"A" is for Apples

Theme:  "A" is for Apples

Recess:  We are enjoying the nice weather outside. Don't you wish we could store up some rays the way squirrels store up nuts?

Lesson:  "Apple Annie" came to visit.  We practiced saying the "A" sound.  We played a game with apples in an apple bucket.  As we sang a song we passed the bucket.  When the song was over, whoever held the bucket took out an apple and told us what letter was on the apple.

Choosing Time:  Apple Counting Games, Sew Cards, Duplos, Alligators...

 
 
 
Snacks:

• Apple Juice & Apple Jacks
• Cheese, Crackers, & Grapes
• Rice Krispy Treats
• A to Z Bread (Applesauce Zucchini), watermelon, cheese cubes
• Wheat Thins, Cheese Sticks, Fruit Snacks
• Applesauce Banana Bread

Music & Movement:

• ABC's
• Apple Tree
• Criss Cross Applesauce
• Friendship Walk
• Make A's with our bodies
• Make circles with our Ankles & Arms
• Ants Go Marching
• Birthday Dance

Cooking:  Thank you to all who brought an apple to school!  We had a wonderful experience peeling/coring our apples to make applesauce.  One kiddo said, "This is Ridiculous!"  And, everyone loved eating the super long peelings.

Science:  We put some apple seeds in a plastic bag and are watching them to see if something will happen.  We also had fun learning about the life cycle of an apple.  Most of the children were in awe that apples start out being flowers.  We cut an apple open to see the star/flower shape.  Do apples sink or float?  We had fun guessing and then testing to learn the answer.

Math:  We did a fun story that counted to 5 and then back to 0.  We also graphed our favorite apples. And, we played a dice game to see how many "apples" we could put on our "trees".

Magnet Board Story:  The Mouse & the Apple

Writing:  "A/a"


 
 

Reading:  a, and, at, an, as

Books:

• Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss
• The A Book by Stan & Jan Berenstein

Game:  How many "apples" can you keep up on top?

 
 
 
 



Art:

• Apple Scented Play-doh Apples
• Apple Trees

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Happy Birthday Natalia!
 

Week Twenty-Six--"Would you eat them in the dark?"

Theme: Dr. Seuss
We watched a short video clip on the life of Dr. Seuss. We learned many fun things about him. His dad worked at the zoo and so he liked to go and draw pictures of the animals (especially the lions). He became one of the most famous and successful children's authors and illustrators. We had a short discussion about what we like to do and how we can use our talents as adults in our choice of occupation.

Letter: A
We met "Apple Annie." She brought an apron for me to wear. The children were able to choose one item out of a pocket on my apron. We then did a corresponding activity. We learned that "A" has two sounds. We also learned the sign for "A".

Choosing Time: Picking Apples Game, "A" Memory, Animals,....

Snacks:

• Green Eggs & Ham
• "Green Eggs" (Whipped Cream with Lime Sherbert)
• Craisins & Circus Animal Cookies
• Fruit Snacks
• Apple Muffins Frosted Like Thing 1 & Thing 2
• Cheese & Crackers
• Fruit By the Foot & Go-Gurts

Music & Movement:

• Green Eggs & Ham
• Two Apples
• Apples
• 10 Little Apes
• Ants Go Marching
• My Aunt Came Back
• We made "A/a" shapes with our bodies
• I pretended to crack an egg on the kids heads and then they oozed onto the floor like cracked eggs.
• My daughter, Elizabeth, played a flute piece for us by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was Awesome!
  

Little "a"

Science: Do Green Eggs taste different than White & Yellow Eggs?

Cute Comment of the Week: "Just seeing the green eggs makes them different so they'll taste different."

Math: Graph of who likes and who doesn't like Green Eggs & Ham. We added up the totals and then compared each class totals to other classes.

Art: Apple Stamping

Writing: Letter "A" & "a". The AM class was given a writing prompt, "I am.." They could choose to write their own names or another word from our word wall.

Reading: Some of our new words this week included: Apple, Ape, Acorn, Apron, Airplane, Am, And, A, & Alligator. We had fun working with the root word "Am" and adding letters to make different words such as "Ham." We also had fun naming rhyming words as we read several Dr. Seuss books.

Books:

• Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss
• Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss
• Hop On Pop by Dr. Seuss
• Berenstein's A Book by Stan & Jan Berenstein
  
• The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Show & Tell:

Apples:

Arial:

Dr. Seuss:

American Girls:

Aang the Avatar:

Alligator: