ERIC ED446863: Play and Learn with Arthur: Creative Activities for Children Ages 3 to 6. Volume 2, Program Numbers 301-315.

34 Pages·1998·1.3 MB·English

by  ERIC

DOCUMENT RESUME
ED 446 863
PS 028 997
AUTHOR
Cerier, Laura
TITLE
Play and Learn with Arthur: Creative Activities for Children
Ages 3 to 6. Volume 2, Program Numbers 301-315.
INSTITUTION
WGBH-TV, Boston, MA.
SPONS AGENCY
Department of Education, Washington, DC.; Corporation for
Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC.
PUB DATE
1998-00-00
NOTE
33p.; For related documents, see PS 028 991-998. Illustrated
by Marc Brown.
PUB TYPE
Guides
Non-Classroom (055)
EDRS PRICE
MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage.
DESCRIPTORS
*Class Activities; Early Childhood Education; *Emergent
Literacy; *Learning Activities; Learning Centers
(Classroom); *School Readiness; *Young Children
IDENTIFIERS
*Arthur (Television Series); Public Broadcasting
ABSTRACT
Many experts agree that high-quality television can be
an
excellent supplement to active learning in the classroom and
at home. This
guide contains activities for children
ages 3 to 6, each activity
incorporating a theme or topic related to
an episode of "Arthur" presented
during the program's third season on the Public Broadcasting
System. The
guide presents 30 activities that can be done with materials
commonly found
in the home or classroom and that are designed to build school
readiness
skills, especially early and emergent literacy skills. All
activities either
have components for older and younger children
or are adaptable for different
ages. Many activities also include child-centered learning areas, based
on
the themes of the activities and episodes, that allow children
to explore on
their own. Each activity describes the skills addressed, the
needed
materials, and easy-to-follow directions. Many activities also
include ways
for children to be active within their neighborhoods, ideas for
involving
parents and family members, suggestions for learning centers,
ways to enrich
and extend the activity beyond the one-day period, and ideas
for group
discussion. Also included in the guide are "Arthur" episode descriptions,
recipes, a resource list, suggested "Arthur" book titles, and
an "Arthur"
coloring sheet.
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Promoting literacy has always been a priority for us
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Because we share the same commitment to enhancing the
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Libby's Juicy Juice hopes that these materials will be a
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Each 12-minute ARTHUR program has a corresponding activity, indicated below. To help you access activities that
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Atmiutz episode
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I Can Do That!
discussing accomplishments,
art skills, language and literacy skills, social and emotional
"Buster's Back"
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self-portraits
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Songs in the Key
songwriting
creative thinking skills, language and literacy skills,
"The Ballad of Buster
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music skills
Baxter"
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Where's the Fire?
fire safety
life skills, problem-solving skills
"D.W. All Fired Up"
To Market, to Market
making a shopping list
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language and literacy skills, life skills, math skills, social
"I'd Rather Read It
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Myself'
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Ahoy There, Matey!
making toy boats
art skills, creative thinking skills, language and
"Arthur Goes
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learning about whales
literacy skills
Crosswire"
Do It Together
cooperative games
gross motor skills, social and emotional
"Sue Ellen and the
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development
Brainosaurus"
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May I Take Your
creating a play restaurant
creative thinking skills, cultural/social diversity
"Background Blues"
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Order?
appreciation and understanding, language and literacy
skills, life skills, math skills
Twinkle, Twinkle,
describing/performing talents
cultural/social diversity appreciation and understanding,
"And Now Let's Talk to
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Little Star
language and literacy skills, social and emotional
Some Kids"
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development
One Potato, Two
counting, creating a bar graph
math skills
"The Chips Are Down"
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Black & White &
expressing happiness, searching
art skills, creative thinking and problem-solving skills,
"Revenge of the Chip"
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Read All Over
for words and pictures in the
language and literacy skills, life skills
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newspaper
Chalk One Up!
learning the alphabet
art skills, fine motor skills, language and literacy skills
"Binky Rules"
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The Beat Goes On
dancing, making music
creative thinking skills, gross motor skills/creative
"Meet Binky"
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movement skills, music skills
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experimenting with
Do, Re, Mi
creative thinking and problem-solving skills, music skills,
"Arthur Rides the
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musical sounds
science skills
Bandwagon"
Kooky Cooking
making up recipes to
creative thinking and problem-solving skills, language and
"Dad's Dessert
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accompany food pictures
literacy skills, life skills
Dilemma"
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Thumbs Up!
creating thumbprint animals
art skills, cultural/social diversity appreciation and
"Popular Girls"
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understanding
Emotion Locomotion
naming feelings, marching in a
gross motor skills/creative movement skills, music skills,
"Buster's Growing
parade of feelings
social and emotional development
Grudge"
The Big Dig
archaeological dig
art skills, language and literacy skills, science skills, social
"Arthur's Treasure
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Hunt"
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On Your Mark
class Olympics
creative thinking and problem-solving skills, gross motor
"Return of the King"
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skills/creative movement skills, social and emotional
development
learning rules for safe play
Safe Play
social and emotional development
"Attack of the Turbo
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Tibbles"
learning math concepts
Spare Change
creative thinking and problem-solving skills, language and
"D.W. Tricks the Tooth
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with coins
literacy skills, life skills, math skills
Fairy"
naming, discussing, and
Flea, Fly, Flamingo
creative movement skills, creative thinking and problem-
"Double Tibble Trouble"
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exercising imagination art skills, creative thinking and problem-solving skills
In the Box
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Real Music Festival"
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making courage cards language and literacy skills, social and emotional "What Scared Sue Ellen?"
Never Fear
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"Clarissa Is Cracked"
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language and literacy skills, life skills, science skills, social
growing and caring for plants
Green Beans
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and emotional development
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"Arthur's Dummy
creative thinking and problem-solving skills, language and
pantomiming
Mime Time
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Disaster"
