All About the Alphabet

Learning Board-

Letter A

Color brown

Shape- square

Numeral- 3


Name Practice-
CCBB Letters

Monday-

Story:  CCBB

Poem: Listen to Song

Alphabet Study: Hand Motions

Fine Motor: ABC Punch Sheet

Science: Coconut Sink/Float

Grab a real coconut and see if it floats or sinks :)
Open it up and explore. Taste!

Math: Number Punch Cards

Art: Letter Daubers

Writing: Light Table Letters

Theme/Life Skills: Sting Letters

Tuesday

Story: Gunnywolf

Poem: Letters from the Alphabet

Alphabet Study: Bingo Game

Fine Motor: Find Your Match

Science: Build a coconut tree (click here to watch a video)

Math:  ABC puzzles in rice
Grab your favorite alphabet puzzle and your choice of filler (rice/sand/beans)

Art: Tree Craft

Writing: Tracing A

Theme/Life Skills: Bean Bag Toss on Boarders
These boarders came from Dollar Tree
Toss a bean bag on chart, child says what the letter is.

Thursday

Story:Cheeky Monkey

Poem: Number Formation Poem
Write on dry erase board.

Alphabet Study: Magnet letters target

Fine Motor: ABC Sorting Mat

 

Science: Pool Letter Stack

Math: LeapFrog Concentration game

Art: #3 play dough 

Writing: Tracing 

Theme/Life Skills: Letter Pop smorgie

Listen to a cute song called Letter Pop!

Friday

Story: Eating through the Alphabet

Poem: Square Shape Poem song

Alphabet Study: Fabric Letters Match with boarder

Fine Motor: Pinning Sheet

Science: Magnetic Letters Sensory Bin  

I grabbed my wands at Dollar Tree.

Math: Sort letters based on # in box

I am going to take a large piece of construction paper and divide it up and write numbers as shown below.

Art: Crayon Rubbings *Make*

I will be making three different ones:

Square 3 A

Writing: Easel writing with markers/pencils/crayons

It's a good idea to have kids try different angles to write on.

Theme/Life Skills: Make Pretzel Letters
Maybe we will just use bread sticks!

Shopping List:
Coconut real
Pool Noodle
Breadsticks (tubes in fridge section)
Magnetic Letters
Magnetic Wand
Hole Punch $0.97 at Walmart
Brown Pom poms
Craft sticks
TP roll
Balloons

Kinderpond Celebrates America

Learning Board-

Letter A

Color Red/White/Blue (just hang a flag)

Shape- Star

Numeral- 14


Name Practice- Stars


We will be listening to this CD during our art times:

Monday-

Story- Fireworks

Poem On Independence Day

Art~ Tie Dye Shirts

Math/Life Skills/Science   Red/White/Blue Pony Bead bracelets

Theme- Letter pop using those paper poppers.

I saw this idea on IG and instantly knew I had to do it too. Anyways, you write out things on the ground using chalk.  So I will do a letter A, a star, letters of his name anything.  You call out that item and your child must throw those paper snaps

Snack- Red/White/Blue Star Krispies

Tuesday-

Story- 4th of July

Fingerplay Stars and Stripes

Art-  Star paper plate wreath

I will have froglet punch those stars out of Red&Blue paper and we will use our glue sponge to attach.  If we have the curling ribbon, we will add that... not guaranteeing anything lol

Math/Life Skills/Science- Red/White/Blue Roll

Using rocks/jewels/ erasers and a color die and regular one.  Roll each.  Pick up that many of that colored rock.

Ex. you roll a 3 and blue  you take 3 blue rocks.  Roll a 6 and white, you take 6 white rocks.

To prep: get two cubes  cover the sides of one of them with tape/stickers/paper making 2 sides red, 2 sides blue, 2 sides white.

