Authors Week Lesson Plan

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Authors Week (Eric Carle)

Monday, 3/4 Handprint Hermit Crab Target: Arts


Link to Activity: Handprint
Hermit Crab Craft - The
Kindergarten Connection
Cut out a large circle to
resemble the hermit crab’s
shell. Have them decorate the
shell however they please. Next,
have the child stamp their hand
in red paint, and cut out their
handprint. Glue the thumb to
the shell, upside down. Attach
pipe cleaners and googly eyes to
finish off!
PM Activity: Ocean Animals
(Follow Up Literature
Worksheet)
Link: Ocean Animals, Lesson
Plans - The Mailbox
Tuesday, 3/5 Cloud Dough Target: Sensory, Science
Mix 8 cups of flour, 1 ½ cups
of vegetable oil, and blue
food coloring together.
Link: Cloud Dough Sensory Bin
- Pre-K Pages
PM Activity: Weather Tracing
Link: Free Printable Clouds
Activity Sheets - Frugal Mom Eh!
Wednesday, 3/6 Rescue the Sea Creatures Target: Fine Motor,
Exploration
Wrap various sea creatures
and animals in pipe cleaners.
Tell the children that they are
stuck and must work on
freeing them! Encourage
them to use their imagination
and free thinking.
PM Activity: Seahorse
Coloring Page
Thursday, 3/7 Cricket Footprint Target: Arts
Stamp the child’s foot into
green paint onto white paper.
Attach googly eyes and add
legs & antlers!
Link to Activity: Footprint
Preschool Cricket Craft
(powerfulmothering.com)
PM Activity: The Very Quiet
Cricket (Follow Up Literature
Worksheet)
Link: The Very Quiet Cricket
Coloring Page - Coloring Nation
Books: A House for Hermit Crab, Little Cloud, Mister Seahorse, The Very Quiet Cricket

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