Want to keep yourself up to date with the latest news from Drjeanandfriends?
Subscribe using the "Follow" button below and we provide you with customized updates, via topic or tag, that get delivered to your email address, your smartphone or on your dedicated news page on follow.it.
You can unsubscribe at any time painlessly.
Title of Drjeanandfriends: "Dr. Jean Feldman & Friends Blog - Songs, Music, Activities & Downloads"
Someone once told me that ringing bells make you happy. Sounds good to me! I'm tying bells on my shoes and I'm ready to "jingle all the way."Note! I cut pipe cleaners into 4" pieces and attached my bells to my shoes that way.Bell Bracelets Let children thread several jingle bells on a pipe cleaner. Twist the ends together to make a bracelet children can shake as you sing.Jingle ...
I had a great time making this video a few years ago. I hope it makes your children smile and is a positive outlet for all their energy!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXheMF7XAzsThanks to Sara Lensing for adapting these words from “The Cool Bear Hunt.” Santa Hunt Get out your backpacks.Open ‘em up.Let’s put in some cookies for Santa and his reindeer.And, let’s put in a the...
A package of pompoms, bows, erasers, or other small items from a dollar store and you're set for "merry math."Materials: pompoms or other small objectsSorting Ask children to sort the pompoms. What was their sorting rule? Can they sort them another way? Patterns Use the pompoms for making patterns.EstimatingHave children estimate the number of each type and then verify by counti...
Today you'll find some books to "entice" children to write. I know some schools don’t allow “holidays,” so I tried to focus on a “winter” theme as much as possible. I mean, who can object to winter????WINTER WRITING Napkin BooksMaterials: holiday napkins, paper, staplerCut paper the size of the napkin. Insert 4-6 sheets of paper in the napkin and staple at the top as shown. Plac...
Keep those little hands busy with these materials. They'd be great for a center, take home activity, morning tubs, etc.Note! I picked up most of these supplies at the dollar store.Cookie CuttersMaterials: cookie cutters, pencils, scrap paper, scissorsChildren trace around the cookie cutters on scrap paper and then cut out with the scissors. Children can hole punch and then use t...
