Cutting Activity

It is the end of the month- and I chose NOT to do one of the provided themes by my  Funshine Express monthly curriculum kit.

I really liked the first theme:Lion & Lamb/weather, and St. Patrick's day crafts. The second theme provided this month  was Ocean Adventure. The activities and crafts are adorable for this theme but- I decided to post-pone. (It is just so cold here! I want it to warm up a bit more before we go on our "Ocean Adventure".)

Thankfully- Funshine Express' monthly curriculum guide is always packed with a variety of activities to keep my preschoolers busy- even when I omit one theme!

One of the activities they suggested- was Is this Healthy?
First we cut out newspaper images of "food".
This lead to interesting discussions- what can you eat?

I am serious! These little ones are hilarious!
We decided you can put a lot of things in your mouth.(...they wanted to cut out buttons, bolts, etc.).. but that is not "food".
And there are plenty of things we EAT... (marshmallows, candy bars).. but that aren't necessarily good for us.

This was a great activity!

 

They each divided a piece of paper in half. One side we put a smile face and the other side a frown face. Each child got to pick their favorite foods to add to their papers.

Painting and Cutting at Preschool

The kids really really wanted to paint. So I found a simple handout in my Funshine Express journal, "Cut a circle". We ripped it out and the kids painted them first. (This we did on Friday)

 

 

 

Today we cut them out.
I feel strongly that children with scissors need close supervision. So during my station time- we do scissors with the teacher as one station. I limit 2 kids at this station- so I can closely watch them using scissors and catch mistakes (aka: accidents) before they happen. 

I like being flexible when I can- and let the kids guide some of our activities. That why Funshine Express monthly kits are so helpful! Everything is already prepped- so we can do a fun activity- when the kids are most interested and engaged.