Everything for Winter: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children : Activities for December, January, and February

Kathy Charner

Gryphon House, Inc., 1997 - Education - 270 pages

Presents hundreds of cross-curriculum classroom activities for the months of December, January, and February, including games, songs, fingerplays, dramatic plays, cooking activities, and activities involving art, language, math, science, and movement.

Contents

• Introduction: 11
• DECEMBER: 15
• Fingerplays Poems and Songs: 16
• Hanukkah Song: 17
• Learning Centers: 18
• Toy Workshop Center: 20
• Art Activities: 22
• Fabric Transfer: 23
• Wooden Candleholders: 24
• Pomander Balls: 25
• Pine Cone Fire Starters: 26
• Decorating Windows with Snowflakes: 27
• String Ornaments: 28
• Sponge Trees: 29
• Light Holes: 31
• Stained Glass Melt: 32
• Insole Stamps: 33
• Making Dreidels: 34
• Yarn Dolls: 35
• Window Paintings: 37
• Circle Time Activities: 38
• Little Drummer Girls and Boys: 39
• Wonder Wands: 40
• Dreidel Game and Activities: 41
• Light the Kwanzaa Candles: 42
• Dramatic Play Activities: 44
• Toy Puzzles: 45
• Toy Puppets: 46
• Pilots and Flight Attendants: 47
• Homemade Sleigh: 48
• Wrapping Presents: 49
• Language Activities: 50
• Writing About Our Travel Adventures: 51
• Flannel Board Story Box: 52
• Mystery Package: 53
• Math Activities: 54
• Paper Chains: 55
• Five Little Candy Canes: 56
• Ten Little Reindeer: 57
• Christmas Tree Decorating: 58
• Christmas Egg Carton Tree: 59
• Eight: 60
• Music and Movement Activities: 61
• Circles to Music: 62
• Imaginary Dancing: 63
• Partner Kickball: 64
• Science Activites: 66
• Hot Bubble Fliers: 67
• Magnetic Rice: 68
• Mirror Skating: 69
• Balancing and Spinning: 70
• String Kabobs: 71
• Take a Bird to Lunch: 72
• Snack and Cooking Activities: 73
• Good and Juicy: 74
• Latkes: 75
• Decorating with Food Coloring: 76
• Bread Sculptures: 77
• Transition Activities: 78
• Lollipops: 79
• Make a Lap: 80
• Coat Hanger Critter: 81
• Art Parade: 82
• Games: 84
• Twinkle Twinkle: 85
• Jingle Bell Blanket: 86
• Rubber Band: 87
• Taste Helpers: 88
• Books: 90
• JANUARY: 91
• Fingerplays Poems and Songs: 92
• This Is a Snowman As Round As a Ball: 93
• The Fox: 94
• Where Is Thumbkin?: 95
• Learning Centers: 96
• Doctors OfficeHospital Center: 98
• Art Activities: 100
• Snow Scenes: 101
• Spray Painting Designs in Snow: 102
• Snow Drawings and Prints: 103
• Stuffed Stuff: 104
• Ice Painting: 105
• Marvelous Mittens: 106
• Blizzards: 107
• Finger Knitting: 108
• Snowy Etching: 109
• Paste Batik: 110
• Salt Figurines: 111
• Circle Time Activities: 112
• Lets Go Ice Skating: 113
• Snowfolks: 114
• Snowman Snowman: 115
• What Can You Do in Winter Time?: 116
• The Snowman: 117
• Winter Wind: 118
• Cold Talk: 119
• CCCCCold: 120
• Mushy Slushy Melty Snow: 121
• The Star Seat: 122
• Dramatic Play Activities: 123
• The Librarian: 124
• Dont MoveHelp Is on the Way: 125
• Language Activities: 126
• Footprint Concentration: 127
• Flannel Board Stories: 128
• A Story Box: 129
• Storytelling Together: 130
• Word Sharing: 131
• Math Activities: 132
• Patterns: 133
• Mitten Match: 134
• Horizontal Bar Graphs of Birds at Our Winter Feeder: 135
• Graphing: 136
• Music and Movement Activities: 137
• Mitten Mitten Who Has the Mitten?: 138
• Musical I Spy: 139
• Relaxing to Music: 140
• Balancing Beanbags: 141
• Drums and Sticks: 142
• Making Horns: 143
• Science Activities: 144
• Tin Can Ice Cream: 145
• Catch the Falling Snow: 146
• Ice Castles: 147
• Snowjob: 148
