Letter O, how exciting and fun to write! Our theme for the week was ocean. I have always enjoyed the ocean. I love all of the different animals that live there and how it seems like you are entering into another world. Our vocabulary words this week were: open, out, orange and on. Our books for the week were: Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall, Oscar, Me, and the Letter O by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed, and My "O" Sound Box by Jane Belk Mancure.
These were our sentences this week:
The ox ran out.
The orange is on top.
Look at the ocean.
I love the zoo.
Our poem for the week was so much fun. The girls loved the hand motions that go along with it.
Once I saw an Octopus
Once I saw an octopus
In the deep blue sea. (Point downward)
I called, "Mr. Octopus,
Won't you swim with me?" (Cup hands around mouth)
Then out came his tentacles,
So very long and straight, (extend eight fingers.)
One and two and three and four,
Five and six, and seven and eight (Count on fingers).
For math time we looked at number 25. We practiced counting to 25 and writing the numeral and words. We also had orange octagon as our shape.
Our science vocabulary for the week was: octopus, otter, ostrich and ochagavia (flower). We also read about: An Ocean of Animals by Janine Scott, A Day in the Life: Grassland Animals: Ostrich by Louise Spilsbury, Octopuses by Ann Herriges, and Owls by Emily Rose Townsend.
With the end of this week it means we only have one more letter left to do. I can't believe how fast this year has gone. Looking forward to next week!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Letter S
Sunny letter S! This week for us has certainly been sunny. The books we read this week were: The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch, My "S" Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure and Snow By Uri Shulevitz. Our vocabulary words for the week were: stop, shine, say, and sweet.
A and E practiced reading and writing with the following sentences:
See the swan swim,
The stars shine bright!
The snake slides.
Seashells by the sea.
Our poem for the week was:
I want a fat,
Squishy, squirreling squirrel
Scolding for a chestnut
Squealing for squash seeds.
A fat, squishy squirrel
Is all I want:
Only three of them-
Chip, Dale, and Nylf.
I forgot to print out our Bible verse for the week but we did read the story of Samson.
For our science time we read: Sea Shells by Shari Skeie, Stars in the Sky by Allan Fowler, Shells by Betsy Franco, Seeds by Gail Saunders-Smith, Seals by Cari Meister. We also had some science vocabulary words: seal, sunflower, starfish, and swan. We also took some time to plant some seeds. I can't wait to we see the vegetables and and flowers coming up in a few weeks.
During math time we worked on writing and counting up to 24.
During social studies we read about Sacajawea by Joyce Milton and by Kristen Schuetz.
For our art time we made dandelion seeds. We took a cotton ball, Q Tips, and pipe cleaners to make them. I also cut out shapes in different colors to make a larger art project with the different shapes. I was hoping the girls would make a house, or some interesting geometric design. I didn't get any pictues because we were out of town for a bit and my wonderful mother-in-law helped with the art time stuff. Off we go for another great week of learning! See you later.
A and E practiced reading and writing with the following sentences:
See the swan swim,
The stars shine bright!
The snake slides.
Seashells by the sea.
Our poem for the week was:
I want a fat,
Squishy, squirreling squirrel
Scolding for a chestnut
Squealing for squash seeds.
A fat, squishy squirrel
Is all I want:
Only three of them-
Chip, Dale, and Nylf.
I forgot to print out our Bible verse for the week but we did read the story of Samson.
For our science time we read: Sea Shells by Shari Skeie, Stars in the Sky by Allan Fowler, Shells by Betsy Franco, Seeds by Gail Saunders-Smith, Seals by Cari Meister. We also had some science vocabulary words: seal, sunflower, starfish, and swan. We also took some time to plant some seeds. I can't wait to we see the vegetables and and flowers coming up in a few weeks.
During math time we worked on writing and counting up to 24.
During social studies we read about Sacajawea by Joyce Milton and by Kristen Schuetz.
For our art time we made dandelion seeds. We took a cotton ball, Q Tips, and pipe cleaners to make them. I also cut out shapes in different colors to make a larger art project with the different shapes. I was hoping the girls would make a house, or some interesting geometric design. I didn't get any pictues because we were out of town for a bit and my wonderful mother-in-law helped with the art time stuff. Off we go for another great week of learning! See you later.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Letter G
Greatness me, it is the letter G! Our theme for the week was glasses. Our books were: My "g" Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure, Gymnastics by Cynthia Klingel, Curious George Margaret and H.A. Rey, and Georgie by Robert Bright. Our vocabulary words were: go, God, good, great, and grapes.
Our poem of the week was:
Good Luck Gold
By Janet S. Wong
When I was a baby
One month old,
My grandparents gave me
Good luck gold:
A golden ring
So soft it bends,
A golden necklace
Hooked at the ends,
A golden bracelet
With coins that say
I will be rich
And happy someday.
I wish that gold
Would work real soon,
I need my luck
This afternoon.
The sentences we wrote were:
See the swan swim?
The stars shine bright.
The snake slides.
Seashells by the sea.
We took some time counting to 23 and practicing recognizing numerals, written numbers and identify groups of objects and how many were in each group. We also looked at the color green in Seeing Green All Around Us by Sarah L. Schuette.
