Scarecrows have been used by farmers for decades to scare away those pesky crows and other farmyard invaders. How about adding a scarecrow craft and circle time activity such as the one below to scare up some extra joy!
1. Before Reading the Scarecrow's Wedding, ask students the following questions: These questions and the following lesson invite cognitive reasoning/extracting prior knowledge of scarecrows, (math concepts) develop listening (social/emotional) and communication skills (language arts) and examines the history and use of scarecrows by farmers (Social Studies).
What is a scarecrow?
What is a scarecrow used for?
Do you think scarecrows really work?
How would you make your own scarecrow?
2. Read The Scarecrow's Wedding by Julia Donaldson.
3. Continue by playing the Roll a Scarecrow Game by using dice in circle time. Each body part of the scarecrow is placed down after a particular number is rolled. See Roll a Scarecrow page below. Subjects: Math: One-to- one correspondence, identifying numeric amounts, Language Arts: Pre-reading using pictorial images of clothing to represent words.
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After creating your Roll a Scarecrow, continue by making scarecrow crafts. The scarecrow craft comes from the following website: Aussie Pumpkin Patch. Make sure to cut out the pieces for younger children and let older preschoolers cut out just the body. Have children color the scarecrow and glue body parts on or the teacher can use thumbtacks to make a movable scarecrow.
Do you think scarecrows really work?
How would you make your own scarecrow?
2. Read The Scarecrow's Wedding by Julia Donaldson.
3. Continue by playing the Roll a Scarecrow Game by using dice in circle time. Each body part of the scarecrow is placed down after a particular number is rolled. See Roll a Scarecrow page below. Subjects: Math: One-to- one correspondence, identifying numeric amounts, Language Arts: Pre-reading using pictorial images of clothing to represent words.
Please click on the following link in order to grab your Roll a Scarecrow Game. If you are not a member of Teachers Pay Teachers, please sign up for free.
After creating your Roll a Scarecrow, continue by making scarecrow crafts. The scarecrow craft comes from the following website: Aussie Pumpkin Patch. Make sure to cut out the pieces for younger children and let older preschoolers cut out just the body. Have children color the scarecrow and glue body parts on or the teacher can use thumbtacks to make a movable scarecrow.
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