

#Music math activities for preschoolers how to#
Return To Top Snack Recipe Ideas to Cook Up for Your Theme!Ĭooking with children helps develop their math skills and helps them to learn how to follow directions. I am proud of being me (hands on hips, shoulders straight, smile)ĮXTENSION: There are sign language motions for this song. I get mad (make a fist and shake it or stomp feet). (Wrap arms around self and make scared face). Together, together, The more we get together, One child makes an emotion face and their partner identifies the emotion and duplicates it. Discuss which emotion has more children's names, which one has less. The child comes up and tapes their name under the emotion that describes how they feel.ĮXTENSION: Ask each child what made them feel that emotion today (a friend yelled at me, etc.)ĮXTENSION: Count up the number of children in each column and list it. In advance, make a chart with different emotions going across the top row (one emotion for each column).Ĭut out a piece of paper with each child's name on it.Īsk each child how they feel today, pointing to each emotion and naming it for them. Return To Top Preschool Feelings Theme Circle Time IdeasĬircle Time is such a great time for children to learn the social skills of being together as a large group AND to learn more about your theme!Ĭlassic Song! Make up additional lines for different emotions that you think of! It might help to have a Feelings or Emotions poster or chart at your circle area to refer to. Use different types of blocks-wood, foam, cardboard-and talk about the different feelings of the textures and which they like better. Preschool Feelings Theme Block Center Ideas When you were painting today, how were you feeling, happy, sad, angry, scared, etc. Just let them paint! No expectations, no "adult decided" outcome! When they are done, ask them to name their picture with a feeling. Materials Needed: Paint, brushes and paper! You find your favorite toy that you thought was lost. They turn their "faces" to show the side that corresponds to the question or statement.Įxamples: You need to go to bed early. On the opposite side they draw themselves with a sad face.ĮXTENSION: Use these at circle time or a large/small group time later in the day asking questions about feelings. They draw themselves on one side of the plate or circle including eyes, nose, hair and smiling mouth. The children look in the mirror and make a happy face. Materials Needed: small paper plate or circle shape per child, crayons, large craft stick per child, hand mirror
