Week 6

MONDAY- RAINBOWS

vocabulary word- prism - a prism can be made out of glass or other clear material in a solid, sometimes triangular, shape. When light passes through the prism it separates into the different colors of the spectrum/rainbow.
- Use a prism to make rainbows.

- Draw a rainbow! On a blank sheet of paper help your child draw semi-circular lines, one on top of the other, to create a rainbow. This does not have to be perfect. Enjoy the color!
OR
-Draw a six arced rainbow on a large piece of paper. Cut or tear pieces of tissue paper (each color of the rainbow). spread glue over one arc of the rainbow at a time and let child put appropriate color of tissue paper to make a rainbow.
- Make RAINBOW colored Jello Jigglers! Find each color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) of jello in the small size box (3 oz, 4 serving). Mix with 2/3 cup boiling water. Layer each color in 9x13 clear pan. (or you could do it in individual clear cups) Let each color set before adding another. If you put it in the freezer, it would be ready to add another color in about 30 minutes or less. But make sure it's completely set (in the fridge) before cutting with cookie cutters or in squares.
 
TUESDAY- RED
- play with Red playdough. Make different things that are red. (apple, flower, etc)
- Do paper plate apple craft

WEDNESDAY- LETTER F
- Make an F with craft sticks
- Decorate F coloring page by stamping letter F
- Pudding Finger Paint! Make pudding, then spread some on a pan. Draw the letter with your finger in the pudding. Then eat it!

THURSDAY- NUMBER 6
-Q-TIP SNOWFLAKES

Here is an easier snowflake for young children to make. First cut some Q-tips in half and give six halves to each child.
Give each child a small square of waxed paper and a small bottle of white glue.
Have children squirt a glob of glue onto their papers, then arrange their six Q-tip halves into a six pointed snowflake.
Add more glue to center of their snowflakes plus add a piece of white yarn or string to each snowflake, then let dry.
When dry, gently peal the waxed paper from the snowflake.
Have children count the number of points their snowflakes have.
Hang the snowflakes from windows or from the ceiling.

- Muffin Tin Counting
Place a small piece of paper with a number (1-6) in the bottom of each muffin tin hole. Use small object (pom poms, beans, or small candies) and fill each hole with the correct number.

FRIDAY- FUN DAY!
-FEELING GAME Have your children close their eyes one at a time and give them an object to feel.

See if they can identify the object by only feeling it.
Object suggestions: Small rubber ball, a large crayon, an apple or orange, a rock or small piece of wood.

-INDIVIDUAL FOOT PRINT PUZZLES

Have the child stand on a piece of cardstock.
Draw around their foot with a pencil.
Cut out the foot shapes and write the child's name on the back of the shape, at the top and at the bottom.
On the toe part of the foot, print an upper case F, on the heel part, print a lower case f.
Then cut each foot print in-half with a different puzzle cut across the middle of the foot.
Let your children practice putting their foot shape back together