tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64945675429746218442024-02-20T08:08:48.516-08:00Do-It-Yourself PreschoolI LOVE staying home with my kids, so I didn't want to send them off to school any sooner than I had to! But I still wanted them to learn and have fun, so I started planning my own little lessons and activities to do with them. We have lots of fun together, and I hope you and yours will too!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828206607651908439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494567542974621844.post-12640951566638265232009-08-17T10:36:00.004-07:002010-01-11T12:32:45.822-08:00Letter A<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDGVahw4JStJhMzOXYqsnUgDEURgdToQoKQY48pEl3pN-zaNZ_C1yAGjquspC7Qr6rWaUZdXZbVHoVugQjEu-dKEpNslNQVJXgYDGEOxLIZKfPMkVtC64guZDVSwhYkXh_QyF4RJ5NNCa/s1600-h/a+book.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDGVahw4JStJhMzOXYqsnUgDEURgdToQoKQY48pEl3pN-zaNZ_C1yAGjquspC7Qr6rWaUZdXZbVHoVugQjEu-dKEpNslNQVJXgYDGEOxLIZKfPMkVtC64guZDVSwhYkXh_QyF4RJ5NNCa/s320/a+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424960739708355394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Introduction:</span><br /><br />Apple, ambulance, ant, alligator, axe, apricot, anteater, avalanche, airplane, astronaut, Alaska, animals, avenue, apes, aardvark, Africa, adventure<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Books:</span> </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Berenstains-Bright-Early-Beginning-Beginners/dp/0679887059/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263097027&sr=1-1">The A Book</a><br /><a href="http://store.americangirl.com/agshop/html/thumbnail.jsf/title/Addy/saleGroupId/236/uniqueId/130/nodeId/12/webMenuId/3/LeftMenu/TRUE">Addy</a> (American Girl series)<br /><a href="http://http//www.amazon.com/Angelina-Ballerina-Helen-Craig/dp/1584856556">Angelina Ballerina</a> series<br />Alphabet books (ie - <a href="http://catalog.slcpl.org/search%7ES0?/tchicka+chicka+boom+boom/tchicka+chicka+boom+boom/1%2C3%2C6%2CB/frameset&FF=tchicka+chicka+boom+boom&1%2C%2C3"><span style="font-style: italic;">Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</span></a> by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Music/Movement:</span> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><a href="http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/a009.html">The Ants Go Marching</a></span><br /><a href="http://www.songsforteaching.com/b/applesandbananas.htm">I like to eat Apples & Bananas</a><br /><a href="http://new.music.yahoo.com/music-together/tracks/allee-galloo--179216859">Allee Galloo</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic">Alphabet Song</a><br /><a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/johnny_appleseed_grace.htm">Johnny Appleseed</a><br /><a href="http://www.alphabet-soup.net/dir2/applesong.html">Lots of other poems and finger plays about Apples here</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Activities: </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.essortment.com/all/instructionshow_rgqk.htm">Build an Ant Farm</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ant Watching (ie - put a piece of food down on the ground outside and watch for awhile to see if ants come, how they scout out food, how they follow one another's trails and scents, etc)<br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Matching game - apples (make a variety of cards: ie - 2 cards with red apples, 2 with yellow apples, 2 with green apples, etc or 2 with 1 apple, 2 with 2 apples, 2 with 3 apples, etc)<br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4005_bob-apples.html">Bob for apples</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">"Alligator, alligator, what time is it?" Game</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">("Alligator" player stands at one end of the room, all the other players stand at the other end of the room and ask "Alligator, Alligator, what time is it?" The Alligator says a time and then the players take that many steps toward him (ie - 2 o'clock - take two steps). When the players are getting close, when asked what time it is, the Alligator says "Lunch time" and then chases after the players, who run back "home" (the end of the room where they started). If he catches one, that player is the Alligator next time around.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Crafts:</span> </p></span><p></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paint an Apple tree (green handprint - tree, red fingerprints - apples)</span><br />Fingerprint Ants (3 fingerprints)<br />Build an <a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mant.htm">ant</a> (egg carton body, pipe cleaner legs, etc)<br />Make <a href="http://www.10paperairplanes.com/">paper airplanes</a><br />Make a <a href="http://kids.creativity-portal.com/d/recipes/salt.dough.shtml">salt dough</a> map of Africa /Alaska/Arizona/Arkansas<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Snacks:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">**A lot of these snack ideas can be made by kids with little to no help, which would be a fun activity to do together!</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Apple sticks</span><br />Ants on a log (raisins on peanut butter on celery sticks)<br /><a href="http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,apple_muffins,FF.html">Apple muffins</a><br /><a href="http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/cafe/applebagelsandwich.html">Apple-bagel sandwiches </a><br />Applesauce<br />Animal crackers<br />Alphabet crackers (Cheezit crackers often have letters in them)<br />Alphabet soup<br />Animal cookies<br /><a href="http://fatherhood.about.com/od/holidayresource1/ht/appleturkeys.htm">Apple creatures</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828206607651908439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494567542974621844.post-38431041597065549492009-08-17T10:36:00.003-07:002010-01-11T19:18:34.144-08:00Letter B<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRwcfNSOFcTkajQZtywtKJZvnZvrCQlO6LtR6vTi9X2fwTw7Y58sQnG8ghASlPiH8sS9vdATT15PlPrLNq1vPpbLHiQ42VYdJcmcwY6WqocnbNhrn-pzuo0R5XkYG1Vmqq6m72bA6v3hV/s1600-h/b+book.