Materials-Green streamer or paper taped to floor in shape of tree, Apples (real or laminated)

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Children walk the line pretending to climb the tree without touching the apples.

Poem and Gross Motor Activity

Materials: Foam Board, Pot cutouts, Flower Cutouts, Upper and Lowercase respectively, Velcro Dots, Laminated

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Younger Classes will Match Uppercase Letters

Older Classes will Match Lowercase with Upper Case

Materials: Various beans and seeds

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Provide children with a photo of a flower. Allow them to create their own version using seeds and beans. Younger classes can begin with a drawn flower and the children can "outline".

Materials:

Tweezers, Small planting pots, Various seeds or laminated photos, Ice cube tray or sorting container

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Have the children sort based on like materials, colors, or shapes

Materials: Laminated sheet of various sized circles, Food coloring, eye droppers

Child counts how many drops it takes to fill each circle. Focus on math, color, and shape.

Do as a small group of 2-3 children during open centers

Materials: Potato cut in half, Orange paint, Green Construction Paper

To be done during learning centers as a group of 3-4