Make-it Topic: Jack and the Beanstalk

Imaginative:

• Place out a cow, beans, a  vine, golden hen, eggs, a harp allow the children to tell the story 
• Using large paper, draw a bean stalk take photos of the children they can climb the vine to the castle 
• Make a farm for “Jacks” house

Language:

• Read “Jack and the beanstalk” 
• Read the poem from the book “Fe Fi Fo Fum” 
• Read “From seed to plant” 
• Discuss farmers
• Discuss different fairy tales
•  Sing the poem “All around the castle”
  All around the castle the giant chased Jack,
  the giant thought it was all in fun and
  “Roarrrr” went the giant

Art:

• Make harps out of boxes and elastics 
• Make a collage of beans 
• Paint using a bean plant 
• Have each child make a leaf, place on a bean stalk leading to the roof of cotton clouds 
• Place out boxes, glue tape paint have the children design a castle 
• Paint a giant goose 
• Dye eggs gold using onion 
• Make a collage of the giants food 
• Design your own beanstalk 
• Paint with soap and water colors

Water/Sand

• Place beans in the sand table 
• Place strainers in the water to make rain 
• Have a cow washing station 
• Place out cornstarch and baby oil in the water to make clouds
•  Place little people and farm animals in the sand table

Gross Motor

• Place tape on the floor have the children race on the line 
• Search for the beans 
• Play duck, duck goose 
• Using paper twisted together make a stalk the children crawl up and back down 
• Play the giant says 
• Place a leaf on the floor give directions like stand on top of the leaf, stand beside, behind, in front ect. 
• Place out large foot prints, follow them to a treasure

Science/Curiosity

• Grow beans in cups, measure as they grow 
• Place out tape measures to measure around 
• Place out eggs to see explore 
• Show pictures of a bean life cycle 
• Make a cloud in a bowl 
• Place out scales to weigh beans

Blocks

• Place out a castle and farm animals 
• Place out ropes for building with

Conceptual/Table top/Fine motor

• Sort beans into trays 
• Bean counting 
• Lace castles 
• Put out play dough and the story 
• Play the Jack and the beanstalk game 
• Make a matching game 
• Play memory

Music:

• Place out harps

Quiet

• Flannel board story of Jack and the beanstalk

Cooking

• Make the giants dinner with chicken, potatoes, and corn

Field trip

• Take a trip to the local farm 
• Take a trip to the super market look at all the types of beans

Extensions from the activities

• Fairy tale unit 
• Gardening unit