Preschool Friendship and Kindness Themed Activities
On this page you'll find preschool Arctic Animals, and Ice themed activities for your preschool lesson plans.
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Friendship Painting
Partner children up with a box, a ball, and paint. Have the two children stand together holding and moving the box that has paint and the ball inside. Watch them create the project together.
Who is Here Today Song (Farmer in the Dell Tune)
Who is here today, who is here today, everybody clap your hands, who is here today. ____ Child’s Name is here today ____Child’s Name is here today, everybody clap your hands _____ Child’s name is here today. Repeat for Each Student.
More ideas
Polar Bear Winter Craft from Crafty Morning
Arctic Small World Snow Dough from Best Toys 4 Toddlers
Cupcake Liner Igloo by I heart Crafty Things
Crystal Suncatcher by Babble Dabble Doo
Paint with Ice Chalk and Oil by Learn Play Imagine
Ice Painting by Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
Arctic Small World Snow Dough from Best Toys 4 Toddlers
Cupcake Liner Igloo by I heart Crafty Things
Crystal Suncatcher by Babble Dabble Doo
Paint with Ice Chalk and Oil by Learn Play Imagine
Ice Painting by Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
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Suggested Items to add to your Dramatic Play Learning space. For example
Turn your Dramatic Play space into the Arctic this week. Add White Felt, Winter Clothes, and Create an Igloo (or buy this pre-made one) for your space. Other fun ideas include Ice Fishing. and Creating an Indoor Skating Area. |
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Post Office
Create a post office in your classroom by having the students create their own mailboxes, choose to have one classroom mailbox or individual boxes for each child. During time in the literacy center have the students write notes. The postal worker will collect the notes and deliver them to the different mailboxes.
More ideas from around the web:
Pretend Ice Fishing from My Catch a Star Classroom
Dramatic Play Winter Wonderland from Creative Tots
Ice Skating Rink by L.C SLP
Dramatic Play Winter Wonderland from Creative Tots
Ice Skating Rink by L.C SLP
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Suggested Items to add to building space or small world play area. This week you can add White Felt (to represent snow), Pretend Arctic Animals, Foam Cubes, and small clear plastic containers (to represent Icebergs). You can spray paint small cube blocks for the children to create Igloos with, cover them with white paper or purchase Rainbow Mags.
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This set of arctic animal blocks was created reader Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning Center.
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Friendship Blocks
Add student’s pictures to various blocks in the block center and have them build. You can also create new blocks with children’s faces using cardboard boxes, tubes, water bottles or other materials.
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Friendship Letter Writing
Have preschoolers write notes to one another, you can have them draw the pictures and through story dictation to help complete their letter. Encourage them deliver the notes to one another.
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Freebie:
Pair a favorite Arctic book with these FREE Arctic Number Puzzles from PKPF.
Into the Arctic by Roger Priddy is a wonderful book to share with preschoolers during this theme.
The unique see-through pages capture children's interest as they follow along discovering new arctic animals and finding old favorites through the book.
Into the Arctic by Roger Priddy is a wonderful book to share with preschoolers during this theme.
The unique see-through pages capture children's interest as they follow along discovering new arctic animals and finding old favorites through the book.
How Many Friends?
Take pictures of the individual and group pictures of the preschoolers, print out the pictures and do a counting activity. Have the children count how many students in each picture.
Favorites Graph
Choose a topic to graph, for example choose favorite color and create a graph based on how many friends like a certain color and count to determine what is the most favorite.
More ideas from around the web:
Polar Bear Paw Walk-Alphabet Game by Growing Book by Book
Make Ice Grow by Teach Preschool
Fishing for Ice by Science Kiddo
Fizzy Ice by Toddler Approved
Arctic Animal Rescue by Dirt and Boogers
Build Ice Castles by Fun-a-Day
Make Ice Grow by Teach Preschool
Fishing for Ice by Science Kiddo
Fizzy Ice by Toddler Approved
Arctic Animal Rescue by Dirt and Boogers
Build Ice Castles by Fun-a-Day
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Suggested Science, STEM, Sensory and Discovery Ideas for this Theme
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Friendship Sensory Bottles
Gather different bottles depending on how many different emotions you would like to play, use different color glitter for each bottle and add warm water. Label them based on different friendship qualities: kindness, caring, patience, acceptance.
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Suggested Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Active Play, and Health Ideas for this Theme
*Practice sliding like a seal! Challenge your preschoolers to move like a seal; Children lie on their stomach then push up on hands until their arms are straight. Then they move across the room dragging their legs behind them. Extend this activity with more animal movements, find more examples here: 13 animal moves to help with your child's gross motor development from Pathways.org
*Practice sliding like a seal! Challenge your preschoolers to move like a seal; Children lie on their stomach then push up on hands until their arms are straight. Then they move across the room dragging their legs behind them. Extend this activity with more animal movements, find more examples here: 13 animal moves to help with your child's gross motor development from Pathways.org
Parachute
If you have a parachute in your classroom I encourage you to bring it out. This is an activity that takes collaboration and teamwork plus preschoolers always enjoy it.
Friendship Bracelets
Using pipe cleaners or string for the bracelet. You will use beads, cereal, or cut up straws and put the fine motor skills to work by making bracelets. You can have your students give each other bracelets, they will have so much fun creating these for one another.
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Suggested activities to build skills related to Social-Emotional Development, Positive Character Traits, Culture & Community, History/Government, and Geography.
Classroom Friendship Tree
On a large piece of paper, have the children do their handprints in various colors creating one large classroom tree. You can talk about what it means to be a classroom community.
The Meaning of Friendship
Have a discussion during circle time or large group time about what it means to be a friend, go around asking each child and record their answers.
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Here are some fun Finger plays, Songs, and Rhymes to use during your circle time and group activities this week.
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Suggested activities for parents to do around their homes to extend the learning and make connections to the topic
