Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's message of equality, freedom and justice was eloquent and inspired, but how can we present it adequately at the level of a preschooler? We can begin what will, hopefully, be a journey of positive exploring, discovering, and understanding with an all-encompassing demonstration of kindness. We all understand and respond to kindness. Here are some ways to begin, and continue, spreading the concept of being kind to one another, as we are interacting with young children. This interactive cut and paste reader is about one little fish who was joined by so many colorful friends that they made a big bright beautiful rainbow. Here is a set of 10 pictures to encourage conversations about being kind, being helpful, and cooperating.
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Download these resources to make some fun activities for flannel boards, magnetic boards, and other group teaching props. I have also included b/w versions so the children can make the characters themselves. The words to the rhymes are well-known, but I have added them anyway. General directions:
Click on the title of each rhyme to download the file. five little ducks5 little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack quack", But only 4 little ducks came back. Continue until 0 little ducks come back, and then have them all come back. Have Mother Duck become progressively sadder, and then delightfully happy! Five little penguins5 little penguins standing in a row. 5 little penguins standing in the snow. Brrrr, it’s cold! I cannot stay! (Hug self and shiver.) And one little penguin waddled away. (Waddle in place.) Five little monkeys5 little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mother called the doctor and the doctor said: "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Five little speckled frogs5 little speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log, Eating some most delicious bugs (yum, yum), One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool, Then there were 4 green speckled frogs.
Well, not really paper dolls, as such, but just as fun. (I must admit I do have a collection of paper dolls). Here's a free set of a boy and a girl ready to dress up for winter. Preschoolers will need help with the cutting, but they will do fine with a glue stick.
If you would like to take the winter clothes concept a step further, I just finished a resource that includes dress-ups, but much more. Here's what's in it:
On a totally unrelated note, here are some BIG counting dinosaurs, 0-20.
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Hello, I'm Susan. My goal at KidSparkz is to offer instantly downloadable, free and low cost early childhood printables and activity packs to busy teachers and parents.
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