December 2nd-6th

Winter  



Supplies:

• Foil or wax paper
• Elmers school glue
• Construction paper
• Dice
• Markers or crayons
• Ivory soap

Books:

• "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats
• "The Biggest Snowman Ever" by Steven Kroll
• "The Mitten" by Jan Brett
•  "Froggy Gets Dressed" by Jonathan London

Monday:  Elmer's Glue Snowflakes:  On a piece of foil or wax paper (better)  have your child squeeze glue in different patterns to make snowflakes.  When it is dry, you can peel them off, moisten the back with water, and stick it to the window.

Tuesday:  "S" is for snowman:  Cut a large "S" out of paper and other accessories (eyes, carrot nose, scarf, hat, buttons) to a snowman out of different colors of paper.  To assemble the snowman, I laid out all of the pieces of the snowman.  I then put small "x's" where I wanted my son to put the glue.  As he put the pieces on, we talked about where eyes should go and where a hat goes, etc.

 

Wednesday:  Mitten memory game:  Cut out several different pairs of mittens out of colored paper, making sure to have two of each color.  Glue them onto another piece of paper and cut out again.  Now, lay out the mittens face down to play a game of "memory".  Take turns flipping over the mittens to gain pairs.  While you play you can talk about the color names, and use words such as "pair" and "match".

Thursday:  Snowman dice game.  On a sheet of paper make a game key.

 

Draw two snowmen on two separate pieces of paper.  Now with the dice, take turns rolling the dice.  If you roll a "1"  add eyes, "2" nose, "3" mouth,"4" hat", "5" scarf, or "6" arms.  Whoever completes their snowman first is the winner.

original source " www.toddlerapproved.com

 

Friday:  Snow fun!  Place a bar of ivory soap on a plate and stick it in the microwave.  Hold your child up or let them stand on something so they can watch the soap heat up.  Heat the soap for about 1 minute and 30 seconds and watch what happens!

 

Ivory soap is made with a lot of air.  So, as the air heats up, it expands and so does the soap.  Take it out of the microwave and let it cool.  When it's cooled, let your child play with it.