 Matching Kite Shapes Cut out different sizes of triangles from construction paper. Trace the triangles on a piece of paper and then add a tail to each one to resemble kites. Encourage the children to match the correct triangle to the correct kite.  Kite Math Make a picture with kites on it. Add numbers to the kites and pipe cleaners for tails. Encourage the children to add the correct number of beads to each tail. Kite Sponge Painting Materials Needed: Sponges Paint Ribbon Glue Paper Paper plates Directions: Cut the sponges into kite shapes. Place the paint on the paper plates. Allow the children to put their sponge kites into the paint and stamp them on their paper. Allow the children to glue ribbon onto the bottom of their kites.  Five Little Kites
One little kite in the sky so blue, Along came another, then there were two. Two little kites flying high above me; Along came another, then there were three. Three little kites, just watch them soar, Along came another, then there were four. Four little kites, so high and alive Along came another, then there were five. Five little kites dancing across the sky, What a sight to see, way up so high.
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Frog Activities! Paper Plate Frogs Provide paper plates, construction paper, googly eyes, glue and green paint for each child to make their own paper plate frog.
 Egg Carton Frog Have the children paint two pieces of egg carton. Sing songs while you let them dry. Encourage the children to add eyes and a tongue. Help each child to glue the two pieces of egg carton together to finish their egg carton frog. Frog Puzzle Print off pictures of frogs and lily pads off of the internet. Cut the frog into pieces, labeling each body part. Encourage the children to put the frog back together.
Frog Songs! 5 Little Speckled Frogs Five little speckled frogs (Hold five fingers on top of your other arm) Sat on a speckled log Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum! One jumped into the pool (jump a finger off the log into the pool) Where it was nice and cool Now there are four green speckled frogs (Hold up four fingers) **Continue until one frog is left** One little speckled frog Sat on a speckled log Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum! It jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool Now there is no more speckled frogs Little Tadpole
I'm a little tadpole swimming in the pond. Waiting to be a frog, just like my mom. First I'll grow back legs, and then I'll get my front. Last my tail will fall off and then I'm ready to jump. Here are some fun zoo activities, songs, and books! Zoo Activities! Gorilla Hands Materials Needed: Black paper White paper White paint Paper plate Glue stick Directions: Cut out a large gorilla shaped hand from the black paper. Glue the cut-out hand print to the white construction paper. Press hand in white paint. Then, press painted hand onto black gorilla hand. Compare the differences in hand sizes.
Zoo Puppets Puppets are a useful tool to help children express emotion. Let them create some puppets or give them some that have already been prepared. Ask them to create a story to act out with the puppets. Puppets help children act out social scenarios and express problems they have faced.   Put Me in The Zoo Sensory Bin Materials Needed: Put Me in the Zoo book by Robert Lopshire Plastic tub Rainbow water beads Scoops and bowls Directions: Create the sensory bin by hydrating the water beads. You will want to let them soak overnight. Drain any excess water. Place various scoops and bowls in the sensory bin as well. Read Put Me in the Zoo to the children. Place the sensory bin in an appropriate place and encourage the children to play. As they are playing, talk with them about the story. Be sure to ask open-ended questions, instead of ‘yes’ or ‘no’ ones. You can talk about the different ‘spot’ colors they see in the sensory bin, making connection to the book. Zoo Songs! 100 Zoo Animals Song 1 went to the zoo And why did I see? 100 animals Looking at me. There were 10 tall giraffes, eating from the trees. 10 silly monkeys, scratching on their knees. 10 sleeping snakes, lying in the sun. 10 munching elephants, eating peanuts one by one. 10 leaping tigers, performing in the shows. 10 pink flamingos, standing on their toes. 10 grouchy bears, trying to get some sleep. 10 happy hippos, in the water deep. 10 roaring lions, walking two by two. 10 galloping zebras, all living in the zoo. We Are Going To The Zoo We are going to the zoo, To the zoo, to the zoo. We are going to the zoo, Won't you join us too? We'll see lions, tigers too, Tigers too, tigers too. We'll see lions, tigers too, All at the zoo. We will find some chimpanzees, Cimpanzees, chimpanzees. We will find some chimpanzees, Swinging from the trees. We will look for kangaroos, Kangaroos, kangaroos. We will look for kangaroos, Hopping at the zoo. Zoo Keeper Song
