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, February 11, 2011

Week of February 7, 2011

Author of the month: Kevin Henkes

Focus for the week ~ Letter Zz

Bible: "Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it." Psalm 34:14

*Z is for Zorilla. Smaller & more stripes than a skunk.

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

Journal: Drawings of Zz words

Math: Coin poem; Writing numbers; ordinal position (1st - 5th) with linking cubes; math sets; telling time on clock (to the hour & 1/2 hour); learning phone numbers & birthdays

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

Creative Movement (Monday): Letter Zz activities

Explorer Zone (Tuesday): Groundhog Day

Spanish (Tuesday & Thursday)

Reinforcement ideas for home:

1. Talk about items that start with the letter Zz

2. Review Zz Bible verse and practice reading Zz book

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

4. Review "little line + big line + little line" (capital Z) and "across + slide down + across" (lowercase z)

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