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Macaroni Metamorphosis

1/31/2016

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Macaroni Metamorphosis
Macaroni Metamorphosis
  1. Begin lesson by asking students what they already know about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly (you can create a KWL chart with the students for this activity if you wish). 
  2. Read From Caterpillar to Butterfly with them discussing as you go. 
  3. Next, start your metamorphosis craft. Call on students to list the stages in order (you can write these down for them if needed). Instruct them to use the different types of noodles, leaves, and sticks to represent the different stages beginning with the egg stage.  As students are working, you can assess them using the provided checklist. 
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Egg Carton Caterpillar

1/31/2016

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Begin by reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Be sure to record any comments the child makes.

​Next, using the cut egg cartons, have child begin painting their caterpillar. When dry, add pipe cleaners to the head of the bug for antenna and googely eyes.  
Egg Carton Caterpillar
Egg Carton Caterpillar
Egg Carton Caterpillar
Egg Carton Caterpillar
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Caterpillar Stamps

1/31/2016

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Caterpillar Stamps
Caterpillar Stamps
Begin by reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar to students. You can ask students questions during/after the reading to check for understanding and encourage conversation about the text.  Students can then begin to use the round sponges to create the body and head of their caterpillar. When completed and dry, use the cut pipe cleaners for the antenna and the black marker to make legs and eyes. ​
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Caterpillar Hands

1/31/2016

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Caterpillar Hands
Caterpillar Hands
Sit in a comfortable place such as a rocking chair with the infant on your lap. Hold the book so the infant can see it. Then turn the pages and point out the characteristics of each picture. Initially, use only the first picture, and then talk more about each picture.  

Read the story as you are able, according to the infant's contentment. If the child loses interest, then save the activity and come back to it at another time. 


When finished, begin the art project.  Start by painting the palm of the child’s hand green (this will be the body) and their fingers blue (these will be the legs).  Press painted hands onto paper. Repeat 4-5 times for each section of the body. 

With a clean hand, paint their palm red this time to make the head. Let dry. Use yellow paint and a clean finger to make the outer portion of the eyes.  

Do this again with green paint and a smaller finger to make the inner portion. Use brown paint and one last clean finger to make antennae. 
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Caterpillar Finger Puppet

1/31/2016

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Caterpillar Finger Puppet
Caterpillar Finger Puppet
  1. Prep for lesson by making the clothespin caterpillar. 
  2. Glue pom poms onto the clothespin (you can use a slightly bigger one for the head if desired). 
  3. Cut and glue pipe cleaners for make antennae. 
  4. Glue on googely eyes. 
  5. Next, start on making your leaf glove. Cut leaf shapes out of green felt and write numbers 1-5 on them. Glue them on to each of the fingers of the glove. 
  6. When dry you can put on the glove and read the following poem to the child:

Munchy little caterpillar,
Crawling oh so slow,
Munching up leaves
Everywhere you go,
So much work,
No time to play,
How many leaves
Will you eat today?
(Touch the caterpillar to each leaf as you count numbers 1-5)
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Spaghetti Nests

1/31/2016

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Provide the child with cooked pasta noodles and plastic eggs. While the infant is exploring new textures, talk with them about what they are experiencing. You can use new vocabulary words to describe the feeling of the noodles and eggs. ​
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Five Little Ducks Finger Play

1/31/2016

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Five Little Ducks Finger Play
Five Little Ducks Finger Play
Lesson Prep: To make finger puppets, cut fingers from rubber glove. Glue googely eyes onto puppet. Cut out a small piece of orange foam into the shape of a beak and glue below eyes. 
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    When dry, put on all five duck finger puppets and sing:
Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.

    Put down a finger and repeat rhyme with one less duck each time. Finish rhyme with: 
Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back” ​     
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Feather Observation

1/31/2016

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Feather Observation
Feather Observation
  1. Set up magnification station for students. Provide them with all different types of feathers, magnifying glasses, paper to record their observations on, pencils to write with, and crayons/markers for drawing what they see. 
  2. Ask students why they think birds have feathers. What do they help them do? Are all feathers the same? 
  3. After discussion, have students begin their observation. While they are working, encourage them to use creative words while writing. 
  4. If time allows you can add a few drops of water to the feathers and ask students to observe what is happening. Prompt them to explain why the water rolls off the feathers. Ask them how they think this helps the bird. 
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Duck Race Sensory Play

1/31/2016

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Duck Race Sensory Play
Duck Race Sensory Play
Fill large tub with water and rubber ducks. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to turn the water blue. Provide child with spray bottle filled with water. Students will realize that if they squirt the ducks in the water, they move. As the student is playing and discovering, talk with them about what they are experiencing. You can ask open-ended questions like: 

  • How are the ducks moving?
  • What does the water feel like? How about the ducks?
  • How can you get the ducks to move faster?
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Bird Seed Sensory Table

