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 28, 2011

Week of January 24, 2011

Author of the month: Jan Brett

Focus for the week ~ Letter Xx

Bible: "O Lord, you have searched me and you know me." Psalm 139:1

*X is for X ray fish. God can see everything.

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

Journal: Drawings of Xx words

Math: Coin poem; Writing numbers; AB & ABB patterns with linking cubes; math sets; positional terms

Centers: Xylophone craft; paint dots for letter X; alphabet sequencing; matching upper & lower case letters; patterns

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Xx activities

Explorer Zone (Tuesday): Artic animals (why they stay warm - blubber)

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday): family members

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Xx

2. Review Xx Bible verse and practice reading Xx book

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

4. Review "big line + big line" (capital X) and "slide down + slide down" (lowercase x)

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