Materials
colored cotton socks (any size)
polyester fiberfill or other stuffing material
cardboard boxes
Instructions
1. Select a bulletin board within
the children's reach.
2. Cut out a large tree trunk
with several branches from
brown construction paper
and leaves from green
construction paper. (This
example uses a tree, but you
can use any shapes or scenes
that relate to the season or
your classroom focus.)
3. Attach Velcro to various leaves and parts of
the tree.
4. Add the title "Whooo's Here
Today?" using die-cut letters.
5. Attach one of the children's
photographs to the front of
each owl. Write the child's
name under the photograph.
6. Laminate each owl and attach
Velcro to the back of each owl.
7. Place all the owls in a lowhanging
pocket chart next to the
tree.
8. As the children arrive each morning, they
find their owl and attach it to the tree.
More to do Change the tree as the seasons change and discuss the changes with the
children. For example, use red, yellow, brown, and orange leaves for fall.
Art: Have the children color or paint owls.
Literacy: Point to each child's name on the owls' bellies to help with name
recognition.
Story Time: Read books about owls, such as Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
or Olivia Owl by Maurice Pledger.