Art: Indian Headbands

We are busy preparing for our Thanksgiving Feast this Friday. Today we made Indian headbands which will serve as our party hats.

Step 1: Have the kids decorate their headband strip with makers/paint.

Step 2: Have the children pick out the colors of feathers that they would like to include on their headbands. This is a good way to help them make requests, as well as identify/learn about different colors. (I had the feathers precut, you could have your students cut the feathers out themselves depending on ability or the goals you're working on. You could also use actual feathers)

Step 3: Measure the headband to the correct length and staple. We will be taking a picture of each child in their Indian headband for their portfolio.



Outdoor Learning: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Just like every other PreK-er I have ever met, we love Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom. Today during our outdoor time, I drew a large tree with sidewalk chalk. All the kiddos worked together to add letters to our letter tree.

Sometimes combining gross motor with fine motor skills makes activities more accessible to more students. My students who have a hard time forming/tracing shapes on paper, were able to make closer approximations to letters on this larger scale!

Music: Rain Is Falling!

(Sung to the tune of "Happy Birthday")

This is a great song to include as we move into colder weather.

I have a set of class pictures that I have laminated and use for a variety of activities. During this song, place one child's picture on each blank line of the song chart. The pictured students should stand up with the teacher. As everyone sings, the teacher can hold his or her hands above the students head and move their fingers down to represent rain.

This is another great way to help non verbal students participate in large group activities.