There are always props and materials needed for classroom activities, and parents can be extremely helpful by donating or lending items. This week items include spools, buttons, dowels, or other items to make vehicle wheels. (B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Station” or Repair” Keep: Add: “Train “Auto Trains and train tracks Vehicle picture-word cards to sort and match Train Station: Conductor hats or uniforms; tickets; train Post pictures of trains, railways, train stations, subways, schedules; map of train routes; chairs set up as train Add train images (if you did not include them last trams, etc. week) seats; hole puncher to punch tickets; bell; railway signs; see Activities packet from week 1 – money, cash register Auto Repair: Medium-sized or large vehicles; tools; mechanic’s coverall or cap; toolbox; large blocks (to put cars up on for fixing); waiting room for customers Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Keep any items from previous week(s) that children were particularly engaged with. Add: Spools, buttons Popsicle sticks Paper cut into triangle, hexagon and circle shapes (Children might make road signs, railroads, vehicles, etc.) Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Add: Add: Keep any items from previous week(s) that children tambourines, triangles were particularly engaged with. Outdoors Cooking (C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph
There are always props and materials needed for classroom activities, and parents can be extremely helpful by donating or lending items. This week items include spools, buttons, dowels, or other items to make vehicle wheels. (B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Trains and train tracks Post pictures of trains, railways, train stations, subways, trams, etc. Add: “Train Station” or “Auto Repair” Train Station: Conductor hats or uniforms; tickets; train schedules; map of train routes; chairs set up as train seats; hole puncher to punch tickets; bell; railway signs; money, cash register Auto Repair: Medium-sized or large vehicles; tools; mechanic’s coverall or cap; toolbox; large blocks (to put cars up on for fixing); waiting room for customers Keep: Vehicle picture-word cards to sort and match Add train images (if you did not include them last week) – see Activities packet from week 1 Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Keep any items from previous week(s) that children were particularly engaged with. Add: Spools, buttons Popsicle sticks Paper cut into triangle, hexagon and circle shapes (Children might make road signs, railroads, vehicles, etc.) Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Keep any items from previous week(s) that children were particularly engaged with. Add: tambourines, triangles Add: Outdoors Cooking (C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph Arrival: Attendance graph
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