Scarecrows, Crows,and Corn
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This week we are! This theme is all about celebrating:
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Add small twigs, hay and Fabric scraps to your art area this week. Kiddos can create play dough scarecrows or glue to create their own designs. Make "black" play dough or buy it here, and add black feathers to your Open Art Area to allow the Children to create crows.
Scarecrow Paper Plate Craft
Community Member Lori C. invited her preschoolers to create scarecrows from paper plates. She supplied googly eyes, paper hat cutouts, and a variety of paper scraps and markers for her preschoolers.
*Paint with Corn
This week try painting with corn! This exploration is simple to set up, consider using decorative corn or corn that the children husk themselves. Check out how Creative Tots completed this activity over on their blog: Paint with Corn from Creative Tots
*Set out an invitation to build a Scarecrow
Set out fabric cut like shirts, pants, hats, patches, lunch sized paper bags, paper for stuffing, glue
and markers for drawing faces on the scarecrows
and markers for drawing faces on the scarecrows
*Build a Scarecrow
Build a Scarecrow in your Dramatic Play Space this week. Add Scarecrow dress-up items to your space (Overalls, Straw Hats, White gloves, Button Up Shirts,etc), and Newspaper.
Community member Jenna F. shared this scarecrow her group made!
Add Crows, Scarecrows, and Small Corn to your Building Space this week. Add this great Scarecrow pattern block printable from Jessica's Corner of Cyberspace.
Order Numbers 11-20 with the crow puzzle inside the PKPF Scarecrow Activity Pack
Practice Counting sets of objects up to 10 with the count and clip cards inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Print your own free copy of these color matching crow clip cards from PKPF
Practice Matching Numbers and Number Words with this activity inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Scarecrow Counting Mats-practice counting up to 10-found inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Practice Counting Up to 10 with crow inspired 10-frames found inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Practice Counting sets of objects up to 10 with the count and clip cards inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Print your own free copy of these color matching crow clip cards from PKPF
Practice Matching Numbers and Number Words with this activity inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Scarecrow Counting Mats-practice counting up to 10-found inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Practice Counting Up to 10 with crow inspired 10-frames found inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Practice Patterning Skills with this set of patterning activities inside the Scarecrow Activity Pack
Practice graphing and comparing fall objects inside the Fall Graphing and Comparing Numbers set
Practice completing and extending advanced patterns with this fall patterning set
Practice graphing and comparing fall objects inside the Fall Graphing and Comparing Numbers set
Practice completing and extending advanced patterns with this fall patterning set
*Uppercase Lowercase Letter Puzzles
Add these Crow and Corn uppercase to lowercase matching puzzles to your language and literacy center this week!
You can find these cards in the Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn activity pack.
You can find these cards in the Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn activity pack.
The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant and Lauren Stringer
*Six Crows by Leo Lionni
Corn by Gail Gibbons
Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt and Rob Dunlavey
Explore Corn: Purchase different types of corn for children to explore with magnifying glasses. Add corn to the sensory table and practice "shucking". Use a corn base for your sensory table: Kernels, Popcorn, or Corn Meal
Explore crows: Since it's close to Halloween it's a great time to find pretend crows (Check out the Dollar Tree or your local craft store). Make sure to add books about crows to your science area as well.
Explore Scarecrows: Add Hay, Scraps of fabric and burlap to your Sensory Table.
Explore crows: Since it's close to Halloween it's a great time to find pretend crows (Check out the Dollar Tree or your local craft store). Make sure to add books about crows to your science area as well.
Explore Scarecrows: Add Hay, Scraps of fabric and burlap to your Sensory Table.
Scarecrow bin created by community member Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning Center.
She added a variety of straw hats, black pom pom crows, raffia/hay, buttons, and plaid fabric scraps.
She added a variety of straw hats, black pom pom crows, raffia/hay, buttons, and plaid fabric scraps.
Dancing Kernels Science Experiment
This science exploration is perfect for this week! See more on my blog post for Dancing Kernels Science Experiment
Sprouting Corn
Community Member Lori C. shared these photos of the Sprouting Corn observation she did with her group!
More Science and Discovery Ideas
Corn Exploration from Mom to 2 Posh Divas
Scarecrow Sensory Play from Fun-A-Day
Spin a Scarecrow from MPM Ideas
Indian Corn Patterns on the Light Table from Still Playing School
Scarecrow Sensory Play from Fun-A-Day
Spin a Scarecrow from MPM Ideas
Indian Corn Patterns on the Light Table from Still Playing School
*Free Scarecrow Turn Around Rhyme from Pre-K Printable Fun
Corn Shucking from The Jenny Evolution
Indian Corn Tweezing Skills from Teaching 2 & 3 Year Olds
*Scarecrow tag from Childhood 101
Scarecrow Emotions Build a Face
Use this fun scarecrow activity to support emotional development.
To Play: Place emotion cards in a pile and spread out the face pieces on the table or floor. Have your preschooler try to locate the matching face piece and place it on the scarecrow emotion mat. Play continues until all emotions have been created.
See more about the Scarecrow Emotions Build a Face Activity
To Play: Place emotion cards in a pile and spread out the face pieces on the table or floor. Have your preschooler try to locate the matching face piece and place it on the scarecrow emotion mat. Play continues until all emotions have been created.
See more about the Scarecrow Emotions Build a Face Activity
