Use silky scarves or fabric scraps as props for this activity. Choose some instrumental music to play during this activity. Movement: Have children mimic a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Ask the children to help you count the votes for each fruit and vegetable and decide which tasty snack was the winner. As a math activity, graph the children’s favorite fruits and vegetables on large chart. Math: While children are snacking, ask them which fruits are their favorites. Allow children to help in the kitchen if possible, sorting the different fruits and vegetables and arranging the plates and bowls on the snack table. Snack: Sample some of the fruits and vegetables the caterpillar eats. Allow children to create art in the way of Eric Carle with tissue paper squares and construction paper scraps. He uses tiny bits of ripped construction and tissue paper.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleĪ preschool favorite, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a very simple story about a caterpillar that becomes a butterfly.Īrt: Study the way Eric Carle makes his illustrations. Try some of these favorites to get started, and add your own new ideas to continue the theme. There is no shortage of great picture books to choose from to create a story stretcher day. A few days before your story stretcher day, count the votes with the children and declare a winner. Pick two or three for them to choose from, and hold an election. To get your class into the spirit, allow them to vote for their favorite stories.
There is no limit to the early childhood book extensions you can create when you begin with great picture books. Start with reading a favorite story at your morning circle time and plan an entire day celebrating the picture book you just read. When your creative juices are a quart low, why not turn to your favorite picture books for lesson plan ideas? So many children’s picture books lend themselves to lots of great creative activities that are just perfect for an early childhood classroom. Spring busy book for toddlers | Toddler learning binder printable
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