I have to come up with an activity before tomorrow for the preschool aged. I have to choose from a list of concepts and the two I was trying to come up with an activity for is sound, and night/day. I only need ONE activity from ONE of the two concepts, I am not using both in other words. For sound, I thought of playing animal clips and asking them which animal made the sound, but I need a game or art project or something to go along with it...ANY ideas would be GREATLY appreciated. Please help! THanks!
2006-09-18 08:08:34 · 11 answers · asked by followmyleader1 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
I thought about playing some sort of game where they had to "get the animals back in the barn" and somehow have them be the animals and make the noises but I don't really know where that's going, any ideas?
2006-09-18 08:23:36 · update #1
perhaps u can have them make stuff out of construction paper, or paper plates, or masks to put on their heads (cut out the eyes and mouth and nose), of their favorite animals?
u can have a big poster of all different animals, have the kids point which one matches the sound?
stuffed animals?
2006-09-18 08:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by sasmallworld 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My preschooler is very active and loves to move, so any game that would enable the kids to get up and interact with the lesson would be well suited for this age group. I like the idea of you playing animals sounds so that the kids can identify the animals. You could take this a step further and have the children act out the animals once the animal has been correctly identified (for example, slither on the floor like a snake while making a hissing sound when you play snake noises). This is not only allow the kids to get moving and get some exercise, but also allow them to practice making the correct animal sound themselves.
Something like this allows you to tap into aural skills (hearing the sounds), kinesthetic skills (acting out the animal), and verbal skills (making the animal sound). To completely round this activity out, ask the preschoolers to select the correct animal from a series of animal pictures you present - this should get the more visual learners actively involved.
2006-09-18 08:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by jsb8t 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Either of these should fit the bill...
Theme: Sound Mystery Table for preschool children from ages 3 – 4 years old
Original concept: Donna Bennett
Objective: Students will try to identify objects by the sounds they make.
Materials: Plastic zip-lock baggies or small boxes; materials representing various sounds
Background Information: Understand that each object makes a different sound than other objects.
Pre-Activity Procedure:Teach sound recognition
Items children can bring from home: Newspapers; Silverware; Sandpaper; Old Shoes; Rubber Bands; Box of Cereal or rice; Aluminum Foil; Pile of Pennies; Squeaky Chair or hinges; Block of Wood; Fall leaves; Rocks; Marbles, etc.
Activity Procedure:
Children shake box or baggies or crush together different items and try to identify the object from the sound it makes.
Explore the following questions:
- Which sound was the loudest, softest
- Which sounds were similar to other sounds
(See the 1st link below)
Fun With Opposites
From Stormie:
Although "Opposites" can be reinforced through many preschool themes, I like to give it a time of special focus at one point during the year if I can. Here are a few activities:
*Opposites Collage: Provide children with construction paper, scissors, glue, and a large sheet of manilla paper or newsprint paper. Instruct them to cut long and short pieces of construction paper to glue onto the big piece of paper.
Extension: If your group is ready and can handle this direction, have them also cut fat and skinny pieces.
*Inside/Outside: Here's something I did that you too can do, and it's free! The last time I went to Lowe's Warehouse looking for painting ideas for my home, I brought home one each of the small (about 4") photograph cards they had on display from "American Tradition" paints. The purpose of these cards is to show the buyer the colors of paint available. But what's really neat about them is that some of the cards are pictures of house exteriors and some of them are of house interiors. These make an absolutely fantastic learning center game. Children can sort the cards according to whether the picture is "inside" or "outside" (or, indoors/outdoors if you prefer).
*Day/Night Picture: (Creativity Within the Limits of a Theme): In advance, draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper for each child. Label one side "Day" and draw a sun beside the word. Label the other side "Night" and draw a crescent moon beside the word. Have children draw their own day and night pictures. Observe and encourage as they draw. You might ask, "What kinds of things do we do during the day?" What kinds of things do we do at night?" Have them tell you about their completed pictures, then print their exact words on their papers.
(See the 3rd site below)
2006-09-20 05:17:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take a pretend field trip to the zoo and let the kids act like a particular animal when you make its sound. See if they recognize the animal sounds and can show you how that particular animal would behave in the zoo. Only visit one cage at a time to avoid confusion.
2006-09-19 15:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Search for Preschool learning Night and Day
2006-09-21 12:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by And For A Moment I Am Happy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a song called down in the jungle if you type that in it will come out the children sing then when they name the animal that they see in the song that is they have to move and sound like that animal. down in the jungle what did i see i saw a monkey looking at me, then get them to act and make the sounds of a monkey. hope you understand this its fun
2006-09-18 10:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have them draw the animal of their choice from the sounds. This will require only a set of stubby pencils and a pack of white typing paper.
2006-09-18 08:16:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Something more "inter active" would be good.
What could you do that would get them more involved? Clapping, or stomping feet? You could discuss volume?
How about having them say things : you could say Ok talk real quiet, Ok talk real loud. and you could briefly discuss times when it is appropriate to cheer real loud ~ like at a baseball game when someone hits a homerun , other times that you would want to be quiet like when the teacher is attempting to teach a math problem to you....
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2006-09-18 08:15:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Get them to get in geoups let them pick an animal make masks and let them renact the animal.
2006-09-18 12:54:19 · answer #9 · answered by Karter124 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a pre-school teacher. Here are some sites that are helpful. www.askthepreschoolteacher.com www.perpetualpreschool.com www.preschoolbystormie.com and www.preschoolprintables.com Good luck!!
2006-09-18 09:29:37 · answer #10 · answered by Country 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