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRwcfNSOFcTkajQZtywtKJZvnZvrCQlO6LtR6vTi9X2fwTw7Y58sQnG8ghASlPiH8sS9vdATT15PlPrLNq1vPpbLHiQ42VYdJcmcwY6WqocnbNhrn-pzuo0R5XkYG1Vmqq6m72bA6v3hV/s320/b+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425681888678473874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Introduction </span><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bears, bumblebee, bicycle, beehive, beanstalk, banana, baseball, bat, balloon, binoculars, bottle, ballerina, brown, blue, bull, bugs, beetle, box, bunny, brother, bus, banjo, band, button, bowling, bowl, black, big, baby, book, broom, berry....</span><br /><br />Books </span></p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Book-Bright-Early-Books/dp/000171287X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263264728&sr=8-2"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The B Book</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805047905/?tag=yahhyd-20&hvadid=28691013511&ref=pd_sl_6mlfj2ebp3_b"><span style="font-size:100%;">Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Jack and the Beanstalk</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0310712475/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=4357004199&ref=pd_sl_85nd5idxs1_e">Berenstain Bears</a> (series)<br /><a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780694006519/Jamberry_Board_Book/index.aspx">Jamberry</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-Barn-Board-Book-rpkg/dp/0694006246">Big Red Barn</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bears-Bed-Great-Big-Storm/dp/1561486361">The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm</a><br /><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/westonwoods/catalog/product.asp?cid=689&fid=22">Bear</a> (series) by Karma Wilson<br /></span><p> </p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Music/Movement </span></p><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ballet dancing to classical music</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/b002.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=2412&c=23">99 Bottles of Pop</a><br /><a href="http://www.songsforteaching.com/nurseryrhymes/teddybearteddybear.htm">Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around</a><br /><a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/stbear.shtml">Teddy Bear Picnic</a><br /><a href="http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/bubbles/songs.htm">Bubbles</a><br />Baby Animals<br />Babies (lots of books about this)<br />Band - create a band using instruments you have on hand (ie - egg shaker, sticks for tapping, oatmeal cylinder drum, etc) and make music together!<br /><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><br />Activities </span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Blow bubbles</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bear hunt with binoculars</span> (make as a craft activity) - hide a bunch of teddy bears, and have the children search for them<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bounce balls</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Balloon bounce (don't let balloon hit the ground)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bowling</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ball games</span> (baseball, basketball, etc)<br /><a href="http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/bean-bag-toss-game.html">Bean Bag Toss</a><br />Bicycle races/obstacle course (older children)<br />Bow - learning to tie shoes<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Crafts</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2368766_toilet-paper-tube-craft-ideas.html">Binoculars (toilet paper tubes)</a> - can use on bear hunt</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Balloon animals</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Book - have the kids create their own book</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paint with blue, black and brown</span><br />Baby - make a picture of a baby or sew simple ones out of cloth and stuff with beans - have them "decorate" them by coloring clothes, face, hair, etc. on them<br />Bean Bags - easy for kids to make<br />Berry paintings - mash up different types of berries and paint with them<br /><a href="http://http://www.theribbonretreat.com/custom/free_projects.aspx">Bows/Barrettes</a> - little girls enjoy making hair bows and barrettes<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Snacks</span><br /><br /><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/banana-banana-bread/Detail.aspx">Banana bread</a><br />Bananas<br />Berries<br />Beans<br />Bee graham crackers<br /><a href="http://www.nabiscoworld.com/teddygrahams/">Teddy Grahams (bears)</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828206607651908439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494567542974621844.post-62358664194831576862009-08-17T10:36:00.001-07:002010-01-11T20:47:10.083-08:00Letter C<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Introduction</span><br /><br />Car, cape, color, crayon, camping, cat, crash, cranberry, cookie, cupcake, captain, cake, cereal, coin, clown, circle, catch, crown, crow, corn, captain, candy cane, cloud<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Books</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=crayon+box+talked&tag=googhydr-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=3771113727&ref=pd_sl_2y77puq6jy_b">The