Winter Fun

Theme: Winter Fun

Choosing Time: Trains, Puzzles, Balloons, Books

AM Art: Sparkling Balloon Snowballs
AM Snack: Granola Bars & Fruit Snacks

AM Game: ABC Bingo with M&M's

AM Science: How will an ice cube melt the fastest? We tested ice cubes in cold water, hot water, dirt, empty cup, & snow. We also tried wrapping ice cubes in tin foil, paper towel, & saran wrap. We all predicted that the ice cube in the HOT water would melt the quickest and it did :) It might surprise you that the second fastest to melt was the one we wrapped in tin foil. The slowest to melt was the ice cube in the empty cup!

PM Art: Q-Tip Snowflakes
PM Snack: Apple Slices, Crackers, & Cheese Sticks

PM Game: Musical Snowflake

PM Science: We observed the ice cubes from the morning class. We helped Miss Jodi to identify which ice cubes were melting the fastest. We also enjoyed making snow cones together. Watching the ice being shaved was exciting! Many of the children exclaimed, "It looks just like snowflakes!"
Music & Movement: Hokey Pokey, Itsy Bitsy Monkey, 10 Dancing Snowmen, Snow is Falling, Once there was a Snowman, If All the Snowflakes, A Chubby Little Snowman (which we had fun making up some new verses!), &
My Pet Snowball
I made myself a snowball
Just as perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me
I gave it some pajamas
And a pillow for its head.
Then, last night it ran away,
But first . . . .it wet the bed!

Book: On A Wintry Morning by Dori Chaconas

Making Snowflakes

Theme: Snowflakes
Choosing Time: Large Brick Blocks, Dinosaurs, Babies, Ponies, Books, Math Games
Art: Snowflake Wands
AM Snack: Mini Muffins, Mandarin Oranges, & M&M's (We are saving the M&M's for Tues to play ABC Bingo...thought it would be fun to do today, but we ran out of time)

PM Snack: Mini Muffins & Orange Circles

Motto for the Day: You get what you get and you don't throw a fit

Circle Time: Our "mailman" delivered a package with some fun things inside. Each object had a corresponding activity...

• Read the book, Stella, Queen of the Snow, by Marie-Louise Gay
  
• Sang, The Itsy Bitsy Monkey
• Made a snowflake wand (practiced using scissors)
  
• Sang, Dancing Snowmen
• Danced with our Snowflake wands to slow music without using our voices

• Sang, Once There Was a Snowman
• Recited, Chubby Little Snowman
• Read, First Snow, by Bernette G. Ford
  
• Read, A Silly Snowy Day, by Michael Coleman

A Special Show 'N Tell: Thank you Jack for bringing pictures and a little movie of you with your new baby sister! She is precious! Wishing your mom & baby lots of health & sending much love!

Monkeys & Masks

Theme: Letter "M"
Choosing Time: Marble Works, Magnets, ABC Letters, Monkeys, Muffin Tin Play, Memory

Math: Counting Muffins Game & Moose Math Matching
AM Snack: Go-Gurts, Animal Crackers, Fruit Roll-ups, Mini-Donuts

PM Snack: Apples & Marshmallows

Show 'N Tell: It was fun to see what everyone brought! We had motorcycles, monkeys, a Mallard Duck, "My" whistle, Microphone, Map, Marshmallows, Monster Pillow, & of course Makaylah :)
We enjoyed looking at the map of Utah and locating Provo. I'm not sure we were all convinced that we can all live on a small dot :)

Music & Movement: We had a "Mailman" deliver some "Mail" with some fun ideas for our music today...

• 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
• Dancing Snowmen
• Itsy Bitsy Monkey
• 10 Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree
• Once There Was a Snowman
• Skidamarinkydinkydink
• Do You Know the Muffin Man?
• Three Blind Mice
• Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes

Art: Masks
Science: Do all Metal things stick to Magnets?
Book: Mousetrap by Diane Snowball

Once There Was A Snowman

Theme: Snowmen

Choosing Time: Color, Little People Village

Art: Snowmen

AM Snack: Popcorn & Juice Boxes

PM Snack: Popcorn, Cheese Sticks, Fruit Leather, & Homemade Carmels

Music & Movement: We built an indoor snowman today. As each item was added we did a corresponding activity. These are some of them:

• Once There Was A Snowman
• 8 Happy Snowmen
• Chubby Little Snowman
• Oh, What a Miracle
• See Me Run
• Wiggle in my Toe
• Snow is Falling
• If All the Snowflakes were Hamburgers & Milkshakes

Book: The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
We read the book together and then had a little discussion about all the BIG things Little people can do.

Lemons & Limes

Theme: Letter "L"

Choosing Time: Legos, Lincoln Logs, Little Figures, Little Finger Puppets, Light Bright, Flashlights, Large ABC Puzzle, & Letters

Movement: " Loop de Loo"

Art: Lemon & Lime Stamping

AM Snack: Grapes, Crackers, Cheese Sticks

PM Snack: Crackers, Cheese, Animal Cookies

Music:
If All the Raindrops...
5 Little Speckled Frogs

Books:
A Little ABC Christmas Book
Nursery Rhymes beginning with "Little" (Some of the children enjoyed acting them out)

Lesson: We discussed what Letter "L" says and how it looks. We guessed some words that begin with "L". We had 2 volunteers make the letter "L" with their bodies. We stated which items were Large and which were Little.

Science:

• Lemon & Lime Tasting with & without sugar
• Painting/Writing with Lemon Juice