Down on the Farm Week 1

We are going to start building our quiet books this week!

I will be using light blue for the pages and NOT white!

http://jocelynandjason.blogspot.com/2011/11/farming-quiet-book-pages-2-3.html

 If you go to the website, there are patterns available :) 

Sunday~ Sensory Bin (either this week or next week take the box outside)

http://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/06/17/montessori-monday-40-plus-farm-sensory-tubs/

Monday~ LeapFrog barn child matches two parts

Tuesday~ We have two of those spin and sound toys

Wednesday~ books

Thursday~ During Animals this week and next, bring out your toy farm J

Farm Art collage

I will print off coloring pages and have P paint them.

barn: http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/farm/farm-collage2.htm  

horse:  http://www.caboucadin.com/coloriage/animaux/animaux-de-la-ferme/cheval/cheval-cartoon.gif.php

pig: http://blackberyjelly.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/piggy/

duck- add feathers http://www.mormonshare.com/lds-clipart/duck-baby

Friday~ Think string cheese or small pieces of block cheese

 We have a my safe cutter but a plastic knife works too!

Saturday~ Sheep Stick

Draw your sheep on the smooth side and then remove paper to reveal the sticky side.

During book time :)

America the Beautiful week 2

Sunday~ Sensory Bin red/white/blue rice and matching toys

Check the FB page for a photo of ours.  :)

Monday~ 4th of July  Spaghetti 

Tuesday~ Patriotic songs this time were using red white blue scarves

Wednesday~ Windsock

Thursday~Cookie Cutters and paint
(Don't have a star cookie cutter?  Form a paper towel roll into a star!

Friday~ watermelon blueberries

For older children, I would give them a skewer and marshmallows, berries, and watermelon and let them repeat as many times as they could on one skewer.

Saturday~ 

Contact paper and some tissue paper would be cute too!

Toss some LeapFrog letters into the pasta :)

I love this idea, but I have no idea how to pull it off and have it look like a flag

Next week Down on the Farm!!!

Shopping List:

Corn/beans/straw/peas

Green Easter grass might be cool too

Farm animals

Contact paper

Black sharpie

Cotton balls

Cheese (string or block)

Full sized felt- 2 blue, 1 green

Yellow, white, brown, pink (smaller pieces of felt)

America the Beautiful week 1

Sunday~ Slime  http://www.pleasantestthing.com/2014/06/4th-july-activity-make-slime.html

Monday~  Red White Blue Sensory bin  I am using the red watermelon rice.

Tuesday~  Beary Patriotic CD- we will march around waving tiny flags. John Phillip Sousa for some grand marches!!

Wednesday~ Red & Blue ball pit balls in the pool!!!

Thursday~ http://teachingmama.org/playdough-flag/

Friday~ Red White Blue cupcakes
There is a mix out now for these, or just use white cake mix with red & blue food coloring and pour in red batter on the bottom of each mufti cup, followed by white and end with blue  batter on top. Bake according to the directions.   Have your children do the string. 

Saturday~ 
We will write Happy 4th of July and give to grandparents.

Shopping List:

Spaghetti- get the cheap white kind- we are dying it, so it might look funny or not work out if it is whole wheat.

Scarves~ red, white, blue
older kids- skewers, mini marshmallows or bananas, blueberries, watermelon 
younger ones- watermelon, blueberries
red blue paint
white paper
star cookie cutters or paper tubes