Friday, April 6, 2012

Kid’s Corner

{Week 1: Music}

Activity: Egg Shakers
Lesson by Annie

Theme: Easter     Color: Gray

Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child!

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}. 

Description:  Your child will learn how to make their very own Egg Shakers.

Materials:

  • Two Plastic Eggs
  • Four Pennies
  • Super glue
  • The song, Shake your Sillies Out 


Directions:
1.              Put two pennies in each egg.
2.             Super glue the eggs shut.
3.             Let them dry for a few minutes.
4.            Play the song, Shake my Sillies Out, you can find it on YouTube.
5.             Repeat song, teach your child how to move the shakers to the song creating “rhythm.”
6.            Enjoy your new Easter Shakers! Have a Happy Easter Everyone!!


Learning Opportunity: 
1.             Your child will learn how to make homemade shakers.
2.            Your child will learn how to move to the music while shaking the eggs.
3.            Your child will learn Rhythm using a musical instrument.

Read Aloud: 

Easter Eggs    (Sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells")
could be used for flannel board too


Easter eggs,

Easter eggs

Eggs of orange and blue.

Here' are lots of colored eggs

All for me and you.

Chocolate eggs
colored brown,

Jelly beans bright green

Aren't these the most beautiful eggs

That you have ever seen?

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{Shake your Eggs to the Read Aloud}

Materials needed

Shaking his Sillies Out!!


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

*Stallone Tested and Approved: "Shake your Sillies Out" is one of Stallone’s favorite songs! He does this activity with his Storytime group at the local library every week! We wanted to share it with you, it’s an easy lesson yo

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