Activity Idea

Things I Like, Things I Don’t Like

“Things I Like, Things I Don’t Like” can give you an opportunity to learn more about each child.  When you talk together about what they like and don't like, you’ll also have a chance to respond on a one-to-one basis, to let them know you’re interested in their ideas and feelings.  That’s the kind of communication that stays with children, supporting them as they grow. 

Materials

• two pieces of paper for each child, or two small boxes or bins for each child
  
  
• old magazines and catalogues
  
  
• scissors
  
  
• paste

Ask the children to look through the magazines and catalogs to find pictures of things they like and pictures of things they don’t like.  Have them cut out their pictures.  Children who are still mastering cutting skills could participate by tearing out their choices.

Next step is sorting their pictures into two piles.  Some children can paste them onto paper – one paper for things they like and the other for things they don’t like.  Other children could just sort into the bins.

When this step is completed, the children might want to talk about what they’ve created.  You could point out that some people like the same things, but that often people feel very differently about the same things.  Can the children find something on one person’s “I like” page that is on another person’s “I Don’t Like” page?  You might take a survey to see which common foods some children like while others don’t.  And of course, a child’s list may change. Our tastes often change as we grow. 

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