Art Activity: Transportation Stencils

A very simple activity for this day.  We gave the children transportation themed stencils and colored pencils.  The children used the materials to trace cars, trains, trucks, and other transportation items.

Art/Language Activity: Up, Up, and Away

This activity was a combination of art and language.  We gave the children a picture of themselves, colored circles that represented balloons, and glue sticks.  First, the children glued the colored circles to their paper to make it look as if they were being lifted by balloons. 

Next the children chose a spot on a road map to where they would fly with their balloons, and then told a story about what they would do when they got to that destination.

The art and language activities were combined into one to create a story with a cool visual to go along with it.

Story Book for May 7, 2009

Our story book for May 7th was Argyle Turkey Goes to Ganderland by James E. Davis.  It's Argyle Turkey's birthday, and his birthday wish is to visit someplace new, far away, and fun. His friend Gilda Goose suggests a trip to Ganderland. The only problem is Ganderland is very far away, and turkeys can't fly. His friends come up with a solution to help Argyle fly. They tie helium balloons around him to make him fly. He meets new friends as he flies across mountains, valleys, forests, deserts and finally to a cave before getting to Ganderland.

Art Activity: Roller Skate Painting

This was a pretty simple activity, but it took up a lot of space to implement.  We laid down a couple pieces of large paper.  Next we let the children put on some roller skates and roll through various colors of paint.  To prevent the children from falling in the paint, a teacher helped them keep their balance while skating across the paper.

Story Book for May 6, 2009

Our story book for May 6th was This Is The Way We Go To School by Edith Baer.  This story illustrates the many different way children around the world get to school.

Language Activity: Position Words with Vehicles

The teachers and children built a sort of obstacle course in the block area for this activity.  The teachers gave the children specific directions on how to move their vehicles through the course.  The children had to follow such commands as:  drive under the bridge, go through the tunnel, drive around the school, go over the hill, etc...  This was a good way for the children to get familiar with these directional words.

Art Activity: Playdough Vehicles

We gave the children various colors of playdough along with pieces of foam, pipe cleaners, and other collage materials.  We asked them to make their favorite mode of transportation.  The children made motorcycles, trains, cars and other vehicles.