Teaching Web Activities
Topic: My Family and Me
Theme: Interdependence
Art
Handprints Fingerprints*
Trace each child's whole body on butcher paper Mirror Drawing*
Make a face collage from magazine pictures
Games and Puzzles
Puzzle*
Sort pictures or photographs of tasks and jobs adults do from those that children do
Match pictures of parts of the body to the parts' names
Make hands from felt; put them in order from small to large Sequence the photographs of a family event*
Match baby photographs to a current photograph
Math
Graph family members
Graph the children by eye and hair color, height and weight
Measure height and weight of each child; make a growth chart
Count the number of children in the class each day
Count and compare the number of boys or girls
Measure foot sizes with a Brannock shoe-measuring tool
Dramatic Play
The basic home center:*
Table and chairs for eating
Stove for cooking
Sink for cleaning
Ironing board for ironing
Hutch for dishes and glasses
Tray for flatware
Artificial food
Bucket with cleaning tools
Pots and Pans for cooking
Tableware: napkins, place mats, or tablecloth
Cradle and dolls
Clothing
Bed for sleeping
Mirror
Science
Writing or drawing in a dishpan of wet sand Mirror-looking*
Bathroom scale
Magnifying glass for examining hands; comparing fingerprints made during art activity Peel carrots for snack*
Library
Family photograph board
Books and tapes on the topic I Can Help book*
Write (or draw) a story about what you do with your family
Write (or draw) a story about what things you can do alone
Make a list (or draw) of the parts of your face
