Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 3: Art}

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}.

Title: Leaf Turkey {Lesson created by Briana} 

(Turkey by: http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/TP-Roll-Turkey.html). 

Description:  Children make a turkey out of simple items & leaves.

Materials:

            Toilet paper roll {empty}

            Red Construction paper

            2 googly eye balls

            Glue or tape

            Big leaves

            Scissors

Directions:

1.  Take a walk outside with your child and gather some big leaves {about five}.

2. Place toilet paper roll vertically

3. Glue on eyes {About 1/2" below the top}.

4. Cut two lines to make a V in the toilet paper roll, directly under the eyes. Push V up to form the beak.  This V will make the beak.

5. Cut out a smiley face with the red paper.  Glue the read paper underneath the beak at a slight angle.

6. Place the leaves on the back of the toilet paper roll to make the turkey feathers.

7. Name your turkey and sing the read aloud poem using the turkey as your puppet.

Learning Opportunity: Science

1.  Your child will use their motor skills to learn to cut and glue, while you help them make their turkey.

2. Count with your child how many leaves and eyes there are.  Discuss the colors of the turkey.

3.  Your child will use his/her imagination to name the turkey.

Read Aloud:

I'm a Great Big Turkey  {Tune: I'm a Little Tea Pot}.

    {By Jean Warren *}

I'm a great big turkey,

'Cause I'm well fed.

Watch me spread my feather,

Watch me bob my head.

When I strut around

I waddle, waddle, waddle,

And when I talk,

I gobble, gobble, gobble.

I'm a great big turkey,

And I'd love to stay,

But thanksgiving's coming,

So it's time to run away!

{* http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_station04/music_station_nov04.shtml}. 

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 kept saying "Turkey, Turkey!" and "Gooble! Gooble!" during the lesson.  He liked gluing on the eyes and the leaves. He loved playing with the finished piece, running around the house saying, "Turkey!" This was a great activity!!!