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 7, 2011

Week of January 3, 2011

Author of the month: Jan Brett

Focus for the week ~ Letter Uu

Bible: "Let your light so shine before men..." Matthew 5:16a

*U is for Underwing. God wants us to be lights of the world, showing people that we are happy because of His love.

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

Journal: Drawings of Uu words

Math: Coin poem; Writing numbers; Identifying and sequencing the number 0-10; Placing objects on a real graph (graphing our shoes - tennis shoes, dress shoes, boots)

Centers: Phone number dialing; Number & Alphabet Bingo; Sight Words; Uniform & Umbrella artwork

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Uu activities

Music (Tuesday):

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Uu

2. Review Uu Bible verse and practice reading Uu book

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

4. Review "down + travel up" (capital U) and "down + travel up + down" (lowercase u)