Objective: To learn about size in terms of short, tall, shorter, taller, shortest, and tallest
Book(s):
- Harold and the Purple Crayon: Big, Bigger, Biggest! by Namrata Tripathi
- The Big Bigger Biggest Book by Sami
Fine Motor Skills:
- CCBS 96-103
- Short, Shorter, Shortest Worksheet (http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/21/11321.pdf)
- Tall, Taller, Tallest Worksheet (http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/18/11318.pdf)
Prewriting Skills: TTPWS 1
Craft/Activity: Paper Tube Penguins
Materials
- Paper tubes from paper towels and toilet paper
- Black, white, and orange construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
Directions
- Cut the paper tubes into small, medium, and large sizes.
- Cover each tube in black paper.
- Cut the white paper into three ovals and nine small circles. Cut the orange paper into three small triangles.
- Glue the ovals, circles, and triangles onto the black tubes to create penguin eyes, beaks, and bellies.
- Use the paper tube penguins to discuss size. For example, arrange the penguins from short to shortest and then tall to tallest.
References
Backer, Barbara. The Weekly Curriculum: 52 Complete Preschool Themes. 2003. Gryphon House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89659-282-3
Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills (Grade P). 2011. American Education Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60996-328-6
Schiller, Pam and Pat Phipps. The Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood (Revised). 2011. Gryphon House. Inc. ISBN 978-0-87659-358-5
Tracing Trails Pre-Writing Skills. 2014. School Zone Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1601591173
Image Credits
Paper Tube Penguins © 2014 Heather Johnson