Gathering Song: Five Little Ghosts
Concepts: high/low, yummy/yucky.
Pre literacy: trace the letter G. Draw half a circle, not a frown. Go across the middle and then down.
Today we are looking at pictures of foods and giving a thumbs up for what we like or a thumbs down for what we don't like. We are looking at pictures of green grapes, spaghetti, crackers, tomatoes, peas, peanut butter, watermelon, apples, popcorn, broccoli, and bananas. It is okay if we like foods that someone else does not. It is okay if we don't like certain foods and someone else does. Miss Carrie LOVES tomatoes, broccoli, watermelon, and popcorn. Miss Carrie does not like peas or peanut butter.
Our next part of the activity was practicing simple Consonant-Vowel combination words and learning sign for those words. We used Rachel Arntson's Let's Eat from Kids Can Talk.
At the end we go around the circle and ask every child what they like to eat. Answers included Mac an Cheese, pizza, chicken nuggets and fries, cereal, jam (this kid seriously liked jam), and chicken noodle soup. At home, try a variety of different foods, especially fruits and vegetables. Let your child play with the food - it is part of exploring. Talk about concepts such as crunchy/soft, sweet/salty, big/little. You can learn ASL signs for different foods at Signing Time's Dictionary.
