Week in Review: Chinese New Year

Food coloring color mixture.

We added numbers in order to a Target pocket chart.

Math puzzles from Aldi's

This is one of our new fine motor muffin tin. 

Slime fail again :( 

Pull a number, trace a number.

Bead patterns on a pipe cleaner.

Here is our large oil dip pan from 

the auto dept at Wal~Mart.

I wrote the letters on sentence strips.

The magnets were from Bullseye's Playground in Target.

Kinderpond Learns about the Chinese New Year

Learning Board-

Letter J

Color Red/Gold

Shape- Square

Numeral- 19


Name Practice- Your choice again :)

Monday-

Story: My First Chinese New Year

Poem: 5 Green Dragons

Alphabet Study: Alphabet Readers

Letters from the Alphabet

Fine Motor: Letters Punch Sheet

Science: Video

Math: Counting Clip Cards

Art: Paper Lantern

Writing: Tracing Cards

Theme/Life Skills: Practice Tying Shoes
I have this big one and some little ones.

Tuesday

Story: Chelsea's New Year

Poem: 

Alphabet Study: Bingo Dauber Sheet

Fine Motor: Mini Muffin

So you don't have this toy?  Grab a cupcake tin at Dollar Tree and some liners, write numbers on the bottom.  Have them add that number of pony beads or pom-poms to the bottom.

Science: Dollar Tree Experiment

Math: Puzzles  (I will add a photo later, it's nap time and I am not disturbing that!)  As always, any puzzle will do :)

Art: Stained Glass

Writing: Writing trace number

Theme/Life Skills: Chinese Food Dramatic Play

Thursday

Story: Bring in the New Year

Poem: Lion Dance Song

Alphabet Study: ABC Magnets  I am going to write the alphabet on a sentence strip... or strips :) and we will match the letters to the letters.

Fine Motor: Pattern Beads patterns

Science: Chinese Slime  
Minus the glitter for me though lol

Math: CNY Count the Room

Art: Dragon

Writing: CNY Tracing

Theme/Life Skills: Scissor Skills

Friday

Story: Happy Happy Year

Poem: Chinese New Year

Alphabet Study: Alphabet Bottle

Fine Motor: Lo Mien Transfer

Science: Red Rice Gold Coins

Math: Chinese Calendar Pieces  We are just going to put the numbers in order.

Art: Ice Cube Color Mixing 
Give the children water colored with food coloring, an ice cube tray and some droppers. 

Writing: Tara West Letter Tracing

Theme/Life Skills: Food toys again :)

Shopping List:

Hole Punch Walmart
Clear Glue


Dollar Tree
Clothes Pins
Shoe with laces (I got mine at Dollar Tree)
Bingo Dauber
Tissue Paper
Pony Beads
Food Coloring
Sequins
Rice
Beans (alphabet bottle or just use more rice)
Ice Cube Tray
Yarn
Chopsticks


Muffin Tin
Science Experiment

Chinese New Year: Kinderpond Style

Learning Board

Letter D

Color  Gold

Shape- Oval

Numeral- 10


Name Practice-Roosters
I am going to write Froglet's letters one on each rooster.

Monday-
Here are some YouTube videos on Chinese New Year


Story- Epic

Epic is an app and a computer website

Poem 5 Green Dragons

 

Art~Decorate plates for drum

Math/Life Skills/Science  Take Out Boxes

I found some plastic take out containers at Dollar Tree. 

I found some chopsticks there too!

Snack- Egg Rolls

We have a Hmong store right down the street, I plan to stop there.  I *might* like Hmong egg rolls better than others *shhhh* 

Tuesday-

Story- Chinese New Year

Fingerplay Dragon Dragon

Art- Dragon Craft

Math/Life Skills/Science- 10 Frames

Snack- Fried Rice

Thursday-

Story  Epic!

Fingerplays- Lion Dance

Music-  Listen to Chinese Music use drum

Math/Life Skills/Science Chopsticks and cotton balls

Snack- PB&J sushi rolls fortune cookies

I am totally cheating here and top it off with an American creation

Friday-

Story Epic!

Fingerplays- Chinese New Year Dragon

Art- Coloring Page

Math/Life Skills/Science Math Games

Snack- Pot Stickers

Shopping List:
Paper Plates
Take Out Boxes (Dollar Tree)
Chopsticks
Cream Colored yarn for noodles
Colored Paper
Toilet Paper Roll
Pom Poms (large and small)
Eyes
Tissue Paper


Food
Egg Rolls
Fried Rice
Bread
PB and J
Pot Stickers
Fortune Cookies