• The Big Melt Down: 149
• Thermometer Play: 150
• Grow a Rock: 151
• Cave in a Box: 152
• Snack and Cooking Activities: 154
• Making Soft Pretzels: 155
• Making Peanut Butter: 156
• Snowmen and Snowwoman Cookies: 157
• Snowy Mashed Potatoes: 158
• Transition Activities: 159
• Little Mouse: 160
• Teeny Tiny Friends: 161
• Puppet Pals and Inspectors: 162
• Listen to the Snow: 163
• Games: 164
• Hot Potato: 165
• Follow My Tracks: 166
• Hide the Mitten: 167
• Sleigh Ride: 168
• Hide and Seek Tracking: 169
• My Friend: 170
• Cookie Machine: 171
• Cooperative Towers: 172
• Crossing the Bridge: 173
• Night Train: 174
• Fox and Geese Game: 175
• Books: 176
• Records and Tapes: 177
• FEBRUARY: 179
• Fingerplays Poems and Songs: 180
• The Wheels on the Bus: 181
• Learning Centers: 182
• Nighttime Center: 184
• Art Activities: 186
• Shoe Box Train: 187
• Spool Painting: 188
• Constructing a Car: 189
• Tissue Contact: 190
• Valentine Mice: 191
• Lace Rubbing: 192
• Ladybugs Family: 193
• An Owl Valentine: 194
• Heart a Lart: 195
• Heart Flutters: 196
• Valentine Swans: 197
• Circle Time Activities: 198
• Color Magic: 199
• My Favorite Color Chart: 200
• Hurry Hurry Fire Truck: 201
• Who Is Wearing Red Today?: 202
• Transportation: 204
• Road Sky or Water: 205
• Airplane Song and Activities: 207
• Won or Two: 208
• Dramatic Play Activities: 209
• Filler Up and Fixer Up: 210
• Fire: 211
• Space Helmets: 212
• Favorite Color Day: 213
• Putting Children to Bed: 214
• The Dark Place: 215
• Language Activities: 216
• Vehicles: 217
• Writing a Nighttime Walking Adventure: 218
• Name Game: 219
• New Words: 220
• Star Wishes: 221
• Math Activities: 222
• Sorting: 223
• School Map Puzzle: 224
• Train Sequence: 225
• Music and Movement Activities: 226
• Sing and Listen: 227
• Preschool Limbo: 228
• Wheels on the Bus: 229
• Pussy Willow: 230
• Body Part Matching: 231
• Science Activities: 232
• Listening for the Horses: 233
• Raisin Elevators: 234
• RampinIt: 235
• Ticket to the Moon: 237
• Snack and Cooking Activities: 238
• Red Party: 239
• Small Medium Large Mmmmmmm: 240
• Transition Activities: 241
• Masking Tape Machine: 242
• The Finger Band: 243
• Did You Ever Ever Ever?: 244
• Transition: 245
• Games: 246
• Whats Missing?: 247
• Tug of Peace: 248
• Valentine Valentine Red and Blue: 249
• Valentine Game: 250
• Musical Hearts Game: 251
• Heart Game: 252
• Pick Up with Sticks: 253
• Are You Sick?: 254
• Night Flying: 255
• Books: 257
• Records and Tapes: 258

About the author

Kathy Charner has been with Gryphon House for over 15 years. She is the editor of several books including: The GIANT Encyclopedia of Learning Center Activities; The GIANT Encyclopedia of Circle Time Activities; The GIANT Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities; The GIANT Encyclopedia of Science Activities; and The GIANT Encyclopedia of Activities for Four-Year-Olds.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Everything for Winter: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children : Activities for December, January, and February; A collection from Gryphon House Books
• Author: Kathy Charner
• Editor: Kathy Charner
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc., 1997
• ISBN: 0876591861, 9780876591864
• Length: 270 pages
• Subjects: Education / Curricula; Education / General; Education / Schools / Levels / Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten); Education / Teaching / General; Family & Relationships / Parenting / Child Rearing; Family & Relationships / Parenting / General; Nature / Seasons