Jingle All the Way

Theme:  Letter J
We met Jack the Jellyfish who introduced us to letter "J".  We took turns pulling items out of a Jar that begin with the letter "J" such as jaguar, jewels, jump rope, jeep, jet, jellybeans, jingle bell, jar of jam, baby Jesus....I suggested that Jesus is the best "J" item and the Most important reason for Christmas.

Choosing Time:  ABC Upper/Lower Case Pairing Puzzles, Letter J Hidden Picture Coloring Page, ...

Music & Movement:

• Jingle Bells
• Jack in the Box
• Jumping Song (High, Low, Long, Frog, One legged, Rabbit, Grasshopper jumps...)
• Jumping Jacks
• Shepherd's Carol
• Christmas Bells Are Ringing
• Jiggle Like Jelly Fish (This was Hilarious!)
• Criss-Cross Apple Juice...

Games:

• How far can you jump?
• ABC Bingo with Jelly Beans
• Matched word pictures with the first letter sound
  

Math:  Do you like chocolate covered coconut jelly bellies?  We graphed our answers.

Art:

• Baby Jesus in a Manger
• Jelly Fish ( We will be finishing these next week)
• Jingle Bell Jewels

Snacks:

• "J" Jelly Sandwiches & "J" Jello Jigglers
• Jingle Cookies & Juicy Juice Boxes
• Jello Jigglers
• a Jumble of Fruit Slices, Carrot Sticks, & Saltines
• Ritz Crackers & Grapes
  

Birthdays:  Happy birthday to Rena & Ewan!  Thank you for bringing yummy Cupcakes, Grapes, Jelly Bellies, & Gummy Worms to share with us!


Books:

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Theme:  Thanksgiving
We are grateful for many things.  Thank you for all you do!  Have a wonderful holiday!

Choosing Time:  Make Indian Necklaces, Blocks, Tee-Pee, Animals

Art:  Handy Turkeys & Indian Headbands

Music & Movement:

• The "Turkey" Dance
• 10 Little Indians
• I Am A Little Indian Boy

Games:

• Thanksgiving Dinner Memory--"For Thanksgiving Dinner I will eat ...."  Each child added something and then had to repeat what was said before.
• Thanksgiving Bingo 

Snacks:

• Fish Crackers & Cheese Sticks
• Popcorn & Fruit Snacks
• Apples, Pretzels, & Mini-Muffins
• Snow Cones

Ice Cream & Indian Corn

Theme:  Letter "I"We met Ida Insect who told us about the 2 sounds letter "I" makes.  We learned the sign for "I".  We thought of some other words that begin with "I" such as igloo, ice, iron, itch, ivy, in, interesting, and into.


Game:  Build an Ice Cream Cone
We each took a turn to choose a "flavor" of ice cream and then added it to our cone.  We did the activity on the back.  Our ice cream cone ended up taller than us!

Choosing Time:  Insect Matching Game, Letter "I" Memory, Blocks, Little People...

Music & Movement:

• Ten Little Indians
• 5 Little Indians
• I Am a Little Indian Boy
• I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream!
• "Turkey" Dance
• I'm a Little Turkey
• Row, Row, Row the Mayflower
• We moved like many insects (flew like butterflies, buzzed like bees, jumped like grasshoppers...)
• See Me Run
• Birthday Dance

Reading:  Some of our new words include "I", "if ", "in", and "is."  We also read together:  A Pilgrim Rebus Story.

Science: 

• We learned some parts of an insect--especially that all insects have 6 legs.  We then took picture cards of several bugs and put them in the insect or bug pile.
• Can you pick up an ice cube with a string?

 

Art:

• Indian Corn Painting (We learned about Indian Corn--its many colors and how important it was to Native Americans)
• Flavored Ice Painting
• Dragonfly:  color by color shape (great fine motor skill & and scissor practice)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Writing:  We practiced "I/i"

Math:  We played a dice counting/coloring ice cream game



 

Snacks:

• Fruit Snacks
• Cheese Sticks
• Grapes
• Craisins, Cheese, Pretzels
• Ice Cream Bars
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Birthday:  Happy Birthday Charlotte!  Thank you for sharing such yummy pink cupcakes!

Books:  What Insects Can Do & ..........

Fall Treasures

Theme:  Fall
We talked about what Fall is and how we have another word, Autumn, also.  We discussed changes that happen in nature during Autumn.

Music & Movement:

• I'm A Nut
• Squirrel, Squirrel
• My Acorns
• Leaves Are Falling Down

Fall Treasure Walk:  We had a lovely time walking together searching for Fall "treasures" to put on our "wrist sticky bands".

 

 




 
 

 



 



 

 
 


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Art:  Leaf Men, Animals, or Monsters...





 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Science:  We touched and explored acorns & chestnuts.  We learned that acorns come from Oak trees and that they are both a food for squirrels and a seed to plant.  We also learned that some trees and plants stay green all winter such as Pine trees and Ivy.

Snacks:

• Pretzel Sticks & Grapes
• Pancakes & Fruit Snacks
• Rice Krispy Treats & Strawberries