Materials
5-10 "cookies" cut out of construction paper or fabric
Pretend or real quarters, optional
Instructions
- Teach the children the words to the following rhyme and use "cookies" or quarters to act it out.
There were five yummy cookies in the bakery shop,
Five yummy cookies with the sprinkles on top,
Along came __________ (child's name) with a quarter to pay
And s/he bought one cookie and s/he took it away!
2. Continue the verses substituting four, three, two, and one.
There were four yummy cookies in the bakery shop...
3. When you get down to no cookies left, say the following verse.
There were no yummy cookies in the bakery shop,
No yummy cookies with the sprinkles on top,
Along came _______(child's name) with a quarter to pay
And s/he bought ____________(ask children what else they could buy at a
bakery) and took it away!
More to do
Art: Encourage the children to cut out cookies from construction paper and
decorate them with "sprinkles" (glitter).
Cooking: Bake cookies!
Dramatic Play: Place small cookie sheets in the playhouse.
Manipulatives: Make felt/flannel cookies for the felt board.
Math: Purchase plastic cookies (magnets or sewing/craft supplies) to use as counters.
Instructions
1. At the beginning of the year, photograph all the places that will be important
to the children in your class. (For example, if the child's Pre-K program is
located in an elementary school, there are many new and strange things for
the child to learn about.)
2. Examples of what kind of photos to take include the outside of the building;
where the children get on and off the bus; the playground; the principal, secretary,
and custodians; the cafeteria, gym, and halls; and each center in the
classroom.
3. Put the photos in a photo album and keep it on a bookshelf.
4. This book has many uses, such as explaining the various places the children
will go and the people they will see, the rules for these places, and what goes
on there.
5. Ask the children to make up their own story about the photos. Write the stories
on paper and make a book. This book becomes a favorite, familiar way
to help new children who start in the middle of the year. Often the "old guys"
will get it out to give the new child "orientation!"
