Motor Skills
95 I CAN MAKE A CIRCLE
Materials
No materials needed.
Activity
Recite the following rhyme with the children. Model how to form each shape with your forefingers and thumb. Have the children follow along.
I can make a circle. (Hold thumbs and index fingers together to form circle.)
How about you?
Make a little circle like I do.
Additional Verses:
I can make a square . . .
I can make a triangle . . .
I can make a rectangle . . .
Jean Warren
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96 SHAPE SEWING CARDS
Materials
Heavy paper
Scissors
Hole punch
Yarn and plastic needle or shoelace with grommet
Activity
Cut heavy paper into 8-inch squares. Punch holes in the outline of a familiar shape on each square. Give each child a sewing card square and a plastic needle threaded with yarn. Demonstrate how to sew by poking the needle up through one hole and down through the next. Talk about the shape of the design and the color of the yarn.
Hint: Cookie cutters make easy templates for tracing shapes onto paper. You can use a photocopier to enlarge each shape as needed. Make a selection of sewing cards and put them in an activity center for quiet times.
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97 RAINBOW FRUIT SALAD
Materials
Red apples
Sliced pineapple
Blueberries
Honeydew (or other green melon)
Sliced oranges
Seedless purple grapes (sliced in half)
Child-safe knives
Vanilla yogurt
Granola
Activity
Set out the ingredients, along with child-safe knives. Let the children cut the fruit into bite-sized pieces. Then serve the fruit salad in small, clear-plastic cups with a dollop of vanilla yogurt and a sprinkling of granola.
Variation: Have the children brainstorm a list of ingredients for a rainbow salad. Then decide as a group which ingredients to include.
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98 STRING SHAPES
Materials
Yarn
Scissors
Activity
Tie an 18-inch length of yarn into a loop. Have the children work in pairs or small groups to form the yarn into shapes. Can they make a triangle? A square? A rectangle? What about a circle or an oval? Why are some shapes easier to form than others?
99 DOUGH SHAPES
Materials
Play dough
Rolling pins
Cookie cutters
Activity
Set out a supply of play dough, some rolling pins, and an assortment of cookie cutters in geometric shapes. Encourage the children to name the shape of each cookie cutter. As they play with the materials, challenge them to sort the dough shapes according to shape, color, and size.
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