FLIP-FLOP FRIDAY

THIS FRIDAY!

23 September 2011

On this day, the whole of the East Coast will be taking part in the ceremonious, funsunzi, FLIP-FLOP FRIDAY.

Whether you are at work, school, or even at home, wear your flip-flops.

It's an opportunity to forget about the petty rules of society and have a little freedom. Let loose and just have fun in the sun.

SPRING!

SPRING is here and so this is the perfect time to teach the pre-schoolers all about the season.


This week's activity:

A Spring tree! (to stick up on the classroom wall)

You will need:

• 2x pieces A3 green coloured cardboard paper
• 3x pieces A4 brown/black couloured cardboard paper
• Pictures of  spring animals/flowers about the size of your palm for each child to stick on the tree
• Glue, scissors, prestik

Directions:

1. Stick the 2 pieces of green A3 paper together and cut the newly formed page out into the shape of a puffy cloud (the leafy part of the tree).

2. Next,  put glue onto the top rim of each A4 page and stick them together so that they end up creating a long rectangle (the trunk).

3. Finally, add a touch of glue to the top part of the trunk and stick the leafy part of the tree on top of the top part of the trunk, making a tree.

• If you want, you can cut on the very edge of either side of the trunk to make the tree look more barky and less symmetrical.
• You can also cut out an oval shape in a darker brown or black and stick it on the trunk to make a hollow in the tree if the tree is looking a bit bare.

This end product will be stuck up on the classroom wall. The children can now colour in palm-sized pictures of butterflies, birds, nests, bees, ladybirds and flowers and once they are finished their picture, you can help them to stick it with prestik onto the tree, creating a bright colourful SPRING TREE in the classroom for the children to enjoy.