LETTER
SEARCH GAMES
Explain to your children that they are going to be teachers
and design letter games for the group to play. Select
an alphabet letter, such as B. For game boards, give each
child a piece of paper with a B rubber-stamped on it (vary
the placement from paper to paper). Then set out other
letter stamps plus washable inkpads and invite the children
to cover their papers with prints of the other letters.
When they have finished, let them exchange papers and
search their game boards for the letter B. Have them circle
the letter when they find it.
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NUMBER
PUZZLE GAMES
Give each of your children a square of posterboard with
a large numeral from 0 to 9 drawn on it. Invite the children
to decorate their number cards with crayons or markers.
Help them cut their cards into several interlocking puzzle
pieces and store the pieces in separate envelopes. Then
have them pretend to be teachers and pass out their puzzles
to the group to put back together. |
HOW-TO RECIPE BOOK
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Have your children take turns dictating how they would
teach someone to make their favorite snack. As they
do so, write their responses on individual pieces of
paper for them to illustrate (be sure to record their
exact wording). When they have finished, put their recipes
together with a colorful paper cover to make a fun cookbook
for your reading corner.
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TEACHER
GAMES
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Play "Simon Says" but change the wording
to "Teacher Says." |
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Take turns being Teacher and leading the group
in counting steps, books, crayons, and so forth. |
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Have a game of "Teacher, May I?" following
the rules for "Mother, May I?" |
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YOU BE THE TEACHER
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Invite your children to take turns "teaching"
the group how to do a task that they have learned to do,
such as brushing teeth, washing hands, combing hair, or
tying shoes. Offer help, if needed. |
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Set up a School Play Center where the children can take
turns being teacher and students. Stock the center with
such items as picture books, paper, pencils, rulers, a
chalkboard and chalk, alphabet and number cards, and "worksheets."
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TEACHER
BALL
Have your children stand in a circle. Choose one child
to be the Teacher and stand in the middle holding a ball.
To play, have the Teacher call out a child's name and
gently roll the ball to that child. Have the child then
roll the ball back to the Teacher. Let the Teacher continue
in the same manner until every child's name has been called.
Then choose a new Teacher and start the game again. Continue
until everyone has had a turn being the Teacher. |
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DOWN IN THE SCHOOLROOM
Tune: "Down at the Station"
Down in the schoolroom
Early in the morning,
See the little children
Starting a new day.
See the happy teacher
Teaching them their letters.
"A, B, C, D," hear them say.
Down in the schoolroom
Early in the morning,
See the little children
Starting a new day.
See the happy teacher
Teaching them their numbers.
"1, 2, 3, 4," hear them say.
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APPLES
FOR THE TEACHER
At snacktime, serve apple slices spread with peanut butter.
Or offer the slices plain along with cheese sticks.
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