Click to link to Student Guide:

Activity 1: David Jack's Matching Game

http://www.DavidJack.com/easy.html Teachers:You will need to download Shockwave before running the matching game. Shockwave is a free program that allows you to use interactive web media sites on your computer. Click here to download Shockwave.

 

Activity 2: The Slider Game by David Jack.

http://www.DavidJack.com/easy.html Students will create a picture by sliding blocks into their correct places.

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Other Links:

All activities below are found on

http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages_projects.htm

 

• Hedgie's and Hedga's Costumes
• Seashell Bookmarks from Comet's Nine Lives
• Make an iron-on T Shirt from The Hat
• Annies favorite recipe
• Bookmarks from The Mitten and The Hat
• Stationery for friendly letters
• Learn to draw an Armadillo
• Make The Hat into a Play
• Learn to draw a Hedgehog
• Learn to draw your own Bear
• Make a Sailors Bracelet
• Make an Armadillo from a milk carton
• Make a Troll Pencil Topper
• Bake Hedgehog Cookies

 

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood Activities List

http://www.pbs.org/rogers/ppactivities.html

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Other Projects and Ideas:

 

Family Celebrations: Social Studies/Art Activity

In this activity, children will discuss and illustrate family celebrations.

 

What You Need

 

• Large white construction paper
• Crayons, colored pencils, or marker

What to Do

 

1. Discuss with children the idea that families have many special days to

celebrate. Give them some examples, such as birthdays, graduations,

weddings, anniversaries, etc. Ask children what special days they

celebrate with their families. Encourage them to share any traditions

their families may have for these special days. List their answers on

chart paper.

 

2. Review the list with children and point out that, while many families

celebrate different special days, many also celebrate the same kinds of

days.

 

3. Next, have each child draw a picture of his or her family celebrating a

special day. They can refer to the list you made for ideas. Help them

to label their pictures. Then have children share their pictures with a

partner.

 

Teaching Options

 

• Make a class mural showing families celebrating different special occasions.
• Have a special family time once a month for children to share news of recent family celebrations.

 

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Videos:

Videos may be ordered from: Cooperating School Districts, Inc. (CSD)

http://info.csd.org/data/geogr.html

 

Catalog Number: 12571 Run Time: 15 minutes

Video: 1977

Program Title: Celebrate! Very Special Day, A

Synopsis:

Meet April, an artist, and Doodle the cat, who is an aspiring artist and April's assistant. Both are writing and illustrating a Big Book all About Holidays. Mr. Zippy is their mailman and friend.

 

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Books

 

A Beach Day

by Douglas Florian

Greenwillow 1990 (32p)

A family spends the day together at the beach.

 

Just Like Me

by Barbara J. Neasi

Childrens 1984 (32p)

A girl describes what makes her different from her twin sister. Available in Spanish as Iqual que yo.

 

Make A Face: A Book With a Mirror

by Henry and Amy Schwartz

Scholastic 1994 (24p)

Children show different emotions with their facial expressions.

 

Kindergarten Kids

by Ellen B. Senisi

Scholastic 1994 (32p)

A kindergarten class talks about a typical day of work and play.

 

I Like Me

by Nancy Carlson

Puffin 1990 (32p) paper

A pig explains why she likes herself.

 

All I Am

by Eileen Roe

(Social Studies)

Bradbury 1990 (32p)

A young boy names the many things he is, including a friend, neighbor, and helper.

 

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