This week we will be learning about ourselves. Specifically our activities will focus on our names, feelings, and bodies. We will also focus on the letter A and the number 1.
Books:
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Child's Play
Pooh Has Ears by Ann Braybrooks
Pooh's Bathtime Bubble Book: Feelings
Smile! by Roberta Grobel Intrater
Circle Games:
*Sing: "I Am Special"
*Talk about parts of our bodies
*Sing: "If You're Happy and You Know It!"
*Talk about happy and sad
*Apple Fingerplay
Art Projects:
*Finger painting
*trace and color our bodies
*my name project
*hand and foot prints
*apple project
Literacy and ABCs:
*Introduce letter A and color a letter A coloring page
*Create "All About Me" booklets
*Letter A cut out craft
*What we can do with our hands/feet
*A is for Apples
Math and 123s:
*count out 5 m&ms
*Only 1 me!!
*circle project
*number 1 coloring page
*count 5 apples for apple project
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September 1-4: All About Me
Monday, May 18, 2009
May 18-22: Caterpillars and Butterflies
Sorry it has been so long since my last blog update. Things have been very busy around our house since the weather got warm!
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Fingerplay:
The Caterpillar
The fuzzy little caterpillar went up into a tree(act like your climbing)
spun his cocoon and then (yawn)went to sleep (spin hands)
While he was sleeping he dreamt that he could fly (making flying motion)
When he woke up (loud, excited) he was a butterfly.
Vocabulary: butterfly, caterpillar
Art activities:
*egg carton caterpillar
*footprint butterfly
*circle caterpillar
*coffee filter butterfly
*mirror image butterfly
Other activities:
*hungry caterpillar fruit salad
*butterfly life cycle pasta project
*feeding the hungry caterpillar
Helpful links:
literacy and ABC butterfly and caterpillar themed activities
hungry caterpillar emergent reader
information on creating your own butterfly garden
Sunday, March 15, 2009
March 15-27: Pond and Ducks
I'm going to be doing the pond/duck theme for 2 weeks because I have so many ideas to go with it that I can't fit it all into just 1 week. :)
Books: Little White Duck by Walt Whippo, Over In the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats, Turtle Splash: Countdown at the Pond, Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni, 5 Little Ducks Little Scholastic and/or Raffi, Down By the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitton, In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Flemming, The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Songs:
5 Little Ducks (words with printable sheet)
5 Green and Speckled Frogs (words)
* both of these songs also make great activities for magnet, felt board or glove puppets
Vocabulary: duck, fish
Art activities:
*feather painting
*turtle mobile
*turtle bowl craft
*paper plate duck
*thumb print ducks
*rainbow fish
*frog puppet
*duck nests
Other activities and games:
*eggs and nest number game
*lily pad jump
*cardboard box turtle
*water table pond
*frog food
*flies on a log
Printables and other resources:
Who lives in the pond printable book by scholastic
Little White Duck Printables
Frog Themed Printables
****TUESDAY ST. PATTY'S DAY ACTIVITIES: (now that I actually have the right week!)
Art Project:
Handprint shamrocks
Other Activities/Printables:
M & M rainbow sorting activity
Printable book by Scholastic
Shamrock Alphabet Match
Shamrock/Gold Coin Hunt
Saturday, March 7, 2009
March 9-13: My Body
We will be learning about bodies and their parts this week!! We will start on Monday, but take a break on Tuesday for St. Patrick's Day activities.
My Body Theme
Songs: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes; Hokey Pokey
Books: Books: Where is Baby's Belly Button by Karen Katz; Toes, Ears and Nose! by Karen Katz; Horns to Toes and In Between by Sandra Boynton; Parts by Tedd Arnold (Also there is More Parts and Even More Parts); From Head to Toe by Eric Carle; I Like Me! By Nancy Carlson
Vocabulary: Parts of the body (eyes, nose, mouth, hair, etc)
Art Projects:
body tracing
painting with feet
paper plate face
marble painting veins
the shape of me
color of me
Other activities:
Mr. Potato Head Activity
measuring me!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
March 2-6: Dr. Seuss
As some of you may know, Dr. Seuss' birthday falls on March 2nd. In honor of this great children's writer we will be doing activities based off of Dr. Seuss' books and characters this week.
