Backyard Detectives/Planting

The animals from the Backyard Adventure big books were added to Dramatic play.

Above picture:Camping out mix
Fish(gold fish/Swedish fish Tree branches (pretzel sticks) Stones (chocolate chips)
Worms (gummy worms) Sleeping bags (Chex cereal) Bears (Teddy Grahams)
Ants (raisins) Pillows (mini marshmellows)
(used as a small group activity as a guessing game/picture naming)

Beans and seeds were added to the math center for children to count and sort




Stuffed animals were added to the block center for children to create habitats.

Artificial leaves, sticks, twigs, etc. were added to the block area for children to create habitates for the stuffed animlas that were also put in this area.

Bring the outside in! In this center real items that the teachers and children found outside were added to the Dramatic Play center.

Colored copies of vegetable and fruit seed packets were attached to blocks. The teacher added books on how to create gardens to the block area for the children to create their own gardens.

Neighborhood

While talking about mail carriers, the students received a package in the mail that was full of writing materials, including envelopes and stamps.

A map was drawn on a paper covered table in the art area along with stencils and rulers so that children could add to the map.

Pictures of places in the community were in a bucket with clothespins in the block area so that children could set their neighborhoods up anyway they liked. Blank squares and markers were also available for children to create their own neighborhood places.

I scream. We scream. We all scream for Ice Cream!

A Target store was added to the dramatic play area where

children were able to pretend to purchase school supplies.

A t.v. was added to the sensory table for the children to explore and take a part. The main parts of the t.v. were labeled and paper was provided for the children to draw the parts of the t.v. and label them.