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Copy Cat
Cut out several cardboard circles and squares from construction paper.
Place these shapes on a table along with paper and washable markers.
Invite children to be a “copy cat” and draw a shape on paper that looks like the
cardboard shape.
Children’s copies of shapes will not be exact. Encourage their attempts to make
curved lines like the circle, and straight lines like the square.
Special Needs Tip
For the child whose motor skills limit their ability to grasp and
move writing tools, provide assistance and adaptive equipment
such as the grippers described above.
Illustrator’s Gallery
Read aloud a favorite book to your class such as Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
by Mo Willems.
Turn to a page with lots of pictures and few words. Explain that the person who
draws the pictures in a book is called an “illustrator.”
Point out the details used by the illustrator to help tell the story, such as the
pigeon, his animal friends, and the bus.
Invite the children to draw pictures that relate to the story like the illustrator did.
Hang each child’s picture above a table or shelf where the book can be displayed.
Sticky Notes
Get a stack of three by five inch sticky note pads. Place them near the children’s
cubbies or personal space.
Tell children that when they would like to send a message to mom or dad they
can take off a sticky note from the pad.
Encourage each child to “write a message” by using pictures or marks on the
sticky note.
You should write out each child’s words below his markings.
Have the children stick the messages in their cubbies for their parents to read.
Use this strategy when a child is missing the parent or wants to share a special
event.