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ELA Lesson Extensions » Letter Ss
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Letter Ss
Week of September 8, 2009 |
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Arts and Crafts Paper Towel Roll Snake
Recycle those paper towel rolls! Start at the end of the paper towel roll & cut in a circular or spiral line like the one that is already on it.When you get to the end cut out a head shape. Now cut the tail into a tapered shape .Now the snake can be put on your arm, it will wrap around. Let the kids paint.
"S" with stickers
Materials:
1 "S" cut out of black construction paper, labeled star stickers
Directions: Have child decorate their "S" with stars. Spider Webs
Materials:
1 sheet of black construction paper
white paint
cup for paint
marbles
spiders
Directions: Place black construction paper in a box top. Dip marble into white paint. Place the marble in the box top and have child move the box top around to form the "web". Have the child glue a spider onto the web. Salty Surprise
paper
watercolors
paint brushes
salt shaker
water
1) Let the child paint a picture using regular watercolors.
2) Allow the child to shake salt on his painting while it is still wet.
3) When the painting dries it will sparkle!!
Games & Activities
Skipping
Teach the children how to skip. Show them how to jump and kick on alternate feet or to step and hop on alternate feet. Play Simon Says
Activity: Scavenger Hunt
Slithering Snakes
Pretend to be Snakes and make the SSSSSS sound and slither on the carpet.
Sing N Swing
Sing silly songs while playing on a seesaw or while skipping.
Smelly Scents
Put different scents (strawberry, lemon, vanilla, peppermint extracts) on cotton balls and then put them in plastic containers with tops. Have children guess what they are.
Sliding S
Make a big letter S on the carpet using masking tape. Have class take off their shoes and slide on the letter S in their socks.
Seasons
Draw a tree in all four seasons.
Seeds
Plant seeds.
Recipes & Snacks
Slippery Snakes
Materials:
1 1/2 cups apple juice
one 3-ounce package any flavor gelatin
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
5 ice cubes
2 self sealing plastic bags
1. Pour half of the apple juice into a saucepan. Heat until boiling. Remove from heat. Add flavored gelatin and stir. Pour remaining apple juice into mixing bowl. Sprinkle it with unflavored gelatin.
2. Stir gelatin and juice in mixing bowl. Add to hot juice, add ice cubes. Stir until ice cubes melt. Refrigerate about 10-15 minutes. Put half of the apple gelatin into each plastic bag. Close and seal.
3. Cover a baking sheet with foil. Cut about 1/4 inch off one corner of the bag. Hold the bag over the baking sheet, slowly squeezing the bag to form snake shapes. Repeat with remaining mixture. Chill for 2 hours.
Other S Snacks
Sandwiches
Sugar cookies
Salad
Soup
Strawberries (Be SURE to check for allergies, many children are allergic!)
Salsa
Sour cream (good on baked potatoes or in a cake!)
Bears in the Snow
Spread cool whip dessert topping onto a graham type cracker. Add gummy bears or bear shaped cookies. ENJOY!!!
This activity provide a great sensory experience as well as fine motor control for the assembly. Songs, Poems & Finger Plays
Sally The Camel
(Tune: Dem Bones )
Sally the Camel has two humps,
Sally the Camel has two humps,
Sally the Camel has two humps, so
Ride Sally, Ride! Boom, Boom, boom.
Sally the Camel has one hump,
Sally the Camel has one hump,
Sally the Camel has one hump, so
Ride Sally, Ride! Boom, Boom, Boom.
Sally the Camel has no humps
Sally the Camel has no humps,
Sally the Camel has no humps, so
Sally is a HORSE!
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Mrs Astugue's T-1
Woodlake Elementary School
1620 Livingston
Mandeville, LA 70448
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