Have the kids put on their winter mittens and see how much they can do during the day with them on. Talk about mice and read stories where the character is a mouse. Get some play money and have a “general store” where the children can “buy” toys to play with. Look at pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
Which weighs more- a cup of macaroni or a cup of mini-marshmallows a cup of macaroni or a cup of M&M’s etc. Pre-draw M’s on a long piece of butcher paper, have the children go over the M’s with markers. Sing “No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.” Use how many children you have in your class and sing the song to have them fall of the bed (roll to the floor).īe a mime Act out what ever you want but do not talk! March around the room to music or make your own. Pretend you are in a marching band and have everyone play an imaginary instrument, or instruments that you have made yourself. Make a moose head band, and attach antlers like a moose. For younger children, use this opportunity to talk about monsters, and how they’re not really hiding under the bed, in the closet, etc. Make mushroom prints by cutting mushrooms in half and pressing in paint then on paper or fabric. Place a ribbon or yarn through the hole to create a necklace. Set out markers, ribbons, glitter, etc depending on the age of the children. Also have them think of things that start with the letter M that they can use.Ĭut out tag board circles. Give each child a sheet of paper and lots of items to work with such as macaroni, mini stickers, masking tape, mirrors, anything they can glue to paper that starts with the letter M. Title the posters All about Me or My favorite things. Have them draw or write important things about themselves- what they like, don’t like, favorites, and so on. Give each child a large sheet of paper and have them draw a picture of themselves. Remember, the finished product does not matter although there will be an interesting printed paper when they are finished.įor older children have them make a “me” poster. Use several different sized marbles and several colors of paint. Drop it onto the paper and use a clean tube to move it around. Get another marble and pick it up with the tongs and dip it into a different colored paint. When they are finished with one color, pick up the marble with the tongs. Move the marble around with the tube, holding the tube just above the paper so as not to rub the tube on the paper. Have the children pick up a marble with the tongs and dip it into the paint. Tempera paint poured into shallow containers These can be colored with markers or dipped in watercolors, let dry, and string. Decorate it any way you like, tape on the ends.
Make magic wand with straws and any type of streamers, ribbon etc. Add 2 binders on the zipper end and the children can flip through their own book. You can insert a cardboard between the pictures to make it more sturdy.
#BOX LETTER M ZIP#
Use Zip Lock baggies for the children to insert 2 pictures front to back.
Have each of the children bring 4 or 5 snapshot-sized pictures from home. Attach a popsicle stick to the back edge. Or use a paper plate and cut out eye holes and decorate. Supply a variety of materials for them to decorate their masks. Help them to cut out openings for eyes, nose and mouth. Give each child a paper bag to fit over their head.