Yes, You Can!: Week Twenty--Ya-hoo!

Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
One day to talk about some Chinese Cultural Activities is not enough! However, we enjoyed our dragon parade, learning what animal year we were born in, and looking at pictures of Chinese writing, dress, & decor.

Letter: Y
We met Yolanda the Yak. She explained that "Y" & "y" look like "V" without their "tails." She told us how to say the sound of "Y". One cutie kiddo asked, "Does "Y" spell "why"?" (Super Clever & Insightful!) And so, we had a brief explanation about that. We made "Y" with our bodies and even had fun making "Y" upside down with my help :) We learned how to sign "Y". Some noticed how it is similar to the sign, "I Love You." I explained that the "Y" is the "You" part of that sign.

Choosing Time: "Y" Memory, Color Yoda, Yo-Yo Yarn Game,....

Making "Y" with Toys

Show & Tell:

Many Yellow Things:

Yo-Yo:

Yogurt:

Things that involve Chinese New Year:

And, Yoda:

Books:

The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack (This book is fun to read aloud. It is about a little duck named Ping, who lives on a boat on the Yangtze River in China. Every time I read "Yangtze" we would hold up the "Y" sign. )
Yak Goes Shopping
How Many Dragon Feet (Reading this book gave us an opportunity to talk about pairs. We counted the total number of feet and then we counted how many bodies would have that number of feet)

Snacks:

Apple Slices
Yogurt Smoothies & Yellow Popcorn
"Yo-yo" Cookies

Chinese Orange Chicken (with chopsticks) & Fortune Cookies

"Y" Sugar Cookies with Yellow Frosting & Clementines

Popcorn & Cheese Sticks (We had fun making Y's with both)
Yogurt (Star Wars Go-Gurts) & Graham Crackers

Music & Movement:

There's A Party In My Tummy
Bubble Gum
Yoga--Thank you Michelle for coming on Thursday afternoon to do Yoga with us! The kiddos were completely enthralled as we did "Star Wars" Yoga.