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| School DAZE |
| Art School Bus Materials: large sheet of butcher paper or gold school paper on a roll black and yellow-gold poster paints , plastic wrap , small individual picture of each child Directions: Sketch a large school bus on paper and cut out. Cut out as many windows as you have pictures. Make a 2 story bus if you have a lot of children. If using butcher paper, paint the bus yellow-gold. Paint in the bus driver too. (If you're a teacher put your picture there.) Add school name or family name on side of bus in black paint. Let dry. Turn bus over and tape plastic wrap over each window. Tape each child's picture in a window, face down. Turn over and display. Bookmarks Great for back to school or as a gift to someone you love. Make fun bookmarks with construction paper, markers, paints, and stickers. You can also use glitter, sequins, lace, doilies, buttons, and any other little bric-a-brac you have laying about. Cut strips from construction paper, painting the construction paper will make it sturdier, or you can visit the local library or office supply to have them laminated for longer lasting use. To complete the bookmark, attach a tassle make from strands of yarn. Eraser Heads Materials: Pencil, Pencil Top Eraser, 5mm Wiggle Eyes, Tacky Glue, Beads, Glitter, Sequins etc. Directions: Glue on two wiggle eyes. Add a bead for a nose or choose glitter, sequins or any small items to decorate front, sides and back. Leave top free of decoration so you can still use the eraser. Friendship Pens Make them for yourself or swap 'em with your friends! Why not use your school or scout colors or your favorite colors. Materials: Ball Point Pen, Multi-Color Yarn,Tacky Glue or Low Temp Glue Gun, Pony Beads, Alphabet Beads Directions: Using as little glue as possible, place a very thin bead of glue near the tip of the pen and up about 1" on to the barrel. Starting near the tip, wrap yarn tightly around pen without leaving any gaps. Add more glue as you go. You can change yarn colors but it is much easier to use multicolor yarn. When you reach the end, trim and secure with a little dab of glue. Cut three 12" pieces of yarn. Knot the three pieces together near one end. Braid and end with another knot. Glue on pen end. Add additional braids if desired. Your can also add pony beads or alphabet beads. Back to School People Materials: Large poster board. Description: We always have our Open House before school starts to give children a chance to meet their teachers and explore their classroom. On that night, I also give each child a large poster board cut-out of a person with instructions for them (and family) to decorate it to look like the child. They bring it back on the first day of school and I hang them all along one wall with their names underneath. They stay there all year and get sent home on graduation day. Name Tag for Desk or Table Materials: Polaroid film (one per child), white paper, crayons or markers, contact paper, glue or tape. Description: I let the kids color and decorate their picture. Put the child's name at the top in big letters. Take a picture of each child (waving, thumbs up or just acting goofy). Glue or tape the child's picture underneath their name. Apply to a clean dry surface and cover with clear contact paper. They will say. "Hey, that's me" and smile! Dramatic Play Fine Motor Skills Games Language Back to School By Kimberly M. Hutmacher Puzzles, blocks, and loads of toys, Circle time for the girls and boys. Crayons, scissors, and new books, Cubbyholes, cots, and new coat hooks. Paper, pencils, paints, and glue, Itâ?Ts back to school for all of you! Our Loving Circle of Friends We've joined together as classmates as the new year begins. . . A year full of learning while we become friends. We'll share and be kind as we work and play. And our friendship will grow with each passing day. September is a time Of beginning for all, Beginning of school Beginning of fall. I go to school And what do I see? I see friends And they see me. My name is ________, It's special to me. It's exactly who I want to be! Sidewalk Notes Write happy messages with chalk on the sidewalk/driveway for your kids to see when they get home from school or leave the house. Math Music Tidy Up Song Sung to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" Pick up, pick up, pick up toys, Every little girl and boy. Look around and you will see, All the things that shouldn't be. Pick up, pick up, pick up toys, Every little girl and boy. Recipes School Bus Cakes You will need: One Twinkie snack cake per child, yellow frosting, 1 bag Gummy Lifesaver candies. Description: Cut out a small rectangle from one end of the Twinkies to make it look like the hood and windshield and so it is shaped like a bus. Spread yellow frosting on the Twinkies and add Gummy Lifesavers for the wheels. Now it looks like a bus! Serve with milk and fresh fruit. Sensory |
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| Prop Box Ideas Include the following collections of objects and materials for children to create, discover, and use for imaginary play. Store collections in boxes or baskets to be accessible at any time (indoors or outdoors) for children to enhance their dramatic play. paper , books, backpack, lunchbox , flag, chalkboard, chalk, pointer, notebooks, pencils, text books, eraser, alphabet book or letter cut-outs/cards, calculator, report cards, write and wipe calendar, hand bell, whistle, clock, name plate, stickers, crayons, stapler, self inking stamps, teacher's desk or table, paper, crayons, stapler, text books, self-inking stamps, flag, small easel with some charts, ABC and number charts, calendar |
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| ""As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth,
so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives." - Henry David Thoreau |