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*3rd
National Cat Week
*Art
Kitty Collage
Let children find and cut out pictures of cats from greeting cards
and magazines. Children can then paste their cats on pieces of
construction paper.
Pom Pom Painting
Set out several different colors of tempera paint. Using pom-pom
balls, let children create their own designs or construction paper.
Cat Mask
Using paper plates or paper bags along with paper scraps, yarn,
crayons, scissors, and paint, let children design cat masks.
*Centers
Veterinarian's Office
Provide various medical supplies such as a stethoscope, bandages,
etc.. along with stuffed cats.
Science Table
Provide a scale and different cat items (such as cat toys, collar,
food dish, etc.) to weigh.
Set out a magnifying glass to observe different kinds of dry cat food.
*Cooking
Cat Face
Ingredients: 1/2 peach(head), almonds(ears), red hots(eyes),
raisin(nose), stick pretzels(whiskers)
Create a cat face suing the ideas above or a variety of other items.
*Games
Cat and Mouse Tag
Gather children for a game. One child is the cat and chases the
others, who are mice.
When the cat tags a mouse, he or she becomes a mouse for the next
round of play, and the tagged mouse becomes the cat. Vary the game by
changing the movements from running to hopping, or crawling.
*Other Sites
Painter Cat Hidden Picture
Cat color by letter
Kitty Color Page
with a rhyme
Origami Cat
*17th
Homemade Bread
*Art
Bread Collage
Provide magazines for the children to find and cut out pictures of
different types of breads. These pictures can be glued to a piece of
construction paper or a paper plate, creating a bread collage.
Muffin Tin Paint Trays
Fill muffin tins with various colors of paint in the art area for the
children to use. Pastry brushes could be used as paint applicators.
*Centers
Bakery
Prepare the housekeeping area to resemble a bakery. Provide the
following items: aprons, bowls, mixing spoons, pans, rolling pins,
muffin tins, measuring cups, egg cartons, empty bread/roll mix boxes,
oven mitts or hot pads, a cash register, and poster/pictures
depicting baked goods.
Restaurant
Prepare the housekeeping area as a restaurant. Provide props such as
a table cloth, dishes, cooking utensils, and a cash register with
play money. Create menus by cutting pictures from magazines and
gluing onto construction paper. Include pictures of different baked goods.
Sensory
Different types of grains can b placed in the sensory table. Examples
include corn, rice, wheat, barley, and oats. Provide pails, scoops,
measuring cups, flour sifters, and spoons to encourage active exploration.
Cooking utensils used for preparing baked goods can be placed in the
sensory table with soapy water and dish cloths. The children can
"wash" the items.
*Cooking
Giant Pretzels
Need: 1 package yeast, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 4 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2
cups warm water, egg yolk, coarse salt.
Dissolve 1 package yeast in 1 1/2 cups warm water and add 1/2
teaspoon sugar. Stir in 4 1/2 cups flour and knead for 6 minutes. Let
dough rise, covered, in a greased bowl until double in size. Then
divide the dough into 12 pieces and let the children roll them into
long sticks. Have children arrange the pretzel sticks into any shape
the want.
Blend together 1 egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water and have the
children brush small amounts of the mixture on their pretzel sticks.
Let children sprinkle on some coarse salt or sesame seeds. Lay the
children's pretzel on a cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes at 450
degrees F. Makes 12 giant pretzels.
Sweet Bread Dough
Need: 1 cup warm milk, 1/2 cup honey, 2 eggs(beaten), 1/4 cup
margarine, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 4 cups flour,
1 egg for glaze, baking sheet.
Mix together milk, honey and margarine. Add beaten eggs. Add dry
ingredients, a little at a time. Make a stiff dough. Knead for 5
minutes. Shape dough into different shapes (letters or numbers).
Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Glaze with the beaten egg.
Bake 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
*Science Table
Bread Grains
On the science table set out containers of grains used to make bread
for the children to examine. Examples include wheat, corn, oats, and
rye. Provide magnifying glasses for children to explore the grains.
Weighing Bread Grains
The property of mass can be explored by providing a balance scale and
bread grains at the science table. Scoops and spoons could be
available to assist the children.
*18th
Mickey Mouse"s Birthday
Teach Children this song:
Mickey Mouse Club Song
Who's the leader of the club
That's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey, there! Hi, there! Ho, there!
You're as welcome as can be
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse (Donald Duck)
Mickey Mouse (Donald Duck)
Forever let us hold our banners high
High! High! High!
Come along and sing a song
And join the jamboree
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
And lets not forget the closing song....
M-I-C - See ya real soon
K-E-Y - Why? Because we like you
M-O-U-S-E
Make headbands that have Mickey Mouse ears.
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