tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90101059512667637902024-03-14T08:37:54.039-07:00Felt Board IdeasChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129821673974066231noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010105951266763790.post-1712678750061314832020-04-08T16:09:00.000-07:002020-06-19T07:27:27.729-07:00Dog's Colorful Day <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXzghmp8rDILPtMY9puhghDzMZ-Tpb0qewKOskV4HvjARw33RJfqUoDhz498XBhPVZkQrF3nszW0_RVdHJBPtDnAeivLwEMY7VRwX-P1EXFEEwJyWL2BrPrISedDxgMNmqYGemME-ps0/s1600/photo+%252813%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXzghmp8rDILPtMY9puhghDzMZ-Tpb0qewKOskV4HvjARw33RJfqUoDhz498XBhPVZkQrF3nszW0_RVdHJBPtDnAeivLwEMY7VRwX-P1EXFEEwJyWL2BrPrISedDxgMNmqYGemME-ps0/s400/photo+%252813%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This felt story can accompany the book by Emma Dodd , a story about a dog who "starts off the day with one black spot on this ear. But it seems that wherever her goes, he runs, rolls and trots right into colors." (Amazon.com)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This felt story facilitates color recognition, memory development, counting and self care, because all the spots are removed once the dog washes and has a bath. 😊</span></div>
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<br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129821673974066231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010105951266763790.post-1675252535331012762019-11-21T07:10:00.001-08:002019-11-21T07:11:48.541-08:00Matching Mittens Felt Activity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>It's getting colder outside...this is a great felt activity to bring to group circle time or small group activities with young children: </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Matching activities are a great tool for teaching color, size, shape and design to young children. In addition, matching experiences allow children to participate themselves by bringing a felt piece to the felt board at a circle time or by matching the mittens themselves at a classroom station. With felt, the children can feel the softness of the material, and the fabric is very durable for those little hands. Try making two sizes of mittens with the same colors. This activity can be made to equal the amount of children in a group setting, so that everyone can have one mitten in their hands to bring to a flannel board. It is also helpful to use as a circle time </span><a href="https://feltboardideas.blogspot.com/2015/05/using-felt-board-for-circle-time.html" style="font-family: inherit;">transition </a>.<br />
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This is the song we sing</div>
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In Mitten weather </div>
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Song #2 (sung to the tune of Row Row Row Your Boat) </div>
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Warm, warm, warm and dry</div>
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So grab a pair in chilly air</div>
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129821673974066231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010105951266763790.post-24183483713330209162019-03-16T09:55:00.000-07:002019-03-16T09:55:59.171-07:00Space Preschool Felt Story: Five Little Astronauts<!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page -->
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<b>Five Little Astronauts</b></div>
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Five little Astronauts sitting on the stars</div>
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The first one said, let’s go to Mars</div>
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The second one said, there are rockets in the air</div>
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The third one said, but where oh where</div>
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The fourth one said, let’s fly up in the sky</div>
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The fifth one said, oh yes! Let’s fly!</div>
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Then whoosh went the rocket ship into the night</div>
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And the five little astronauts zoomed out of sight!</div>
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Here's a trick...instead of recreating an entire new set of felts to match your Preschool theme or interest, look at your collection, and find the stories (or songs) with the interest inside. For example, if the theme is birds, indeed there are specific stories surrounding the bird as the main character such as...<br />
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But, there are also<b><i> many</i></b> songs and stories with bird characters inside. So, choose stories or songs, and emphasize the bird to match the current interest. For example, with the following felt pieces below, the Educator can ask open ended questions to provoke concepts and learning, such as, "Which animals have wings? Which animal has feathers?"<br />
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The following images are felt pieces in my collection, along with links to blog entries providing more information:<br />
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This is an "Advent" Calendar made with felt ornaments that could be placed out throughout December in any Early Childhood Environment and helps foster number recognition.<br />
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Alternatively, the ornaments could be matching which would help with transitioning out of <a href="https://feltboardideas.blogspot.com/2015/05/using-felt-board-for-circle-time.html">Circle Time.</a><br />
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So easy to make and fun to interact with!<br />
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Happy Holidays<br />
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Scat the Cat is one of my favorite felt stories to present to Preschool aged children during circle time. As I tell the story, I ask children to think of other things that are the same color of the cat. This open ended question fosters cognitive and creative development.</div>
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Once upon a time there was a black cat. His mom was black, his dad was black and his brothers and sisters were black. </div>
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This cat had a very special hat, it was magical. When he put it on his head, he could change his color. </div>
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So, on this day, Scat the Cat put on his hat and said, "I'm Scat the Cat and with my hat, I am going to change my colors just like that!"</div>
