Materials
small plastic animals
Instructions
1. Cut the face of each child or teacher into a
circle about 1" to 2" in diameter.
2. Cut out flower shapes from different
colors of construction paper. The
flowers should be about four
inches in diameter.
3. Glue the photos onto the flowers.
4. Write the child's (or teacher's)
name on each flower, either on the
craft stick handle (see step #6) or on
the back of the flower.
5. Cover the flowers with contact paper.
6. Attach each flower to the end of a large craft
stick.
7. Fill each bucket or pot with sand approximately
1/2 full. Label one pot "Good Morning" and the
other "Goodbye."
8. Set the "Goodbye" pot on a table outside the
classroom door and the "Good Morning" pot in a
prominent spot inside the classroom.
9. When the children and teachers arrive each day,
they find their flower, bring it into the
classroom, and put it in the "Good
Morning" pot. Parents may need to
help their children do this. When
they leave at the end of the day, they
put their flower back in the
"Goodbye" pot.
More to do Have several smaller pots throughout
the classroom. Children can use their
flowers to make a choice about
where they will begin their day.
Group Time: Use the flowers during
group or circle time to talk about
who is present and who is absent.
Home-School Connection:
Encourage parents to talk with their
children about who is already at
school and who hasn't arrived as they
look for their flower in the pot.