1.Little Red Hen
a. Behavior- Share stories about helping others- what are
situations where you could help someone-how does it make you feel?
b. Science- What do you need to grow wheat- how does it turn
into bread?
Grind up some wheat into flour. Draw a chart of the sequence
from the planting of the seed to the baking of the bread. Make bread.
2.. Baby Hippo-
a. Geography/Science-Where is Africa- what kind of habitat
does a hippo live in? How long do they live? What do hippos eat?
b. Creative writing-storytelling- The baby hippo is coming
to your house for the weekend. What will you do with her/him- what games
will you teacher -what will you feed her- how does she make you laugh?
3. Pizza Pie-
a. Science- You open up a pizzeria for a specific
animal-keeping in mind, their behavior and habitat- draw the pizzeria and the menu.
What would an emperor penguin want on its pizza and what would the
restaurant be made of?
b. Math-With a large poster board circle (the pizza) cut it
in half - 2 semicircles, cut those in half
4. Aquarium
a. Science -Fish- how do they breath- why are they covered
with scales-facts-choose what kind of fins
b. creative writing/drawing- if you were a fish what part of
the ocean would you swim in- would there be a shipwreck- would you
have a hide-away in seaweed or a coral reef- what other sea creatures would you
see- starfish -jellyfish- what would you dream of at night?- and
illustrate.
5. Norman
a. Creative writing/drawing- Norman is expanding his mind ,
learning new things, and working on his circus act. Do you have a pet
that you can imagine having a different life- perhaps a cat who could
purr so beautifully she becomes an opera singer. Invent an animal if you don't
have one - a dog that loves to cook- a fish that does ballet.- a iguana that
stars in a SCI-Fi
movie and describe this creatures daily activities from dawn
to dusk.
6. Curiosity
a. writing and illustrating-This is a song about childhood
memories.
Make a scrapbook about yourself or your family, drawing the
pictures and
writing the captions.
7. Gingerbread Boy and The
Mitten
a. Creative writing- The song about the gingerbread man
takes a classic folktale and adds a new twist at the end. The mitten song is
a different variation of the folktale. Choose a folktale and make it
your own by changing the cast of characters or putting the story in a different
season or environment. The Mitten story could be about an old straw
hat a farmer forgets in the field and a collection of field and forest
animals make it their home.
8. Billy Goats
Patterns for shadow puppets.
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Welcome
to our activities section. The music, stories and puppets created by Mrs.
McPuppet offer many creative opportunities for families and classroom
activities. All these activities build on the dynamic imagination of
children and foster creativity and positive interaction.
