributor: Tina Ashcraft

Age Group:

Preschool

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.

Objectives:  

Children will:

• practice letter recognition skills.
• increase sensory motor skill.

Find the Grinch’s Heart

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Materials: 

• water
• ice cube tray
• green food coloring
• Dots red candies or Runts heart shaped candies (red dye in candies may slightly release into ice cubes)
• spoon
• salt 
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (available from Amazon - see below)

Procedure: 

• Read and/or watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. 
• Place a red candy into 3 or 4 spots in the ice tray.  
  
• Mix green food coloring and water together.
  
• Pour mix into ice tray.
  
• Place in freezer and remove when frozen.
  
• Place ice cubes into a plastic tub or sensory table. 
• Tell the children to melt the ice with the salt to find The Grinch’s heart.

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