Snow/Polar in Kinderpond

Learning Board-

Letter Ss

Color Silver

Shape- Hexagon 6 sided like a snowflake

Numeral- 17


Name Practice- Binder

Tuesday

Story: Penguin Penguin

Poem: Snowflakes

Alphabet Study: Penguin Shake Up  

Use any letters that your students need to review.

Letters from the Alphabet

Fine Motor: Snowman/ Penguin Containers
You can work on number recognition to adding or subtracting.

Science: Penguin Balance Game

Math: Penguin Cube Roll                      Penguin Roll EZ 

Art: Spin a Snowman

Writing: Tracing Cards

Theme/Life Skills:  Snowman Number Match
I am going to add magnets to the back for a change of pace

Thursday

Story: Polar Bear, Polar Bear

Poem: Chubby Snowman

Alphabet Study: Snow globe Letters

Fine Motor: Build an Igloo

Science: Penguins Stay Dry

Math: Polar Bear Dominoes

Art: Polar Bear Art

Writing: Penguin Tracing

Theme/Life Skills: Lacing Shapes

Friday

Story:The Mitten

Poem: Penguin Sounds 

Alphabet Study: Snowman Letters

Fine Motor: Number Tracing

Science: Bullseye experiment 

Math: Non-standard Measuring

Art: Mitten 

Print plain mitten here.

Writing: Tara West Letter Tracing

Theme/Life Skills: Scissor Skills

 

Shopping List:

egg carton
white garage sale dots


Dollar Tree
Mini containers (circle or square)
spray bottles
ice cubes ... the non-meltable ones 
magnets

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

Summer in Kinderpond

Learning Board-

Letter S

Color  Yellow

Shape- Square

Numeral- 12


Name Practice- New sheet   
I saw this sheet over HERE but we needed bigger numbers.  Click on the one that fits your needs:

Monday-

Story-Sights of Summer

Poem Summer Time

Art~ Watercolor Popsicles

Math/Life Skills/Science  Scissor Skills  
There are a ton of good ideas on the Scissor Skill page.  Pick maybe one or two to work on.  







Theme- Gross Motor Obstacle Cards

Snack- Kool-Aid Sherbet

Tuesday-

Story- Summer

Fingerplay Summer Time

Art- Magnet Boys/Girls  
Remember back to our seasons unit?  I am using them again.

Math/Life Skills/Science- Counting Cards

Theme- Playdoh Grill set

Don't have the set? Use these mats.  Don't want the mats? Brainstorm things to have during summer: Popsicles, ice cream cones, hot dogs ect.

Snack- Pool Side Dip

Thursday-

Story   Hot Weather

Fingerplays-  Going on a Picnic

Art- Summer Dot  

Math/Life Skills/Science Pattern Blocks

I couldn't find any great templates- which isn't always that bad!  What could you brainstorm to make that was summer related??

*Sun

*Beach Ball

*Ice Cream Cone

Theme- Picnic Game

Snack- Jell-O Popsicles

Shopping List:

Jell-O

Kool-Aid

Sugar 

Milk

Orange Juice

Vanilla Pudding

Yogurt

Whipped Topping

Fruit

Popsicle Sticks

Popsicle Molds or paper cups