EVERY THURSDAY IS SPIRIT DAY

Be sure to dress your kids in their Little Sprouts

t-shirts every Thursday!

Letter Chants

A says A, Alligator, Alligator, A, A, A
B says B, Bee, Bee, B, B, B
C says C, Cat, Cat, C, C, C
D says D, Dog, Dog, D, D, D
E says E, Elephant, Elephant, E, E, E
F says F, Frog, Frog, F, F, F
G says G, Gorilla, Gorilla, G, G, G
H says H, Horse, Horse, H, H, H
I says I, Igloo, Igloo, I, I, I
J says J, Jack o’ Lantern, Jack o’ Lantern, J, J, J
K says K, Koala, Koala, K, K, K
L says L, Lion, Lion, L, L, L
M says M, Mouse, Mouse, M, M, M
N says N, Net, Net, N, N, N
O says O, Octopus, Octopus, O, O, O
P says P, Pig, Pig, P, P, P
Q says Q, Queen, Queen, Q, Q, Q
R says R, Rabbit, Rabbit, R, R, R
S says S, Snail, Snail, S, S, S
T says T, Turtle, Turtle, T, T, T
U says U, Umbrella, Umbrella, U, U, U
V says V, Valentine, Valentine, V, V, V
W says W, Witch, Witch, W, W, W
X says X, X-Ray, X-Ray, X, X, X
Y says Y, Yellow, Yellow, Y, Y, Y
Z says Z, Zebra, Zebra, Z, Z, Z

Friday, February 19, 2010

Week of February 15

Author of the month: Kevin Henkes

Focus for the week ~ Letter Yy

Bible: "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." James 1:19
*Yackety Yak and Chatty Patty weren't very good listeners.
*We can say that we love our friends and family, but if we don't show it by treating them nicely, we don't really love them at all.
*Help us be slow to speak and quick to listen.

Phonics & Handwriting: Letter Yy - Words that begin with Yy

Literature: "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" (HOMEWORK due Monday),
"Julius - Baby of the World," and "Chrysanthemum"
*Sharing our Word Power homework - what makes us sad and happy

Journal: Drawings of their favorite Yellow Fruit (Pineapple vs. Banana)
*Favorite Yellow Fruits of our Four Year Olds:
Pineapple - Adia, Ella Kate, Emma-Kate, Jack, Kaitlynn, Logan, Madison
Banana - Colson, Emma, Jenna, Kylee, Rebecca

Math: Comparing length; Identifying shorter & longer; Ordering 4 objects by length

Centers: Yy handwriting, Yy book, lacing Yy letters and shapes, Yellow Taxi Cab rides, puzzles, YogaKids video (the kids loved doing Yoga!)

The Librarian for next week is REBECCA. I'll send home our "ABC tub" for her to bring in show-and-tell item(s) that begin with Kk (our letter next week). Please also bring in an 8.5" x 11" sheet with "All about me" info that she can share with the class.

Creative Movement (Tuesday)

Explorer Zone (Thursday): Team Work for Scavenger Hunt (Team Logan won!)

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:
1. Talk about items that start with the letter Yy
2. Review Yy and other bible verses
3. Play "I Spy" with Yellow items or things that start with Yy
4. Have child practice putting together puzzles
5. Get out 20-30 objects of various lengths and have child compare them to length of pencil ("shorter than" and "longer than")
Posted by at