Pine Cone Bird Feeder
Ingredients:
Smooth peanut butter
1-2 Pine cones
String
A bin of bird seed
Plastic spoons and knifes
We tied the string on the pine cones prior to the preschoolers engaging in this activity. We invited the preschooler to paint peanut butter on the pine comes with plastic knifes.
The preschooler rolled the pine cones in the bird seed then used plastic spoons to cover all the peanut butter.
Some of them just enjoyed playing in the bird seed:)
We placed the finish product in Ziploc bags for the preschoolers to carry home to hang up for the birds. One preschooler made Mommy hang it up in the car on the way home, them on the bush before entering his house! Definitely, an activity well-worth the mess:)
I printed the letter M and W on white pieces of paper.
The preschools crushed and rolled the papers creating "snowballs". We played music while the students engaged in a snowball fight. When the music stopped they each un-crumpled the papers and identified the letter. Once each preschooler correctly identified the letter on his/her snowball. We restarted the game.
The preschools crushed and rolled the papers creating "snowballs". We played music while the students engaged in a snowball fight. When the music stopped they each un-crumpled the papers and identified the letter. Once each preschooler correctly identified the letter on his/her snowball. We restarted the game.
Am I Taller Than a Penguin?!?!
Am I taller than an Emperor Penguin??
Emperor Penguins are 45 inches tall (3 to 4 ft tall) and weigh 90 lbs.
We measured the length of the penguin with a ruler, then used penguin duct tape to create a line matching the height of the Emperor Penguin.
We asked the preschoolers to estimate if they were taller or shorter than an Emperor Penguin. Each preschooler lied down next to the tape to visualize if they guessed correct. We marked the preschoolers height with a strip of tape marked with their names.
Facts about Emperor Penguins:
1 - To stay warm they huddle and take turns moving into the middle of the group. Once warm, they move to the perimeter of the circle to help the others to gain warmth.
2 - After the mothers lay eggs they travel very far to hunt for food. Sometimes it takes 2 months to find food. Then they eat and eat and eat some more until they are overflowing. They swim back to their babies and regurgitate the food for their babies to eat.
3 - The daddy's take care of the eggs by keeping them warm by protecting them from the wind, snow and sleet with their feet or feathered covered skin.
Did you know the shortest penguins are Fairy Penguins???
The tallest Fairy Penguin stands 16 inches tall and weighs 2 1/2 lbs.
We also made a line of tape matching the height of a Fairy Penguin so the preschoolers could visualize the difference in size.
We also made a line of tape matching the height of a Fairy Penguin so the preschoolers could visualize the difference in size.
We gave them salt to experiment with ice melting process and left the tubs out the entire morning so the preschoolers could make observations.
We added some penguins and snow to the fun.
The preschoolers created icebergs!
Ice Marbles and Snowmen!
The preschoolers filled balloons with food coloring and water, then put their water balloons outside to freeze.
They also collected snow to make indoor snowmen.
They also collected snow to make indoor snowmen.
The girls worked together to build this princess snowman.
The boys worked together to build this snowman with the big dinosaur eyes:)
They made observations throughout the morning.
We left them in the preschool room until the next preschool day. This is what they found the next morning.
Here's their Ice Marbles!