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And Scat the Cat changed himself into a blue cat. He was blue as blue can be. He was as blue as....(<i>this is when the children are given some time to provide answers. Get ready, for the children get very excited as they provide answers</i>). </div>
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But after awhile, he was tired of being blue, and so he put on his hat and he said, "I'm Scat the Cat and with my hat, I'm going to change my colors just like that!" </div>
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And Scat the Cat changed himself into a red cat....</div>
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<i>The story ends when you are finished the colors OR when it seems right with the children.</i></div>
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The Ending: Scat the Cat realized he was happy being a black cat. He didn't know why he wanted to change. So he put on his hat and he said, "I'm Scat the Cat and with my hat, I change back into a black cat". </div>
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Felt pieces on a flannel board provide young children visual cues for basic math. Many songs, poems and stories teach math concepts such as number recognition, counting, matching as well as the introduction of adding and subtracting. By including mathematical concepts within the telling of a story or poem, it will foster cognitive development within the young audience members.<br />
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Every time we have a felt story with numbers, we can ask children to count along, or ask open ended questions to encourage subtraction and addition. For example, "If I have five ladybugs all together, and one is on the felt board, how many are in my bag?" These type questions stimulate the minds of older preschool children.</div>
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"If I have two on the board, and three in my bag, how many felt pieces do I have all together?' </div>
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<i>To the Tune of Farmer in the Dell </i></div>
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Springtime is finally here, oh springtime is finally here</div>
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Flowers come this time of year</div>
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Springtime is finally here. </div>
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Springtime is finally here.</div>
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Springtime is finally here, oh springtime is finally here</div>
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The bees are buzzing, can you hear</div>
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Springtime is finally here. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Five little snowmen, on a winter’s day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first one said, wake up so we can play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second one said, let’s stomp on the ground</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The third one said, let’s roll all around</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fourth one said, let’s run and run and run</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fifth one said, I’m afraid I feel the sun</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh dear, cried the snowmen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As they looked toward the sky</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the five melting snowmen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Waved a fond good-bye</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Such a classic song for young children to enjoy, and it's very easy to make the felts to accompany the song and story. Toddlers, in particular, love this action song.<br />
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These fun Felt Glove Puppets are perfect for spring. On one side is the bulb, and the other side the tulip. So when the finger is closed the bulb can be seen and when opened the tulip pops up! </div>
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<b>Tulip Poem</b><i><br /><br />Ten tulip bulbs planted in the ground<br />Can you see them? Will they be found?<br />The sun shone bright and the rain came down<br />And one little tulip sprung up from the ground</i>.<br />
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Check out Pete the Cat standing! She chose to place magnets in his paws so the piece could be used for both Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes and Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons</div>
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These fun snowmen allow young children to decorate as well as match colors. It is a felt activity that is easy to make. After making templates of a snowman, hat and scarf, cut out five snowmen with different color clothes. The hat and scarf should match to allow children to experience color coordination with the activity. The snowmen can be decorated with eyes, carrot nose, smile and buttons. Try outlining the snowmen with crystal fabric paint for an extra touch. Here is a poem to attach to this felt activity:<br />
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<em>Five little snowmen, on a winter's day.</em><br />
<em>The first one said, wake up so we can play</em><br />
<em>The second one said, let's stomp on the ground</em><br />
<em>The third one said, let's roll all around</em><br />
<em>The fourth one said, let's run and run and run</em><br />
<em>The fifth one said, I'm afraid I feel the sun</em><br />
<em>Oh dear, cried the snowmen</em><br />
<em>As they looked toward the sky</em><br />
<em>And the five melting snowmen</em><br />
<em>Waved a fond good bye</em><br />
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<a href="http://ideasforearlychildhood.blogspot.ca/2013/12/snow-and-ice-preschool-activities.html">Snow and Ice Preschool Activities</a><br />
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<a href="http://ideasforearlychildhood.blogspot.ca/2013/12/snowflake-preschool-songs.html">Snowflake Preschool Songs</a><br />
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Young children enjoy hands on experiences. This felt board activity allows young children to put together Santa Claus themselves, not unlike dress up dolls. The song, Must Be Santa can be used to put the pieces together, whether at a circle time with an Early Childhood Educator or in a home environment.<br />
