P is for Pets in Kinderpond

Learning Board-

Letter P

Color Orange

Shape- Oval

Numeral-  18


Name Practice- Binder

Monday-

Story-What Pet Should I Get?

Poem Pets and their Homes

Music-  Move over Rover 

Math/Life Skills/Science   Feed the Dog  
Draw a bowl.  Roll a number cube. Take that many dog bones.

 


Theme- Toys 

Bring out any toys that can be pets :)

Snack- Puppy Chow

Tuesday-

Story- Charlie Book

Poem My First Pets
Grab some toys and ask what they sound like. So what I would do, would be hide the pets inside the house, use whatever you have, and play a game.

1) I am thinking of a pet that goes "woof" child guesses a dog, pull out the dog.

2) Pull out an animal and say this is a ______ it says ______.
This is a cat and it says "meow"

Art- Learn to Draw

Math/Life Skills/Science- Pet Counters

Played similar to the insect game

Pets Game

Theme- Puzzles

Snack- Roll Sort Eat Goldfish

Roll a number cube.  Take that many goldfish.  Sort them to proper fishbowls.

Thursday-

Story  Rainbow Fish

Fingerplays- 3 Blind Mice

Art- Foil Fish  

Math/Life Skills/Science Little People Pet Set  
Bring out the toys again.

Theme- Toob Dogs  
Bring out the toys again. We just happen to have these :)

Snack- Scooby Snacks

Shopping List:

Chex Cereal

Peanut butter
chocolate chips
powdered sugar

Multi colored Goldfish

Scooby Snacks

Dog bones (small)

Foil

Sharpies

Shark Week at the Kinderpond

Learning Board-

Letter S

Color Gray

Shape- pyramid 

Numeral- 17


Name Practice- Boo I Know You!

Monday-

Story- I Saw Sharks

Poem Magnet Letters  We use an oil drip pan.  I am going to put basic letters out and have Froglet try to match.  Maybe 5 or 6 at a time.  Too many is overwhelming!  Or just have him tell me what letter is on each one. 

Art~ Decorate Shark
Think camouflage! I am going to use my shark die cut to make one.  Then have Froglet decorate with paint watercolor pens. Print out any shark coloring sheet.




Math/Life Skills/Science  Clothes Pins to plate

Prep- write the numbers around a paper plate.  Froglet will clip the clips correctly. Don't have the clips? Just use regular clips and write the numbers :)

Theme- Feed the Shark

Snack- Shark Teeth

Tuesday-

Story- Pocket Chart


__________ shark, ________ shark
  color word                  color word

Is _______ hiding behind you?
       name


Hide a photo of your child behind one of the sharks.

Grab your sharks here:

Poem- Baby Shark

Art- Color by Number

Math/Life Skills/Science- Roll and Cover

Theme- Balance Target Toy

Don't have the toy? Get a toy shark :) We have those available too :)

Snack- Cake Batter Shark Bait

Thursday-

Story  In the Ocean

Fingerplays- Hungry Shark

Music-  There is a shark

Math/Life Skills/Science Number Sorts 
I am going to use cards, numbers, dice, dominoes, puzzle pieces etc.

I can see the watermark- but I can't find the page :(

Theme- Sand Writing Box 
I grabbed some blue sand from Dollar Tree and our wooden tray from a toy at Target's dollar spot.  I am going to draw these lines for Froglet to make:

Snack- Seaweed Dip
Any dip and chips will work :)

Shopping List:

Spinach (& artichoke) Dip

Chips

Cake Mix

Oil

Popcorn

White chocolate melts/chips* (needed twice)

Bugles

Gummy Sharks

Clothespins

Cubes

Cards

Dominoes

Numbers
Dice
Shark toys

Week in review: Camping

Hide the marshmallow.

The purple pocket chart is from Target- it isn't full size nor table top.

I took this photo- I surprise myself!

Smore's from Life over C's

 Letter T book From the Pond

With my glue sponge and Scentos colored pencils

I colored them in and let froglet glue the photos after I read the page.

Flip the jar and catch the lightening bugs or fireflies (whichever you like)

Kinderpond Heads to the Ice Cream Shop

Learning Board

Letter I 

Color Green

Shape- Cone or sphere

Numeral- 16


Name Practice- Ice Cream Scoops

Monday-

Story- Ice Cream (I couldn't find a video)

or

Poem Ice Cream Sequence 
(this is a paid resource, so just talk about what would come first, second, ect.)

Art~ Ice Cream Drawing

 Ice Cream Drawing

 Ice Cream Drawing

Math/Life Skills/Science  Sprinkles writing letters
I will use Froglet's name and the letter of the week.

Print your letters HERE  
Make sure that you leave the edge flat,  so the letters don't fall over. I used a tray from a toy from the Target Dollar Spot.

Theme- Ice Cream Shop  Here is a menu that I made:

 Here was our shop from last year.  

This year, we upgraded!!!

Just wait until you see it!!!!!!!!

Snack- Ice Cream Maker

Tuesday-

Story- From Milk to Ice Cream

Poem Ice Cream (Farmer in the Dell)

Art- Cloud Dough Ice Cream

Math/Life Skills/Science- Matching Numbers or 10 Frame matching

Theme- Ice Cream Shop

Snack- Sundae Bar
I have this super cute ice cream toppings dish, and don't use it enough!

Thursday-

Story  Share my Ice Cream

Fingerplays- Ice Cream Ice Cream

Art- Puffy Paint  

Math/Life Skills/Science Non-Standard Ice Cream Cones

Theme-Ice Cream Shop

Snack- ALL THE ICE CREAM lol

One tradition that we have started is to have ice cream for dinner one summer night.  That would cover one of the snacks :)

Shopping List:

Sprinkles

Ice Cream

Heavy Whipping Cream

Food Coloring

Toppings- pick your favorites
Frosting
Powdered Sugar
Whipped Topping

White Glue

Shaving Cream
Construction Paper

Ice Cream supplies:
cones, scoopers, pom poms, play ice cream
I am going to save some of the toys to use with the frosting