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Circle Time Song of the Day
The Itsy-Bitsy Seed
(sung to the tune of "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider")
The itsy-bitsy seed was planted in a hole, (pretend to plant seed in palm)
Down came the rain and a sprout began to grow. (wiggle fingers downward)
Out came the sun and shone down on the leaves, (place arms in circle overhead)
Now the itsy-bitsy seed is a great big grown-up tree! (raise hands above head, fingers spread wide)
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Fine Motor Practice
- Drawing with Cars: Attach a marker, with the cap off, to a small car (matchbox, hotwheels, etc.) using a piece of tape. Put down a piece of drawing paper and let your child drive the car on the piece of paper. The marker will appear on the paper as they drive around.
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Art
- Shake it Up! Painting: For this activity, you will need a clean, empty jar, washable paint, dried beans or marble, white card stock or paper. Start by cutting your paper to fit into your jar. Carefully add a couple drops of paint to the bottom of the jar. Two or three colors works well. Drop a few handfuls of dried beans into your jar on top of the paint, enough to cover the bottom. If you don't have any beans, you could also use one or two marbles. Carefully put your paper inside the jar so that it wraps around the sides. Close the lid tightly. Now for the fun part...shake it up! Let your child go nuts, shaking, rolling, and moving the jar around. This part is super fun and the dried beans will make a great noise! When you're done, carefully remove your painting. Pick off any beans that may be stuck to the paper and allow to dry. That's it! If you use washable paint, you can easily dump the beans, rise, and try again.
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Science / Cooking
- Making Rain: For this experiment, you will be demonstrating how clouds make rain. You will need a jar or clear cups, shaving cream, and food coloring/watercolor paint. If you do not have food color or watercolor paint, you can also water down regular paint. Before you start the experiment, ask your child what they think will happen. First, fill the cup with water. The water represents the air. Then, add a shaving cream cloud on top. The "cloud" is water droplets. Place drops of blue food coloring on the "cloud" of shaving cream. This shows when the water gets heavier. Wait to see what happens when the water gets heavy on the cloud.
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Gross Motor Play
- Self-Regulation Workout: Click here for a workout you can do at home for self-regulation.
- Obstacle Courses: Create obstacle courses throughout your house using couch cushions, pillows, and other child-safe materials that your children can race through. Make it a friendly competition or just for fun!
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Outdoor Time
- Leaf and Tree Rubbings: Take a walk outside and look for different types of leaves on the ground. Collect as many beautiful leaves as you can find of all shapes and sizes. On a piece of plain paper, position leaves vein side up. Lay another sheet of plain white paper over the top of the leaves, making sure the leaves underneath don't move around. Select the crayons you would like to use to create your leaf rubbing. Any color will work. Peel off the paper wrappers, so you don't have to worry about them getting in the way. Turn a crayon on its side and gently rub over the top sheet of paper. Make sure that you do your rubbing on a hard surface, so the leaves wont slide around and the leaves' shapes will appear more distinct on the paper. You can also put a piece of paper over the bark of a tree, flowers, or twigs and rub a crayon on top.
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