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To make this felt board activity, find thick paper to make the templates for all they lyrics, then draw them, cut the fabric out and decorate the felt material. Santa will have the following pieces:<br />
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<li>head/face with rosy cheeks</li>
<li>white moustache and white beard</li>
<li>red and white hat
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<li>white coat
red pants </li>
<li>black buckle </li>
<li>black boots</li>
<li> red mittens </li>
<li>Santa's bag</li>
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Further Reading</div>
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<a href="http://www.circleofideas.net/apps/blog/show/20171431-christmas-around-the-world-preschool-crafts-">Christmas Around the World</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.circleofideas.net/apps/blog/show/20171431-christmas-around-the-world-preschool-crafts-">Preschool Christmas Presents to Make</a></div>
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129821673974066231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010105951266763790.post-13156014875822466872015-10-18T16:23:00.004-07:002016-09-09T18:36:16.897-07:00Fall Preschool Felt Ideas: Squirrel and Acorns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Gathering All the Acorns Till They're Gone</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: blue;">Sung to:</span> "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I'll be gathering all the acorns till they're gone.<br />I'll be gathering all the acorns till they're gone.<br />I'll be gathering all the acorns, gathering all the acorns,<br />Gathering all the acorns till they're gone.</span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "arial";">(Children make collecting motion with their hands)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">And I'll put them all inside my little home.<br />I will put them all inside my little home.<br />I will put them all inside, put them all inside,<br />Put them all inside my little home.</span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "arial";">(children pretend to place nuts in tree house)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">And I'll eat the nuts until the winter's gone.<br />I will eat the nuts until the winter's gone.<br />I will eat the nuts until, eat the nuts until,<br />Eat the nuts until the winter's gone.<br /><span style="color: magenta;">(children pretend to eat acorns)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Then I'll do it all again come next fall.<br />I will do it all again come next fall.<br />I will do it all again, do it all again,<br />Do it all again come next fall. (</span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "arial";">gathering motion with hands and arms again)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Five little squirrels with acorns to store.<br />One went to sleep and then there were four!<br />Four little squirrels hunting acorns in a tree.<br />One fell down, and now there are three!<br />Three little squirrels wondering what to do.<br />One got lost, and now there are two!<br />Two little squirrels tossing acorns for fun.<br />One got tired, and now there is one!<br />One little squirrel playing in the sun.<br />He ran away, now there are none.</span><b><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial";"></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: blue;">Sung to:</span> "The Grand Old Duke of York"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Oh, the frisky little squirrel<br />He gathers nuts and seeds.<br />He hides them for the winter months<br />So he'll have all he needs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Refrain:<br />Oh, up-up-up he goes<br />And down-down-down he comes.<br />He runs around - goes up and down.<br />His work is never done. (repeat refrain)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Further Reading: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://ideasforearlychildhood.blogspot.ca/2013/09/leaves-and-math.html"><br /></a></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://ideasforearlychildhood.blogspot.ca/2013/09/leaves-and-math.html">Fall Activities for Developing Math Skills </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://ideasforearlychildhood.blogspot.ca/2014/05/squirrel.html">Squirrel Preschool Theme</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://www.circleofideas.net/">ECE Online Workshops</a></span><br />
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important element in providing quality care in Early Childhood Education. Young
children are learning new words every day. At the same time, Educators may be
interacting with children who are learning a second language or children who
have cognitive delays in communication. Visual communication helps language
development for all children. A message that is being spoken will be sent more
easily if it is combined with visual representation. Educators have a variety
of ways to send messages visually, such as pictures in book, felts on a felt
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Learning Baby Signs is a convenient way to add signing
to our communication process in Early Childhood Education. Baby Signs® was
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129821673974066231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010105951266763790.post-20855614743502594952015-05-30T10:58:00.000-07:002016-05-01T21:00:02.116-07:00Using the Felt Board for Circle Time Transition<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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In Early Childhood programs, young children participate in circle time. Circle time incorporates a variety of teacher directed activities. It is a time for children to build skills in listening, group participation, sharing ideas, learning and having fun.<br />
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The felt board offers Educators opportunities to provide children visual props to stories, songs, and games which teach concepts, such as matching or counting.<br />
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Another benefit of the felt board is to help with transitions. When circle or group time is finished, it is best for children to leave circle one by one into the next area. Often eating or going outside is the next activity after circle time. Circle time provides an opportunity for the other Educators to clean up and prepare for the upcoming schedule, and once ready, the children can move to washing their hands or getting ready for outside. If all the children leave the circle at once, and rush to the washroom or cubby room, it leads to problematic situations. So, a gradual transition out of circle time works best for classroom management.<br />
