Summer
Crafts
*make sunglasses - cut out frontal shape of glasses from bristle board cutting out the center,
colour with markers and decorate with stickers, yape coloured celophane to
the front frame to look out of, punch one hole on either side of the frame
and insert pipecleaners for the arms of the glasses, bend the arms to go around ears
please note - these glasses are for fun and also work great when
talking about colours (make them in the 3 primary colours and overlap to
discover how to make secondary colours!), but will not protect eyes from the rays of the sun
*personalized beach towels - draw a beach scene or other picture on a piece of paper the same size as your
towel, when you are happy with the picture, transfer it to the towel in
very light pencil, go over your picture with fabric paints and allow to dry
*home-made chalk - Mix 1/2 cup water, and 3 tablespoons of plaster of Paris together and add the colour of
dry tempera paint that you wish your chalk to be, pour mixture into dixie cups and let stand until
hard (may take a few hours)
*sun collage - make a collage using construction paper shapes, do not glue the collage down, place collage
out in the sun and allow the sun to fade the paper, the picture will show darker when the shapes are removed
*coloured sand pictures
*suns - cut out a circle and strips from yellow construction paper, glue the strips around the circle to make
a sun
Science
*shadows
*sun experiments - make real iced tea, evaporation
*make a thermometer and see what happens when the temperature rises
Dramatic Play
*set up a beach - picnic baskets, pails and shovels, blankets, sunglasses, hats
Circle Time
Songs:
*Oh, Mr Sun
*You are my Sunshine
*Swimming, Swimming
Stories:
*Little Froggie Learns to Swim
*Barney's Sandcastle
Games:
*sea shell game - hide an object under the shells and have children find it
Water & Sand Play
*place shells in the sandbox
Outdoor Play
*skipping
*hopscotch
*paint with water
Field Trips / Special Days
*have a water day
*go on a picnic
Songs
Oh, Mr. Sun
Oh, Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden sun
Won't you please shine down on me
Oh, Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden sun
Hiding behind the tree
These little children are asking you
To please come out so they can play with you
Oh, Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden sun
Won't you please shine down on,
please shine down on, please shine down on me-e-e!
You Are My Sunshine
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You'll never know dear how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose and frowners never win
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Open up your heart and let the sun shine in!
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