TLS 309: Cultural Community

Story Boxes and Play Center

Gabi Cohen
 Global Story Box for Toddlers
Science/ Cooking: read What Should I Make and cooked Chapatis

Math/Manipulatives: read 10 Little Fingers and 10 Little Toes and have them count their
fingers and toes

Music/Large Group Movement: Zippity Doo-Dah gathering song

Dramatic Play: rebozo/saris, babies, food/kitchen and read My Mother’s Sari

Art: My Colors My World with paint activity

Community Happenings: read Animal Friends and talk about the chickens in our
community
Using the Rebozo as a blanket
Matching Game with the Plant Cards
 Art Invitation Plan

Materials:
● Yellow paint
● Purple paint
● Dish to hold paint
● Paint brushes
● My Colors My World book opened up to flower page

Invitation:

Using the yellow and purple paint to draw a flower that resembles the one from the book.

Change for next time:

Move paint off table out of reach from children and refill when necessary.
Art Invitation
Busy at Work/First to Paint
Finished Products
 Play Center
Turn our kitchen at SSCS into a Grocery Store

Materials:

● Grocery lists
● Cash register
● Shopping carts/baskets
● Money
● Signs for each food item ie: poultry, cheese, vegetables, fruits, desserts
Making Grocery Lists and Grocery Shopping