N is for New Years

Monday-

Book on YouTube

Alphabet- Plus our book and chant :)

I know that it says color the pictures with it, but I put ours in a sheet protector and we circle the letters that belong and X out the ones that don't.

Songs click on "songs" or the photo below for your own copy-

Color Songs-

What Is Silver?

The silver comet shooting to space
Silver is the stars shining above me.
Silver, also is my last name
Spelled differently.
Silver pots and pans stand
Out and glow.
Silver is the rainbow
Glimmering over me.
It is like a vision
Of me
Just standing there
Alone.
Silver shines everywhere I go.
By: Joseph

Shape- Sphere  I am looking for a nice/cute poem to go with this. So far no luck :(


Think the ball drop :)

Found one!!!!!!!!!  Click here or on photo

 

Numeral Poem- 6 I know we just did 6, but figured it would be fine since it is turning 2016 :)

Art- I was trying to make a printable as big as the paper, but it just wasn't working right! So we're free handing it!!

 

Tuesday-

Book

Song- choose from above printable. :)

Art- Party Hat

Math/Life Skills/Science Sparkly Discovery Bottle

 Just add sparkly pom-poms and pipe cleaners :)  I am not adding liquid to this bottle,

Thursday-

Book

Song- choose from above printable. :)

Music- Rock Around the clock

 with Shakers and Noise Maker Horns

Math/Life Skills/Science-

Slime- we didn't get to make this during our Super Heroes unit because I couldn't find it in the store.... luckily, I found some under my sink this week lol

Friday-

Book/video

Song- choose from above printable. :)

Art-

 

Math/Life Skills/Science

 Sequencing fireworks

 

Shopping List:

Collage ideas- sequins, torn paper, felt scraps, I might punch out some colored shapes and have froglet glue them :)

Balloons

Sparkly pom-poms

pipe cleaners- gold and/or silver

Party Horns (noise makers)

Clear Glue

New Year's Board full of Ideas

C is for Christmas

Sometime this week during kitchen time, we will bring our M&D cookie set out. Also decorate the windows. Use the ornaments and other felt items in your sensory bin.  Later use the trees for the fingerplay.  Plus we have a Nativity Scene to set up.

Monday-

Book:

Alphabet Chant-

Fingerplay-

5 Little ChristmasTrees

 

Color Song-

Shapes- from the tot pack.

 

Numeral Poem-

Music-

Jingle Bells with streamers

 

Math/Life Skills/Science

Sensory Bin (this was last years.) Stay tuned to see what we come up with this year so make sure you check out our Kinderpond Jr. FB page.

 

Tuesday-

Book

Fingerplay- click to get yours free!

 

Art- Wreath from paper plate.

No glitter for me though... #sorrynotsorry lol

Ripping and tearing paper is great for fine motor skills.

I might have red circles for him.

Math/Life Skills/Science

Christmas Tree math- Make a tree or print this one.  Roll a number cube, place that many stickers on the tree as the ornaments.  Or use tongs and pom-poms to add to the tree to play over and over. 

 

Thursday-

Book

 

Fingerplays-

 

Art- Felt Christmas Tree- I think I got it in the Dollar Spot last year. Stop over to the fb page or our Kinderpond Instagram page

Math/Life Skills/Science

 Christmas Tree with M&M's  and other candies:

Shopping List:

Jingle Bells toys

jingle bells

streamers- red & green

craft sticks

Sensory Bin Items- red and green (macaroni or shredded paper)

Christmas themed items for bin- bells, toys, ect.

Felt- for a tree, presents, and ornaments

Sugar Cones

Frosting

Candies

G is for Gingerbread

Book choices: Some of these are new to me, some are loved!!  

Here are some Gingerbread videos  if you don't have any GB books :)

Monday-   
Today I will read-

Alphabet-

Fingerplay- use felt/foam/fabric GB men

Color Song-

Shape-

Trace GB Shapes

 

Numeral Poem-

Music-Nutcracker... I love this play.  I think Sugar Plum Fairies fits in with gingerbread theme :)  I plan to just play it in the background.