Theme- Red/White/Blue Sensory Bin

Using those Target mini star erasers, sort them by Red/White/Blue.
We will be using tweezers/tongs.
You could totally combine these two activities.  I am going to print out this game board for sorting.  Feel free to use Red/White/Blue construction paper or draw a Red/White/Blue shape onto paper.  You could also print out a ten frame or more :)

Snack- Red/White/Blue Ice Cream Sandwiches/Cookies

Thursday-

Story  

Fingerplays-  Way Up in the Sky

Art- Dauber Flag

 

Math/Life Skills/Science Pattern Block Flag

Theme- Star Rockets 

For the LOVE!  I so didn't make this up in my head, but I have no idea where I got the idea from.  I thought I saved it on Pinterest... I didn't.

You need a milkshake straw and a regular straw.  Cut a piece about 1/3 of the milkshake straw.  Tape one end together.  Place the open end on the regular straw. Blow!!!!!  See how far you can get them.  

Snack- Bomb Pops- is that what they're even called???

Shopping List:

Tie Dying Stuff 

T Shirts

Pony Beads ( red/white/blue)

Pipe Cleaner (for bracelet)

Paper Snaps

Chalk

Paper Plate

Construction Paper ( red/white/blue)

Sensory Bin filler (we used red/white/blue rice)

Erasers or Pony Beads again
Red and Blue Daubers
Regular and Milkshake Straws

Rice Krispies

Butter

Marshmallows

Food Coloring

Sprinkles

Cookies

Ice Cream

Bomb Pops

Fairy Tales Kinderpond Style

Learning Board-

Letter A

Color White

Shape- Review

Numeral- 7


Name Practice- Binder

Monday-

Story- Jack and the Beanstalk

Poem Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack and the Beanstalk

So what I will do is bring out the pieces.  Use as a felt board story or magnets.  I want to see if Froglet can recall anything from the story.

Music-  Fairy Tale Song

Math/Life Skills/Science   Count and Climb 
Tube with spoons. I am totally going to use green spoons lol
I will be unwrapping some paper for the tube lol

Theme- Investigate Beans

****Soak beans overnight. Explore with them. 
Squeeze them. 
Open them up.

I've done this with kindergarten through 5th grade.  Honestly, I have no idea who enjoyed it the most!!

Snack- You aren't going to want to hear this... bean dip lol 
See it fits in the bean theme, we're not doing jelly beans lol

Tuesday-

Story- Little Red Riding Hood

Fingerplay Shape Family

Art-  Fairy Dough

Math/Life Skills/Science- Trace Shapes

Theme- Plants
We are going to work on the plants that I bought at Target for Easter.
I will also "plant" a bean that we didn't dissect.  Get a paper towel damp. Place folder paper towel in bag.  Lay bean(s) in bag. Watch.

Snack- Picnic Basket
I will grab our toy basket and put a snack inside.  Little sandwiches would be cute!

Thursday-

Story  Frog Prince

Fingerplays- Introduce Story Pieces
Put magnets on the back and just discuss who they are and make up a story.  Easy, not hard, like, "Here is a giant, here is a princess who lives in the castle.  Tomorrows activity, is where your child makes up their own story.

Art- Decorate a crown.
  I will print out Froglet's favorite one.  Search "crown coloring page"

Math/Life Skills/Science Crown Counting with jewels

I bought ackkkk glitter hot glue to make it sparkle... gross. I don't do glitter.
I will have to see if it makes a mess.  If it does, I'm gifting it to another teacher lol  The crowns came from Dollar Tree.

On one side I will make the numbers. Then later, we will flip them over.

Theme- Fill the Crown

Flip over your crowns and add a number cube. Use jewels or glass beads.  

Snack- Pixie Dust Popcorn

Friday-

Story 3 Billy Goats Gruff

Fingerplays- Make up your own story using pieces from yesterday.  This isn't a by yourself activity... yet!  Help your child tell the story.

Art- Fairy Dough

Math/Life Skills/Science Lego Bridge

Theme- Spin and Graph  
Look for Part 1

Snack-Frog Cupcakes

Shopping List:
Dried Beans
Popcorn
Sprinkles
Butter
White Chocolate Chips
Cornstarch
Cake Mix
Frosting
Marshmallows
Tube icing


Tube
Green spoons
Conditioner