Fun in the sun
BULLETIN BOARDS:
1. “We Flip for Summer”- Decorate flip flop patterns.Punch 3 holes in flip flop and pull a pipecleaner through to be the strap.
2. “Sailing Into Summer”- Decorate sailboats.
3. “Kindergarten is a Picnic”- Decorate paper plates with magazine food photos. Display on a plastic red checkered tablecloth.
4. “Family Fun in the Sun”- Give each child a yellow sun pattern. Child’s family writes what their favorite summer activity and draws an illustration.
BULLETIN BOARDS: BOOKS:
On a Summer Day by Lois Lenski
Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London
Froggy Plays Soccer by Jonathan London
Summer by Alice Low
The Sandcastle Contest by Robert Munsch
Summer’s Vacation by Lynn Plourde
How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague
Mouse’s First Summer by Lauren Thompson
Summertime in the Big Woods by
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Night Before Summer Vacation by
Natasha Wing
Caterpillar Spring, Butterfly Summer by
Susan Wood
POEMS AND SONGS:
“Summertime”
by Pauline C. Peck
The sun and I get up each day,
Blinking webs of sleep away;
We tuck the moon and stars in bed
And whisper softly, “Sleepyhead.”
And then the sun climbs in the sky,
All whipped cream clouds on lemon pie,
While I enjoy each tasty bite
Until it’s time to say, “Goodnight!”
“Firefly Hi”
BOOKS: POEMS AND SONGS:by Helen H. Moore
What’s that
In the summer evening sky?
Again it goes!
Fly-flashing by!
It’s here, it’s there, it’s…
A firefly!
Blinking against the darkening sky
Is just his way of saying, “Hi,”
To another firefly.
“Bright Sun Shining Down”
(“Row Your Boat” tune)
Bright sun shining down,
Shining on the ground.
What a lovely face you have,
Yellow, big, and round!
“Good Morning. Ms. Sun”
Good morning, Ms. Sun.
We’re so happy our day’s begun.
Your bright rays chase away the gray
So we can have some fun.
Good morning, Ms. Sun.
We hope that you won’t run.
We hope you’ll stay so we can play
Outside in the warm, bright sun.
"On Top of My Ice Cream"
On top of my ice cream, all covered with sauce,
I lost my poor gumdrop when somebody coughed.
It rolled off the table and on to the floor,
And then my poor gumdrop rolled out of the door.
It rolled in the garden and under a bush,
And then my poor gumdrop was nothing but mush.
Oh, the mush was all sticky, as sticky as could be,
And early next summer, it grew into a tree.
Oh, the tree was all covered with beautiful moss,
It grew yummy gumdrops in butterscotch sauce.
So if you eat ice cream all covered with sauce,
Hold on to your gumdrop and don't ever cough!
"In My Swimming Pool"
("Do Your Ears Hang Low?" tune)
I can stay real cool
In my swimming pool.
On a sunny summer day
I can splash around and play.
When I wear my bathing suit,
I'll be cool and I'll be cute
In my swimming pool.
"Mr. Sun" by Raffi
WRITING:
1. Journal- "What is your favorite thing to do in the summer?"
2. "If you could swim anywhere in the world, where would you swim to?" Cut out a swimmer to glue on a blue construction paper "ocean".
MATH:
1. Graphing-
1. Favorite summer time activity.
2. Favorite ice cream flavor.
2. Patterning- Create color patterns using laminated popsicle patterns.
3. Counting-
1.Put ice cream scoops in numerical order atop a
cone according to the number written on
them.Patterns can be found at
http://www.firstschool.ws/activities/crafts/colors/icecreamcone2.htm
2. Put the correct number of seeds on
each watermelon slice according to the
number written on it.
SCIENCE:
1. Sunburn Experiment- Place classroom items on black paper and leave in strong sunlight. After a few hours, remove items. Discuss why paper faded.
2. Make fruit smoothies.
3. Use sense of touch to guess what items are in a picnic basket.
ART:
1. Paper Plate Sun- Paint paper plate yellow. Glue orange and yellow triangles around edge.
2. Handprint Sun-Cut out yellow circle. Trace and cut out yellow and orange handprints. Glue handprints around circle. Draw a face.
2. Paper Plate Watermelon- Cut plate in half. Paint outer edge green and inside red. Glue real watermelon seeds or black tissue paper balls on it.
3. Handprint Ice Cream Cone- Trace and cut out handprint. Glue atop cone pattern. Add fingerprint "cherry" and tissue paper "sprinkles".
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