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

Monday, January 17, 2011

Week of January 17, 2011

Author of the month: Jan Brett

Focus for the week ~ Letter Ww

Bible: "But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust.." Psalm 141:8

*W is for Water Strider. Jesus bug (walks on water).

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

Journal: Drawings of Ww words

Math: Coin poem; Writing numbers; Counting dimes to 50 cents; Paying for items using dimes up to 50 cents; math sets; positional terms

Centers: Watercolor paintings; waffles; alphabet sequencing; matching upper & lower case letters

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Ww activities

Explorer Zone (Tuesday): Pinecone birdfeeders

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday): refer to note that went home in folders

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Ww

2. Review Ww Bible verse and practice reading Ww book

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

4. Review "big line + big line + big line + big line" (capital W) and "little line + little line + little line + little line" (lowercase w)