Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Directions: Use these pages to record your top ten selections of developmentally appropriate activities for
children three to eight. Rank activities so that number 1 is your most favorite and 10 is your least
favorite. Be sure to include at least one activity for each of the six areas of learning --- language and
reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. For each activity, supply a target age group of
children, activity title, area of learning, what the teacher does, what the children do, and materials
required.
10
Activity Title
Area of
Learning
make fractions
3D
6-8
Math
What the
Teacher Does
-instructions
-get sandwiches
-get plates
-get plastic knifes
What the
Children Do
They will cut the
sandwich in
half, then in
fourths, then in
eighths.
Materials
Required
sandwiches
plates
plastic knifes
9
Activity Title
Area of
Learning
Bouncing
Raisins
Science
6-8
What the
Teacher Does
-instructions
-gets water,
vinegar, and
baking soda
-eight or more
raisins
-gets jar
What the
Children Do
They fill the jar
halfway with
water, then they
add vinegar and
baking soda to
the water. They
begin dropping
one raisin in at
a time and the
raisins will go to
the bottom then
eventually go to
the top then the
Materials
Required
jar
water
baking soda
vinegar
raisins
Area of
Learning
What the
Teacher Does
What the
Children Do
Materials
Required
floating M&Ms
science
-instructions
-gets M&Ms
-gets a glass
bowl
They are
going to place
4 M&Ms in the
bowl with the
m facing
upward then
pour about
4cm of water
into the bowl
without
disturbing the
jar and in
about 10
minutes and
eventually the
m will peel off
and float to the
surface
-4 or 5 M&Ms
-a glass bowl
-a small jug of
water
Area of
Learning
What the
Teacher Does
What the
Children Do
Materials
Required
7
Activity Title
How to make
peanut butter
Social
Studies
-paper and
pencil
-4 cups roasted
and salted
peanuts,
shelled
-2 tablespoons
of vegetable oil
-1 teaspoon salt
--1 teaspoon
sugar
-food processor
6
Activity Title
Area of
Learning
What the
Teacher Does
What the
Children Do
Artful Artist
Language
and
Reading/
Art
Find a fable or
fairytale or other
short stories to
read to the
class. Tell them
to illustrate their
favorite part of
the story
Draw their
favorite part in
the story
Area of
Learning
What the
Teacher Does
What the
Children Do
5-6
Materials
Required
-Drawing paper
-Pens and
Pencils
--Magic
markers or
crayons
5
Activity Title
Materials
Required
4
Activity Title
Area of
Learning
What the
Teacher Does
What the
Children Do
Materials
Required
Floating egg
experiment
3-5 years old
science
-gives
instructions
-gets water
-gets a full glass
of water
-egg in its
shell(boiled or
raw)
-an almost full
glass of water
-1 tsp of salt
Activity Title
Area of
Learning
What the
Teacher Does
What the
Children Do
Materials
Required
Jumping coin
experiment
6-8 years old
science
-gives
instructions
-gets bowl
-gets the rest of
the materials
-bowl
-coin
-cold water
-glass bottle
hands around
the bottle and
wait several
seconds, that
makes the air
heat up, the
warm air
pushes harder
and the cool
air that is
outside the
bottle forces
the coin up so
that it appears
to jump
2
Activity Title
Clean up song
Area of
Learning
Music
What the
Teacher Does
Starts to sing so
the children can
sing with them
and clean up
What the
Children Do
Materials
Required
nothing
Activity Title
Area of
Learning
What the
Teacher Does
What the
Children Do
Materials
Required