Saturday, July 14, 2012

The Theme of July 4th

We had some fun activities to celebrate the 4th of July,

An American History Book

The book was designed for young children, very illustrative and informative. It included all the significant turning points in American history, from Civil War to the Great Depression to Martin Luther King and human rights  Children like the image of  "Uncle Sam" appeared on each page and they learned to recognize the pattern of the star and stripes flag.

read American History book
Arts and Crafts: Patriotic Star Artwork

drawing stripes on star

patriotic star artwork

patriotic star artwork
Snack: Patriotic Popsicle

We used cool-aid and yogurt to make this fun snack with our children.  Each layer of this Popsicle was frozen separately, the next layer was added when the previous layer become semi-harded in the freezer,

pour blue cool-aid

in the freezer

pour red cool-aid

Ready to eat
Music and Rhythm: Yankee Doodle

We let our children used instruments to create music rhythm of Yankee Doodle and marched together.  It's important that toddlers not only enjoy being part of a group but actively participate in the music making.As they join in they develop confidence and self expression through movement while a solid musical foundation is being laid.



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