Letter Y

Letter Y- Yellow, yaks, yarn, you, yes, yawn, Yeti, yolks, yoyo, yummy, yucky

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Songs for the Car

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

Read first story The Big Yawn, The Red Lemon, You Will Be My Friend! or Yo! Yes?

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Fingerplay: Yawning Yaks

Five yaks yawned a lot--    (Hold up 5 fingers and yawn.)
Time for bed believe it or not.   (Lay hands aside of face as asleep.)
For your mother you must obey.     (Shake pointy finger.)
And when you get up, just yell yea!  (Jump up and say “yea.”)

Read second story No Potty! Yes Potty! or There Are Cats in This Book

Action Song: Ten Fluffy Chickens

Five eggs and five eggs,

That makes ten. (Hold up two hands)

Sitting on top is the Mother Hen. (Fold one hand over the other)

Crackle, crackle, crackle; (clap three times)

What do I see?

Ten fluffy chickens, (hold up ten fingers)

As yellow as can be.

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Read third story Peg and the Yeti or Yes

Fingerplay: Color Rhyme If your clothes have any red, Put your finger on your head. If your clothes have any blue, Put your finger on your shoe. If your clothes have any green, Wave your hand so that you’re seen. If your clothes have any yello w, Smile like a happy fellow. If your clothes have any brown, Turn your smile into a frown. If your clothes have any black, Put your hands behind your back. If your clothes have any white, Stomp your feet with all your might.

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Craft: Yeti

Materials: Toilet rolls painted white, squeezed together at the top and stapled with jagged hair cut out, white paper arm shapes, markers.

Glue on arms and draw on faces and hair.

I got the idea from Cider and Faun

Letter X

Letter X- Fox, box, xylophone, ox, x-ray, exit, extra, taxi, mix, six

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Songs for the Car 

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

Read first story The Birthday Box, A Isn't for Fox An Isn't Alphabet, Warduff and the Corncob Caper

 

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Fingerplay: Fox in a Box

I saw a little fox    (Hold up two fingers walking in air.)
climb into a box. (Put fingers in opening of other hand.)
I saw a large ox (Hold hand as a fist.)
sit on a mailbox. (Place fist on other hand.)

Read second story The Chicken Thief, Not a Box, The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers

Action Song: FOX HAS GOT A LONG RED TAIL

Fox has got a long red tail,

Shake that tail, shake that tail!

Fox has got a long red tail,

Shake that tail now!

Fox has got a pointy nose,

Wiggle that nose, wiggle that nose!

Fox has got a pointy nose,

Wiggle that nose now!

Fox has got two front paws,

Shake those paws, shake those paws

Fox has got two front paws,

Shake those paws now!

Fox has got long pointy teeth

Snap those teeth, snap those teeth!

Fox has got long pointy teeth

Snap those teeth now!

Fingerplay: Ten Little Candles Ten little candles on a birthday cake. Wh!  Wh!  Now there are eight.      Eight little candles in candle sticks. Wh!  Wh!  Now there are six. Six little candles, not one more. Wh!  Wh!  Now there are four. Four little candles, red and blue. Wh!  Wh!  Now there are two. Two little candles, one by one. Wh!  Wh!  Now there are none.

(Hold up ten fingers.) (Blow on each thumb in turn.  Fold down thumbs.) (Hold up eight fingers.) (Blow on each pinky in turn.  Fold down pinkies.) (Hold up six fingers.) (Blow on each ring finger in turn.  Fold down ring fingers.) (Hold up four fingers.) (Blow on each middle finger in turn.  Fold down middle fingers.) (Hold up both forefingers.) (Blow on each forefinger.  Fold down forefingers.  Hold up fists.)

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Read third story Hattie and the Fox, This Little Pirate

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Craft: Fox Face

Materials: Fox head cut from red construction paper, white nose construction paper, black circles and triangles, coffee stir sticks, glue, googly eyes.

Assemble fox head- head, white nose, 2 triangles, circle, coffee stir stick, 2 googly eyes, and glue together.

I used the mask template from http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/fantastic_mr_fox_mask.htm. I did not cut holes for eyes or punch holes for strings. Instead of pipecleaners I used a coffee stir stick and snipped it lengthwise into three whiskers and stapled it on.

Letter W

Letter W- Whales, walruses, wolves, watermelon, water, worms, wheels

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

Read first story Baby Beluga, The Snail and the Whale, 

Read second story Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee, The Wolf's Chicken Stew

Action Song: 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. (Roll hands over each other)

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. (Put arms together in front of you and 'swish' like windshield wipers)

The door on the bus goes open and shut Open and shut, open and shut

The door on the bus goes open and shut All through the town. (Cover eyes with hands on 'shut' and uncover them on 'open')

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. (Pretend to honk horn)

The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug Glug, glug, glug, glug, glug, glug"

The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug" All through the town. (Pretend to fill tank using pointer finger as gas nozzle)

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink, Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink"

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink" All through the town. (Pretend to put money in cash box on bus)

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. (Fisted hands in front of eyes and rub them like baby crying)

The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh, Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh"

The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh" All through the town. (Put pointer finger to mouth to 'shhh')

The mommy on the bus says, "I love you, I love you, I love you"

The daddy on the bus says, "I love you, too" All through the town. (Point to self on 'I' right hand over heart on 'love', and point to other on 'you')

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Read third story Where's Walrus?, Wolf's Coming!

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Crafts: Walrus

Materials: Construction paper walrus shape, fun foam, markers, glue, scissors

Cut out tusk shapes from white fun foam. Draw on Walrus cheeks, eyes and whiskers. Glue on tusks.

I got the idea from Squish Preschool Ideas but I did change it up quite a bit. 

Letter V

Letter V- Volcanoes, vegetables, violins, vests

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music:

Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

Read first story Cool as a Cucumber!, Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! or I Eat Vegetables!

Fingerplay: Fingerplay:
See the carrots in the ground (point hands and arms in a point to form a carrot and point to the ground.
I pull them hard without a sound (pull them out)
I wash and clean them up and down. (scrub up and down with your palms of your hands)
I love to eat them all year round. (Pretend to eat carrots with mouth)

Read second story I Can Eat a Rainbow, Rabbit Food or Mr Wolf and the Enormous Turnip

Action Rhyme: I am a Volcano

I am a volcano ( squat down with hands around knees)
Hear me rumble (tremble and rumble)
The lava deep down in me,
Is beginning to bubble.
Something is going to happen,
Happen very soon!
I'm erupting with a
Big gigantic BOOM!!! (jump up and extend arms upward)

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Read third story Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli or Veggies Smeggies

Science Experiment – Erupting Volcano

Materials: playdough, vinegar, baking soda, food colouring, small cups, paper plates

Use the play dough to make a volcano surrounding a small cup. Place on a paper plate. Add teaspoon of baking soda to cup. Add red food colouring to vinegar and allow children to slowly pour some into the cup and watch the explosion!

Idea from Toddler Approved

Craft- Volcano

Materials: blue construction paper, black volcano cone cut from construction paper, squares of red and yellow tissue paper, cotton balls shredded, glitter glue, glue.

Glue black cone onto blue construction paper. Scrunch squares of tissue paper and glue to top of volcano, glue on wisps of cotton for smoke. Add touches of glitter glue for glowing magma!

Similiar to this from Contentedly Crunchy