Community Helpers
**Mail
Carrier
*Fingerplays/Songs
Mailing Letters
Tune: "The Mulberry Bush"
This is the way we mail a letter,
Mail a letter, mail a letter.
This is the way we mail a letter,
So early in the morning.
Little Mail Carrier
I am a little mail carrier
(point to self)
I walk.
(walk in place)
I run.
(run in place)
I hop to your house.
(hop in place)
To deliver your letter.
Letter to Grandma
Lick them, stamp them
(make licking and stamping motions)
Put them in a box
(extend arms outward)
Hope that Grandma
Loves them alot!
(hug self)
*Art
Postcards
Have children make postcards at school to send to family and friends.
Provide index cards. Let the children design the postcards.
Mailboxes
Make mailboxes out of old shoeboxes. Each child can decorate his/her
own box. Names can be added by the children or teacher.
Stamps
Collect assorted stamps or stickers. Cancelled stamps can be reglued.
The children can make a stamp collage.
*Learning Centers
Sorting Game
need: Construction paper, envelopes, sacks
Cut out squares from colored construction paper and write a different
number on each square (laminate them if you wish). Write a different
number on the front of small paper sacks. I used numbers 1-10. Tape
the sacks on the doors or wall, but keep them in the same room. Give
each child a sack full of the numbers and tell them they are mail
carriers and the sacks hanging up are the mail boxes. Have them walk
around and deliver their mail. The kids really like this game. Try it
using shapes and letters also. Contributed By: Connie
Post Office
Create a post office in the dramatic play area. Provide a mailbox,
mail carrier hats, mailbag, stamps, cash register, rubber date
stamps, and a letter scale.
Weighing Mail
A variety of letters, boxes, stamps, and a scale can be placed in the
science area. The children can weigh letters and packages. This
activity can be extended by placing materials in the boxes and
weighing them, noting the difference.
Easel Idea
Cut easel paper in the shape of envelopes, letters, stamps, or mailbags.
*Snack
Zip Code Special
Need: 1 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk, 2 cups fresh or frozen berries, 1
teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup water, 1 tray ice cubes.
Blend all ingredients in a blender. Serve and enjoy!
*Painters.
*Art
Call the Paper Hangers
Need: wallpaper samples, mural paper, flour, water, scissors.
Let children experiment with making "wallpaper paste" by
mixing 2 cups flour and 1 1/2 cups water. The children can create a
wallpaper collage by "wallpapering" the mural paper.
*Large Motor
Painting the Building
Provide children with pails of water and large paintbrushes. Let
children paint the outside of the building or a fence with water.
*Science/Math
The Right Shade
Need: tempera paint, small bowls, plastic stirrers, paint-chip samples.
Show children the paint-chip samples and explain that people use the
chips to choose paint colors they like. Challenge children to match
the colors by mixing paints in the small bowls. Have plenty of white
paint on hand.
A Perfect Match
Need: duplicate paint-chip samples, scissors, large piece of
cardboard, box.
Blue one set of paint-chip samples onto the cardboard. Place the
second set in a box. Children can find the chips that match the ones
on the board.
Click here to
include your favorite community helper activity in this theme!
<Prev Page>
|
Search
