Early Childhood Activity Bank
Our Friendly Book
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Assemble a book containing as many sheets of drawing paper as you...
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George Washington
Finger Puppet
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Ask each child to bring in a George...
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Do You Hear
The /g/ Sound?
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Create a large ladybug shape using red poster board....
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Pets and Their Pups
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Invite your students to play this game. On separate...
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Give a Hug Card
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Sometimes less is more. Hugs say I love you to close family members...
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An Outdoor
Scavenger Hunt
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Tell children they are going on an outdoor scavenger...
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Make a Mini Pumpkin
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Give each child two cups cut from a cardboard egg carton. Help...
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Sprouting Beans
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Soak lima beans in water for at least three hours. Give each...
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Beach Bucket
Basketball
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Create an "inside sandbox." Use a plastic hard-sided swim...
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Living Letters
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Give each child an aluminum pie plate with holes punched in the...
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Give Us a Smile!
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Precut big smiles from red construction paper. Cut sponges into...
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Move Like a Turkey
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Give your children some exercise by inviting them to move like...
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Make a
Classroom Bat Cave
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Explain that some bats inhabit caves to stay safe and to...
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It's an Obstacle,
Of Course!
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Create an obstacle course in the schoolyard. You can...
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Flag Day Poetry
On a large easel pad, write the letters of the words FLAG DAY or OUR FLAG...
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Panda Pokey
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Invite children to sing these words and perform the motions to...
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"I Am Thankful for"
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Read to children Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks by Margaret...
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Looking at Leaves
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Gather a variety of leaves and show them to children. Develop...
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Pumpkin Poem
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Wax Poetic. Write "pumpkin" vertically on chart paper. Ask children...
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Graphing Colors
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Create a daily graph. Use color as the topic. For example, graph...