Crayon Box that Talked</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corduroy_%28book%29">Corduroy</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Give_a_Mouse_a_Cookie">If You Give a Mouse a Cookie</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cloudy-Chance-Meatballs-Judi-Barrett/dp/0689707495">Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Music/Movement</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BovQyphS8kA">"C" is for Cookie</a><br /><a href="http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/s004.html">She'll be Coming 'round the Mountain </a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P4is6eqDMg">Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Activities</span><br /><br />Cave - create a "cave" out of blankets, chairs, etc<br />Climb - find a safe place the children can climb (ie - playground structure, rock wall, tree, etc)<br />Color - color with crayons - simple, but kids never tire of coloring!<br />Coins - talk about the different coins, what values they have, etc<br />Clouds - lay down, look up at the clouds, and see what shapes/pictures you can see in them<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Crafts</span><br /><br />Crayons - <a href="http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/teachers/activities/crayons.html">Make your own crayons</a><br />Capes - <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How_to_make_a_superhero_cape/">Make super hero capes</a><br /><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2124372_make-car-from-cardboard-box.html">Car - makes cars out of cardboard boxes</a><br />Clown face - transform a paper plate into a clown face with"googly" eyes, stickers, a triangle hat, etc.<br /><a href="http://wondertime.go.com/create-and-play/article/king-me.html">Crowns</a><br />Candle - <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2386264_make-beeswax-candle.html">roll beeswax candles</a>, <a href="http://www.essortment.com/all/pressedflowerc_pzg.htm">put pressed flowers on candles</a>, <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5912_make-ice-candles.html">make ice cube candles</a>, etc<br />Candy Canes - <a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/candy-cane-ornament.html">alternate red and white beads on pipe cleaners and shape into cane.</a><br />Cloud pictures - use cotton balls to create your own cloudy sky<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> Snacks </span><br /><br />Craisins<br /><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Holidays-and-Events/Christmas/Baking/Cranberry-Bread/Main.aspx">Cranberry bread</a><br />Cookies<br />Cupcakes<br />Cornbread<br />Cake<br /><a href="http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1810,158186-231194,00.html">Candy Cane Cookies</a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828206607651908439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494567542974621844.post-1833050220664717232009-08-17T10:35:00.004-07:002010-01-11T20:02:46.789-08:00Letter D<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Introduction</span><br /><br />Dog, deer, daffodil, daisy, dance, doll, dress, dalmation, down, dream, decision, delight, dairy, deck, deliver, dad, daughter, day, dish, diamond, dandelion<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Books</span><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_and_One_Dalmatians">101 Dalmations</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.slcpl.org/search%7ES0?/td/td/451%2C24056%2C32000%2CB/frameset&FF=tdad+are+you+the+tooth+fairy&1%2C1%2C">Dad, Are you the Tooth Fairy?</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Its-Best-Day-Ever-Dad/dp/0061724459">It's the Best Day Ever, Dad</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.slcpl.org/search%7ES0?/tdaisy/tdaisy/1%2C61%2C76%2CB/frameset&FF=tdaisy++++1++++2++++3&1%2C1%2C">Daisy</a> (series)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Music/Movement</span><br /><br />Dance to any kind of music you want - practice dancing fast, slow...practice different kinds of dance: ballet, ballroom, hula, tap, waving scarves in the air, etc.<br /><br />Doll dance- using your hands, make your dolls (or puppets) perform a dance<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Activities</span><br /><br />Deliver treats to neighbors or elderly - kids LOVE this!<br />Plant Daffodils<br />Pick Dandelions<br />Diamond hunt - Look around the house/neighborhood/street/etc to see how many diamond shapes you can spot!<br />Deer - if you live in an area where deer live nearby, look around for clues of them visiting (ie deer droppings, footprints, etc)<br />Dogs - see how many dogs you can find in a given area<br />Dress Relay Race - divide class into two teams - players need to run to the end of the room, get fully dressed (on top of the clothes they already have on, of course) ie - pants, shirt, socks, shoes (it is fun if you use adult clothing for this!), run back to the beginning, undress (the clothes they put on for the race) and then it's the next person's turn. The first team to 'dress' every player of their team wins.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Crafts</span><br /><br />Dog Puppet - transform a paper bag into a dog puppet using paper cutouts<br />Diamonds - see how many pictures you can make using just cutout diamond shapes!