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Any pieces on the felt board can be used for transitions, simply by asking questions to the children. For instance, "Can you find me the bear?"<br />
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Other felt board activities, such as matching or sequencing, work particularly well with transitions and of course language development. In larger groups, in order to allow every child an opportunity to visit the felt board, you could ask children to bring pieces to the board, and then ask children to remove the pieces. In the flower example, 9 children bring a flower to the board to place in the right sequence, and 9 children remove one flower. But, with smaller groups, the children could simply take the pieces off. For example, "Jenny, could you please come to the board and find me the biggest purple flower?". When Jenny successfully completes this request, the teacher can ask the group, "Is she right? Let's give her a clap. Hooray!" Followed by, "Jenny you can go and wash your hands". The amount of time this takes with each child, will allow for a gradual transition.<br />
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<b>Oh Mr. Sun</b><br />
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Oh Mr. Sun, Sun,<br />
Mr. Golden Sun<br />
Please shine down on me<br />
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Oh Mr. Sun, Sun<br />
Mr. Golden Sun<br />
Hiding behind a tree<br />
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These little children are asking you<br />
To please come out so they can play with you<br />
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Oh Mr. Sun, Sun<br />
Mr. Golden Sun<br />
Please shine down on me!<br />
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Preschool songs about the four seasons inevitably teach young children about the different aspects of spring, summer, fall and winter. The following article provides spring songs with lyrics to enjoy with preschool children in any early childhood environment. In addition, the spring felt pieces can be used while singing!<br />
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Spring Song: "My Eyes Can See It's Springtime"</h2>
This song incorporates so many aspects of spring while teaching children about their senses. It is sung to the tune of "Did You Ever See a Lassie" as well as "The More We Get Together" by <a href="https://suite101.com/a/children-songs-by-raffi-a350196">Raffi</a>.<br />
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<em>My eyes can see it's springtime, the grass is so green.</em><br />
<em>The green grass, the flowers,</em><br />
<em>The sunshine, the showers,</em><br />
<em>My eyes can see it's springtime, the grass is so green.</em><br />
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<em>My ears can hear it's springtime, it's springtime, it's springtime</em><br />
<em>My ears can hear it's springtime, the birds sweetly sing.</em><br />
<em>The birds sing,, the bees buzz,</em><br />
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<em>My ears can hear it's springtime, the birds sweetly sing.</em><br />
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<em>My body can feel it's springtime, it's springtime, it's springtime</em><br />
<em>My body can feel it's springtime, the air is so warm</em><br />
<em>The warm air, the breezes</em><br />
<em>No frost and no freezes</em><br />
<em>My body can feel it's springtime, the air is so warm.</em><br />
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"Do You Know That Spring is Here"</h2>
Young children like to share their knowledge with teachers, and this song provides an opportunity for children to offer what they know. It is sung to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man".<br />
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<em>Do you know that spring is here, that spring is here, that spring is here. </em><em>Do you know that spring is here? Tell me how you know.</em><br />
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Give children a chance to share what they are experiencing outside or inside that tells them spring is here. With the answers, continue singing. If answers do not fit into the following lyrics, try creating new lyrics for the answers you were given.<br />
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<em>We see flowers in the ground, in the ground, in the ground</em><br />
<em>We see flowers in the ground, we know spring is here.</em><br />
<em>We see a robin in the grass, in the grass, in the grass</em><br />
<em>We see a robin in the grass, we know spring is here.</em><br />
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The style of this song allows many answers to be fitted into the melody. Some more ideas are:<br />
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<li>We can ride our bicycles</li>
<li>We see blossoms in the tree</li>
<li>We see a butterfly in the sky</li>
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Preschool Song: "Springtime is Finally Here"</h2>
This final song is sung to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell":<br />
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<em>Springtime is finally here, oh springtime is finally here</em><br />
<em>Flowers come this time of year</em><br />
<em>Springtime is finally here.</em><br />
<em>Springtime is finally here, oh springtime is finally here</em><br />
<em>The bees are buzzing, can you hear</em><br />
<em>Springtime is finally here</em>.<br />
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Spring is a time for rebirth and celebration. These songs can help children learn about the spring elements through the fun act of singing.<br />
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Further Reading:<br />
<a href="http://ideasforearlychildhood.blogspot.ca/2014/04/10-matching-easter-eggs-preschool.html"><br /></a>
<a href="http://ideasforearlychildhood.blogspot.ca/2014/04/10-matching-easter-eggs-preschool.html">10 Preschool Activities for Matching Easter Eggs</a><br />
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And the movie Frozen just keeps going on and on, and children simply will not "let it go"! I live in an urban environment, and there is a daycare facility right outside my apartment building. We have been having unusually warm weather for February. Over the last few days, as I am entering the building, I can hear the young girls on the top of the climber, singing at the top of their lungs, "Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go". It still makes me smile.<br />
