Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Shape Day: Circles

Circle: outline, solid, sphere


Movement
Imitate form: finger in air, arms over head, sign language letter o, group circle
Imitate motion: swing arms, roll wrists, shoulders, elbows, ankles, head/neck, somersault, cartwheel
Yoga: sun circle (make up a story about the sun rising and setting, using arms in big circle)

Music
Do as I'm doing (rolling hands, head, eyes)
Ring around the Rosie (move in circle)
Hokey pokey (turn around and group circle)

Games (or free play)
Active: Duck duck goose (group circle, run in circle), Helicopter Jump Rope Game/song
Toys: Cars, trains, 
Playground games: Hula hoops, Marbles, skip it, draw chalk circles (hopping connect-the-dots)
Sports: any ball game or frisbee
I Spy (circle style....scavenger hunt)

Art & Creation
Paint: circle form stamps, various size and color dots
Draw: various dots, concentric circles (pointalism: light and dark)
Paper: roll paper into tube (telescope)
Reuse: save tp rolls, cans, or lids to make something (wheels/car, etc.)
Fabric/fiber: roll yarn into balls, winter hats (circle loom)

Books & Stories
The Dot
Circles

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