Boxes Theme (Updated)

Boxes Theme

TALK:

Show them the big cardboard box and ask if they know what it is? Have you ever had a box like this at home and imagined it was something else. Like a car, a spaceship, or even a fire engine. We are going to share books about boxes today!

 

READ:

Magic Box By Katie Cleminson

The Birthday Box By Leslie Patrcielli

Not a Box By Antionette Portis

Meoow and the Big Box By Sebstian Braun

My Book Box By Will Hillenbrand
Shorty and Clem By Michael Slack
The Best Christmas Present Ever By Ben Mantle 

WRITE:

 B is for box coloring sheet

SING:

If your happy and you know it (intro song)

Clap you hands, stomp your feet, shout hooray!

Head and shoulders knees and toes

#2 Can’t wait to celebrate Blue jim Gill Cd

(Clap, stomp, wave, bounce or jump, clap)

Cool Bear Hunt Song # 3 Dr. Jean Silly Songs

(Candy factory, peanut butter river, jello swamp, cave)

Toe leg knee song from green Jim Gill CD

I took a bath in a washing machine #4 Jim Gill CD (use colorful scarves)

The Tempo marches on with egg shakers from Orange Jim Gill CD

Silly Dance Contest #8 Jim Gill Cd (use colored scarves)

ABC song (use egg shakers)

#2 Hands are for clapping Song Yellow Jim Gill CD

#7 Jump and Count Song Blue Jim Gill Cd

PLAY:

Use the parachute (if no parachute- use a large sheet or tablecloth) with kids and parents 10 minutes if they need to move around or if there is extra time before craft time.

• Lift up with kids holding handles say peek a boo
• Put it down to the ground again
• Life high so kids can go under
• Have kids lay on their backs with belly facing parachute and see if it touches their belly
• Walk in a circle holding the handles
• Have kids help put a couple of balls on the parachute each and shake them up like popcorn

CRAFT: crayons, glue sticks, and tissue squares are in the lower cabinets under the phone.

Put out the “squares” coloring sheet and let them either color with crayons or bring out the bags on tissue paper squares and some glue sticks and let them glue the tissue paper onto the squares.

Boxes coloring sheet 

IF you have diecut machine you could cut out a bunch of squares and glue down for a collage.

Also you could collect different recycled boxes and make something new with them.