Materials
- Clothes and accessories representing every season, such as sandals, mittens,
- hats, T-shits, coats, sweaters, umbrellas, and shorts
- Large suitcase or trunk
- 4 clotheslines
- Clothespins
- Paper and markers
- Books about the seasons
What to do
1. Put clothes and accessories that represent every season into a large suitcase or trunk.
2. Hang four clotheslines around the room (one for each season). Clip clothespins on all of them.
3. Make four signs showing a season onto each one. Hang one sign on each clothesline.
4. With the children, read a couple of books about the different seasons.
5. Discuss the importance of choosing the right clothes for the weather during the various seasons.
6. Ask the children to choose an item from the trunk or suitcase, one at a time. Each child will decide which season the article of clothing would be worn by someone.
7. If the children agree, ask the child to hang the article of clothing on the appropriate clothesline.
More to do
- Ask the children to choose a particular kind of weather. Then, encourage them to rummage through the suitcase and decide which clothes they would need for that weather. Ask a child to put on various clothes and the other children can guess which season and what type of weather she is dressed for.
-Vicki Whitehead, Fort Worth, TX
Instructions
1. With the children, mix together ingredients to make bread and bake it in a
bread machine.
2. As the bread is baking, read The Giant Jam Sandwich to the children. The
aroma of the bread will provide a nice touch as you read.
3. When the bread is done, cut it into individual slices. Serve it at snack time or
send the slices home.
4. Cut a thin loaf of French bread lengthwise (adult only). Make a sandwich.
5. Encourage the children to spread jam on one side and butter on the other
side. Add golden raisins to represent wasps.
More to do
Music and Movement: Staple together small squares of red (jam), yellow
(butter), and tan (bread) paper to make pretend sandwiches. Place them on the
floor. Play music and the children can pretend to be bees and "buzz" around the
room. When the music stops, the children land on a sandwich and stay there.
When the music starts again, they buzz again. Make sure that every child always
has a paper sandwich to land on. Or, play it like musical chairs and take away
one paper sandwich each time the music stops.
Social Studies: Send an invitation to a neighborhood bakery, asking a baker to
come visit the class. Our invitation resulted in a baker (in full outfit), different
grains for the children to handle, soft dough to touch, sifted flour to feel, and tiny
loaves of bread to smell. The baker spoke with the children and gave each child
a full-size loaf of bread to take home to their family. (When I received a confirmation
from the baker, I suggested that he bring his business cards to attach to
each child's school bag.) Later, help the children write and send thank-you notes.
