Moms and babies in Kinderpond

Learning Board-

Letter J (first letter of my name)

Color Purple {it's my favorite color, use your favorite color :)  }

Shape- Heart

Numeral- 6


Name Practice- Binder

Monday-

Story-Are You My Mother?

Poem Mother Gooney Bird

Art~ Paint with Feathers

Math/Life Skills/Science  Light Table

I grabbed my jewels from Dollar Tree in the toys section.

Theme- Cutting Box

Just as it sounds.  I have a bunch of scrap papers in a box, just to practice cutting. 

Snack-So snacks this week, since it's all about mothers, I am picking some of my favorite snacks. 

Today will be spinach and artichoke dip.  Froglet also likes it :)

Tuesday-

Story-Where is My Mother? 

Fingerplay Mommy-O (user upload)

Music- Dance Party to mom's favorite songs. 

Math/Life Skills/Science- Tracing from mom to baby sheet  

I know that it is for scissor skills, but we aren't there yet, so tracing it is!

Theme-Play-Doh!

Good old fashioned Play-Doh!   We don't get this out nearly enough!

Snack-Stove Top Granola

Thursday-

Story  Does a Kangaroo have a Mother too?

Fingerplays- Ocean Moms and Babies

Art- Mom and baby elephant hand print   (no link)
I don't do hand prints anymore but I really like this idea and plan to hang it in our living room :)

Math/Life Skills/Science Circle number using clothes pins  

The link to the site led me nowhere. 

Theme-Mother's Day Cards

Snack- Chocolate Cookie in a Mug

Friday-

Story Is Your Mama a Llama?

Fingerplays- If You Love Your Mother and you know it (user upload)

Art-Mom tape resist

Math/Life Skills/Science Mom and Baby puzzle
I just happen to have this in our zoo stash!

Theme- How to Teach scissor skills
Watch the video.  We will do the second one. Maybe the third one too.  Start off with the ripping. If your child is more advanced, choose several for added fun.

Snack-Orange Julius (broken link)

Shopping List:
Paint
Feathers
Clothes Pins
Canvas
Painters Tape
Scissors
Stickers


*****SNACKS- your choice!!!!

5 Senses

Learning Board-

Each time you discuss one of the senses, add a graphic to the chart. 

I am searching for the owner of this printable... there is no name :( 

Letter S

Color Black

Shape- Square

Numeral- 6


Name Practice- 5 Senses graphics put one letter on each sense.

Monday-

Story-Five Senses Dr Jean

Poem- no source found

Music-  

Math/Life Skills/Science  

Journal- Draw an outline of an S.  Fill with stickers. I think I will also draw with a smelly markers.

Snack- Keeping the potato theme with potato chips.  We have the Potato Chip maker from Pampered Chef.

Tuesday-

Story-Your Five Senses Berger

Fingerplay

Music- Listen and Move 

Math/Life Skills/Science- 

Journal- Outline the number and draw the shape inside.  Your child not old enough to draw the shape? Then lightly draw with a pencil or use a yellow marker and they can trace.

Snack- Air popped popcorn.

Talk about all of the senses you are using.
See- the popcorn popping
Hear- the popcorn pop
Smell- what are you smelling?
Taste- what does it taste like?
Touch/feel- how does it feel?

Thursday-

Story- my five senses Aliki

Fingerplays- 

Music-  instrument basket
(gather random instruments as you sing and wiggle)

Math/Life Skills/Science
Smell Jars

Now you can get all fancy and make your own, but I am going to open up my spices cabinet and we are going to smell them. :) Easy!!
Journal- Draw on black paper with chalk.

Snack- Taste Test

Friday-

Story 

Fingerplays-no source found

Art- Finger Paint (what????? who picks this stuff???)

Math/Life Skills/Science

I have some trash bins/trashcans and some small bins to use.  Adding something different builds excitement.  I am going to cut out little pictures for the front of them and Froglet sort the 5 Senses pieces correctly.

I grabbed these trashcans at Wal-Mart and maybe some others at Dollar Tree lol

Journal- Record favorites from each sense.  I am toying with just cutting out Learning Board page up on Friday lol

Snack- Investigate a coconut
Talk about all of the senses you are using.
See- the coconut- colors
Hear- the coconut milk inside
Smell- what are you smelling?
Taste- what does it taste like?
Touch/feel- how does it feel?


We have tons of individual senses books too that I will try to fit in as well! 

Shopping List:

Stickers
Small containers (small cups would work too)
Finger paint
Chalk
Black Construction paper
food coloring

Food:

Potatoes (or just chips)

Air popping corn

Different foods- sweet, salty, sour

coconut

flour

Shark Week-- AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Binder-

Alphabet Chants- 

Color Song

Color Poem  

Shape- 

Trace the Shape

Numeral Poem- 

Name Practice-
I think I need a sentence strip for these. Our fish didn't quite fit.

Monday-

Story- Shark Poems

Poem Baby Shark

So there are several versions, some are a little more violet than I care for.
Here are some additional lyrics

Art~Shark Ocean Scene
So I was planning to do bubble wrap for the background and look at this interactive shark.... not sure how this will work and afraid that Froglet will rip it right out!  Oh well!  It's his artwork.  So to try to prevent this, I will put packing tape along the bottom to reinforce it somewhat!

Math/Life Skills/Science

Shark Grid

Snack-Shark Spoon I am going to use this for breakfast :)

Shark Gummy on Rice Krispie Bar
Attach a gummy shark to the rice cereal treat.

Tuesday-

Story- 5 Little Fishies

Fingerplay- Old MacDonald
Use extra sea creatures from your ocean name activity from last week to make props. :)

Art- Sun catcher Shark (I'm a little nervous about drawing this!)

Math/Life Skills/Science- Watch a live Shark Feed

Snack- Shark Infested Drink

Thursday-

Story  Create your own Shark "book" 
I use that term loosely.  Using a toy shark, have your child act out by placing the shark different places.

*on
*under
*behind
*next to 

I would also do on your head/foot/leg/arm/shoulder/knee ect. 
I got the idea from here:

Fingerplays- Shark-O

Music-  Ocean Songs

Math/Life Skills/Science
Shark Roll and Cover

Snack- Shark Teeth

Shopping List:

Gray construction paper

Shark gummy ( I have no idea where to even begin to look!)

Blue Drink

Bugles

White Chocolate Chips/bark/melts

Rice Krispies Cereal

Butter

Marshmallows

Blue Food coloring

Contact Paper

Sharpie or other permanent marker 

Tissue paper- gray, blue, white, purple