Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! We'll send you regular emails filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now   ACTIVITY Kid Splits By Julie Joy In this activity children each bring one different item to create a banana split frenzy. Combinations of foods that make a delicious snack are similar to the combination of children that make an excellent classroom. Before You Start Send a letter home asking children to bring a specific item - a banana, whipped cream, small topping, cherries, etc. Have a few extra items on hand in case a child forgets. Let's Begin 1. Gather the children in a circle. Let each child show the special thing they brought that day. 2. Show a carton of ice cream. Tell the children they will have ice cream for a snack today. Ask for suggestions on what to do with the additional items. 3. Set the banana split bar up and allow children to create their own. This can be done outside. Be prepared for a big mess! 4. Emphasize how each child contributed something and how the different items mix together. Furthermore Read or tell the story of Stone Soup. Talk about the similarities between their soup and your Kid Splits.   Ice cream Cups and spoons Lots of napkins and wipes Banana split items from home Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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