Books: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; 10 Apples Up on Top; Green Eggs and Ham; The Cat in the Hat; The Lorax
Song: 1-2-3-4-5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive
Art Projects:
1 Fish, 2 Fish project
10 Apples Up on top
Cat in the hat craft
Hand print truffula tree
Other projects/activities:
Make our own cat in the hat themed shape book
Eat green eggs and ham
Play games at Seussville
Dr. Seuss color game
If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good!
Monday, February 23, 2009
February 23-27: My Family
*Books: What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best
*Song:
I love Mommy, she loves me
We love Daddy, yes siree
He loves us and so you see
We're a Happy Family
Repeat using brother, sister, grandma etc
*Art Projects:
Family Tree
Family Handprints
People in my home
*Other activities:
Goodnight book
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
February 17-20: Teddy Bear
*Books: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear by Michael Hague; Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle; Corduroy stories (for the older kids)
*Rhyme/Chant:
Teddy Bear
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground
Teddy bear, teddy bear, reach up high
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky
Teddy bear, teddy bear, bend down low
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your toes
Teddy bear, teddy bear, go upstairs
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say goodnight
One Little Teddy Bear
One little teddy bear smiling for you,
Here comes another bear, and that makes two.
Two little teddy bears just for you and me,
Here comes another bear, and that makes three.
Three little teddy bears sitting on the floor,
Here comes another bear, and that makes four.
Four little teddy bears looking so alive,
Here comes another bear, and that makes five.
Five little teddy bears all in a row,
Watch them dance and twirl around as off they go!
*Art Activites:
Coffee Ground Teddy Bear
Paper Plate Teddy Bear Craft
Bear Puppet
*Other Activities:
visit to build a bear workshop
teddy bear picnic
bear cave
bear hunt
bear toast
bear hunt trail mix
*Links to helpful items:
Monday, February 9, 2009
February 9-13: Valentines, Hearts and Love
This week is all about L-O-V-E. :) As Valentines comes this weekend, we will be talking all about love and valentines day. Obviously a great time to also add emphasis to the heart shape and color red (or pink!).
Books: Where Is Baby's Valentine by Karen Katz, Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boyton, How Do I Love You by Leslie Kimmelman, The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn, Froggy's First Kiss by Jonathan London
Song: Although I actually very much dislike the big purple dinosaur (and my son has never seen this show) my selection is the Barney Song. Because it's lyrics are simple, and kids seem to love it and I think it conveys the idea of "love", especially from a family perspective (which is what we want to teach our children on valentine's day!).
Lyrics:
I love you
You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
Art/Craft Activities this week:
Heart Collage, Handprint heart, Making Valentine's Cards, Heart Wreath, Love Bugs, Plaster Hand print
Helpful sites:
Heart Shaped Pattern
Chocolate Play-doh recipe
Valentines Matching Flip Book- really cute make at home book that helps your child with matching skills and colors
Valentines Numbers-This is intended to be used for making a card. But I thought you could creatively use the numbers for different activities. One thing I thought of for older kids would be cutting the nubers out and having the kids count out and put that number of conversation hearts onto the correct cards. At the end they could have them for a treat. :)
If anyone has other ideas about this theme or any theme or if you did something differently, please always feel free to leave a comment! Any other ideas are welcomed!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Polar Bears and Penguins: Feb 2-6
Songs:
Polar bear, Polar bear.
Polar bear, polar bear,
Twirl around.
Polar bear, polar bear,
Make no sound.
Polar bear, polar bear,
Dance on your toes.
Polar bear, polar bear,
Touch your nose.
I'm a Little Penguin
(Tune "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little penguin, on the ice.
I think the cold is very nice.
I can hop around
first once, then twice.
I think ice is very nice
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? By Eric Carle
(Printable pieces to the story)
Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! by Bob Barner
Check this book out on Lookybook
Vocabulary words: white, bear, penguin
Activities:
Monday: Groundhogs Day
Toilet paper roll Groundhog craft (for 3+)
Groundhog coloring page
Tuesday: Elmo's Birthday
Elmo coloring page and/or paint elmo's face
Wednesday: Polar bear craft
Thursday: Penguin finger painting craft
Friday:
Foot print penguin with poem
Come and see my penguin.
He’s as silly as can be.
I made him with my foot,
which is a part of me.
