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This weeks unplugged project theme is "green." Here's some ideas to use to learn about green.
Lucky Lime Drinks
Put one, or two small scoops of lime sherbet in a clear glass ice cream cup, or beer mug. Pour 7-Up over the sherbet. Add a dollop of whipped cream, green sugar sprinkles and a green maraschino cherry!
Green Seasonal tree
Ask kids to draw a tree trunk in the middle of their paper. (They an color it whatever color they like, traditional brown some other more inventive shade.) Ask them to add as many limbs as they want- but no leaves. Then, ask the kids to pick a season, and, using sponges and the paint, put clusters of “leaves” on the trees. For instance, kids may use brown, orange, red and yellow for the limbs of fall. Green could show summer, while spring might be some green mixed with white for a lighter green effect, or green with pink spots indicating spring flowers. For winter, sponges can make snow on bows instead. Kids can go through all four seasons, making a sponge-leave tree for each. They can add to the picture once the paint is dry, adding birds’ nests or squirrels, for instance, or color in green grass, a blue sky or maybe a house in the background. You can also use other craft decorations like yarn, pipecleaner or tinfoil to give the seasonal pictures a 3-d effect.
Have a Green Picnic
* Wear something green
* Sit on green grass, carpet, towel, bed sheet or green old tablecloth.
* Put together snacks for the picnic that are green: green grapes, celery sticks, pickles, green apples, green beans, peas, broccoli
Ask child what is his/her favorite green food and why.
What other things he/she likes that are green. Fun With Green
Get some yellow construction paper and cut out shapes in blue tissue paper and gluing them on so they make....Green! Green Finger Paint
1 medium Ziploc bag
Shaving cream (white)
Food coloring
Squirt white shaving cream inside the Ziploc bag, add a few drops of food coloring, and close the bag, making sure that all the air is out. This gives your child the opportunity to explore mixing colors (blue and yellow makes green, etc.) -- and there's no mess to clean up afterwards! Or clip a corner & finger paint with it. Magic Frog
Run off a cute frog black line on bright yellow construction paper, then have the kids put dots on the frog with "blue" bingo markers. It is magic to them to see the dots turn out "green" on the frog! They then cut the frogs out and put them in their color booklets they are making on the GREEN page. "Oscar the Grouch"
Using 35 mm film canisters, have the children cut a little square of newspaper (approx. 3X3") put a drop of glue in the bottom of the canister and then put the newspaper in so some sticks out of the top; glue one green pompon on the newspaper, and glue two tiny squiggle eyes on the pompon (they will need help with the eyes.) it looks just like Oscar the Grouch in his garbage can. You can get all the film canisters that you need for free at a film/camera store. Color Hop Song
(tune of Old MacDonald)
I see something that is green
Do you see it too?
I see something that is green.
HOP there if you do.
With a hop, hop here
And a hop, hop there. Hurry up! Hop it up!
Hop as fast as you dare.
I see something that is green.
Do you see it too?
(Have children tell you what they found)
I used these songs when I taught special ed and Kindergarten. They are wonderful.
ORANGE Tune: 1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Indians
O-R-A-N-G-E, O-R-A-N-G-E, O-R-A-N-G-E, orange is what that spells. Jack O'lanterns are always orange, carrots are always orange, oranges are always orange, O-R-A-N-G-E.
YELLOW Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow. Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow. I like the smiley face that's yellow, he is such a happy fellow, Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
GREEN Tune" Row, Row, Row Your Boat
G-R-E-E-N, G-R-E-E-N, I know how to spell green, G-R-E-E-N.
BLUE Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
B-L-U-E spells blue, B-L-U-E spells blue. Hi Ho, did you know? B-L-U-E spells blue.
PURPLE Campton Races (Doo Dah, Doo Dah song)
P-U-R-P-L-E, purple, purple, P-U-R-P-L-E, purple is what that spells.
RED Tune: Happy Birthday
R-E-D spells red. R-E-D spells red. I know how to spell red. R-E-D spells red.