Down at the zoo Early in the morning, You can see the animals Standing in a row. You can see me feeding One and then another. I am the zoo keeper, Watch me go! Down at the zoo Early in the morning, You can see the animals Standing in a row. You can see me cleaning One and then another. I am the zoo keeper, Watch me go! It's the time of year that all of those bees are coming around! They are trying to find water on all of those beautiful plants. It's a great time to explain what bees do and how important they are in our lives even if they can be pesky. Busy Bee Songs!  Buzzing Bees! Bees, Bees, Bees, Bees Buzzing in bushes and buzzing in trees Buzzing around, wherever they please There's nothing so sweet As sweet as a honey bee. A Bee is Buzzing Around the Room A bee is buzzing round the room, Buzz buzz, buzz buzz. A bee is buzzing round the room, Buzz buzz, buzz buzz. He'll buzz around the room once more, And then he'll buzz right out the door. And we'll all be glad when He is gone once more. Bee Hive Here is the bee hive (hold fist together) But where are all the bees (hold up hands) Hiding away where nobody sees Here they came creeping out of the hive 1,2,3,4,5 (Hold up fingers one at a time) Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (You can also use both hands and have 10 bees.) Do You Like To Buzz? Do you like to buzz. Are you covered all in fuzz? Do you call a hive a home In the garden where you roam? Do you know how to make honey, Are your stripes a little funny? Do you like to buzz? Bee Activities! Bee Math This is a good project for teaching kids numbers and number order. Create your bee from construction paper and cut out numbers. Have the children identify what the number is and what order it goes in.
 Paper Plate Bumble Bee Materials Needed: Paper plate Paint (yellow and black) Construction paper (black and red) Paper (white) Pipe cleaners (black) Scissors Glue Paint brush Paint tray Wiggly eyes Directions: Allow the children to paint the paper plate yellow, allow it to dry. Once dry, allow the children to cut their paper plate in half. Allow them to paint black stripes on their yellow bee bodies, allow it to dry. Using the black construction paper, cut it in circles for the eyes. Using the red construction paper, cut it in a crescent shape for the mouth. Using the white paper, cut it in ovals for the wings. Twist the pipe cleaners into arches for antennae. Glue on all of the pieces, allow to dry. Bee Snack Use pineapple, apple, blueberries, and chocolate chips to create a bee snack.  It's been hot out! Here are some great activities to do with children with water in mind. Be sure to monitor them and provide appropriate materials for each age group.  Infant Water Play Materials Needed: Cookie sheet Water Water Toys Directions: Fill the cookie sheet with a small amount of water. Place the water toys on the cookie sheet of water. Place the infant in front of the cookie sheet on tummy time or sitting up. Sit next to them to observe and talk about the water. Mixing Bowl Water Play Water play is a great sensory activity. Fill mixing bowls with water and provide children with egg beaters, whisks, and mixing spoons. You can also add glitter, ice, bits of paper, food coloring or a few drips of dish soap. This activity allows them to explore the scientific qualities of the objects in the water. They will see that when you mix the red water with the blue water it turns purple, they may also notice that you can not undo what they have done. But when they mix the pieces of paper into the purple water they can still extract the paper. This will help them learn that everything will react in a different way as well as the qualities that cause them to react the way they do. Water Xylophone Here is what you will need: Glasses, water, food coloring, spoon. 1. Fill your glasses with different amounts of water. 2. Put several drops of food coloring into each glass. 3. Using the back of the spoon have your children gently tap the top of each glass. 4. Have your children "play" different songs, like "Twinkle, Twinkle" or "Jingle Bells".
