Owls
Older Toddler Lesson Plan for week of January 13, 2008
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Shopping List: Toilet paper rolls, construction paper or card stock, feathers
Book(s) to add to your child's library: A Peek-And-Find Adventure with Olivia Owl by Maurice Pledger
Field trip idea: Bear Creek Pioneers Park (Memorial area). They have a wonderful wildlife habitat and aviary!
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Additional Learning
Activities
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Owls
Discuss fun facts about owls with
your toddler: Most owls are
nocturnal.(come out at night). Owls
are birds and have feathers and
wings. Owls eat their meals in one
whole bite. Owls can rotate their
heads three-quarters of the way
around. They cannot move their
eyes from side to side. Owls call to
each other with the words
whoohoo, whoohoo.
Feather Painting
Have fun painting with feathers on
cardstock or construction paper.
Bird Watching
Create your own binoculars with
two toilet paper rolls covered with
black construction paper and
glued together. Then, use your
binoculars to explore outside.
Look for birds. Chances are you
won't see any owls, but that's okay!
Feather Drop
Place a bucket in the floor and
drop feathers it, watching the
feathers slowly float down. Have
fun "blowing" any stray feathers
back onto course if it appears that
they'll land outside the bucket.
Hide and Seek Owls
Your toddler is probably already
familiar with the game of Hide and
Seek, but this week play this
variation: When you hide, make
low owl noises ("whowho") until
the person finds you.
Do this Owl Handprint Craft,
compliments of DLTK Kids.
Print out this template to put
together an Easy Shapes Owl
Craft.
Simple Owl Craft
Use an old CD for the owl's round
body. Glue a brown triangle with
the point facing down into the
center top of the CD. Add circles
for eyes, a yellow triangle for a
beak, rectangles for legs and stars
for feet.
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Wide-Eyed Owl
There's a wide-eyed owl (circle your
eyes with your hands)
With a pointed nose (make a beak with
your fingers)
Two pointed ears (make ears with your
fingers)
And claws for toes (wiggle your "claws")
He lives way up (point way up)
In the tree (way, way up)
And when he looks at you (point to your
child)
He flaps his wings (flap your wings)
And says, "Whoo! Whoo!" (keep flappin'
till the owls come home)
Whoo Whoo
“Whoo-whoo" said the owl,
sitting in the tree.
"During the day I am
quiet as can be.”
“Whoo whoo-whoo" said the owl,
"I’m awake at night.
I hunt, I eat
and then sleep when it’s light”
Brown Owl
Brown Owl, Brown Owl, Hoo Hoo Hoo
Brown Owl, Brown Owl, Hoo Hoo Hoo
We see you sitting in a tree
Then you go HOO HOO at me!
Brown Owl, Brown Owl, Hoo Hoo Hoo
Little Owls-Fingerplay
5 little owls on a moonlit night
5 little owls are quite a sight.
5 little owls Are you keeping score?
One flew away! And then there were 4.
4 little owls Happy as can be,
One flew away! Then there were 3.
3 little owls Calling "Whoo! Whoo!"
One flew away! And that left two.
2 little owls having lots of fun.
One flew away! And that left 1.
1 little owl, we are almost done.
He flew away! And that leaves none.
Owl in the Tree
Owl in the tree says, "Who, who, who."
Owl in the tree says, "Who, who, who."
Owl in the tree says, "Who, who, who.
Who, who, are you?"
(ask your child to say his name).
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Words:
Owl
Night
Dark
Trees
Forest
Stars
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Color: Brow and Black
Numbers: 1 to 20
Shape: hearts
Coloring Pages:
Owl Coloring Page 1
Owl Coloring Page 2
Owl Coloring Page 3
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TODDLER SHARING
Like many other lessons, it's
important to teach your toddler
to share by example. Your
toddler learns many habits
and behavior by watching his
parents, especially "Mommy".
By modeling a sharing attitude,
your toddler will be more likely
to learn to share his things
with others.
The most important thing for
your toddler in terms of
teaching her to share is your
consistency on the matter. If
you tell her that it's OK not to
share in one situation, she
might think that she never has
to share.
Use positive reinforcement
every time your child shares.
When he does share a toy, for
example, tell him what a big
grown-up boy he is. Thank him
for sharing. When you observe
another child who shares with
your child, make sure to point it
out to your child and
encourage him to thank the
other child. In this way, sharing
becomes something positive.
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