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MITTEN MATES
Cut pairs of mitten shapes from various
colors of paper. Invite each of your children to choose
a pair to decorate with such materials as crayons or markers
and glued-on pompoms, rickrack, yarn, or lace. Then help
them glue their mittens onto paper with a piece of yarn
connecting the mittens in each pair.
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MITTEN CLOTHESLINE
Set up a small clothesline and add clothespins. Let your
children try one or more or these activities.
- Clip on matching pairs of mitten shapes cut
from different colors of paper.
- Clip on matching pairs of mitten shapes cut
from various textured materials.
- Clip on five to ten mitten shapes cut from
fabric. Remove three mittens. How many are left?
Clip on two more mittens. How many are there
now? Etc.
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WHAT THINGS COME IN PAIRS?
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of items that come in pairs. Make a list of their responses.
Here are some suggestions: mittens, gloves, socks, shoes,
boots, sandals, skates, shoelaces, and earrings. |
MITTEN
PUPPET
Find an old mitten to use as a puppet base. Glue or sew
on a pompom nose and eyes, a felt mouth, and yarn hair.
If you wish, add other details, using scraps of fabric,
rickrack, or lace. Use the puppet when singing songs or
reciting rhymes, such as "Three Little Kittens."
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KEEPING HANDS TOASTY
Let your children experiment with various materials to discover
which ones might work well for making mittens and which might
not. Provide such materials as plastic wrap, aluminum foil,
tissue paper, terrycloth, wool fabric, and fleece. Have the
children hold an ice cube wrapped in each of the materials.
Which ones keep their hands warm? Which do not?
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