Monday
ARBOR DAY POEM
Language-Read the poem to the children
Fine Motor-Glue the tree trunk onto the paper. Add tissue paper to create a tree.
Library-"Arbor Day" by Kelly Bennett
Tuesday
PURPLE GRAPES
Fine Motor-Glue the purple grapes onto the vine to create a "bunch of grapes" Color the stem with a crayon or colored pencil
Math-Count how many grapes each child glued onto his or her vine. Compare the different shades of purple.
Cooking/Snack-You may want to enhance this activity by serving purple grapes at snack time.
Library-"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson & "Grandma's Purple Flowers" by Adjoa J. Burrowes
Wednesday
PURPLE PLUM
Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint the plum purple. Let the children color the work "purple" in a different shade of purple
Circle Time-"Find Something Purple" Have the children find something in the room that is purple and have each child bring it to the circle time. Have each child tell the other children what they have found.
Thursday
PURPLE BUTTERFLY
Fine Motor-Glue the purple lace onto the butterfly. Glue the butterfly onto the purple construction paper.
Gross Motor-Let the children pretend to fly around the room like a butterfly
Texture-What does the purple lace feel like? Have the children ever held a butterfly.
Friday
MAY DAY BASKET WITH FLOWERS
Fine Motor-Fold the paper plate in half. Glue the paper handle onto the open side of the paper plate. Poke the pipe cleaner into the bottom of the cupcake paper to form a flower. Place the flower into the May basket.
Gross Motor-Let the children pretend to pick flowers to put in their baskets
Library-"Little Gray Rabbit's May Day" by Margaret Tempest & "May Day/Lei Day" By Jeffery Kent
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