04 April 2013

Bringing the winter theme across the developmental domains!

THIS IS A RE-POST FROM MY OLD BLOG FROM FEBRUARY

The last couple of weeks we have been working on learning about winter and polar animals.  Here are some activities we did and what domain they apply towards.
Fine Motor and Cognitive: I downloaded these mittens on-line and then laminated them for durability.
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The children put a white button on the picture that matches the letter “Oo” for this activity.  I downloaded it from a learning site and then laminated it for durability.
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For art we made icicles out of foil and glitter.  They used hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and creative expression for this project.
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For Science: we learned about cause and effect with ice in the sensory bin.  I froze containers of ice with fish inside of them and then placed them in the sensory bin full of water.  The children loved discovering what happened to the ice in the water!
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I also added polar animals and Styrofoam as ice burgs.  This was a very popular center where the children worked on their social and emotional skills!
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Another fun art and fine motor activity was making igloos out of Styrofoam cups and marshmallows.  The kids painted on the glue and placed the marshmallows on one by one.
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Here is a finished one!
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For a gross motor and fine motor we  stamped with bubble wrap.
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We experimented with “insta snow.” This worked very well in teaching children about making hypotheses and predictions.
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We also had a very fun day with our snowman snack party, but that will be in another post ;)
~Meghan

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