Here’s her above-her-coat-hook poem: I am a flower. I wonder if I can be a ballerina when I grow up. I hear a snake hissing. I see a baby tiger. I want a treat from my Halloween candy. I pretend I’m a baby tiger. I feel like I’m a teenager. I dream I’m purple....
On the bottom of the boxes, cut a large hole out for a mouth and draw eyes, a nose and add hair. Make Harriet's face a happy smiley mouth and Gordon's a sad mouth. As the children pick up each food, they should determine if it is healthy or unhealthy. Healthy foods go into Har...
I don’t know who wrote this little poem. It was listed as “author unknown” but is one of those activities we do every year around this time. You can use the tune to “I’m a little teapot” and act out the words with your small group as your sing them. ...
Up popped another one and then there were two. Two little daffodils smiling at a bee Another popped up and then there were three Three little daffodils were growing by a door Up popped another one and then there were four. Four little daffodils happy to be alive Up popped another one and...
(as my father did when I was growing up), they say grace at meals, kids have responsibilities as part of the family, they have fun together, but the kids also get in trouble with some of the decisions they make. L’Engle makes them feel like a real family to me. There are real ...
Together they write a poem to tell the other lions that Leonard does not have to live up to the stereotype. The story holds an important message about being yourself, especially for boys who are under pressure to be "tough." The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld is a wonderful reminder to...
Related:Pat-A-Cake Printable Poem and Sequencing Cards This week’s#PLAYfulpreschooltheme is “pancakes!” The pre-k kiddos and I had fun talking about our favorite pancakes. Afterwards, we thought it would be fun to make our very own class pancake book. I’d originally hoped to make a ...
These are great to line up along a hallway. HAND PRINTS Set out pans or plates of paint and some paper. Have children one at a time press their hands into the paint and make impressions on the paper. When dry, attach the following poem to each painting and let your children take them...
“We watched our parents use money to pay for things when we were growing up, but today we live in a digital age where our children are seeing credit cards and debit cards used instead of cash so we need to explain that money is the unit that backs those cards,” she says. “That...
I’m growing up so fast See how big I’ve gotten Since you saw me last? As I grow, I’ll change a lot, The years will fly right by. You’ll wonder how I grew so quick When and where and why? So look upon this handprint (“these handprints” if you do both hands) ...