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Many preschool programs discuss weather during circle time as part of their daily routine. Sometimes, though, weather as an individual theme or topic can emerge with the children's interests, or specific program planning from the Educator. Recently, where I live, the weather has been stormy. The rainfall level and leaves blocking the drain has caused extreme puddles along the city streets. Wind has brought down tree branches. The following felt board activities, poems and stories have been selected to fall into a weather preschool theme.</div>
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<b>5 Little Raindrops</b></div>
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Five little raindrops plopping on the floor,</div>
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One plopped away, and then there were four.</div>
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Four little raindrops dripping on the trees,</div>
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One dripped away, and then there were three.</div>
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Three little raindrops splashing on my shoe,</div>
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One splashed away, and then there were two.</div>
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Two little raindrops starting to run,</div>
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One ran off, and then there was one.</div>
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One little raindrop drying in the sun,</div>
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It dried all up, and then there were none!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Five umbrellas waiting for rain to pour </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One was picked, and now there are four </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Four umbrellas, saying pick me, pick me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One was taken, and now there are three </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Three umbrellas, wondering what to do </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One was chosen, and now there are two </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two umbrellas waiting for some fun </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One was picked and now there is one </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One little umbrella, the rain is all done </span></div>
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Five little kites flying high in the sky<br />
Said, "Hi!" to the cloud as it passed by,<br />
Said, "Hi!" to the birds, said "Hi!" to the sun,<br />
Said, "Hi!" to an airplane--oh what fun!<br />
Then whish went the wind,<br />
And they all took a dive:<br />
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<strong>Five Little Leaves</strong><br />
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Five little leaves so bright and gay</div>
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Were dancing about a tree one day</div>
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The wind came blowing through the town</div>
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And one little leave came tumbling down.<br />
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Five little sailboats went out one day</div>
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Into the ocean and far away</div>
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Over the waves the boats do rock</div>
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Two of the boats decide to dock</div>
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Three little sailboats in the sea</div>
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With the sun as happy as can be</div>
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Two of the sailboats want to stay</div>
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So anchors they drop, for the day</div>
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One sailboat left, away he goes</div>
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A gust of wind, it sure does blow</div>
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As he rides the waves up and down</div>
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All the way to another town!</div>
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Bright sun shining down,</div>
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Shining on the ground.</div>
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What a lovely face you have,</div>
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Yellow, big and round</div>
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One little snowflake with nothing to do</div>
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Two little snowflakes playing in a tree</div>
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Along came another and then there were three</div>
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Three little snowflakes looking for some more</div>
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Along came another and then there were four</div>
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Four little snowflakes that finally did arrive</div>
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Along came another and then there were five</div>
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Five little snowflakes having so much fun</div>
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Out came the sun and then there were none.</div>
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The clouds are passing by,</div>
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The clouds are passing by,</div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Slippery Fish, Slippery Fish, </span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: large;">Swimming in the water</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: large;">Slippery Fish, Slippery Fish, </span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: large;">Gulp, Gulp, Gulp</span></em><br />
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This was one of the first songs I learnt in the Early Childhood Field. I worked one on one with a girl who was hearing impaired and she use to sign along with me to fish, eating and the "oh no!" by emphatically and joyfully putting her hands to her cheeks.<br />
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Later, when my son was a toddler, it was one of his favourite songs, and we use to sing it together. He loved the ending! Such fond memories<br />
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It is a classic song for young children. Thank you Charlotte Diamond!<br />
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