literacy skills, social and emotional development
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"Francine and the Feline"
art skills, creative movement skills, language and literacy
making cat and dog bookmarks
Like Cats and Dogs
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gross motor skills, math skills, social and emotional "Mom and Dad Have a
Bowl Me Over
bowling/counting game,
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Great Big Fight"
development
learning how to apologize
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making a calendar language and literacy skills, life skills, math skills
"D.W.'s Perfect Wish"
Today's the Day
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Lighten the Load
science experiment creative thinking and problem-solving skills, "Arthur and D.W.
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Clean Up"
science skills
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Let It Snow! art skills, creative thinking and problem-solving skills
"The Long Dull Winter"
making snow globes
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explore issues such as sibling rivalry, friendship, jealousy, sharing,
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Letter, word, and shape recognition; vocabulary development;
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storytelling; oral presentation; and writing are infused throughout
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an appreciation of books and reading.
the activities.
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Creative thinking and
Encourages children to formulate solutions,
Role-playing, brainstorming, cooperative games, art, and music
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problem-solving skills activities encourage children's imaginative play and help build stretch their imaginations.
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problem-solving skills.
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Gross motor skills/ Active play, dance, and gymnastics promote exercise and creative Encourages body awareness and control,
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enjoyment of dance as expression.
creative movement skills
movement.
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Role-playing, cooking, field trips, and games make topics such as fire
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experience.
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Builds familiarity with numbers and
Math skills
Activities about counting, estimating, graphing, sorting, and
recognizing patterns introduce mathematical concepts.
simple math concepts.
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Observing, experimenting, and making predictions help children Emphasizes simple science concepts and
Science skills
provides opportunities for hands-on
learn about the natural world, scientific phenomena, and scientific
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method. exploration.
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Art skills/music skills
Builds appreciation for the arts and
A variety of media, including drawing, painting, singing, and making
musical instruments introduce art and music.
artistic expression.
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Cultural/social
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The minstrel moose in "The Ballad of Buster
and grow inside. Tell children about a skill you
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Baxter" makes up songs to tell Buster's story.
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learned that made you feel different. Invite children
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Children can make up their own songs about the
to share how they felt when they learned to do
Arthur characters too. Use the tune of a familiar
something new, like tying their shoes, pouring
song, such as "If You're Happy and You Know It."
juice, writing their name. You may want to define
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If Buster is happy and he knows it, he wiggles his
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ears. If D.W. is angry and she knows it, she
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stamps her feet. Write the new song on chart
called "I Can
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paper, pointing to the words as you sing. Teach
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draw a picture of what they want to do when
the song to another class.
they grow up.
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Give family members some tips on how to
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help their children appreciate different types
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To show children that change is sometimes
of music. They can borrow tapes and CDs
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visible, make a cut on the bottom of a leafy
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from their local library or from friends,
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stalk of celery and place it in a glass of
listen to different radio stations in the car,
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colored water (use lots of food coloring).
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and check their community newspaper for
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free musical events like concerts and
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changes color and draw the stages of
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parades.
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Buster's Back
The Ballad of Buster Baxter
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program number 301
Buster's coming home! But Arthur's worried
A minstrel moose sings the story of Buster
that Buster will be different. Will he still want
Baxter, who worries that his friends have
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although the idea of a fire drill may make them
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nervous. Tape record sounds of a fire alarm,
smoke detector, and a fire truck. Let children listen
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department visit the class. He or she can talk
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mask, and talk about what to do in a fire drill (for
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kids and handouts about fire safety you can send
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list, the whole class can work together to group
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when she tells them she can read. Can she?
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their own. Have each child glue the two halves of
have children work together by lining up and
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a clothespin together to make a boat; a hole will
forming a pebble brigade to pass the pebbles from
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remain near the center. While the glue is drying,
ant to ant.
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have children cut a 2-inch-square sail out of
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paper. Insert a toothpick mast through each sail.
Honey Hollow have an itch (piece of masking
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tape) right in the center of their backs. Have kids
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try to remove the masking tape by themselves.
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"scratch" the itch.
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toy whales, and you're off for some whale
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watching fun!
lovely picnic at the seaside, but now it's time to
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pairs to fold the picnic blankets.
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who are watching. Children can describe what
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special skills. Videotape the show, if you have a
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