"E" Week in Review

We made an Egg carton caterpillar with Es all over it! And finger painted with green paint (several times). Lots of fun!

Friday 9/24 "E"

Language Arts, Music & Math (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards.
• Read (or memorize) the poem or rhyme chosen.
• Read one of the stories(the same or different).
• Sing the song you chose.
• Listen to music of the composer of the week and show the flash card, if you made one.
• Review the color of the week. (optional)

Sports/Games/Activities (20 minutes)

• Visit Evan
• Egg carton caterpillers

Review fav. activities

Thursday 9/24 "E"

Language Arts, Music & Math (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards.
• Read "Egg"
  
• Pomp and Circumstance.
• Color: Green
  

Social Studies (15 minutes)

• Learn about Ecuador and learn to cook Enchiladas.
  

Art Project (15 - 30 minutes)

• Ms. Glory's Storytime art project and
• Popcicle stick "E"s. and playdough "e"

Wenesday 9/22 "E"

Language Arts, Music & Math (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards.
• Review on Starfall "E" HERE
  
• Read The Ear Book
  
• Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance
  
• Color: Green
  

Science (20 minutes)

• Bird- emperor penguin
• Tree - elm
• Mammal - elephant
• Rock or Mineral - emerald
• Watch and Egg hatch HERE.
  

Bible Story/Character Lesson (10 minutes)

• Review the lesson you learned on Monday.

Tuesday 9/21 "E"

Language Arts & Music (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards.
• Read one of the stories(the same or different).
• Sing Everything Grows by Raffi HERE
  
• Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar HERE
  

Math (15 minutes)

• Estimating. Fill a jar with something. Ask how many are there. Count and see if you were right. I think Sam will like this.
• Color of the Week: Green.
  

Bible Story/Character Lesson (15 minutes)

• Reread The Emperor's New Clothes
  

Monday 9/20 "E"

(ONE AWESOME SITE: HERE )

E ACTIVITIES

Language Arts (30 minutes)

Letter of the Week:

• Introduce the letter of the week on a big poster. HERE
  
• Theme words - egg, elephant, engine, empty, everything
• Starfall.com "E": HERE
  
• Sign language "e": HERE
• Books to Read: "The Ear Book" by Al Perkins, "Egg" by Anca Hariton
• Reading Rainbow: About Eggs
  

Music (15 minutes)

• Composer: Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Pomp and Circumstance
  
• Everything Grows by Raffi HERE
  

Bible Story/Character Lesson (15 minutes)

The Emperor's New Clothes ( Tales of Virture books)

Friday 9/18/09 "D"

This week has just been CRAZY with being sick, traveling to West Virginia and Evan being born so unfortunately, we've just discussed "d" a lot in the car and practiced Monday's lesson plans for most of the week. Monday is back in the saddle!

Friday 9/18/09 "

Monday 9/14 "D"

Language Arts (30 minutes)

**Make a drum at Lowe's Build and Grow clinic on Saturday**

Letter of the Week:

• Introduce the letter of the week on a big poster.
• Teach sign for "D" here
• Starfall "D" here
  
• Theme words: duck, dolphin, dentist, dog, dance, dinosaur
• Poem: Hey Diddle Diddle
• Story: 5 Little Ducks
  

Music (15 minutes)

• Composer - Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Clair de Lune
  
• Song: How Much Is That Doggy In the Window?
  

Bible Story/Character Lesson (15 minutes)

Determination or Daniel in the Lion's Den

Art Across the Alphabet

These are taken from Art Across the Alphabet by Kelly Justus Campbell.

