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, September 23, 2010

Week of September 20, 2010

Author of the month: Norman Bridwell

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

Journal: Drawings of frogs and flowers, and other f words.

Math: Counting to 10 with one-to-one correspondence; Creating pattern block designs; Identifying properties of pattern blocks; Creating & reading AB color pattern; Sorting by color & creating a real graph

Centers: Feather Fs, Footprints, Firetruck station, Favorite Fruits & Vegetables, cooking for Friends

Creative Movement (Monday)

Explorer Zone (Tuesday): Chlorophyll Footprints

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Ff

2. Review Ff Bible verse

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

4. Review "Big Line + Little Line + Little Line" (capital F) and "Up + Down + Cross" (lowercase f)