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]]><![CDATA[What is Your Favorite Activity with Play Doh?]]>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:21:26 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/what-is-your-favorite-activity-with-play-doh

Play-Doh Words
1. Roll
2. Create
3. Mold
4. Pretend

Play-Doh Sentences
1. I can roll the Play-Doh into a ball.
2. I can create a cookie with the Play-Doh.
3. I can mold the Play-Doh into a square.
4. I can pretend the Play-Doh is a cookie.

Play-Doh Activities
1. Create a word using Play-Doh letters.
2. Make something out of the Play-Doh.
3. Pretend to have a picnic with Play-Doh food.

]]><![CDATA[What is Your Favorite Ice cream?]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:27:07 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/what-is-your-favorite-ice-cream

scoop of vanilla icecream with different toppings on a plate

Ice Cream Words:

1. Scoop

2. Flavor

3. Melting

Ice Cream Sentences:

1. Can I please have one scoop of vanilla ice cream.
2. My favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.
3. I think my ice cream is melting.

Ice Cream Activity:

1. Create pretend ice cream scoops with construction paper.
2. Build a pretend ice cream truck with a cardboard box.
3. Pretend to have ice cream with your stuffed animal, doll, or superhero.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

]]><![CDATA[WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:41:13 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/what-i-like-about-me

1. Read
•Physical Book
•Online Read Aloud Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=SOD5MbRKTPg&feature=emb_logo

2. Activity
•About Me Worksheet (download the file below)
–Add a picture of student to the top of the worksheet
–I taped the picture and the About Me worksheet to the front of a piece of cardboard.

What I Like About Me Worksheet
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3. Game
•Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere: Choose a body part card and then blow bubbles and try to pop it on the body part you chose.
–https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bubbles-Bubbles-Everywhere-Learning-About-Body-Parts-2319106

4. Craft
•Create a mirror out of paper and aluminum foil. Decorate it with stickers.
–http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/09/marvelous-me-preschool-all-about-me.html
•We sang “I Am Special” song after we finished making our mirror.
–https://teachpreschool.org/2010/09/01/i-am-special/

craft mirror with white paper and aluminum foil for mirror with jewels next to craft

•We adapted the book to make it tactile. View this video below to see how we made it tactile:
•We also decorate the room with different pictures of my daughter to go with the “About Me” theme.

person putting jewels on a tutu inside of the book

Other Activities:
Listened to the song, “The More we Get together Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPnx_sahIcc
https://www.kidssoup.com/activity/all-about-me-activities-crafts-and-lessons-plans
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/FREE-All-About-Me-Workbook-4366912

What I Like About Me Recipe Card
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]]><![CDATA[Maisy goes swimming]]>Wed, 27 May 2020 17:39:35 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/maisy-goes-swimming

1. Read
•Physical Book
•Online Read Aloud Book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPn8cQxEC3o

2. Activity
•Coloring activity
•Used blue fabric as a swimming pool and taped Maisy character on a colorful straw.

3. Game
•Read and Move Activity-Video of How to Do Read and Move
–Materials: masking tape, picture cards, marker, paper
–Make squares with masking tape
–Write a carrier phrase (i.e. paper “I see the”) on the paper.
–Print picture cards or create your own picture cards.
–Put one card on each square
–Child can move (i.e. walk, jump) to each square and read the word.

4. Craft

Cut and paste

5. Other Activities
Maisy Mouse at the Pool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoVhUf6RYK4
•Baby Bum Swimming Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Kxcm6lhig
•Maisy Certificate
https://www.maisyfunclub.com/maisyframe.asp?section=maisy
•Painting activity
•Print off Maisy picture as a placemat

Maisy Goes Swimming Recipe Card
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]]><![CDATA[the very hungry caterpillar]]>Mon, 18 May 2020 18:38:04 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/the-very-hungry-caterpillar

1. Read
•Physical Book
•Online Read Aloud Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY&t=329s

2. Activity
•A Very Hungry Caterpillar placemat for snack time.
•A matching activity with vocabulary from the book.

3. Game
•Hid different vocabulary words from the book around the room and when the word was said aloud, she had to find the correct vocabulary card.