A: Make airplane wings. Attach to arms.
B: Make bubble prints. Use tempra paint and soap, make bubbles, blow bubbles in a pan and touch paper to the bubbles.
C: car wheel prints. Run cars through paint and then drive cars over paper.
D: Coffee filter dragonflies. Drip paint on filters, use clothespins and make them dragonflies.
E: playdough eels.
F: Fingerpainting/ Make fish (stuff paper fish with plastic bags. paint)
G: Giant games (tic tac toe, puzzles)
H: Make hats.
I: Impressions. Clay (that can be baked), make impressions of keys, forks, straws, paperclips)
J: Jack in the Box painting: Paint in baggie, add jacks, Throw jacks in a shoebox with paper.. shake. tear bits of jeans on a letter "j"
K: Kites or cut out K's and make a picture out of them
L: "line collage" with pipe cleaners, or stick in styrofoam to make line art
M: Marble art (Same as J's activity)/music painting..play music and watercolor to it.
N: Negative impressions (trace with white crayon/chalk) on black paper
O: Outside art (chalk)
P: perfect pockets: decorate pockets with fabric paint,etc./puppets/make PAPER!
Q: Quill painting (paint with a feather)/quilt making (Nana's house)
R: pet Rock/ rain painting (paint with tempera, put out in the rain, discuss)
S: Paint with sponges
T: Tissue paper town.
U: Under the table drawings. Tape paper under table. Let child draw
V: make Vipers out of Velvet, glue on paper.
W: Paint with White/watercolor/weave
X: make an X with 2 paper towel rolls.
Y: Glue down yarn in circles and squiggles
Z: Glue down zippers.



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"C" Weekly Review in Pictures

Yellow was the color of the week!

"C" is for cars!

"C" is for "Camping". We gathered bits of nature on our nature walk. All of these things are examples of what Heavenly Father made for us to enjoy and be responsible with!

"C" is for car wheel painting! And yellow is the color of the week

"C" is for "California" where Nana and Papa Greene live!

"C" is for "Cabin"

"B" Week Review in Pictures

Making Blueberry Smoothies

Counting Blue counting bears. Practicing "taking away" with them.

Here's our B week pictures!

Friday 9/11 "C"

Language Arts, Music & Math (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards.
• Read one of the stories(Very Hungry Caterpiller)
  
• Sing "C says "Ch"
  
• Listen to music of the composer of the week: Aaron Copeland Hoedown
  
• Review the color of the week. Yellow
  

Sports/Games/Activities (20 minutes)

• Saturday morning: Kick of "D" week and make a DRUM at Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic.
  

Review (10 minutes)

• Review any of your activities from the week that your child enjoyed the most.

Thursday 9/10 "c"

Language Arts, Music & Math (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards.
• Read one of the stories(Lyle Lyle Crocidile)
  
• "C" Says "Ch" song
  
• Listen to music of the composer of the week: Aaron Copeland's Hoedown
  
• Review the color of the week: yellow (fingerpaint with cars)
  

Social Studies (15 minutes)

• Discuss California!
  
• Printable of the state
• State FLAG
  

Art Project (15 - 30 minutes)

• Art at Storytime plus "Car tracks"--fingerpaint + matchbox car wheels = FUN!
  

Wednesday 9/9 "C"

Language Arts, Music & Math (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards.
• Read (or memorize) the poem or rhyme chosen.
• Read one of the stories(the same or different).
• Sing the song you chose.
• Listen to music of the composer of the week and show the flash card, if you made one.
• Review the color of the week: Yellow
  

Science (20 minutes)

Bird- cardinal
Flower - chrysanthemum
Mammal - cougar
Ocean Creature - crab

Bible Story/Character Lesson (10 minutes)

• More talk about the Creation.
  

Tuesday 9/8 "C"

Language Arts & Music (30 minutes)

• Review the theme word flash cards (cabin, caterpillar, clown, clock, cow, car, crocodile)
• Read one of the stories(The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
  
• Listen to music of the composer of the week: Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990): Appalacian Spring
• Sign for C: HERE
• Starfall.com "C" HERE
  

Math (15 minutes)

• Classify - classify objects by color (ie: set out 5 objects, 2 of one color and 3 of another, let your child separate them into the proper group by color. 5 counting bears.
  
• Color of the week: Yellow.
  

Bible Story/Character Lesson (15 minutes)

• Heavenly Father made us this beautiful Earth (continue discussion from hike on Sunday about the Creation).
  

Monday 9/7 "C"

Introduce "C" while Camping at the Cabin. Say farewell to "B" for "birthday"--it's Bryant's 30th birthday today.