Supplies:
- Plastic fruit cup
- White acrylic paint
- tissue
- construction paper
- yarn
- paper bag
- "Polar Bear, Polar Bear" by Eric Carle
- "Tacky the Penguin" by Helen Lester
- "The Mitten" by Jan Brett
- "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson
- "Dream Snow" by Eric Carle
Monday: polar bear craft
Have your child paint a plastic fruit cup. We tried using tempera paint at first and the paint just rolled off. Luckily, I had some white acrylic paint that worked well. Let dry.
As the paint dries, have them tear up tissue into small pieces.
Assemble polar bear by gluing torn pieces all over, gluing the nose, and adding eyes, ears, and a mouth.
Tuesday: Mitten lacing. This is an activity my son did at story time at the library. They read, "The Mitten," first. Then, they chose two mittens that were the same color. I matched up the holes and then tied them together with a piece of yarn. My son then, laced the yarn in and out of the holes. (Great eye/hand coordination and fine motor practice!).
Wednesday: Penguin foot craft
Trace your child's foot onto a piece of black paper.
Trace over the line with a marker so your child can see the line better and have them cut it out. Any scissor practice is good. If they are having a difficult time cutting, hold their hand as they cut. Resist the urge to cut it for them.
Trace their hands onto a black as well. You can cut out their hands as they cut out the foot. Cut out a white belly, a beak, and feet from orange paper. Have your child assemble their penguin.
Thursday: Hibernating bear in a cave. First we read, "Bear Snores On," and discussed hibernation...
Cut out the parts of the bear (head, body, ears, tail, and legs), and have your child assemble their bear.
We made our cave out of a paper bag but you could also use a tissue box. Put your bear in the cave to hibernate.
Friday: "W" is for winter.
We simply talked about what the weather is like in the winter. We glued "snowflakes" and "snowballs" to the letter "W".
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