Letter C

Letter C – Cats, Cows, Chickens, Cookies, Caterpillars and Crocodiles.

Storytime – Welcome Song and Story time is Starting song

Read first story Chicky Chicky Chook Chook, Pete the Cat The Wheels on the Bus

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Flannelboard: Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Read second story Pete the Cat and his four groovy buttons, Chicken Butt!

Song: Five Little Monkeys Sitting In a Tree

5 little monkeys sitting in a tree, Teasing Mr. Crocodile: “You can’t catch me!”

Along comes Mr. Crocodile, Silent as can be. And …Snap!

4 little monkeys …

3 little monkeys …

2 little monkeys …

1 little monkey …

And no more monkeys. And away swims Mr. Crocodile, As full as he can be!

Read third story The Red Hen, Chicken Butt's Back!, Three Hens and a Peacock

Fingerplay: Alley Cats

One orange alley cat wondering what to do

Along came another cat, And now there are two

Two little alley cats scamper up a tree

Along came another cat, And now there are three

Three little alley cats, Running through the door

Look here comes another cat! And now there are four

Four little alley cats, Playing in our drive

Out pounces another cat, And now there are five

Five little alley cats, Hear a scary sound

Oh no it’s a dog! Run, cats, run so we can’t be found!

Crafts: Pete the Cat

Materials: blue construction paper cut outs of body, head, and tail, yellow construction paper cut out eye shapes, black iris construction paper cut outs, pink/white triangle nose shapes, glue, markers

Assemble cat body, head and tail. Glue on eyes and nose shapes.

 http://coynescrazyfunclassroom.blogspot.ca/2012_06_01_archive.html

Letter B

Letter B- Ball, butterflies, bananas, bees, bears, beavers

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting Song

Read first story The Bear went over the mountain, Baby Bear sees blue, Captain Duck

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Song:  Go Bananas
Bananas of the world unite (raise hands over head and then bring down to sides like a soldier)

Pick bananas, pick, pick bananas (reach up and pick bananas from a tree)
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas (peel a banana in your hand)
Smash bananas, smash, smash bananas (clap hands)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas (stuff banana in mouth and sing with mouth full)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a crazy dance)

Read second story Banana!, Buzz, buzz, buzz, went bumblebee, Goodnight Underwear or Big Bug Surprize

Song: The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round,round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.

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The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish;Swish, swish, swish; Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,all through the town.

The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep; Beep, beep, beep; Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep, all through the town..

The bears on the bus go grr. grr. grr, grr, grr, grr, grr, grr, grr
The bears on the bus go grr, grr, grr, all through the town.

The bees on the bus says buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz
The bees  on the bus says buzz, buzz, buzz, all through the town.

The baby on the bus says "Wah, wah, wah; Wah, wah, wah; Wah, wah, wah".
The baby on the bus says "Wah, wah, wah", all through the town.

The mommy on the bus says "Shush, shush, shush; Shush, shush, shush; Shush, shush, shush."
The mommy on the bus says "Shush, shush, shush"all through the town.

Read third story Tiptoe Joe, Bear and Bee, About a bear, The Beeman or Piggy Bunny

 

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Crafts: Paper bag Beaver

Materials: paper bags, brown construction paper beaver tail, paws, and ears, white construction paper teeth, black construction paper nose,  glue and markers.

Precut tail, paws, ears, nose and teeth. Glue pieces on paper bag. Draw on eyes and details. 

http://rubberbootsandelfshoes.blogspot.ca/2013/06/the-inukshuk-symbol-of-canada.html

Letter A

 Letter A- Apples, ants, alligator, apes, autumn, astronauts, aquarium, aardvark, ant eater, acorn, apron, airplanes

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting song.

Read first story Alligator Boy, Boo and Baa Have Company, Fall Mixed Up

Poem:  Alice the Camel
Alice the camel has five humps. Alice the camel has five humps. 

Alice the camel has five humps.

So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Alice the camel has four humps. Alice the camel has four humps. 

Alice the camel has four humps.
So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Alice the camel has three humps. Alice the camel has three humps. 

Alice the camel has three humps.
So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Alice the camel has two humps. Alice the camel has two humps. 

Alice the camel has two humps.
So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Alice the camel has one hump. Alice the camel has one hump.

Alice the camel has one hump.
So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Alice the camel has no humps. Alice the camel has no humps.
Alice the camel has no humps.

'Cause Alice is a horse, of course. 

Read second story The Ant and the Grasshopper, Duck and Cover, I Saw an Ant in the Parking Lot

Song: The Monkeys and the Alligator - Fingerplay
5 little monkeys
Swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Alligator
Quiet as can be (whisper this part loudly)
SNAP!!!

4 little monkeys... 3 little monkeys... 2 little monkeys... 1 little monkey
No more monkeys swinging in the tree!

Read third story Astronaut Piggy Wiggy, Egad Alligator!

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Craft: Alligator

Materials: green construction paper alligator shape, googly eyes, glue, scissors, white paper

Fold over alligator triangles on top of alligator, cut and glue on white teeth and googly eyes.

http://reptilesalive.com/kids/activities/alligatorcard.html

September Children's Newsletter