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Friday, April 27, 2012
Week 2---The Letter Tt
The Letter Tt
Tt words
toothpaste telescope taste taco television
toothbrush telephone triangle toast tuna
teddy bear tilapia Tuesday turkey tyranasaurus
tooth trunk Thomas train table
track toes tulip trick try
tub tuba tepee twist Texas
towel tower tunnel thorn tornado
tea tamarin tear teapot truck
turtle taxi traffic tail
Books to Read
1. Where's My Teddy by Jez Alborough (teddy bear)
2. A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman and Jeff Shelly (turkey, rhyme)
3. Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss (turtle)
4. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (tree/friendship)
5. Be a Friend to Trees Patricia Lauber by (trees)
Other books:
I Know Why I Brush My Teeth (teeth/dental health)
Goodnight Moon (rhyme)
Print Concepts to Work on While Reading
1. Turkey (rhyme---bird/word, wobble/gobble)
The turkey is a funny bird
His head goes wobble wobble
All he says is just one word
Gobble gobble gobble
2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (rhyme---star/are, high/sky)
3. There Was a Little Turtle (rhyme---box/rocks, flea/me)
There was a little turtle. (Make a fist in one hand)
He lived in a box. (Make a box with both hands)
He swam in a puddle. (Make swimming motions)
He climbed on the rocks. (Have the fingers on one hand climb up the other arm)
He snapped at a mosquito. (Clap hands)
He snapped at a flea. (Clap hands)
He snapped at a minnow. (Clap hands)
He snapped at me. (Point to self)
He caught the mosquito. (Grab with hand)
He caught the flea. (Grab with hand)
He caught the minnow. (Grab with hand)
But he didn't catch me! (Run away)
4. Teeth
Sung to: "Row, Row Row your Boat"
Brush, brush, brush your teeth.
At least two times a day.
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning,
Fighting tooth decay.
Floss, floss,floss your teeth.
Every single day.
Gently, gently, gently,gently,
Whisking Plaque away.
Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth
Every single day.
Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing,Fighting tooth decay.
Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (rhyme---brush/rush, clean/between, while/smile)
Got my toothpaste, got my brush,
I won't hurry, I won't rush.
Making sure my teeth are clean,
Front and back and in between.
When I brush for quite a while,
I will have a happy smile!
5. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (rhyme---around/ground, toes/nose, head/bed, night/light, now/bow)
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn around,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Dance on your toes,
Teddy bear, teddy bear.
Touch your nose.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Stand on your head,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Go to bed.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Say good-night,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn out the light.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Wake up now,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Take a bow.
Foods to Eat
1. turkey
2. tangerine
3. tortellini
4. taco
5. tuna/tilapia
Activities to Do
1. Walk around your house, how many tables can you count?
2. practice your telephone number
3. visit Starfall, click on ABC, review letters T then P, visit any other letters you'd like
4. make a list (discussion or a written list) of important dental health facts (i.e. brush teeth twice a day, floss, stay away from sugary snacks, eat healthy foods, visit the dentist twice a year)
5. visit Colgate Kids for games and activities on dental health
Letters to Learn
1. Paint, color or decorate the letter Tt
2. Find the Letter Tt
3. Trace the letter Tt in rice---shallow tupperware tray, baking pan, or the cardboard lid to a case of copy paper, filled with rice, will work.
4. Write the letter Tt---paper with pencil, crayon or a marker will work or use something reusable such as dry erase board and marker (old sock for wiping clean) or a magnadoodle.
5. Playdoh Tt---roll playdoh into snakes and design into uppercase and lowercase Tt.
Crafts to Create
1. make a triangle with toothpicks or popcicle sticks, count the sides
2. turtle (torn paper---great fine motor activity)
3. turkey (trace hand, color fingers, add eyes, mouth, wattle and feet)
4. teddy bear
5. brown collage
Cooking in the Kitchen
1. toast
2.
3.
4.
5.
Color of the Week---Brown
Number of the Week---TWO
Shape of the Week---Triangle
Counting to 10Fine Motor Activity---Tearing Paper tear a piece or paper into little pieces
Gross Motor Activity---Jumping pick a number from a cup and jump that many times while counting (number recognition, counting and one-to-one correspondence)
Tt words
toothpaste telescope taste taco television
toothbrush telephone triangle toast tuna
teddy bear tilapia Tuesday turkey tyranasaurus
tooth trunk Thomas train table
track toes tulip trick try
tub tuba tepee twist Texas
towel tower tunnel thorn tornado
tea tamarin tear teapot truck
turtle taxi traffic tail
Books to Read
1. Where's My Teddy by Jez Alborough (teddy bear)
2. A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman and Jeff Shelly (turkey, rhyme)
3. Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss (turtle)
4. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (tree/friendship)
5. Be a Friend to Trees Patricia Lauber by (trees)
Other books:
I Know Why I Brush My Teeth (teeth/dental health)
Goodnight Moon (rhyme)
Print Concepts to Work on While Reading
- Front of the book
- Back of the book
- Title
- Author writes the words, Illustrator draws the pictures (find/point to the words on the page, find/point to the picture on the page)
- Rhyme
1. Turkey (rhyme---bird/word, wobble/gobble)
The turkey is a funny bird
His head goes wobble wobble
All he says is just one word
Gobble gobble gobble
2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (rhyme---star/are, high/sky)
3. There Was a Little Turtle (rhyme---box/rocks, flea/me)
There was a little turtle. (Make a fist in one hand)
He lived in a box. (Make a box with both hands)
He swam in a puddle. (Make swimming motions)
He climbed on the rocks. (Have the fingers on one hand climb up the other arm)
He snapped at a mosquito. (Clap hands)
He snapped at a flea. (Clap hands)
He snapped at a minnow. (Clap hands)
He snapped at me. (Point to self)
He caught the mosquito. (Grab with hand)
He caught the flea. (Grab with hand)
He caught the minnow. (Grab with hand)
But he didn't catch me! (Run away)
4. Teeth
Sung to: "Row, Row Row your Boat"
Brush, brush, brush your teeth.
