* * Use four daisies. Put one in a cup of water. In the other three cups, combine water and different colors of food coloring. Put a daisy in each of the three remaining cups. Have the children make predictions about what will happen. They are amazed when they see the petals change color! ( I think Gail may have sent in this idea.) * play dominoes * glue on dots (from a hole puncher) * Dads--have the children draw & color pictures of their dads * make a large daisy painting out of the children's hand prints * play Duck Duck, goose * have Dirt desert * make a drum. Any food container with a plastic lid will work. You can use margarine tubs, coffee cans, or drink mix canisters. Wrap brightly colored construction paper around your drum and glue into place. The children can decorate the drum with buttons, paper scraps, yarn, and other misc. craft materials. Use a permanent marker to write both an upper and lower case d on the plastic lid. Use pencils as drum sticks and as the children beat on the drum they should say "d, d, d, d". * sing "5 Little Ducks" Five little ducks that I once knew-- fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too-- But the one little duck with the feather on his back-- He lead the others with a quack, quack, quack, Quack, Quack, Quack-- He lead the other with a quack, quack, quack. * paint--drip, drizzle and drop paint onto paper * use diamond shapes to create designs * housekeeping--wash dishes * dentist/ doctor * dance * draw * dribble * drink * dial 2) give each child a sheet of construction paper...with letter D printed large and clearly. then give them a bunch of those Dot stickers that you can find at the office supply store and even at the grocery store. then let the kids make a tactile letter D by placing the Dots onto the letter D on the construction paper. Its a great fine motor activity too!!! 3) The Disappearing D-O-N-U-T (Tune: BINGO) Make a large donut shape from felt, cutting the donut into five sections. Glue the letters D-O-N-U-T on the sections. Assemble these on a flannel board to begin the activity. I know a treat that has a hole As you can plainly see. D-O-N-U-T (Point to letters as you sing.) D-O-N-U-T D-O-N-U-T Save a bite for me! CHOMP! (Remove D) I know a treat that has a hole As you can plainly see, (Clap) O-N-U-T (Point to blank space, then letters.) (Clap) O-N-U-T (Clap) O-N-U-T Save a bite for me! CHOMP! (Remove O) Continue song, clapping for each section of disappearing donut, pointing to blank spaces and remaining letters until the donut is all gone. I know a treat that has a hole, But now where could it be? (Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap) And there's none left for me! Another Donut Song ...WELL I walked around the corner ...And I walked around the block ...And I walked right into a bakery shop Well, I....picked up a donut and I wiped of the grease ...and I handed the lady a five cent piece! ...WELL... SHE..... looked at the money and she looked at me, ...and she said, "THIS MONEY iS NO GOOD TO ME" ..."THERE'S A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE AND IT GOES RIGHT THROUGH..." ...Said I ....."THERE'S A HOLE IN THE DONUT TOO"... When my class and I sing this song, we end it like this: Thanks for the donut (click) you bet!! (along the same lines as shave and a haircut) Delicious Donuts( tune: Frere Jacues) Submitted by jmcummings@juno.com A dozen donuts, a dozen donuts That means 12. That means 12. Chocolate, white or jelly-filled Ice or sprinkles, They are delicious. They are delicious. Dippy Donut Song (tune: Baa Baa Black Sheep) I prefer it as a chant. Yum, yum, Donuts. Chocolate iced, Glazed and twisted, Warm and nice. Cream filled, Peanuts on the top. Long John! Jelly! I can't stop! Better than a sticky roll, Eat them right down to the hole! * Cut out the number of donuts corresponding to the number of children you have in your class. Use different colors.. I used felt for the felt board. You could use construction paper and magnet tape for a magnet board. Then we recite the following Donut Shop Down on the corner in the Donut Shop There were(Number of children in the class) little donuts with sugar on top. Along came(child) all alone and he took (the color donut) all the way home... Then we count the remaining donuts and start again. Great for color recognition and counting. * Chant: Down around the corner at the Bakery Shop, There were 10 little donuts with sugar on the top. Along came (Susan) all alone, And she took a DONUT home! GAME: Children sit in a circle. Lay 10 different colored "donuts" in the middle of the circle. One child comes into the middle of the circle. Everyone else hides their eyes. The child in the middle chooses one Donut, returns to her/his place on the outside of the circle, and hides it behind her/him. The children can then look and recite the chant together. At the end of the chant they try to guess which colored DONUT is missing. Variation: When the children become comfortable and familiar with this game I have two, three or four children come into the middle and choose DONUTS. This moves the game along faster and ensures everyone gets a turn. * here's a cute song but if you dont know the tune it could be a cute poem Well i walked around the corner And i walked around the block And i walked right into a bakery shop Well i picked up a donut And i wiped of the grease And i handed the lady a five cent piece Well she looked at the nickel And she looked at me And she said, "Hey Mister Can you plainly see? There;s a hole in the nickel,there's a hole right through "There's a hole in the donut too!" Thanks for the donut...two bits. Good to work on money too! It;s cute as a song! * This week we are working on the letter Dd. I've set up a Dunkin' Donuts shop in our housekeeping area complete with donut and munchkin boxes, coffee cups, playdough, cookie sheets, spatulas, aprons, cash register, play money and jelly jars. We are tracing and cutting out a donut shape, then we'll paint them to look like our favorite kinds of donuts or we'll create our own special donut.