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| LEMONS AND
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Place yellow and green paint on paper plates for your children |
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Cut a limes and lemons in half. Squeeze out their juice and
save for aide drinks. |
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Give your children large pieces of white paper
and the fruit halves. |
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Show them how to dip the lemons in yellow paint
and the limes in the green paint, then make fruit prints on
their papers.
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| LEAF PRINTS
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Have your children collect one or two different
types of leaves. |
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Set out some paint. Fall colors look great. |
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Give each child three pieces of white paper. |
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Show your children how to set their leaves
on one piece of paper, then paint over the tops of them. |
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Then have them pick up the leaves carefully
and place them up-side-down on another paper. |
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Then have them place the third paper on
top of the leaves and press across the paper causing the
paint on the leaves to press onto the bottom paper. |
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Finally, have them remove the top paper
and the leaves. |
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They should be left with leave prints on
their bottom paper. |
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can also do leaf rubbings with leaves, crayons and paper. |
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DECORATING
"L's" |
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Using light cardboard and the L pattern, make a large L cut
out for each of your children. |
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Give them one of the following to decorate
their L with:
Small leaves
Circle stickers to turn into lollipops by drawing on stems.
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MAKING LANTERNS
Cutting paper lanterns has always been fun for young children.
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Give each child a piece of 9” x 12” construction paper and some scissors. |
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Have children fold their papers in half. |
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Then have them use a ruler and mark 1” marks along the fold. |
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Finally have them cut across the paper, from each mark to with-in 1” of the opposite edge. |
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When finished cutting, show your children how to open their papers and then roll the paper into a cone and securing the ends together with tape. |
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The lanterns should expand out from the middle to resemble old time lanterns. |
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COUNTING
LADYBUG SPOTS
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Make 5 bug shapes (a large
oval with a small circle shape attached for a head). |
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With a black marking pen, make
1-5 black dots on the back of each ladybug. |
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Next, make 5 leaves and write
numerals on the leaves 1 thru 5. |
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Set out the leaves and the ladybugs. |
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Have your children take turns
matching up the number of spots on the ladybugs
with the corresponding numbered leaves. |
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Children should set the correct
ladybug on top of the corresponding leaf |
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PLAY
LIBRARY
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Set up an area with books and let your children
play library. |
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Let your children take turns being the librarian. |
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Provide some blank cards and some pens. |
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Show your children how to write the letter "L"
on the card to put in the book when someone wants
to check out a book from the library.
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L STORIES
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Look for stories about lambs, lions, ladybugs,
leopards at the library. |
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Look for stories that start with the word
"Little" or other L words. |
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PRE-WRITING
ACTIVITIES FOR L
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Give your children some licorice
sticks and have them make L shapes. |
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Make L's out of toothpicks. |
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Make playdough L's. |
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Write L's in a salt box. |
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Make L shapes from a shoe lace. |
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L ANIMALS
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Go to the library and help your children find books
on Lions, Lizards, Leopards, Ladybugs or Lambs. |
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Have your children make a book about their favorite
L animal. |
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Have them find out where the animal lives, what his
house is like, what he eats, etc. |
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Have them draw pictures of their animals in their books.
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| LITTER |
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When studying the letter L, is a good
time to discuss litter and how it effects our environment. |
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You could discuss litter on roads
and sidewalks or |
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Discuss litter in lakes and the ocean. |
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L SNACK IDEAS
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| Lentil soup |
Licorice |
Leeks |
| Linguini |
Lollipops |
Lemons |
| Lasagna |
Lettuce |
Limes |
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L MOVEMENT IDEAS
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Fly like ladybugs |
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Fall like leaves |
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Do leg exercises |
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Roll like logs |
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Lay on the floor and make body L’s |
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