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, April 23, 2010

Week of April 19

Author of the month: Eric Carle

Focus for the week ~

Bible: Review with your child...you'd be surprised how quickly they are learning these!
"Honor your father and your mother." Exodus 20:12
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

Phonics & Handwriting: High Frequency Word readers

Literature: "The Very Clumsy Click Beetle," "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "Today is Monday," and "Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?"

Art: Frogs, Raindrop Umbrellas, Handprint Cloth Napkins

Math: Covering designs using tangrams; Paying for items to 50 cents using nickels; Comparing and measuring length

Centers: Learning our birthdays, emergency telephone numbers and home addresses; Eric Carle puzzles (ladybug, caterpillar, and butterfly); Watercolor paintings

Creative Movement (Tuesday)

Explorer Zone (Thursday): We keep getting comments on how well the kids are performing up on stage...way to go!!

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:
1) You will notice a laminated 100s chart in your child's folder. Please use pennies, nickels, and dimes to have your child practice counting by ones, fives and tens.
2) Go over your child's birthday, phone number & address.
3) Use the laminated 100s chart to have your child practice counting to 100. Call out a number and have them cover it with a bean or penny.
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