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, January 14, 2011

Week of January 10, 2011

Author of the month: Jan Brett

Focus for the week ~ Letter Vv

Bible: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." Psalm 19:1

*V is for Vole. We may not see voles often, but we can definitely know that they are around. It is the same way with God.

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

Journal: Drawings of Vv words

Math: Coin poem; Writing numbers; Identifying ordinal position; Paying for items using pennies; Identifying pennies, nickels, dimes & quarters (counting by 1s, 5s, 10s, and 25s); Making lines, squares, triangles & stars with Geoboards

Centers: Phone number dialing; Number & Alphabet Bingo; Sight Words; Clocks; Pattern designs

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Vv activities

Explorer Zone (Tuesday): Snowflakes; winter trees

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Vv

2. Review Vv Bible verse and practice reading Vv book

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

4. Review "big line + big line" (capital V) and "slide down + climb up" (lowercase v)