All Week Infant Activity: Exploring cooking scents Moisten cotton balls with a scent, and place cotton

balls into bug box for our infants to smell. Because of the nature of this activity, it will not be out in the classroom, but on the planning shelf for teachers to utilize when theres the opportunity for one-on-one interactions with our infants There are 3 bug boxes on the planning shelf. Each is labeled lemon, vinegar, or cinnamon. There are also cotton balls in each bug box, and extra cotton balls on the planning shelf o Please use new cotton balls each time! The cinnamon and vinegar are located on the planning shelf, and the lemon juice is in the fridge. Mix cinnamon with water and then apply to cotton ball Monday Menu Edit: 2pm Snack As an art activity, the children will be making fruit kabobs during snack time Instructions: Cut melon and strawberries into small pieces, but large enough to skewer onto the coffee stirrer straws. Place melon, strawberries, and coffee stirrer straws onto childrens plates Encourage children to place the fruit onto their straws (You may want to make extra adult servings and demonstrate) Discovery Table: Water Place measuring implements in the water for children to measure, scoop, and pour Please replace the water each morning and afternoon Please use warm water Please utilize water smocks and mess mats! Dramatic Play: Ice Cream Parlor The Ice Cream Parlor dramatic play kit will be out in the classroom for the children to explore, utilize, and play with. Art AM: Painting red foods Set up: two paint cups, each filled with red paint Paintbrushes Paper Scissors Mess mat Smocks

Directions: Encourage the children to paint the foods they eat that are red. (They have exposure to strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, and apples in our classroom.) Have the scissors out so that they can cut out their food before or after they paint if they so choose. PM: Fruit Kabobs See Menu Edit Circle Time AM Read: On Market Street by Arnold and Anita Lobel Sing: Here we go round the mulberry bush Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, The mulberry bush. Here we go round the mulberry bush So early in the morning. PM Read: Red Food Fun by Sing: Here we go round the mulberry bush Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, The mulberry bush. Here we go round the mulberry bush So early in the morning. Gross Motor: While singing Here we go round the mulberry bush encourage the children to hold hands and walk in a circle (similar to Ring A-Round the Rosie)

Tuesday Menu Edit: Baking Biscuits (4pm Snack) As each child wakes up from their nap, they will each mix the dough for their own biscuit. These will then be baked as a part of their 2pm snack Ingredients: flour (1/4 C + extra for kneading) Baking powder (1/4 t.) Salt (1 pinch) Honey (1/2 t) Shortening (1 t) Milk (1 2/3 T) Oil or baking spray for baking sheet Materials: measuring spoons (1/4 t, t, 1 t, 1 T, 2/3 T) Measuring cup (1/4 cup) Baking sheet Wax paper Paper and pencil to mark where each childs biscuit will be Bowl for mixing Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes Discovery Table: Water Place spoons and funnels in the water for children to utilize Please replace the water each morning and afternoon Please use warm water Please utilize water smocks and mess mats! Dramatic Play: Ice Cream Parlor Art AM: white play dough and flour Set up: white play dough (in triangle classroom fridge) Flour (on planning shelf) Mess mat (for table) Smocks Directions: put mess mat on table and have each child wear a smock Give each child some white play dough (located in the circle classrooms fridge) Give each child a very small amount of flour to knead and experiment with the play dough PM: baking biscuits See Menu Edit Circle Time AM: Read: If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff Sing: Here we go round the mulberry bush Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, The mulberry bush.

Here we go round the mulberry bush So early in the morning. PM: Read: Petes A Pizza by William Steig Sing: Here we go round the mulberry bush Gross Motor: While singing Here we go round the mulberry bush encourage the children to hold hands and walk in a circle (similar to Ring A-Round the Rosie)

Wednesday Menu Edit: Stone Soup (lunch) Each child is being asked to bring a canned or frozen vegetable from home. These will be added to the crockpot along with vegetable broth. Discovery Table: water Place whisks in the water for children to utilize Please replace the water each morning and afternoon Please use warm water Please utilize water smocks and mess mats! Dramatic Play: Grocery Store Art AM: painting green foods Set up: two paint cups, each filled with green paint Paintbrushes Paper Scissors Mess mat Smocks Directions: Encourage the children to paint the foods they eat that are green. (They have exposure to edamame, peas, kiwi, zucchini, etc. in our classroom.) Have the scissors out so that they can cut out their food before or after they paint if they so choose. PM: green play dough (mixed with rice) Set up: Green play dough (located in triangle classrooms fridge) Play dough implements Circle Time AM: Read: Stone Soup by Marcia Brown Were making Stone Soup for lunch- please emphasize this concept! Sing: If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops Track: 11 on cd (if you wish to use cd) Lyrics: If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops? Oh what a rain that would be. Standing outside with my mouth open wide. Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh. If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops? Oh what a rain that would be. PM: Read: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Sing: If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops Gross motor: Encourage dancing to the song

Thursday Menu Edit: Taste Test Apples (2pm snack) Cut up green, red, and yellow apples Give to children on divided plate Chart their reaction on apple chart Discovery Table: water Place egg beaters in the water for children to utilize Please replace the water each morning and afternoon Please use warm water Please utilize water smocks and mess mats! Dramatic Play: Grocery Store Art AM: painting apples Set up: three paint cups, filled with red, yellow, and green paint Paintbrushes Paper Scissors Mess mat Smocks Directions: Encourage the children to paint apples. Have the scissors out so that they can cut out their food before or after they paint if they so choose. PM: taste-testing apples See Menu Edit Circle Time AM: Read: The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall Sing: I like to eat apples and bananas Lyrics: I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-ny-nys I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-ny-nys I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos

I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos PM: Read: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Sing: I like to eat apples and bananas Gross Motor: Go on a walk to feed the birds birdseed

Friday Menu Edit: Baking Bread (lunch) Well be baking bread in a bread machine in the classroom all morning o Ill come in to mix ingredients and start machine Instead of having a hummus sandwich, well be giving them a slice of bread from the bread machine and simply putting the humus on their plates Menu Edit 2: vanilla wafer cookies (2pm snack) Well be having vanilla wafer cookies instead of cereal Discovery Table: Oats Oats, slotted spoons, and containers will be placed in the discovery table Dramatic Play: Grocery Store Art AM: painting brown food Set up: two paint cups, each filled with brown paint Paintbrushes Paper Scissors Mess mat Smocks Directions: Encourage the children to paint the foods they eat that are brown. (They have exposure to bread, tortillas, crackers, etc. in our classroom.) Have the scissors out so that they can cut out their food before or after they paint if they so choose. PM: brown play dough Set up: brown play dough mixed with oats Play dough implements Circle Time AM: Read: The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins Sing: If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops Track: 11 on cd (if you wish to use the cd) Lyrics: If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops? Oh what a rain that would be. Standing outside with my mouth open wide. Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh. If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops? Oh what a rain that would be. PM: Read: If you give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Sing: If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops Gross Motor: Encourage dancing to the song