Materials
- rectangular sponges
- pie tins
- paint in different colors including black
- plastic cap
- white construction paper
What to do
1. Pour different colors of paint and into individual pie tins.
2. Tell the children that they will be using the sponges to paint a train.
3. Show them how to dip the sponge into paint and press it onto construction paper to make a rectangle.
4. Encourage them to continue painting rectangles on their paper, making a long train.
5. When finished, show them how to dip a plastic cap into black paint and press it onto the paper to make wheels for the train.
-Liz Thomas, Hobart, IN
Instructions
1. Cut out pictures of foods commonly found at the grocery store, such as ice
cream, celery, eggs, milk, bread, macaroni, fish, meat, and apples. Glue them
to oak tag strips and write the word for each food on the strip.
2. Review the names of the foods with the class.
3. Punch a hole on one end of each strip and place the entire collection on a
large loose-leaf ring. This allows children to fan out the items for easy
reading.
4. Keep this as a reference list in the housekeeping area.
5. Encourage the children to refer to the collection so they can make a
"shopping list" for a trip to the grocery center. They can write their chosen
items on pads of paper.
6. Encourage the children to plan a pretend meal and choose the foods they
need to buy at the grocery store.
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