4. Craft
•Created a caterpillar made from construction paper, googly eyes, pom pom balls, and pipe cleaners.

5. Other Activities
•Caterpillar Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gs8_VUSnMQ&t=1s
•The Very Hungry Caterpillar
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Place-Setting-4150150
•The Very Hungry Caterpillar Clip Art
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Clip-Art-1270340
•FREE The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book Distance Learning for Special Education
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-The-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Book-Distance-Learning-for-Special-Education-210032
•The Very Hungry Caterpillar flashcards
https ://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-flashcards-1089125
•The Very Hungry Caterpillar - FREE Printables - coloring pages - booklet
https ://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-FREE-Printables-coloring-pages-booklet-5315469

Very Hungry Caterpillar Recipe Card
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]]><![CDATA[pizza day]]>Mon, 11 May 2020 22:50:14 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/pizza-day

1. Read
•Physical Book
•Online Read Aloud Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2vQNNC80c

•We created pizza slices with a felt pizza set.
•Pizza coloring sheets
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prewriting-Pizza-Shapes-139865
•Prepositions with pepperonis:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pizza-Preschool-Language-Unit-5091478

•Letter Pizza Matching game
https://www.totschooling.net/2015/09/free-pizza-letter-matching.html

•Cut pizza slices out of construction paper and write a number 1-10 on the back of each slice.
•Child can put the corresponding number of red circle stickers on the slices of pizza based on the number that is on the back of each slice. The red circle stickers represent pepperonis.
https://www.123homeschool4me.com/fun-pizza-counting-activity/

Other Activities
•Pizza Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKaYDfNi0XQ

Pizza Day Recipe Card
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]]><![CDATA[llama llama red pajama]]>Mon, 04 May 2020 01:59:29 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/llama-llama-red-pajama

1. Read
•Physical Book
•Online Read Aloud Video:
https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/llama-llama-red-pajama-read-aloud-anna-dewdney

2. Activity
•Coloring Sheets:
http://www.getcoloringpages.com/llama-coloring-page
•Other Activities
http://www.llamallamabook.com/activities/
https://funlearningforkids.com/llama-llama-red-pajama-alphabet-activity/

3. Game
•Cut out different color pajamas and write letters on each.
•Cut out construction paper squares and write different letters on each.
•Match each letter to corresponding pajamas.

4. Craft
•Draw a bed on a piece of construction paper.
•Cut out the following pieces:
–A pillow
–Llama
–Red pajamas
–Quilt
•Glue all the items onto the paper

5. Other Activities

Watch YouTube Video: Yes Yes Bedtime CocoMelon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkAI-Dhq50&feature=youtu.be

Llama Llama Red Pajama Recipe Card
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]]><![CDATA[thank you, too]]>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:57:14 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/thank-you-too

1. Read:
Book Options:
•Physical Book
You can use any birthday themed book for this activity if you can not find this book.

2. Activity
•FREE Mini Birthday Party Language Scene Speech Therapy
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Mini-Birthday-Party-Language-Scene-Speech-Therapy-5336594
–We used the black and white picture within this packet for as a coloring sheet.
•We decorated and set up for Mindy the Mouse’s birthday.

3. Game
•FREE Mini Birthday Party Language Scene Speech Therapy
https ://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Mini-Birthday-Party-Language-Scene-Speech-Therapy-5336594
–We used the colored picture within this packet for a game.
–I asked a WH question (i.e. Where are the balloons?) and child covers the answer up with a token. You can adapt the Wh questions according to child’s age. Within the packet there are a list of Wh questions.

4. Craft
•We created a birthday cupcake craft.
–https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Birthday-PreK-Craft-Activity-2739692

5. Other Activities
•Included a mouse stuffed animal within the activities to pretend it was Mindy the Mouse.
•We wore party hats throughout the activities.
•We opened a gift for mouse at the end. I put tissue paper in a bag and put two toys that she had in her room.
•Happy Birthday Song-CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs
–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho08YLYDM88

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]]><![CDATA[how do i feel]]>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:05:17 GMThttp://www.designreadcreate.com/blog/how-do-i-feel

1. Read

Physical Book

2. Activity

Coloring Sheets with Pictures of Different People or Animals with Different Emotions

3. Game

Matching Game
- https://fromabcstoacts.com/emotions-matching-game/
- For younger children you can keep the cards face up so easier to find matches.
- For older children you can flip the cards face down.

4. Craft

Using a blank face we glued on different craft items to display the correct emotion.
Materials we used:
- Pipe Cleaners
- Googly Eyes
- Construction Paper
- Blank printable face: https://picklebums.com/make-a-face-activity/