Kid’s Corner
{Week 4: Science}
Activity: Seasons
Lesson by Annie
Theme: St. Patrick’s Day Color: Green
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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: Spring has sprung, your child will learn the four seasons while making trees that make up an entire year.
Materials:
· Four pieces of cardboard of some sort.
· Red, Orange, Yellow, Brown, Light Blue, Dark Green, and Light Green Construction paper.
· Brown paint
· Two empty toilet paper rolls
· A small cup of pop popcorn
· Scissors
· Glue
· String
· Brown & Black marker
Directions:
1. Cut toilet paper rolls in half long ways, so you’ll have four pieces.
2. Glue a light blue piece of construction paper on each of the card boards.
3. With child, paint outside of all four rolls brown. These will represent tree trunks.
4. While it is drying, take a walk outside and let child observe different trees you have around your house. Name the trees for your child.
5. Stack pieces of orange, yellow, brown, light green, and dark green papers together and cut out little piece of leaves that will go on your trees.
6. Cut out little circles from the red paper to represent fruit for the Summer Tree.
7. Pop a bag of popcorn, you can enjoy it while doing this activity with your child. Be sure to save a couple of pieces for your Spring Tree.
8. Tape a piece of string on the backs of your cardboard, so they can be hung on a wall once finished. See image below.
9. Once trunks are dry, glue a trunk on each of the four 5 by 7 card boards. Then write the following seasons: WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, and FALL under each trunk.
10. With your child, start with any season you’d like: Winter: draw limbs with brown marker and no leaves, SPRING: glue light green leaves and popcorn on leaves to represent flowers, SUMMER: glue dark green leaves and red circles to represent apples, and FALL: glue yellow, orange, and brown leaves {See images below}.
11. Talk about the four seasons in a year, and how the trees change according to the season. Hang finished artwork up to enjoy the entire year!
Learning Opportunity:
1. Your child will learn the four different seasons.
2. Your child will learn the science in how a tree changes throughout the year.
3. Your child will learn how to pronounce and spell each season.
Read Aloud:
My Oak Tree
The oak tree just outside my door
Has its lovely leaves no more,
And now, I wonder, What's it for?
Not shade, nor home for birds to sing.
When leaves return, I'll welcome Spring!
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| Materials Needed |
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| Glue light blue construction paper over card board |
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| Cut four 5 by 7 pieces |
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| Title each piece with a season |
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| Cut toilet paper rolls in half, a paper towel would work as well |
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| Paint rolls brown, set aside to dry |
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| While paint is drying, go outside and explore different trees around your house |
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| Glue leaves on your trees |
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| Finished piece, ready to be hung up for the year to come! |
Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}
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