Hot and Cold are Opposites

 Transition Song: Colors by The Learning Station.

Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: hot/cold, wet/dry, big/small, short/tall, high/low, fast/slow, heavy/light, day/night, i/out, whisper/shout, weak/strong, right/wrong, young/old, hello/goodbye, What/Where/Who, coat, gloves, hat, snow, pajamas, yes/no.

Materials: - pictures of classmates over Winter Break

                 - Opposites by Sandra Boynton

                 - hand warmers

                 - warm cocoa and marshmallows

This week, Miss Carrie read Opposites by Sandra Boynton (book is linked here)

The book gave us the opportunity to talk about opposites and also rhyming words.  Then Miss Carrie showed us pictures of our friends during Winter Break.  Some of them were outside where it was cold.  Some of them were inside where it was warm.  We talked about if we did activities like we saw in the pictures.  Who is that?  Where are they? What are they wearing? Is it warm or cold?

Miss Carrie brought out hand warmers.  Everyone was able to have a turn holding a hand warmer.  Miss Carrie puts hand warmers in her gloves and toe warmers in her boots because she does not like being cold.

Afterwards, Miss Carrie brought a treat.  She made hot candy cane cocoa and marshmallows.  Everyone had a change to say "Yes, I want cocoa.", or "No thank you.  I don't want cocoa."

I didn't have much chance to take pictures of our cocoa party because I was THE MOST popular person in the room.  Most of the kids loved having hot cocoa with Snack Time.

Do this at home.  Look at family pictures together. Talk about Who/What/Where.  Do you see any opposites?  Short and tall?  Warm and cold? Day and night? Big and small?

At then end of your family activity, make hot cocoa.  When Miss Carrie is at home, she likes whipped cream in her cocoa.  Talk about what you like in your cocoa, or if you don't like cocoa at all.