B is for Beach

B is for baby, bear, bug, blue, berries, banana, ball, and beach!

B is for Beach,
With warm, soft sand.
Squishing in your toes,
Sifting through your hands.

We read:

Kipper's Beach Ball, by Mick Inkpen

One White Wishing Stone, by Doris K. Gayzagian

The Sandcastle Contest, by Robert Munsch

We had sandy crafts this week!

We searched through big bins for things that begin with the letter B:

  

Then we made sandcastles: 

 

 

Next week we're making yummy cookies for letter C!

A is for Astronaut

A is for apples, airplane, avocado, algebra, abracadabra, and astronaut!

A is for Astronaut,
Exploring near and far.
A is for ALL
The Planets and stars!

We read:

Astronaut Handbook, by Meghan McCarthy.

Star Seeker: a Journey to Outer Space, by Theresa Heine.

Astronaut Piggy Wiggy, by Christyan and Diane Fox.

We sang: 

Twinkle Twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are. 

We also sang: 

Twinkle Twinkle little star,
Daddy bought a motorcar
Push the button,
Pull the choke
Off we go in a puff of smoke!
Twinkle Twinkle little star,
Daddy bought a motorcar. 


Our craft was moon sand! 

Recipe: 

1 bowl
Flour
Baby Oil

Add 8 cups of flour to bowl
Add 1 cup of baby oil to bowl
Using hands (or spoon) mix together until there is no liquid left. Flour should have the consistency of soft sand. Will hold a shape, but also crumble well. 


Stay tuned for letter B: Beach!

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons - FULL uneditted

Letter C

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

 

Storytime – Welcome Song and Story time is Starting song

Read first story Pete the Cat I love my white shoes, Pete the Cat Old McDonald had a farm

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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 Say hello like this!, Pete the Cat and his magic sunglasses or The cow that laid an egg

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 Pete the Cat and his four groovy buttons, Cat the Cat who is that?

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 Puppet

Materials: paper bags, blue construction paper cut out of head, yellow construction paper rectangles, yellow construction paper ovals, white construction paper triangles, circle stickers, sparkly pompoms, glue, markers

Glue head on paper bag flap. Glue 2 yellow construction paper rectangles on paper bag, leave inside edges unglued so this shirt will open. Glue yellow ovals on head for eyes. Glue white triangle for the nose. Stick stickers to one side of yellow rectangle to make buttons. Glue sparkly pompom for belly button on under the shirt. Draw on pupils and whiskers with markers.

Idea from Pre-kpages.com

Snap Circuit Wizardry

Blue Footed Booby Mating Dance

Letter B

Letter B – banana, beaver, bird, ball, box, bus, butterfly, bee, bell, bottle, bat, bear, boat, bug, bicycle, basket, bed, bunny, bow, bag, boxer, bunny, brown, brother, brush, bread, bridge, bubbles

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting Song

Read first story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Early Bird or As the crow flies

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2. 

Song:  Go Bananas
Bananas of the world- Unite (stand with arms at sides, then raise over head)

Bananas split (Lower arms)

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 Where is Fred?, I'm not cute! or Little Black Crow

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 doors on the bus go, open and shut, open and shut, open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut all through the town.

The driver on the bus says move on back, move on back, move on back.
The driver on the bus says moves on back 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 Froodle, Banana! or A funny little bird

Rhyme: Five Little Monkeys jumping on the Bed

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed, one fell off and bumped his head. Momma called the doctor and the doctor said: “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

(Continue with Four, three, two little monkeys)

One little monkey jumping on the bed, he fell off and bumped his head. Momma called the doctor and the doctor said: “Put those monkeys back in bed!”

 

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Crafts: Blue-Footed Booby Puppet

Materials: Paper cups, blue construction paper feet and beak, brown construction paper wings, googly eyes, glue, tape, markers, yarn and toothpicks.

Poke hole in  the top of the cup. Glue on feet, beak and wings. You may need to reinforce with tape. Glue on googly eyes. Decorate with markers. Pull the yarn through the cup and tie toothpick to one end. Pull back up, the toothpick will stop the yarn from pulling out of the puppet.

Idea and picture from Daniellesplace.com