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

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Week of November 29, 2010

Author of the month: Laura Numeroff

Focus for the week ~ Letter Hh

Bible: "... his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.." Psalm 91:4

*H is for Hen.

Phonics & Handwriting: Letter Hh - words that begin with Hh

Journal: Drawings of Hh words - Happiest Holiday Memory; Home

Math: Coin poem; Writing numbers; Identifying ordinal position to fourth (review this at home); Showing time to the Hour on a clock (the kids are picking this up very quickly)

Centers: House play (the kids loved decorating & playing in the cardboard house); Doll House; Hole punch Hearts; Jesus survival kits (Jesus protects us like a Hen protects its babies); Hula dancing; Hello Neighbor song

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Hh activities

Music (Tuesday): rehearse for Christmas Program

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Hh

2. Review Hh Bible verse and practice reading Hh book

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

4. Review "big line + big line + little line " (capital H) and "down + up and over + down" (lowercase h)