Kid’s Corner
{Week 2: Self Esteem}
Theme: Thanksgiving Color of the Month: Brown
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: Self Portrait Paper Bag Puppets {Lesson created by Annie}
Description: Children will be designing a puppet of themselves, while learning different parts that make up a body.
Materials:
1. Paper Bag
2. Several pieces of plain white paper
3. Markers
4. Glue
5. Scissors
Directions:
1. Draw a large circle on plain piece of paper (a circle big enough to take up most of the paper).
2. Draw a line down the center of the circle.
3. Cut out the circle, then cut down the circle on the line to have have two halves of the circle.
4. Glue one half of the circle under the flap of the paper bag (see images below for additional help).
5. Glue the remaining half of the circle on the top of the flap of the bag, lining it up with the other half to make a
circle again.
6. Cut out eyes, a nose, ears, hair, arms, legs etc. to accessorize your puppet (you don't have to do all of these).
7. With your child, decorate the puppet of with the body parts.
8. Be sure to write your child's name at the bottom of your puppet, so he/she knows that it symbolizes them.
9. Have fun, do a puppet show!!
Learning Opportunity : Self Esteem
1. Count/Sort body parts before gluing them on.
2. Name the parts of the body, as you are gluing them to your puppet.
3. Remember to do a puppet show of some sort with the finished product, kids will love it!!
Read Aloud:
Poem: I Have Two Eyes (Poem by: http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/family-rhymes.htm)
I have two eyes to see with,
I have two feet to run,
I have two hands to wave with,
And a nose I have but one.
I have two ears to hear with,
And a tongue to say "Good Day!"
(You can implement a "puppet" to recite this poem)
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 had a great time putting together his puppet. We colored in his eyes the color of his real eyes, and gave his puppet blonde hair, like his. With the older kids, you could just have them draw their own features on the puppet, instead of cutting each one out like you'd do with the younger kids. He also loved seeing his name at the bottom of the puppet! Great activity!!! Hope your little ones enjoy this!!
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