Two of my favorite lessons that I have taught this spring have been dinosaurs and colors. Everyone learned new things and had lot's of fun.
Arrival to 9:30 Welcome and Gather
Sharing time
Letter Q and number 3
9:45 – Story/ Lesson time
All about dinosaurs. What was the biggest dinosaur? What was the smallest?(practice page) What did dinosaurs eat?
Book : Count-A-Saurus by Nancy Blumenthal
10:00-Activities
Crackled Eggs
Hard boiled eggs get rolled on a paper towel, cracking the shells but not crushing them. Then they get placed in some water that has been mixed with food coloring. After the eggs have soaked for a while, the children will remove the shells and notice the tie-dye look on the egg. We will discuss that dinosaurs hatched from eggs but they were a lot bigger than these .
Digging for bones
Mix some sand, cornstarch, uncooked rice, in a bowl. Put some slightly broken noodles which will represent the bones into the bowl. Have the children dig through the sand and find the bones.
Mix some sand, cornstarch, uncooked rice, in a bowl. Put some slightly broken noodles which will represent the bones into the bowl. Have the children dig through the sand and find the bones.
10: 20 -Snack
10:30 – Craft :Dinosaur Skeleton
Colors
Sharing time
Letter V and number 8
9:45 – Story/ Lesson time
All about colors. Primary colors are red, blue, yellow.
Secondary colors are made by mixing primary colors.
Secondary colors are purple, green, and orange.
Secondary colors are made by mixing primary colors.
Secondary colors are purple, green, and orange.
Book : Eric Carle's paintings
10:00-Activities
Color mixing on paper
Science
Colored Jars
Collect five large clear jars. Fill 3 with red water, 1 with yellow water, and 1 with blue water. Show children the 3 red jars. Discuss the color red. Show them the yellow jar. Add yellow to red. What happens? Add blue water to other red jar. What happens? Discuss color mixing
Collect five large clear jars. Fill 3 with red water, 1 with yellow water, and 1 with blue water. Show children the 3 red jars. Discuss the color red. Show them the yellow jar. Add yellow to red. What happens? Add blue water to other red jar. What happens? Discuss color mixing
10: 20 -Snack
10:30 – Craft
Modern Art Mazes
Need: paint, paper, marbles, boxes or pie tins, spoons
Pour paint onto plates. Place a sheet of paper in each box. Ask children to dip the marbles into the paint, spoon them out, and gently drop them onto the paper. By moving the boxes children can create maze-like designs.
10:55 - Singing time
Finding Colors
Oh, can you find the color blue,
The color blue, the color blue?
Oh, can you find the color blue,
Somewhere in this room?
Oh, can you find the color blue,
The color blue, the color blue?
Oh, can you find the color blue,
Somewhere in this room?
I See Blue
I see blue, I see blue.
Yes, I do. Yes, I do.
I see a blue...(take turns with all the colors)
I see blue, I see blue.
Yes, I do. Yes, I do.
I see a blue...(take turns with all the colors)
