We recently read Look What I Did with a Leaf!
and had a blast making our own pictures out of leaves! 
Here's Isaac working on his peacock. He enjoyed following the instructions in the book, as well as taking some creative licence!
Showing posts with label Literature Link. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Literature Link. Show all posts
Friday, October 28, 2011
Autumn Leaf Art
Falling leaves during Autumn make for great "project pieces" in making your own art...
We recently read Look What I Did with a Leaf! and had a blast making our own pictures out of leaves!
We recently read Look What I Did with a Leaf!
and had a blast making our own pictures out of leaves! 
Monday, January 17, 2011
Houses and Habitats
We read A House Is a House for Me
by Mary Ann Hoberman for the first time last week and simply fell in love with it! From this book has sprung forth much discussion, thinking, vocabulary growth, and creativity! I just had to share!
This picture book written in rhyme and first published in 1978, goes through the "houses" of many different animals and objects. For example,
Isaac loved the detailed pictures and I loved that this book brought up some new vocabulary and new concepts for him. He learned that a hutch is a home for a rabbit and a hanger is a home for an airplane.
Since reading the book we've been finding homes all over the place:
-an egg carton as a home for eggs,
-a toy box as a home for toys,
-the fridge as a home for food.
There is so much to discuss with this book, I highly recommend checking it out yourself!
And because we've been talking about houses so much these past few days, we played a free online game for preschoolers by Fisher Price called Wild Habitat this morning. Computer games are always a hit with my son, and this one was a hit with me because he learned a little about different habitats and gave us move to discuss about homes and houses!
by Mary Ann Hoberman for the first time last week and simply fell in love with it! From this book has sprung forth much discussion, thinking, vocabulary growth, and creativity! I just had to share!
This picture book written in rhyme and first published in 1978, goes through the "houses" of many different animals and objects. For example,
Isaac loved the detailed pictures and I loved that this book brought up some new vocabulary and new concepts for him. He learned that a hutch is a home for a rabbit and a hanger is a home for an airplane.Since reading the book we've been finding homes all over the place:
-an egg carton as a home for eggs,
-a toy box as a home for toys,
-the fridge as a home for food.
There is so much to discuss with this book, I highly recommend checking it out yourself!
And because we've been talking about houses so much these past few days, we played a free online game for preschoolers by Fisher Price called Wild Habitat this morning. Computer games are always a hit with my son, and this one was a hit with me because he learned a little about different habitats and gave us move to discuss about homes and houses!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Make Believe Mailbox
Several months ago I made this "mail box" out of a box covered with brown paper. It was well played with and then put away. But with Christmas cards coming in we pulled it out again for a second life!
You can make a mail box out of any narrow box, a shoe box works well. I taped the flag to the side, although you could use a brad so that the flag can rotate (up when a letter is ready to be sent and down when it's empty).
These are the "letters" we originally made, although every postcard, note, and card from friends and family that is addressed to my son soon becomes part of his home mail system. I cut out pictures from old magazines and wrote notes like "I can't wait to talk to you on the phone" and "Let's get together to play." Isaac then places the letters into the envelopes we addressed together. There is an envelope for most of our extended family.
With Christmas cards this has been so fun to see pictures of all those loved ones who live far away. And Isaac loves pointing to each person in the pictures and naming them one by one.
We may even have to send a letter to Santa in the mail box!
This activity goes great with two loved books, The Jolly Postman (which Isaac also loves for the envelopes) and The Jolly Christmas Postman:
You can make a mail box out of any narrow box, a shoe box works well. I taped the flag to the side, although you could use a brad so that the flag can rotate (up when a letter is ready to be sent and down when it's empty).
These are the "letters" we originally made, although every postcard, note, and card from friends and family that is addressed to my son soon becomes part of his home mail system. I cut out pictures from old magazines and wrote notes like "I can't wait to talk to you on the phone" and "Let's get together to play." Isaac then places the letters into the envelopes we addressed together. There is an envelope for most of our extended family.
With Christmas cards this has been so fun to see pictures of all those loved ones who live far away. And Isaac loves pointing to each person in the pictures and naming them one by one.
We may even have to send a letter to Santa in the mail box!
This activity goes great with two loved books, The Jolly Postman (which Isaac also loves for the envelopes) and The Jolly Christmas Postman:
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Slippery Fish
A few weeks ago it was my turn to teach my son's pre-preschool swap that we do with a few other families. Our theme was the ocean. We had a delightful morning, but my two favorite activities were reading Over in The Ocean: In A Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes and singing "Slippery Fish".
First off, Over in The Ocean: In A Coral Reef is an underwater version of Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth, one of my all time favorite children's books. (If you haven't read it, or sung it, I'd suggest reserving a copy from the library today!)
In Over in The Ocean: In A Coral Reef each page is a new verse about a different sea creature. The pictures are astounding...illustrations made from clay. We read this book twice during preschool, and my son and I have read it again and again since!
Slippery Fish is a song I remember from my days in college teaching at a day care center. The repeating pattern makes it easy for children to pick up on. And hand actions make it easy to remember.
I'm linked to:
First off, Over in The Ocean: In A Coral Reef is an underwater version of Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth, one of my all time favorite children's books. (If you haven't read it, or sung it, I'd suggest reserving a copy from the library today!)
In Over in The Ocean: In A Coral Reef each page is a new verse about a different sea creature. The pictures are astounding...illustrations made from clay. We read this book twice during preschool, and my son and I have read it again and again since!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Slippery Fish is a song I remember from my days in college teaching at a day care center. The repeating pattern makes it easy for children to pick up on. And hand actions make it easy to remember.
You can listen to Slippery Fish by Charlotte Diamond on her website.Here are a copy of the lyrics, also available on her website.
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!
Pardon me!
To get ideas for actions, check out this YouTube video (It's taken by a parent of one of the children, and isn't the best quality, but I think it will make you smile). You can get a taste of the excitement preschooler feel when singing this song!
I'm linked to:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)