Materials
red construction paper
scissors
laminate or clear contact paper
Instructions
1. This is a great activity to begin the year, and it allows everyone to have a
turn being picked as a friend.
2. Cut out an apple shape from construction paper. Laminate for durability.
3. Have the children sit in a circle on the floor. Select one child to walk
around the outside of the circle, holding the apple shape.
4. Ask the children to sing the following song to the tune of "Mary Had a
Little Lamb":
Who will be a friend of mine,
Friend of mine, friend of mine?
Who will be a friend of mine?
Number one, number two, number three.
It must be you!
5. The child circling the group stops and gives the apple to someone else.
6. The new child walks around the group and chooses the next person to
receive the apple. Make sure everyone gets picked.
More to do Use different laminated cutouts corresponding to other months, such as a
snowflake for January, a heart shape for February, a clover for March, and so
on.
