Classroom+Activities



=**1. Distribute the Hatching Sequence worksheet. The students should color the**= =**sheet and cut along the heavy solid lines. Then they should arrange their blocks**= =**in the correct sequence for egg hatching and tape them into a strip.**=

Sequence Worksheet: [[file:hatchingsequence.doc]]
=2. Place some plastic eggs under a pillow on the floor. Have each child sit on the= =pillow and try to guess how many eggs are underneath. No hands allowed under= =the pillow! Create a class graph of student guesses. When everyone has had a turn,= =move the pillow and reveal the correct answer. The student who made the closest= =guess could be dubbed "#1 Hen" and be allowed to keep the eggs.=

=3. Give each student a copy of the Egg Template. Let the students color the egg any way= =they desire and then cut along the outline. With all eggs in view, have the students develop= =a criteria for sorting the eggs and then divide them into the correct groups based on this criteria.=

Egg Template: [[file:Decorateegg.doc]]
=4. Finger Plays=

Ten Fluffy Chickens: [[file:tenfluffychickens.doc]]
=[|5. Egg Hatching Activities]=

=6. This link has lots of worksheets and activities. [|Farm Frenzy]=

=7. How about the "Chicken Dance" to include music and movement activities? [|Chicken Dance]= =8. Here is a slower version of the chicken dance. [|Chicken Dance Slowly]= =9. Directions for the Chicken Dance: [|Chicken Dance Directions]= =10. With this chickenscope students can see each day what is going on inside the egg: [|Chickenscope]= = = =11. Can students find their way through this egg maze? = = = =12. Find and color the matching eggs. =