At least two times a day.
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning,
Fighting tooth decay.
Floss, floss,floss your teeth.
Every single day.
Gently, gently, gently,gently,
Whisking Plaque away.
Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth
Every single day.
Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing,Fighting tooth decay.
Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (rhyme---brush/rush, clean/between, while/smile)
Got my toothpaste, got my brush,
I won't hurry, I won't rush.
Making sure my teeth are clean,
Front and back and in between.
When I brush for quite a while,
I will have a happy smile!
5. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (rhyme---around/ground, toes/nose, head/bed, night/light, now/bow)
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn around,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Dance on your toes,
Teddy bear, teddy bear.
Touch your nose.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Stand on your head,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Go to bed.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Say good-night,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn out the light.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Wake up now,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Take a bow.
Foods to Eat
1. turkey
2. tangerine
3. tortellini
4. taco
5. tuna/tilapia
Activities to Do
1. Walk around your house, how many tables can you count?
2. practice your telephone number
3. visit Starfall, click on ABC, review letters T then P, visit any other letters you'd like
4. make a list (discussion or a written list) of important dental health facts (i.e. brush teeth twice a day, floss, stay away from sugary snacks, eat healthy foods, visit the dentist twice a year)
5. visit Colgate Kids for games and activities on dental health
Letters to Learn
1. Paint, color or decorate the letter Tt
2. Find the Letter Tt
3. Trace the letter Tt in rice---shallow tupperware tray, baking pan, or the cardboard lid to a case of copy paper, filled with rice, will work.
4. Write the letter Tt---paper with pencil, crayon or a marker will work or use something reusable such as dry erase board and marker (old sock for wiping clean) or a magnadoodle.
5. Playdoh Tt---roll playdoh into snakes and design into uppercase and lowercase Tt.
Crafts to Create
1. make a triangle with toothpicks or popcicle sticks, count the sides
2. turtle (torn paper---great fine motor activity)
3. turkey (trace hand, color fingers, add eyes, mouth, wattle and feet)
4. teddy bear
5. brown collage
Cooking in the Kitchen
1. toast
2.
3.
4.
5.
Color of the Week---Brown
Number of the Week---TWO
Shape of the Week---Triangle
Counting to 10Fine Motor Activity---Tearing Paper tear a piece or paper into little pieces
Gross Motor Activity---Jumping pick a number from a cup and jump that many times while counting (number recognition, counting and one-to-one correspondence)
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Week 1---The Letter Pp
The Letter Pp
Pp words
pickle popcorn playground pig pink
paint popcicle pedestrian pineapple purple
puddle pirate pear peach pencil
pocket puzzle paddle page paper
panda parrot penny photograph picture
piano picnic pizza pie pipe
pillar pilot pin pinecone pistachio
placemat planet plate plastic plow
plumber polar bear policeman pony porcupine
post-office potato powder pigeon puppy
Books to Read
1. If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff (pig, pancake, pictures, post card)
2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin (colors)
3. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (purple)
4. Painting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert (colors, plants)
5. The Three Little Pigs (pigs, counting)
Other books:
If You Give a Pig a Party
Olivia
Pete's a Pizza
Print Concepts to Work on While Reading
Songs to Sing
1. I Have Something in my Pocket
I have something in my pocket,
It belongs across my face,
And I keep it very close at hand,
In a most convenient place.
I bet you couldn't guess it,
If you guessed a long, long while,
So I'll take it out, and I'll put it on,
It's a GREAT BIG GIRL HAPPY SMILE!
2. This Little Piggy
3. Popcorn
Sung to: I'm A Little Tea Pot
I'm a little popcorn in a pot.
Heat me up and watch me pop.
When I get all fat and white, I'm done.
Popping corn is lots of FUN!
Chant:
Pop! Pop! Pop! Put the corn into the the pot.
Pop! Pop! Pop! Shake and shake it 'til it's hot.
Pop! Pop! Pop! Lift the lid and what have you got?
Pop! Pop! Pop! POPCORN!
