Materials
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
Paint smocks
Blue construction paper
Tempera paint, white
Black marker
Stapler
Instructions
1. This is a fun guessing game to play during circle time, or whenever you have
a few extra minutes. Give the children clues about an animal (or something
else) and encourage them to guess what it is.
2. Without telling the children, choose an animal to describe. For example, if
you choose a turtle, say, "I'm thinking of an animal. It's green, has a hard
shell, and moves very slowly." When a child thinks she knows the answer, she
can raise her hand.
3. As the children get better at the game, give more obscure clues. You can also
increase their knowledge by throwing in clues that they probably don't know
about the animal, but that they can learn from other clues. For example,
"This animal is gray and has a long trunk. Some live in India and some live in
Africa."
4. Vary the game by having the children guess people in the class ("This person
has a new baby sister and his birthday was last week") or common objects
("This is something we use to get our teeth clean and it comes in a tube").
5. Once the children get the hang of the game, they can take turns giving the
clues. You will hear a lot of repetition but that's okay this is a great language
developer.
More to do
Art: Give clues and ask the children to draw their answer.
Gross Motor: Give clues and encourage the children to act out the animal they
think you are describing. Or, play the game like charades. Instead of giving verbal
clues, one child acts like the animal and the other children try to guess what it is.
