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BOATS THEME

CRAFTS:

Tugboats
Materials: 1/2 pint milk carton, six black construction paper circles, toilet paper tubes, two 1-in. slits in bottom directly across from one another, cotton balls, red and black tempera paint glue.
Have the children paint the sides of the milk carton red and the toilet paper tube black. Add some white glue to the red paint to help it adhere to the milk carton. Before the paint dries, the children can add black circles to the sides of the boat, three to a side. They will stick without gluing when glue is already in paint. Push the tube onto the boat center. Pull and stretch the cotton ball glue to the top of the tube. After boats dry attach and string and use in water.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES:

Carpet Boating
Materials needed: Carpet squares or a towels on a clean (non-carpetted) floor.
What to do: Have the children put the carpet on the floor with the carpet side down (slides better.) Have them sit on the carpet piece with their feet extended out in front and their knees bent. Explain how they can pull themselves forward with their feet. Have them work their arms as if they are rowing a boat. Sing 'Row, row, row your boat.' Have the children kneel on the carpet and pull themselves forward (scooter style), or have them put their hands on the carpet and run pushing carpet on the floor.

Float or Sink
Add objects to the water table that float or sink. One item to add that makes children think and discover is balloons with different objects inside such as: sand, baby powder, a block, marbles, toothpicks, and just air.
 

SONGS:

A Sailing Song
Based on a Newfoundland folk tune
I'se the bye that builds the boat
And I'se the bye that sails her.
I'se the bye that catches the fish
And brings them home to Lisa.
I'se the bye that uses the wood
To make the boat to sail her.
I'se the bye that goes to the lake
And watches how I sails her.
This is how we make some boats
To have some fun and sail' em.
This is how we sail the boats Move fast with wind to sail them.
Hip yer partner busy Kids
Hip yer partner Rainbow.
Let the Jones' come with us
To help our boats to go go.

STORIES:

Have any good stories? Let us know!
 

FOOD SUGGESTIONS:

Apple Sailboat Snack
The children make apple sailboats from an apple slice, a triangular piece
of cheese, and a toothpick. Eat for snack.

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