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Bookmark Craft · Shapes · Home and Hearts Theme · Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities

Objectives > This activity will help children learn shapes, U.S.A. patriotic colors and how shapes create things.

The craft and activities can focus on aholiday as a gift, such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day or Grandparent's Day, Christmas or other special gift giving holidays your family celebrates.

Present or reinforce letters of the alphabet listed int he materials column.
Foster a love for reading and caring for books, and to celebrate various literacy related events listed in holidays and events index.

Discuss the role of the community helper > The Librarian and the importance of our national, public and school libraries. Libraries are special homes for books, and other types of information.

Review and select educational themes to discuss prior and during the bookmark assembly:

Activity >Visual Arts and Literacy > Book Activity: The Shape of Things author Dayle Ann Doods,
Illustrated by Julie Lacome
Refer to this related book activity to present how shapes form things. It is the perfect companion to presenting the shapes concept used for assembling the bookmark craft below. Tell the children they will make a a special bookmark shaped like a house made of shapes.

Instead of the book mentioned above include a patriotic theme holiday book or online story. Tell the children they will make a special bookmark to use for their favorite books or to make as a gift.

Activity > Books > Reading > What is a bookmark and how to use it >
There are two bookmark texts to select from. Select and discuss the text and the importance of reading. Engage the children in a dialogue about what books and magazines they enjoy the most and how a bookmark is used.

Activity > Alphabet >listed in the materials column

Activity > Community helpers > The Librarian | My Neighborhood > Our libraries >

Resource: Listen and Read: Librarian @ teacher.scholastic.com

This bookmark craft is a good opportunity to celebrate that very special visit to get a child's library card.

Activity > Easy Shapes Hearts & Home Bookmark Craftand learning activities:

This a really easy and fun over-sized bookmark for young children to make with basic shapes. Make sure to read the message in the bookmark and discuss the importance of reading. Engage the children in a dialogue about what books they enjoy the most and how a bookmark is used.

Print your choice of bookmark template in color or black & white format and refer to learning activities below before craft assembly.

The color version is ideal for young children ages five and under to emphasizes on shapes, color recognition and following a set of instructions during the assembly.
* The black and white version is appropriate for older children that are emergent readers and writers. It allows for more creativity to decorate, and color with fine markers or coloring pencils. Most of the non-text template pieces can be used to trace over a variety of scraps of paper materials, or they can write original text.
* Optional > laminate the bookmark for durability.

Educational activities to conduct during the craft assembly:

Shapes & Color Activity:

Identify all shapes for all pieces on the template: bookmark & door (rectangles), the hearts, the roof (triangles). Discuss the colors, on the template (red & blue) or the colors chosen by the children to color the pieces. Some children like to discuss the colors as they choose them while coloring or painting the templates.

Numbers/Pre-Math Activities:
To conduct these activities pieces should be decorated and cut out.

1. Sorting/Sizing/Categorizing: Have the children sort the shapes by size. Have the children arrange the sorted shapes from smallest to largest.

2. Counting: Count how many shapes in each pile/size. You may want to write the numbers as you count on the blank side of the template to acquaint the children with printed numbers.

Alphabet Activity: Letter H Reinforcement
Again find the letter H's in the text of the bookmark: home & hearts.

Proceed with craft assembly. Make a demonstration of the procedure for assembly. Refer to instructions page.

Other activities:Visit the Homes and Houses theme for additional crafts and activities

Making Homes / Houses
*Set wooden blocks, Lego blocks for children to make houses.
*After the children have completed their house ask them to describe them: the colors, the shapes and anything they may want to express about their creations.

Printable Home and Hearts Bookmark
Bookmark Craft | Shapes | Home and Hearts Theme | Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities

Easy Shapes Hearts & Home
Bookmark
Templates

* color template

* black & white

Assembly instructions
Text on the bookmark: Reading fills our home and hearts with love!

Alphabet printable activities

Letter H Home | House

Letter H Heart

V Valentine
Letter V Worksheet & Mini-Book

* two sheets white paper orcard stock

* scissors

* coloring tools

* scissors

* Read instructions for optional materials

* Book about shapes or holiday

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Bookmark Craft · Shapes · Home and Hearts Theme · Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities