This month we are studying Leo Lionni the author of many wonderful books!
The following activities will be done during language group throughout this unit!
In the corner of the sea there lived a happy school of little red fish. There was only one fish that was black, Swimmy. One day a big Tuna fish swam by and gulped all the little red fish, except for Swimmy. Swimmy swam away to the deep sea, seeing a lot of different sea creatures on his journey. He finds a school of red fish, just like the other school of fish. Swimmy tries to get them to swim and play, but they are too afraid and just want to hide. Swimmy shows his friends how to work together by swimming in the form of a larger fish.
For our activity, each child will have an opportunity to spin a spinner. They then have to identify the number, count the correct number of fish and place them on the larger fish picture. The larger picture will be the small fish in the shape of a large fish.
This activity works on:
- Turn taking
- Number identification
- Counting
- Answering ‘How many?’
- Following directions
Little blue and little yellow played together because they were best friends. One day, little blue goes looking for little yellow everywhere! Little blue finally finds Little Yellow and they hug until they turn green. When they were done hugging, they went off to have more adventures. When they went home, their moms and dads said, “You are not our little blue/yellow-you are green.” They were so sad that they cried blue and yellow tears. They turned back to their original colors after they cried. Everyone was happy.
For our activity, large magnifying glasses were made with different colored cellophane. A flashlight and two different colors will be used to make a new color. The children will make guesses as to what color will be made by putting the two colors together over the light.
This activity works on:
- Turn-taking
- Color identification and labeling
- Making a prediction
- Answering wh- questions (i.e.: What color?)
- Following directions
This books talks about the different colors that animals are. Chameleons “change color wherever they go.” The book then shows chameleons on different items and how the chameleon changes its color to look like the item…”And on the tiger they are striped like tigers.” One day a chameleon wanted to have his own color so he sat on a leaf thinking, “I too will have a color of my own.” The chameleon who thought he would be green forever changed color with the seasons. He was sad and found another chameleon who he told his story to. In the end, they decided to stay together so they would always be alike. “We will still change color wherever we go, but you and I will always be alike...And they lived happily ever after.”
For our activity, a chameleon was traced on a laminating sheet, so it was clear. We will discuss camouflage and how the chameleon changes it’s color when it’s on something. Different paper will be used to demonstrate that (stripes, polka dots). Then the chameleons will be taped around the room for the children to find. We will discuss how the chameleon looks over the item behind it (color, pattern, etc).
This activity works on:
- Turn-taking
- Vocabulary - camouflage, descriptor words (color, pattern words, etc.)
- Following directions
