Materials
Round and Round and Round by Tana Hoban Scissors
Construction paper (black, gray, orange, yellow, white, red, various skin-tone colors, other assorted colors)Sponge
Blue and orange paint Cotton swabs
Glitter Crayons
Self-stick stars Strips of paper
Stapler
Instructions
1. In advance, draw nine circles (two brown and one each of black, gray, orange, yellow, white,red and skin-tone) for each child on construction paper. Gray circles should be a little smallerthan the others. You may want to cut out circles for the younger children, but let the olderchildren cut their own.
2. Set out the art supplies and circles on a table.
3. During circle time, read Round and Round and Round.
4. Ask the children to name some things that are round and tell them that today they will bemaking their own books of round objects.
5. Have the children choose a color for their covers, then cut out a cover circle for each book.Children love to have their books personalized, so write the child's name in the title (e.g.,Andy's Circle Book).
6. Make the following suggestions for each page:"A circle is round like a pancake." A cotton swab dipped in blue paint can be used to makeblueberries for the pancake. Point out that blueberries are round, too."A circle is round like a tire." Using the black circle for the tire, paste the smaller gray circle in thecenter for the hubcap."A circle is round like an orange." Children can sponge paint the orange circle with orange paintand then add a green stem to the orange."A circle is round like a doughnut." Cut the center out of the brown circle and sprinkle with glitter."A circle is round like the sun." Use the yellow circles for the sun."A circle is round like a balloon." Children can color the white circles with crayons."A circle is round like a ball." Children can decorate the red circle with paint, glitter, self-stick starsand strips of paper. Encourage them to be creative."A circle is round like your face." Have the children draw eyes, a nose and a mouth on the skintonecircle.
7. When the children have finished all the pages, add the cover and staple the book together.The children may want to take their books home.Note: You may want to spread this activity over twodays. Do the painting and sprinkling with glitter on oneday and finish the rest the next day.More to doCooking: As a special treat make pancakes for snack time. Talk to the children about how thepancakes are round like circles.Language: Read Eric Carle's Pancakes, Pancakes during circle time.More science: Bring in to class examples of things that are round, such as an orange, a ball, atoy car with tires, a globe, a paper plate, a plastic glass and a bowl. Place all the items on atable with items that are not round. Ask the children to pick out the items that are round.