1/31/2016

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 Bird Seed Sensory Table
Bird Seed Sensory Table
  1. Prep for sensory play by filling large bin with bird seed, plastic eggs, and sticks.
  2. Set bin on the floor and allow child to play.
  3. Make sure you monitor child to prevent choking. As the child plays, have a conversation with them about what they are experiencing.
  4. Ask them questions and use new vocabulary to describe what is happening. 
 Bird Seed Sensory Table
Bird Seed Sensory Table
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Colorful Carnations

1/30/2016

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Colorful Carnations
Colorful Carnations
Fill bottles with water (not quite to the top). Add a few drops of food coloring. Put the stem of the carnation in the colored water. Repeat this for all the colors you desire. Display bottles for students to observe. Set up paper, pencils/crayons, and magnifying glasses around bottles to encourage students to write/draw what they are seeing (these pages can be save to make a book with later). As the days go on and the flowers show more colors in their petals, meet with students and talk about what is happening. 

Ask them questions such as:
  • How do you think the petals are changing colors? 
  • What part of the flower is helping them do that? 
  • What can you notice about how much water is in the bottles? Where is it going? ​
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Flowerpot Feet

1/30/2016

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Flowerpot Feet
Flowerpot Feet
  1. Begin by making sure infant is ready for activity (remove socks, pant legs pushed up, clean feet, etc.). 
  2. Introduce them to new colors in paint bottles. Talk with them about what they are seeing. Conversing with the child during learning makes the information more relevant and meaningful.  
  3. Paint the infant’s right foot and press on pot to make the left wing of the butterfly. Do this again with the left foot to make the right wing. When dry, create the butterfly’s body and antennae using the black marker. 
  4. Finish by spraying pot with sealing spray. 
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Marbled Flowers

1/30/2016

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Marbled Flowers
Marbled Flowers
  1. Prepare for lesson by cutting out poster board into petal shapes. 
  2. On appropriate surface, spread out Cool-Whip and add a few drops of desired food coloring. 
  3. Invite the child to come experiment. Show them how to mix the colors using your hands. When child is done creating, lay poster board on top of Cool-Whip mixture. 
  4. Do this for as many petals as you want the flower to have. When dry arrange into correct shape. 
  5. Finish lesson by having a conversation with the child about the project and their work. 
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Sum-mer Flowers

1/30/2016

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Sum-mer Flowers
Sum-mer Flowers
  1. Create the flowers that will be used for the math game with students by having them cut out the butcher paper and painting.
  2. When dry mark flowers with the sum you will untimely want for that flower.
  3. Next, start on the leaves. This would be a good time to have a discussion with them about addition pairs and decomposing numbers.
  4. Give them the sum and ask for pairs. Check and question their answers as a class.
  5. Paint them green and when dry write the various pairs on the leaves. Students can then practice their math skills by taping the leaves on the correct sum. ​
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Flower Sensory Board

1/30/2016

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Flower Sensory Board
Flower Sensory Board
Use the craft materials to create flowers of different sizes and colors. Glue onto poster board and let dry. Present to the infant and let them explore. As they are touching the different materials, converse with them about what they are experiencing. You can use new vocabulary words such as “petal”, “stem”, and “leaves” to promote language acquisition. ​
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    Five Little Ducks Finger Play
    Spaghetti Nests

    Caterpillars

    Caterpillar Finger Puppet
    Caterpillar Hands
    Caterpillar Stamps
    Macaroni Metamorphosis

    Eggs 

    Egg Sound Shakers
    Muffin Tin Eggs
    Look Out Below
    Q-Tip Easter Eggs
    Splatter Egg Art
    Stamping with Eggs

    Flowers 

    Colorful Carnations
    Flower Sensory Board
    Flowerpot Feet
    Flower Footprints
    Garden Sensory Bin
    Light Table Mandela Flowers 
    Marbled Flowers
    Sum-mer Flowers

    Frogs & Pond  

    Five Little Speckled Frogs
    Frog and Toad: Different and Alike
    Frog Jump Measurement
    Frog Rocks 
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    Lily Pad Painting
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    Nature

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    Nature Sensory Bag
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    Recycled Outdoor Music Area

    Rainbows

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    Rainbow Sensory Shaker
    Rainbow Slime
    Rainbow Threading

    St. Patrick's Day

    End of the Rainbow Treasure Hunt
    Let’s Grow a Shamrock! ​
    Lucky Day Sensory Bin
    Shamrock Footprints
    St. Patrick’s Sensory Bottle
    St. Patty’s Jell-O Sensory Bin
    Straw Stamped Shamrocks ​​

    Vegetables and Seeds

    Bean Sorting
    Carrot Feet
    Corn Shucking ​
    Corn Tweezing
    Lego Stamped Corn
    Lentil Pouring 
    Peas and Carrots Sensory Bin
    Seed Sorting
    Shape Sensory Bag
    ​Sight Word Hunt: Corn Sensory Bin
    Sink or Float Vegetables
    Sprouting Indian Corn
    Vegetable Stamping

    Worms

    Catching Worms
    Dirt and Worms Sensory Bin
    Measuring with Worms
    Painting with Worms
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