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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for Children 3 to 6

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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for Children 3 to 6

Materials

Napkins

Crackers and cereal in various shapes

Instructions

1. Have the children wash their hands.

2. Give each child a napkin and a mix of snacks. The children can open their napkins and lay thesnacks on top.

3. Encourage children to identify the shapes, make a pattern, and sort their snacks by shape andsize, comparing their snacks to those of their classmates.

4. Invite them to enjoy their snack.More to doCircle time: Identify shapes around the classroom.Math: Make a picture graph of objects shaped like circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles.More art: Make a shape collage on a paper plate using paper and fabric cut-outs and miscellaneouscollage materials.Movement: Invite the children to stretch, twist, and turn into shapes on tumbling mats.Snack: Freeze juice in molds of various shapes.

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