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.

 

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:

 

“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".