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

Christmas in Kinderpond

Learning Board-

Letter X

Color red

Shape- Star

Numeral- 16


Name Practice- Binder

Monday-

Story: Getting Ready  
there is a bit of prep for this book, as in your will need to cut out smallish squares of wrapping paper and put one piece of tape on top. You know, like you're wrapping the gift :)

Poem: Five Little Bells

Alphabet Study: Present Matching

 Letters from the Alphabet

Fine Motor: Fill an ornament

Science:

Magnatiles and Bells

Math: Card matching

Art: Christmas Playdough mat

Writing: Tracing Cards

Theme/Life Skills: C-Mas roll 

So many choices... so much cute clip art lol

Christmas Cube Roll

Christmas Symbols Cube Roll

Bows Cube Roll

Christmas Presents Cube Roll

Christmas Bells Cube Roll

this is a bit harder as they have to look at the bell and the bow in some cases!

All Wrapped Up Cube Roll

Christmas Lights Cube Roll

Nutcracker Cube Roll

Tuesday

Story: Swallowed a Bell

Poem: Christmas Star

Alphabet Study: Present Matching

Fine Motor: Container Count 
I grabbed these containers at Dollar Tree and drew Ornaments and stockings.  I filled them with mini erasers.  Put in as few or as many as fits your need.

Science: Light Table red/green/clear beads and sticks
Place red/green colors in the sorting tray- I used report covers cut up.

Math: SnapCubes

Art: Candy Cane Ornament  
I am going to use a sparkly pipe cleaner.

Writing: Candy Cane Salt Tray

Theme/Life Skills: C-mas stew

Thursday

Story: Counting Nutcrackers  
When I was growing up, we saw this every year at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. 

Poem: Santa's Stuck

Alphabet Study: Present Matching

Fine Motor: Christmas Pushpin

Science: Candy Cane slime

Math: Measuring

Art: Salt Dough handprint

Writing: Pre-writing Cards

Theme/Life Skills: Scissor Skills

Friday

Story:Green Light, Green Light

Poem: Reindeer Pokey

Alphabet Study: Present Matching

Fine Motor: Sleigh Presents

Science: Red/Green Bin

I colored pasta, I added bells, pom-poms, and pipe cleaners

Math: Shape Cracking

Art: Playdough Mats (again if needed) I have a box of stuff from this week that we didn't even get to, I need to stop over planning!! 

Writing: Tara West Letter Tracing

Theme/Life Skills: Finger Snowman
Make sure to grab the poem tag too!

Shopping List:

Mini erasers/pom poms

Giant Push Pin (Amazon)

Dollar Tree:

Plastic Clear Ornament

Pom-poms

Bells
Container Count
Red/Green/Clear glass beads
Candy Canes
Salt
Glue* (white and clear)
Food Coloring
Flour
Mini Presents
White Acrylic Paint
Ornament 
Pipe Cleaners
Beads- white red

Red/Green items for bin

Christmas Stew Items:
Pot
bows $
candy canes $
bells $
Mini ornaments $
Stars
tree branches $