<br />Dalmation - paint black spots on a white picture of a dog - try painting the spots with your toes for a variation! :)<br />Make pictures of daisys and/or daffodils<br />Dress - make outfits for paper dolls<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> Snacks </span><br /><br />Donuts<br /><a href="http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,176,159183-232197,00.html">"Doggie Chow" (Chex mix muddy buddies)</a><br /><a href="http://www.utahdealdiva.com/2009/08/creative-inspiration-themed-birthday.html">"Dog Bones" Rice Crispy Treats</a><br />Diamond sandwiches (cut into diamond shapes)<br /><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828206607651908439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494567542974621844.post-49137368854134148252009-08-17T10:35:00.003-07:002010-01-11T21:13:42.123-08:00Letter E<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Introduction</span><br /><br />Egg, easter, ear, elephant, evergreen tree, excited, every, each, eskimo<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Books</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peach-board-Viking-Kestrel-Picture/dp/067088278X">Each Peach Pear Plum</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham">Green Eggs and Ham</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.slcpl.org/search%7ES0?/tella/tella/1%2C76%2C90%2CB/frameset&FF=tella+elephant+scats+like+that&1%2C1%2C">Ella Elephant</a><br /><a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0375842799">The Ear Book</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elmer-Books-David-Mckee/dp/0688091717">Elmer the Elephant</a> (series)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Music/Movement</span><br /><br />Ears - use your ears to carefully listen to a song and determine what instruments are playing, whether notes are getting higher or lower, whether notes are faster or slower, etc<br /><br /><a href="http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschool_themes/elephants/elephant_songs.htm">Elephant stomp</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Activities</span><br /><br />Exercise - there are <a href="http://www.kidscds.org/music/exercise/">lots of great CDs</a> for kids to exercise along with!<br />Excitement - think of scenarios in which someone is excited (ie - Christmas morning, birthday party, parents tell you you're going to Disneyland) and then act out your excited response (facial expressions, body language, words, etc)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Crafts</span><br /><br />Easter egg - decorate hard boiled eggs like it's Easter time (even if it isn't!)<br />Easter egg - if you don't want the mess of real easter eggs, do a paper version (stickers, paints, etc)<br /><a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/melephant.html">Elephant crafts</a> - color a picture of an elephant, make an elephant puppet, etc<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> Snacks </span><br /><br />Hard boiled eggs<br />Eggplant (most kids won't love it, but it's fun to try new things)<br />Green Eggs and Ham<br /><a href="http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,elephant_ears,FF.html">Elephant Ears</a><br /><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828206607651908439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494567542974621844.post-90139861671885756462009-08-17T10:35:00.001-07:002010-01-11T20:44:45.650-08:00Letter F<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Introduction</span><br /><br />Fish, fly, feather, fern, friend, feelings, fight, foot, fragile, fit, fan, fun, fiddle, french, fantastic, fear, fairy, float, farm, far, fire, fair, family, favorite<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Books</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Foot-Book-Seusss-Wacky-Opposites/dp/0679882804">The Foot Book</a><br /><a href="http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/viewWorkDetail.do?workId=1155153&">Fire, Fire Said Mrs. McGuire</a><br /><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fairy-Wings">Fancy Nancy</a> (series)<br /><a href="http://catalog.slcpl.org/search%7ES0?/tfriend/tfriend/1%2C233%2C343%2CB/frameset&FF=tfriend+for+little+bear&1%2C1%2C">A Friend for Little Bear</a><br />Jack and the Beanstalk (think "Fee Fi Fo Fum")<br />Fairy Tales<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Music/Movement</span><br /><br /><a href="http://swagbucks.com/?t=w&q=farmer+song&p=1&b=1">Farmer in the Dell</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_mol6B9z00">Old MacDonald Had a Farm</a><br /><a href="http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/b010.html">B-I-N-G-O</a><br /><a href="http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thesoundofmusic/myfavoritethings.htm">Favorite Things</a> (there is also a book about this song, by the same title)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Activities</span><br /><br />Float feathers - have a contest to see if you can predict where your feather will float, whose feather will go furthest, etc.<br />Feet - see how far/long you can hop on one foot<br /><a href="http://shop.mattel.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3761652">UNO Moo</a> - game with Farm Animals<br />Make a list of all of your Favorite Things<br />Build your own <a href="http://wondertime.com/">Fairy Village</a><br />Flutter around the room like Fairies (with the wings you make for craft time)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Crafts<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Furry creatures - make any furry creature (or farm animal) you desire by gluing feathers to styrofoam balls (or even paper cutouts). don't forget the googly eyes. :)<br /><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fairy-Wings">Fairy Wings - make some of your own!</a><br />Family - draw a picture of your family<br />Frame - decorate (ie - paint, color, etc) a picture frame (Michael's has frames for $1)<br />Feet - trace your feet and decorate them<br /></span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> Snacks</span><br /><br />French fries<br />Fruit<br />Fudge<br />Fish Sticks<br />French Toast (or french toast sticks)<br /><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828206607651908439noreply@blogger.com0