Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 3: Nutrition}

Theme: Valentines Day          Color: Pink

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}. 

Activity:  Strawberry Delight! {Lesson by Briana} 

Inspired by: http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2010/06/handprint-strawberry.html

Description:  Your child will learn about strawberries.

Materials:

·         White construction paper

·         Red, green & black paint

·         plate

·         brush        

·         Sharpe or pen

Directions:

1. Write the word “Strawberry” on the white construction paper.
2. Have your child trace the word and spell the word.
3. Tell your child some nutritional facts about strawberries:
1. Strawberries are rich in Vitamin C, which is good for us.
2. Strawberries have antioxidants.  Antioxidants help clean our body of gunky toxins.
3. Strawberries are delicious and help us stay healthy!  
4. Create a Strawberry painting:
1. Paint your child’s hand with red paint.
2. Have your child stamp his/her hand upside-down onto the white paper, to create a strawberry shape.
3. Using a brush and green paint, paint three stems at the top to make a strawberry.
4. Using the black paint, make dots on the strawberry
5. Hang your child’s artwork up on the wall to display in your house.
6. Throughout the day, ask your child to tell you what they learned about strawberries in today’s lesson.  

Learning Opportunity: 

1. Your child will learn how to say and spell the word strawberry.
2. Your child will practice painting by making a strawberry.
3. Your child will gain confidence by learning a new word, and creating artwork. 

Read Aloud:  

Strawberry {By Briana}

I have one strawberry to eat,

Oh what a nice treat,

It’s red and round,

It grows on the ground,

With a strawberry,

You can make many things,

Like ice cream, cake, and pie,

Oh my….

How I love my strawberry,

Oh so sweet,

Finally, its time to eat!

  

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

Congratulations: You and your child finished the lesson for the day! What did you think about the lesson today, and what did your child learn?  We’d love to hear your thoughts!           

*Stallone Tested and Approved: {We are so lucky to have Stallone, Annie’s son, test out all of our lessons that we create for you.  We want the lessons to be enjoyable for children, so after each lesson we will post how Stallone did with the lesson in italics under the title, Stallone Tested and Approved}: 

Stallone loved today's lesson!  He really enjoyed having Annie paint his hand.  He loved hearing all of the fun facts about strawberries!  He had a great time making his strawberry painting!  

Materials.

Stallone showing his finished project!