Gray
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
GRAY
(Sing to the
tune of: “Frere Jacques”)
G-r-a-y,
g-r-a-y.
I can spell
gray,
I can spell
gray.
Gray like my
scissors,
Gray like an
elephant,
Gray, gray,
gray.
Gray, gray,
gray.
GRAY
(sing to the tune of: “
G-r-a-y that
spells gray!
Elephants are
gray.
Storm clouds
are gray.
G-r-a-y I can
spell gray.
G-r-a-y.
Gray Song
(tune of Jingle Bells)
Gray, gray,
gray,
Gray, gray, gray.
G R A Y, gray.
An elephant's knees,
A mouse with cheese.
Both are shades of gray.
Gray
(
G-r-a-y That
spells gray,
That spells gray,
That spells gray,
G-r-a-y That spells gray,
Gray is a color!
Elephants and
mice are gray,
mice are gray,
mice are gray.
Elephants and mice are gray.
Gray is a color!
Arts and Crafts
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Add the desired color of food coloring to playdough and set it out
on the art table
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Dip cooked spaghetti in the desired color of paint and let it
"dance" across white paper
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String the desired color of buttons on matching colored telephone
wire to make necklaces
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Add food coloring to white glue to coordinate with the color of the
day
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Make gray mice out of hearts or ovals (click on links for templates
Hearts link - http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/animals/mouse-hearts-craft.htm Ovals link - http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/animals/mouse_ovals.htm
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Make gray elephants – Elephant activities here - http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/wild/elephant.htm
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Make gray dolphins – Dolphin activities here - http://www.first-school.ws/activities/animals/ocean/dolphin.htm
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Make gray whales – Whale Theme Activities here - http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/wild/whale.htm
Games and Activities
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Dress in clothes that are gray
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Take a walk to look for gray cars
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Sing “Gray Squirrel” and act it out
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Make a chart listing foods that are gray
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Use paper plates and napkins that are gray for snack time
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Try guessing how many of the same colored gray buttons, beads,
etc., there are in a glass jar, then count to see who came the closest
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Plan a scavenger hunt to search for objects that are gray
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Freeze water tinted gray with food coloring in milk cartons to make
ice sculptures for the water table
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Use gray paper cups for stacking in pyramids or for counting
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Tint rice with gray food coloring to use for sensory table play
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Make a chart of all the things that can be gray and provide a quick
sketch next to each word
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Predictable Chart – Title: What Can Be Gray?;
Sentences Frame: A/An _______ can be gray. (Name)
Snacks and Recipes
Pigeon Poop
Made with white chocolate, mini marshmallows and pretzels, this is a
yummy snack for Halloween.
INGREDIENTS:
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5 cups of peanut butter crunch cereal
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3 cups of Rice Krispies
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2 cups of skinny pretzels/broken in half
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2 lbs. of white chocolate
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2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
PREPARATION:
Mix all dry ingredients in large bowl. Melt white chocolate in
double boiler or microwave oven. Pour melted chocolate over the dry ingredients
and spread out on wax paper to cool. Break into chunks.
Elephant Monkey
Choco-Delight
1 medium banana
1 cup milk
1 cup chocolate ice cream
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Peel banana and, with a table knife, cut into 1-inch pieces. Place pieces in a
plastic freezer bag or wrap in foil; freeze for at least 2 hours. Unwrap banana pieces and place in blender container with
milk, chocolate ice cream, and peanut butter. Cover and blend till smooth,
stopping blender and scraping down sides, if needed. Makes 3
servings.
Gray Things From Enchanted Learning
(Click on the
underlined link to be taken there)
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