One/Orange

Monday we focused on the number one.  As I wanted to do something with insects, we started ants.  I am hoping to find some anthills, though the heavy rain yesterday may make that an impossible task.  We made a picnic ant craft to go with the book I am hoping to get out of the library.

(I cut a piece of green construction paper in half for the grass,

and the girls snipped a fringe,

and a 4x4 piece of copy paper.  I marked off 1 inch lines

 and drew circles where they were to glue on the 1 inch squares)

Only one ant came to the picnic because we are focusing on the number 1.

We added one egg to our egg carton poster.

The girls had a themed lunch.  Ants on a stick (peanut butter toast with raisins) and one beet and one slice of cheese.

They were told if they wanted more they could ask for it, one piece at a time.  I only had one taker on this offer.  Amelia did have more of everything.  Then for dessert I found a recipe at Step BY Step Childcare site after I Googled ant crafts.  The girls made Ants in the Sand for dessert.  I gave them 1 graham cracker which they placed in a plastic zippy bag, after breaking it up.  Then they crushed it by alternating between pressing with their hands and  a rolling pin on the plastic bag.

We poured the crumbs into cups and added mini chocolate chips.

They ate it with a spoon, yummy!

We also made our Number 1 book (similar to the zero book).  The difference was, we were able to have extra pages on which we glued one picture.  I focused on things that naturally come in the quantity of "one." (sun, moon, mouth, nose)

Today we played a game.  I stood in the living room and told the girls they needed to follow my directions.  I asked them to bring me certain objects, one at a time.  I said, "Tabitha, please bring mommy one block.  Amelia please bring me one doll."  Then when they brought me the requested object I asked for another from each of them.  We laid them out on the couch and took a picture.  Made a great activity for listening and following directions and learning the quantity of  "one."

The girls colored the pictures for their orange collage, but we will finish the collages next week as we are continuing to focus on orange next week.

Just a reminder: my linky is still open for Words of Wisdom Wednesday.  To see the description follow this link (it is at the bottom of the post).  The question asked was: How do we get dressed?  If you received an answer from your child, post about it and then I invite you to link up at this Wednesday's post.  

This weeks Words of Wisdom Wednesday question for you to pose to your little ones is:

How do you think we drive?

I am looking forward to seeing your children's answers.

(this is the question that we will be answering in next week's post)

To see what others are doing with their toddlers and preschoolers head on over to 1+1+1=1 and Homeschool Creations.