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

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Week of November 1, 2010

Author of the month: Laura Numeroff

Focus for the week ~ Letter Rr

Bible: "And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Jesus Christ." Philippians 4:19

*R is for Raven.

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

Journal: Drawings of rabbits, rainbows, rings, rockets and other r words.

Math: Ordering the numbers 1-10; Identifying a missing number; Counting backward from 10; Identifying and naming shapes

Centers: Rice writing, hoping like rabbits, alphabet soup, rainbow colored blocks, ready for day placemats, recycling.

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Rr activities

Explorer Zone (Tuesday): Fall tree leaves

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Rr

2. Review Rr Bible verse and practicing reading Rr book

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

4. Review "big line + little curve + little line" (capital R) and "down + up and over" (lowercase r)