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

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Week of March 8

Author of the month: Leo Lionni

Focus for the week ~ Letter Ff

Bible: "And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more." 2 Corinthians 3:18

*F is for Flamingo.

*Just as the flamen oil turns flamingos pink from the inside-out, we also change from the inside-out when we have Jesus in our heart.

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

Literature: "Frederick" and "The Alphabet Tree"

Journal: Drawings of frogs and flamingos

Math: Acting out some, some more and some, some went away stories; comparing numbers to ten (using a deck of cards)

Centers: Friendship bracelets, Fingerprint good luck clovers, reading, cooking for Friends

The Librarian for the week after next is EMMA. Please have her bring in show-and-tell item(s) that begin with Zz. 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)

Spanish (Tuesday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Ff

2. Review Ff and other bible verses

3. Play "I Spy" with things that start with Ff

4. Play the card game, War, like in class on Thursday