Materials
buckets
1" paintbrushes
Instructions
1. Invite the children to paint or
draw on the outside of the
box.
2. When the paint is dry,
invite one child to go
inside the box and crouch
down so the flaps can be
closed overhead.
3. When the child is in the
box, the rest of the children
recite the following rhyme:
(Child's name) in the box,
Oh, so still,
Will she come out?
Yes she will! (child pops out of box)
4. This is a good activity to use at the beginning of the year for the
children to get to know each other's names.
More to do Literacy: Take pictures of each child popping out of the box and use them
to make a class "Jack in the Box" book. Glue each child's photo on a
separate sheet of paper. Invite the children to write or decorate the pages
opposite their pictures.