Connections Pre-K Sampler

9 C onnect to real-worldmath Science Center Activity Writing Center Activity DailyWeather UseMaster 3 to keep a chart of the daily weather of the school days for eachmonth. What kind of weather arewe having right now? Is it rainy?Cloudy? Sunny? Each day have a child color a space next to the picture that ismost like theweather that day.At the end of themonth, ask questions about the weather. What weather didwe have themost?Were theremore sunny days or rainy days?How can you tell? Changes inWater Place an ice cube on a plate in themorning. Explain that an ice cube is frozenwater. What do you thinkwill happen to this ice cube if we leave it on the plate until school is over today? Discuss the melting process throughout their day and show students that the ice is getting smaller. Symmetry of Capital Letters Provide studentswith cut out capital letters A, P,Y, O. Can you find a letter that has exactly 1 line of symmetry?Fold the letter to find if th partsmatch. (AandY) Can you find a letterwithno lines of symmetry? (P) Can you find a letterwithman lines of symmetry? (O) Skill Builders 15-3 WritingNumber 4 Have students useMaster 26 to practice writing the number 4. Down and over, then down somemore That’s theway tomake a 4. Art Center Activity ShapeChild For each child, cut 1 large square, 4 small rectangles, and 1 small circle from any colorful or patterned paper such as construction paper, wrapping paper, wallpaper, etc. Direct how to glue the shapes in a body arrangement to another piece of paper (the large square is the trunk of the body, the 4 small rectangles are the arms and legs, and the small circle is the head). If there is ti e, let students add buttons on the child’s shirt, yarn for hair, draw in a face, etc. When the pictures are finished and the glue has dried, have students go through and name the shapes they used for the project.