Oral Language/Science kit themes
Our Oral Language/Science kit, uses science social studies,dramatic play, and art activities to teach vocabulary and oral language. Oral language ability including well developed vocabulary greatly improves reading comprehensionThemes
Transportation- Children learn about different kinds of transportation through experimentation, art, and dramatic play. Here are a few of the fun activities in this unit:
- Experimentation: Explore the benefits of wheels and axels by trying them out!
- Dramatic Play: Learn to categorize different vehicles and vehicle parts by running a repair shop.
- Art: Make a class train.
- Experimentation: Go on a leaf hunt and discover the wide color range of leaves.
- Dramatic Play: Visit an imaginary paint shop.
- Art: Create a flower garden using color combinations.
- Experimentation: Play with wind using an electric fan.
- Dramatic Play: Make different storm sounds together.
- Art: Children become weather men/women and make a weather calendar.
- Experimentation: Categorize items that people use.
- Dramatic Play: Act out things people can do as they grow.
- Art: Play hairdresser.
- Experimentation: Practice simple exercises while talking about different parts of the body.
- Dramatic Play:Become a chef and make a pretend stew!
- Art: Categorize food into the five food groups.
- Experimentation: Have fun with animal sounds.
- Dramatic Play: Run a pretend animal feed store.
- Art: Make a farm and put the anmials in their proper places.
- Experimentation: Visit various community organizations (fire station etc.)
- Dramatic Play: Become police officers.
- Art: Make a necklace of health care providers.
- Experimentation: Introduce the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Dramatic Play: Become bald eagles, soaring and then resting in a "nest".
- Art: Make a holiday calendar.
- Experimentation: Build skyscrapers with blocks.
- Dramatic Play: Become farmers; plow, drive tractors, etc.
- Art: Make a geographic mural.
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