F Week

Letter of the Week:

• Introduce the letter of the week on a big poster. HERE
  
• Starfall HERE
• The Sign for F
• Theme words: feather, fish, foot, funny, fairy, forest, fire, farm, flag
• Rhyme: Fall
  From September to December
  What's the season?
  Fall!
  Red leaves start to
  Fall!
  Brown leaves start to
  Fall!
  Orange leaves start to
  Fall!
  Yellow leaves start to
  Fall!
  After all, it's
  Fall!
• The Foot Book and The Rainbow Fish
• The Four Friends (starfall)
  

Music (15 minutes)

• Songs: Mr. Pumpkin
  (tune: Where is thumbkin)
  Mr. Pumpkin,
  Mr. Pumpkin,
  Round and fat.
  Round and fat.
  Harvesttime is coming.
  Harvesttime is coming.
  Yum, yum, yum.
  That is that!
• Pumpkin song
  (tune: I'm a little teapot)
  I'm a little pumpkin.
  Orange and round.
  Here is my stem,
  There is the ground.
  When I get all cut up,
  Don't you shout!
  Just open me up
  And scoop me out!
• Classical Composer: Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) MINUTE WALTZ
  

Math

Fractions - now would be a fun time to divide a pie, pizza, cake, or sandwich into 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 and teach the meaning of fractions.

Color - fuchsia

Science

Bird- flamingo (Fantasia)
Flower - forget-me-not (Alaska state flower)
Mammal - ferret
Ocean Creature - fish

Social Studies

• Learn about France: FLAG
  
• France on youtube
• What do Firefighters do VIDEO
  

Art Project

• Make a paper fan - color a design on a piece of blank paper and fold accordian style.
• Design a family flag or a flag showing many different things starting with the letter F.
• Fingerpainting
• Paper fish (staple around the edges and fill).
  

Sport/Game

Play with a Frisbee at the park, or play catch with a soft Football.