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4. If you get duplicate boxes, use the extra box front as a puzzle board or as a reference for the children to look at as they work the puzzles.

+ Vicki L. Schneider, Oshkosh, WI

Name Puzzles Materials Index cards or sentence strips • marker • scissors • plastic baggies or

What to do 1. Print each child’s name on an index card or sentence strip. 2. Ask the children to cut their own name cards into three pieces. 3. Keep each name puzzle in a separate plastic baggie or . 4. Encourage the children to match the pieces together to spell the name. 5. Once the children master the name puzzles, try doing the activity using vocabulary or other words.

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What to do 1. Cut the cardstock so it is the same size as the photograph. 2. Glue the cardstock to the back of the photograph. 3. On the cardstock side, lightly draw horizontal and vertical lines, at least 1” apart (they do not have to be equally spaced). Use a ruler so they are straight. 4. Make enough so that each child will get one. Encourage them to cut along the lines to make a puzzle. 5. Store them in envelopes or baggies.

+ Jean Daigneau, Kent, OH

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Paper Pizzas Materials Large empty pizza boxes • poster board • manila paper • red • scissors • variety of construction paper: yellow (cheese), brown (sausage), pink (ham), white (onions), and green (peppers) • glue

What to do 1. Cut poster board into circles (to make the base). Cut manila paper the same size as the poster board circles, and red construction paper slightly smaller than that. 2. Cut the construction paper into thirds. Label each paper with the topping it represents. 3. Place each item on the counter as if ready to make pizzas. 4. Talk about the steps in making pizza: Place the dough (manila paper) on top of the , then add the sauce (red circle), cheese, and finally the toppings. 5. Give each child a poster board circle, a manila circle, and red circle. Encourage them to glue on the manila paper (dough) and red paper (sauce). 6. Let them choose whatever toppings they desire. Encourage them to tear the paper soDownloaded that the pizza by [email protected] looks like a torn collage; from this helps their small muscles. ProFilePlanner.com 7. This is a good activity when you have a “pizza parlor” in your Dramatic Play area.

+ Vera Peters, Elizabethton, TN

The Scissors Store Materials Store props • scissors • variety of paper to cut (different sizes, colors, and textures) • variety of material to cut (sheets of aluminum foil, waxed paper, yarn, fabric, and so on) • pretend dollars and coins • paper lunch bags, optional

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