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, February 19, 2011

Week of February 14, 2011

Author of the month: Kevin Henkes

Focus for the week ~ Letter Cc

Bible: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God." Isaiah 41:10a

*C is for Scaredy Cat. Overcoming fears. Daniel & the Lion's Den.

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

Journal: Drawings of Cc words

Math: Coin poem; Writing numbers; math sets; telling time on clock (to the hour & 1/2 hour); learning phone numbers & birthdays; covering a design in more than one way; comparing length - identifying shorter & longer

Centers: Clocks; alphabet sequencing; matching upper & lower case letters; patterns

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Cc activities

Explorer Zone (Tuesday): Planting beans

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Cc

2. Review Cc Bible verse and practice reading Cc book

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

4. Review "big curve" (capital C) and "magic c" (lowercase c)