Snakes for snack

We’ve recently learned that the letter S makes the “ssss” sound like a slithering snake.  To reinforce this new letter sound, we made snakes for snack…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

For this simple baking activity, you will need a couple of tubes of refrigerated pizza dough…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

Each child had the opportunity to make his or her own snakes.   The children began this activity with a small portion of pizza dough.  They rolled their dough out onto clean trays…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

If you’ve never given your children the opportunity to play in real dough, you might consider giving it a try.  The texture of bread dough is quite a bit different than that of a nice, smooth play dough.  The texture is dense and more elastic…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

Because our pizza dough was a bit more tough to work with than a typical play dough, rolling it out was quite a chore for many of our children.    Some of our students found it quite difficult to firmly roll the dough with the palm of their hands to make it long and skinny like a snake…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

Instead, many of the children found it easier to pinch off small pieces of dough.  The result was lots of little snake eggs…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

Working with pizza dough in preschool is a great way to promote hand strength.  All of the rolling and squeezing and pinching of the dough strengthens the muscles in little hands, creating fine motor skills that will eventually help children develop the strength to grasp a pencil appropriately…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

Once the children were finished with their pizza dough creations, they placed them on a cookie sheet…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

While the children were busy playing, the snakes were baking in the oven.  Deborah took the liberty of adding a licorice tongue and eyes made out of icing to each of our snakes…

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We served our snakes with a little bit of butter, cinnamon, and sugar.  The children all deemed them to be quite delicious.  Who knew snakes could taste so good?  And lets not forget about the eggs…

Snakes for snack by Teach Preschool

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Links to grow on:

Count a mouse story telling props and game by Teach Preschool

Shape snake craft by No Time for Flashcards

Who said there was no snake in Ireland by My Montessori Preschool

Deborah J Stewart

Deborah J Stewart

Every time I think I know everything I need to know about teaching young children, God says, "Hold on a minute!" and gives me a new challenge.

Let me tell ya...

With each new challenge that you overcome, you will find yourself better equipped and more passionate about teaching young children.

God didn't call wimps to lead, teach, or care for His children. Nope, he has high expectations, so get ready. You will have to give your very best but after teaching for over 30 years, I can tell you that it is a wonderful and rewarding journey.

Whenever your calling feels hard, just remember, 'He who began a good work in you (and in the children you serve) will be faithful to complete it.'

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