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Jack and the Beanstalk: Follow-up tips for January 6, 2025

Jack and the Beanstalk – Follow-Up Activities for Child Care Centres and Families. These activities focus on art, drama, and exploration, encouraging creativity, imagination, and reinforcing the story’s themes of adventure, bravery, and resourcefulness. 1. Art Activity: Growing Beanstalk CraftObjective: Create a 3D beanstalk that represents Jack’s magical adventure. Materials Needed: Instructions: 2. Drama Activity: Acting […]

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The Mitten: Follow-Up Tips for December 19, 2024 classes

Here are three follow-up activities based on The Mitten that focus on art, drama, and winter-themed exploration for children aged 2 to 5. These activities are designed to engage creativity, encourage self-expression, and reinforce the story’s themes. 1. Art Activity: Animal Mitten Collage Objective: Create a collage that represents the animals cozying up in the mitten. Materials Needed: Instructions:

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The Mistletoe Kiss: Follow-Up Tips for December 9th and 11th story classes

Here are three engaging activities for 2-5 year-olds based on The Mistletoe Kiss, story to explore the polar night phenomenon in the Arctic Circle. Art Activity: Polar Night Painting Objective: Create a visual representation of the Arctic polar night and mistletoe.Materials: Black and dark blue construction paper, white chalk, cotton balls, glue, green paper, and

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The Boy and the North Wind: Follow-Up Tips for November 25 & 26, 2024

Here are three fun and engaging follow-up story based activities for child care centres and parents to do with young children. 1. Change of Seasons Activity: Observing Fall to Winter 2. Art Activity: Creating Magical Objects 3. Acting Activity: Reenacting the Story These activities help reinforce the story’s themes while engaging children in hands-on, imaginative

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The Three Billy Goats Gruff: Follow-up tips

Here is an engaging follow-up activity to help bring The Three Billy Goats Gruff story to life for young children, emphasizing imagination play: “A Goat Adventure” Materials: Activity Steps: Purpose: This project supports fine motor skills, creativity, and story comprehension by encouraging children to recall and visualize key elements of the tale in their own

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The Ghost Dog: Follow-Up Tips for November 11 & 21, 2024

Here are three engaging follow-up activities for child care centres and parents to do with young children, inspired by, “The Ghost Dog” story. 1. Create a Starry Night Sky with Chalk and Water 2. “Ghost Dog” Role-Play Adventure 3. Galaxy Glitter Jars Each activity helps children retell the story, connect with its themes, and practice

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The Ghost and the Jack-o’ Lantern: Follow up Tips for October 28 & 31, 2024

In recognition of Halloween, we enjoyed the spooky yet humorous story, The Ghost and the Jack-o’-Lantern. This tale highlights the importance of staying calm and solving problems during challenging situations. Here are three simple, practical tips to reinforce the story’s themes with your students or children:rt Activity: Decorate a Pumpkin Face Materials: Orange paper plates, stickers,

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