The children made self-portraits for this weeks art project.
I did this in 2 small groups. I had the children do all of the work. Most of my kids can cut pretty well by now, so the only prep done before hand was cut out heads using the cricut.
The children began with cutting out eyes.
Then they colored them to match their eye color.
When mouths were done being cutout, I had the children color in their gums so their teeth would "stay" on
We then reviewed how many teeth they have. together as a class we say: "10 on the top, 10 on the bottom. 10 + 10 = 20
I had the children either color their hair or cut it.
We were so fortunate to have the tooth fairy come to our classroom and tell us all about sugar bugs, cavities and how to keep our teeth healthy and strong.
They learned how to properly brush their teeth.
Practiced brushing in circular motion.
Science/Art
Healthy tooth vs. unhealthy tooth
They cut foods out of magazines that helped keep their teeth healthy (white paper with tooth template) and they also cut out pictures of foods that cause them to get cavities and pasted it on their yellow tooth.
MATH
Measuring activity- My tooth brush is # ___ long.
They used cheerios, bears, buttons, cubes, marshmallows and raisins to measure.
Counting and adding teeth
10 teeth on top = 10 teeth on the bottom = 20 teeth total
This is so much fun for me and the kids. My kids were reciting everything I had taught throughout the week, during their free play. One of the dentists were giving the patient tips how to prevent cavities. Listening to them play was quite a treat.
Discovering what drinks stain our teeth. WATER? SODA? APPLE JUICE?
I boiled 3 eggs and had them sitting in a bowl with the specified drink. The only drink that did not stain was water.
The children practiced brushing teeth on the hard boiled eggs.
LIFE SKILL- Science experiment
The children discovered that there are foods that stick more to teeth than others. They ate an apple slice, then examined their teeth and brushed the remnants. Then they ate an Oreo cookie, boy was that a mess! They were not allowed to leave this center until they successfully brushed all the chocolate off their teeth. It was great practice. One of my kids said this is taking forever. I replied with, "we have to take our time brushing our teeth. Sometimes it's hard to see all the sugar bugs, and if you don't brush your teeth long enough all over, you'll get a cavity.
I love movement and visuals. I tend to use both when I am teaching Spanish to preschoolers. Here are a few FREE SPANISH learning videos I use in my classroom.
Spanish Vocabulary Slideshow
WIGGLE SONG ^
Review or introduce body parts in Spanish to children with this great Youtube video clip. Near the end of the video all body parts are showing. I typically have my kids practice their Spanish vocabulary by using my laser pointer and saying the word out loud.
This song is great for review. I have my preschoolers just listen to the song. The song is a little to fast to sing a long or "tocar los partes" touch the body part.
Gung Hay Fat Choy – Chinese New Year Song(wishing you good fortune and happiness)
Sing as a fingerplay with the simple hand motions, or pass out rhythm instruments and have children play on the chorus. Or you use as a circle dancing, holding hands and walking around on the chorus, and stopping to make hand motions on the verses).
Chorus: (keep a rhythm patting hands together one hand up, then the other) Gung Hay Fat Choy, Gung Hay Fat Choy Sing Happy New Year, Gung Hay Fat Choy
1. The new moon tells us, exactly when (hold up one hand in C shape for crescent moon) To celebrate with family and friends (clap hands in rhythm)
2. Clean up the house and get out the broom (pretend to sweep) Sweep out the old year, bring in the new
3. Bring out the apples, the oranges too (hold out one fist, then the other) Their colors bring us joy and good luck too
4. The dragon dances, the lanterns light (place hands together, and snake around ) The firecrackers light up the night (alternate right and left fist out with fingers opening quickly to mimic shooting fireworks).
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I found these worksheets on www.teacherspayteachers.com and I took the math worksheets and cut them to make flash cards.
counting in Chinese with candies
Learn to count 1-10 in Chinese
Youtube math counting video/activity
This is a counting game to practice counting objects 1-12 and matching them with the correct number. Great worksheet/math game. Download it on www.teacherspayteachers.com