4. Patty Cake
5. The Alphabet Song
Foods to Eat
1. pancakes
2. peanut butter
3. pineapple
4. pizza
5. popcorn (make popcorn and have a movie night)
Activities to Do
1. Practice drawing (or tracing) purple and pink circles--starting at the top and going to the left
2. Let your child use a camera and take pictures. Print them and make them into a photo album--- label each picture.
3. Draw a purple picture just like Harold--label each thing your child draws (or says they've drawn)
4. Look around the house for things that are circle shaped (as your child finds an item, make a list for them)
5. Send a post card to a family member or friend
Other Activities:
Counting Pennies
Planting
Letters to Learn
1. Paint/color/decorate the letter Pp
2. Find the Letter Pp
3. Trace the letter Pp in rice---shallow tupperware tray, baking pan, or the cardboard lid to a case of copy paper, filled with rice, will work.
4. Write the letter Pp---paper with pencil, crayon or a marker will work or use something reusable such as dry erase board and marker (old sock for wiping clean) or a magnadoodle.
5. Playdoh Pp---roll playdoh into snakes and design into uppercase and lowercase Pp
Crafts to Create
1. PINK collage
2. Potato Prints
3. Popcicle Stick Picture Frames
4. Color a picture using PINK and PURPLE crayons
5. PURPLE collage
Cooking in the Kitchen
1. Playdough
2. Pretzels
3. Pudding Paint---prepare a box of vanilla pudding as directed and add food coloring as desired
4. Purple Cow using milk or this Purple Cow using ice cream!
5. Pie
Color of the Week---PINK and PURPLE
Number of the Week---ONE
Shape of the Week---Circle
Counting to 10
Fine Motor Activity---Tearing Paper tear a piece or paper into little pieces
Gross Motor Activity---Jumping pick a number from a cup and jump that many times while counting (number recognition, counting and one-to-one correspondence)
Pp words
pickle popcorn playground pig pink
paint popcicle pedestrian pineapple purple
puddle pirate pear peach pencil
pocket puzzle paddle page paper
panda parrot penny photograph picture
piano picnic pizza pie pipe
pillar pilot pin pinecone pistachio
placemat planet plate plastic plow
plumber polar bear policeman pony porcupine
post-office potato powder pigeon puppy
Books to Read
1. If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff (pig, pancake, pictures, post card)
2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin (colors)
3. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (purple)
4. Painting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert (colors, plants)
5. The Three Little Pigs (pigs, counting)
Other books:
If You Give a Pig a Party
Olivia
Pete's a Pizza
Print Concepts to Work on While Reading
- Front of the book
- Back of the book
- Title
Songs to Sing
1. I Have Something in my Pocket
I have something in my pocket,
It belongs across my face,
And I keep it very close at hand,
In a most convenient place.
I bet you couldn't guess it,
If you guessed a long, long while,
So I'll take it out, and I'll put it on,
It's a GREAT BIG GIRL HAPPY SMILE!
2. This Little Piggy
3. Popcorn
Sung to: I'm A Little Tea Pot
I'm a little popcorn in a pot.
Heat me up and watch me pop.
When I get all fat and white, I'm done.
Popping corn is lots of FUN!
Chant:
Pop! Pop! Pop! Put the corn into the the pot.
Pop! Pop! Pop! Shake and shake it 'til it's hot.
Pop! Pop! Pop! Lift the lid and what have you got?
Pop! Pop! Pop! POPCORN!
4. Patty Cake
5. The Alphabet Song
Foods to Eat
1. pancakes
2. peanut butter
3. pineapple
4. pizza
5. popcorn (make popcorn and have a movie night)
Activities to Do
1. Practice drawing (or tracing) purple and pink circles--starting at the top and going to the left
2. Let your child use a camera and take pictures. Print them and make them into a photo album--- label each picture.
3. Draw a purple picture just like Harold--label each thing your child draws (or says they've drawn)
4. Look around the house for things that are circle shaped (as your child finds an item, make a list for them)
5. Send a post card to a family member or friend
Other Activities:
Counting Pennies
Planting
Letters to Learn
1. Paint/color/decorate the letter Pp
2. Find the Letter Pp
3. Trace the letter Pp in rice---shallow tupperware tray, baking pan, or the cardboard lid to a case of copy paper, filled with rice, will work.
4. Write the letter Pp---paper with pencil, crayon or a marker will work or use something reusable such as dry erase board and marker (old sock for wiping clean) or a magnadoodle.
5. Playdoh Pp---roll playdoh into snakes and design into uppercase and lowercase Pp
Crafts to Create
1. PINK collage
2. Potato Prints
3. Popcicle Stick Picture Frames
4. Color a picture using PINK and PURPLE crayons
5. PURPLE collage
Cooking in the Kitchen
2. Pretzels
3. Pudding Paint---prepare a box of vanilla pudding as directed and add food coloring as desired
4. Purple Cow using milk or this Purple Cow using ice cream!
5. Pie
Color of the Week---PINK and PURPLE
Number of the Week---ONE
Shape of the Week---Circle
Counting to 10
Fine Motor Activity---Tearing Paper tear a piece or paper into little pieces
Gross Motor Activity---Jumping pick a number from a cup and jump that many times while counting (number recognition, counting and one-to-one correspondence)
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