Water Song
Water for the flowers. Water for the trees. Water for the birds. Water for the bees. Water for the rivers, and water for the seas. Water for the world, and water for me. Camping is a great summer time activity. It's not very often that some children even get to go camping. Why not make it fun at school for them to "camp"? There are so many ideas to make it fun! Here are a few that we've found! Be sure to let us know how the children liked them! Camping Songs! A-Camping We Will Go (tune: Farmer in the Dell) A-camping we will go, A-camping we will go, Hi-ho and off we go, A-camping we will go. More Verses: First we pitch our tent Next we chop some wood We light the campfire now We cook our dinner now We tell fun stories now It's time to go to sleep I'm Going Camping! (tune: Twinkle Twinkle) I'm going camping, yes sirree! I'm going camping, won't you come with me? First we'll pitch our tent on the ground, Then make a fire as we all gather round. I'm going camping, yes sirree! I'm going camping, won't you come with me? Next we'll cook on the open fire, Then till stories till we all get tired. When the stars are twinkling bright, We'll sleep in our tents 'til the morning light. I'm going camping, yes sirree! I'm going camping, won't you come with me? When we see the morning sun, We'll wake right up 'cause the day's begun. There's so much that we can do -- Fishing, swimming, hiking, too. I'm going camping, yes sirree! I'm going camping, won't you come with me?  Our Hiking Song (tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad) I'm a first grade explorer Exploring every day. I'm a first grade explorer, And I have a dream today. When I'm working or I'm playing And pretending what I'll be, I'm a first grade explorer, Exploring to be me! Camping Crafts!  Pine Cone Painting Materials Needed: Pine cones Paint Paper Directions: Allow the children to play around with their pine cones in the paint and create a masterpiece.  Forest Noise Maker Materials Needed: Forked stick Materials to decorate (paint, string, etc.) Bells Beads Pipe cleaners Directions: Allow the children to decorate their sticks however they would like. Show them how to string their beads and bells on to the pipe cleaners. Attach the pipe cleaners around the forked part of their stick. Show them how to shake it around and make some great music.  Forest Impression Stamping
Materials Needed: Play dough Pine cones Sticks Leaves Rocks Directions: Allow the children to push their choice of nature items into the play dough and look at the impressions that it makes.  Ice Cream Snack Materials: Waffles (1 waffle=4 children) Bananas Strawberries Plastic/butter knives Plates Directions: Have the children wash their hands while the plates and knives are passed around Allow the children to cut their bananas into small rounds Allow the children to cut their strawberry in half if they would like Pass out 1/4 of a waffle to each child Allow them to make their ice cream cone with the waffle as the cone, banana slices as the ice cream and strawberry as the topping Ice Cream Literacy There are at least two different ways that this activity can be done in a classroom depending on what you want the children to be working on. You will need to make ice cream cones from tan or brown paper (triangles). You will need to make ice cream scoops from any variety of colors. Here is one that you can do with matching uppercase and lowercase letters!
Here is one you can do with matching letters to words.
 Ice Cube Art Materials Needed: Ice cube tray Water Food coloring Toothpicks Plastic wrap Thick paper (cardstock) Directions: On the day before the painting activity: Fill your ice cube tray with water and add food coloring to each cube slot Stretch plastic wrap over the top of the tray tightly Poke a toothpick into each cube slot Put into the freezer overnight On the day of the painting activity: Take the ice cube tray out of the freezer and remove the plastic wrap Pass out paper to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Let the children "paint" on their paper  Homemade Ice Cream Materials Needed: Gallon bag (1 per every 2/3 children) Sandwich bag (1 per child) Ice Rock salt (about 1/4 cup per each gallon bag) Packing tape 1 tablespoon of sugar (per child) 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla (per child) 1/2 cup of milk (per child) Directions: Fill the gallon bag halfway with ice and add the salt Have the children add the sugar, vanilla, and milk in the sandwich bag Seal the small sandwich bag with the packing tape to ensure that the ice cream and the ice mixture stay separate Have the children put the sandwich bag inside the gallon bag and seal the gallon bag (you do not need to seal it with packing tape) Let them shake it, roll it, twirl it, and keep moving it all around until it thickens up. This should take about 5-10 minutes
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