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Greeting Cards Craft · Shapes · Gardening Theme Preschool
Lesson Plan Activities
Template:
Card 1 Bunny "Girl"
6 pc. with flower basket
Template:
Card 2 Bunny "Girl"
8 pc. with watering can
Template:
Card 3 Bunny "Boy"
8 pc. with watering can
Garden Greeting
for inside of card
Children can make an easy greeting card for their parents, other
relatives, a special babysitter or child care provider to
celebrate holidays and events listed above.
Activity 1 > Plants > How a Seed Grows
This is also a good opportunity to discuss >
How A Seed Grows:
- The seed is planted in soil.
- A root grows down into the soil.
- The stem pushes up toward the sun.
- The stem grows and leaves unfold.
To help illustrate how a plant grow you can view this previous activity and visit this great online story Peep Plants a Seed to reinforce these concepts.
Activity 3 > Craft > Easy Shapes Greeting Cards Happy Gardening theme
18 months to 6 years old
Materials:
- printer
- white paper or card stock
- scissors
- glue
- optional: glitter glue
- This craft activity will help children learn about colors, shapes, about the images in the card and about a holiday or special occasion or event.
- The children will learn how fascinating it is to create a special gift using shapes.
- Let's call this technique "layering,." Using different shapes and images you layer them to form another image or landscape. Print a template of your choice and follow the instructions printed there. A template with an optional greeting is also available to glue inside the card or you can write one together.
- Children 18 months to 3 years:
The youngest child can participate in this greeting card creation. Add a few drops or use glue stick to the folded paper and child can place the pieces on the front of the card. Make sure to mention the color, shape and identify an discuss the images of and other items in the card templates.
You can add a hand print cut-out to the inside of the card and write a message on top. - Older children can add and decorate the plain colored pieces first with glitter, paint: brush strokes, sponging, cotton ball dabbing, stampers, cut-up tissue paper, etc., and then proceed to layer the pieces as suggested in the small image on the template.
- Create a 3-D Effect >Place little pieces of roll up tape instead of glue. This raises the different layers just a bit, and gives a nice 3-D effect.
- Envelope: Any standard large greeting card envelope can be used - those left over from the holidays. Make your own envelopes by using a used one as a template. Trace the envelope over wrapping paper - (usually the opposite side is white and the printed side can be the inside of the envelope). Cut and glue and you have a custom made envelope.
Activity 4 > Alphabet Activities
Incorporate introducing or reinforcing an alphabet letter.
Visit the complementary activities.
The card features a gardening theme, flower basket, a rabbit, and watering can, and two cards have Easter option labels.
Complementary activities:
Letter F Flower printable activities
Letter G Garden printable activities
Letter R Rabbit printable activities
Letter W Water activities
(watering cans represented)
PRINTING TIPS:
1) Adjust margins if you have trouble fitting the template on one page, review Print Help for suggestions.
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