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A little plan for play
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A plain paper plate, a full sheet of paper, child-appropriate crayons, a glue stick, and adult scissors.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult cuts four wide strips from the sheet and puts scissors away.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child and supervise glue use.
Let's make it happen
- Color the paper plate and draw a face on it.
- Color the wide strips. Glue one end of each strip behind the plate so the other end sticks out as a ray.
- Let the glue dry flat, then count the rays together.
Make it simpler: Use two wide strips for rays.
Clean up: Close the glue stick and collect paper scraps.
Adult handles scissors and stays beside the child. Keep paper and glue away from mouths.