For the actual Sugar Plum Dance:

Math/Life Skills/Science

GB Prop Box: GB felt GB men or foam GB men or fabric GB people.  I have cookie trays that look like gingerbread people.  My kindergartners loved playing with them! 

Tuesday-

Book- We love The Cajun Gingerbread Boy 
(y'all go look at the price! oh my!!!  I didn't pay that much!)

Fingerplay

Run Run Rap

Run, run, as fast as you can!

You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man.

You can run in the morning, you can run in the night,

But you can't catch me, uh huh, that' right.

You can't catch me, uh huh, that' right!

The rest of the students chant:

Gingerbread Man, where you goin?

Gingerbread Man, where you goin?

~ Emily Crocker

Art-  you can print out play dough mats, but we just use our tools :)

Gingerbread Play Dough Recipe

• 1/4 cup Molasses
• 3/4 cup Cornstarch (cornflour)
• 4 tsp Baking Soda
• 2 tsp Water
• 2 tbl Vegetable oil
• 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Allspice
• 2 Tbl + 2 tsp Flour

Mix the cornstarch, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice.  Then add the water, oil, and molasses. Add  2 tablespoons of flour. Then keep adding flour 1/2 teaspoon at a time, mixing well after each addition, until your dough is no longer sticky.
This one scares me, but I might give it a try. We will see.

~~OR~~

Gingerbread Play Dough Recipe

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp vegetable oil

Spices

• allspice
• cinnamon
• ginger
• nutmeg

Mix all dry ingredients, add spices until you have reached your desired scent and color. Mix oil and water together and then add to dry ingredients and stir. Cook the mixture for three to five minutes on low to medium heat, stirring constantly. You will know it is finished when the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the pan and forms a large ball. Take the dough out of pan and knead until it is smooth and soft. When cool, store in an airtight container.

Math/Life Skills/Science

GB Wall- I found this at Target in the Dollar Spot for $3.

Thursday-

Book-

Fingerplay-

Gingerbread Man Song
(tune: The Muffin Man)

Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,
The Gingerbread Man, the Gingerbread Man?
Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,
Who ran and ran and ran?

He said, "Catch me if you can,
If you can, if you can."
He said, "Catch me if you can,"
Then ran and ran and ran.

I can run like the Gingerbread Man.
The Gingerbread Man, the Gingerbread Man.
I can run like the Gingerbread Man,
Now catch me if you can.

~ Author Unknown

Music- More Nutcracker :)

Math/Life Skills/Science

Take one GB person from the prop box.  I found the red tweezers at Dollar Tree. Have child use tongs/tweezers to move from container to GB. This works their fine motor control. I'm not sure where I got the blue ones though.

Friday-

Book

Fingerplay-

I'm The Gingerbread Man I'm the Gingerbread Man and I'm here to say, You can't catch me, no not today. I've run away from a big brown horse, And I can run from you of course, of course. I took a ride on the sly fox's back. He ate me up for a tasty snack.   Yum! Yum! ~ Author Unknown

Art-

GB Puffy Paint recipe print off a GB coloring page like this one:

 I am going to cut it out before we paint.

Math/Life Skills/Science

GB Ice Cube Tray- roll number cube (dice) and add that many GB erasers or pom-poms to tray.  I hear there are erasers at Target's Dollar Spot.  Working on subtraction?  Fill tray, roll number cube and remove that many pom-poms.

Shopping List:

Felt/foam/fabric to make GB people

Glue

Shaving Cream

Food Coloring

Spices: Cinnamon, ginger

GB Prop Box- GB people, pans, pancake turner, hot pads

Tweezers/tongs

Pom Poms

Ice Cube Tray

GB Counters (use brown pom poms too!)