Our Bible verse was "Every good and perfect gift is from above." James 1:17 Our Bible story was Samson.
In Social Studies time we read about Mohandas Gandhi by John Barraclough, Georgia by Lisa Owings. This book was a little advanced for A and E but good to skim and pull out bits of information. We also read about Jane Goodall by Jo S. Kittinger.
Goats by Emily K. Green and Gorillas by Mari Schuh were great for our science time. We also worked on increasing vocabulary by looking at and identifying: gorilla, gulper eel, gopher, goose, geranium, and goldenrod.
Our poem of the week was:
Good Luck Gold
By Janet S. Wong
When I was a baby
One month old,
My grandparents gave me
Good luck gold:
A golden ring
So soft it bends,
A golden necklace
Hooked at the ends,
A golden bracelet
With coins that say
I will be rich
And happy someday.
I wish that gold
Would work real soon,
I need my luck
This afternoon.
The sentences we wrote were:
See the swan swim?
The stars shine bright.
The snake slides.
Seashells by the sea.
We took some time counting to 23 and practicing recognizing numerals, written numbers and identify groups of objects and how many were in each group. We also looked at the color green in Seeing Green All Around Us by Sarah L. Schuette.
Our Bible verse was "Every good and perfect gift is from above." James 1:17 Our Bible story was Samson.
In Social Studies time we read about Mohandas Gandhi by John Barraclough, Georgia by Lisa Owings. This book was a little advanced for A and E but good to skim and pull out bits of information. We also read about Jane Goodall by Jo S. Kittinger.
Goats by Emily K. Green and Gorillas by Mari Schuh were great for our science time. We also worked on increasing vocabulary by looking at and identifying: gorilla, gulper eel, gopher, goose, geranium, and goldenrod.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Letter C
Crazy letter C! Our theme for the week was cars. Our theme book was not the best but A and E enjoyed it nonetheless. I felt like it would have been better to go into more detail about how a car works or its parts. but mostly that comes down to me not looking at it enough before I brought it home. The book was by Colleen Ruck called Cars. I, Crocodile by Fred Marcellino, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Clifford at the Circus by Norman Bridwell, The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet, and Clickety Clack by Rob and Amy Spence were our reading books for the week.
Our sentences for the week were:
Catch the cat!
The cougar got in the car.
The cup was cold.
The camel caught a cold.
Our vocabulary words were: cup, cat, cold, can, and catch.
Our bible verse for the week was from Acts 16:31 "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved."
We worked on a heart shape this week and we also looked at the number 22.
Our science vocabulary for the week was: camel, cougar, clownfish, crab, cardinal, chrysanthemum, and columbine. E really enjoyed having a cardinal for our science bird this week because we have a cardinal that frequently visits a bush outside our kitchen window that she can see really easily. So, every time the bird sat in the bush she would comment on it and be so proud of herself for knowing what type of bird it was! Cheetah by Edana Eckart and Thanks to Cows by Allan Fowler were what we read for science time.
Christopher Columbus by Mary Dodson Wade and D is for Dancing Dragon by Carol Crane were the books we read for our social studies time.
In art time we made caterpillars. I found the idea on Pinterest. I made dots on the circles of different colors for the girls to practice counting and writing numbers with.
Our sentences for the week were:
Catch the cat!
The cougar got in the car.
The cup was cold.
The camel caught a cold.
Our vocabulary words were: cup, cat, cold, can, and catch.
Our bible verse for the week was from Acts 16:31 "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved."
We worked on a heart shape this week and we also looked at the number 22.
Our science vocabulary for the week was: camel, cougar, clownfish, crab, cardinal, chrysanthemum, and columbine. E really enjoyed having a cardinal for our science bird this week because we have a cardinal that frequently visits a bush outside our kitchen window that she can see really easily. So, every time the bird sat in the bush she would comment on it and be so proud of herself for knowing what type of bird it was! Cheetah by Edana Eckart and Thanks to Cows by Allan Fowler were what we read for science time.
Christopher Columbus by Mary Dodson Wade and D is for Dancing Dragon by Carol Crane were the books we read for our social studies time.
In art time we made caterpillars. I found the idea on Pinterest. I made dots on the circles of different colors for the girls to practice counting and writing numbers with.
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| E writing her number on her circle. |
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| A gluing on one of her circles. |
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| E gluing on her spots for her caterpillar. |
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| A and E showing their finished caterpillars. |
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Letter U
The letter U. Our theme for the week was utensils. Our vocabulary words for the week were: up, under, us. We read My "u" Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure, Umbrella by Taro Yashima. We also read Good Night, Little Kitten by Nancy Christensen for the girls to practice reading aloud.
Our sentences were:
The unicorn is up.
Do you play a ukulele?
I have unusual underwear.
Go under the umbrella.
Our poem for the week was:
Under My Umbrella by Jaymie Gerard
Under my umbrella
I like to feel the drops
Of rain-its happy tapping
of pitter-patter plops.
Under my umbrella
I like to feel a dash
Of water as it hits the ground
And rises with a splash.
Under my umbrella
I like to stay all dry
and enjoy the rain
As it falls down from the sky.
In Bible time our verse was "What time I am afraid, I will trust in You. Psalm 56:3" We just read whatever Bible stories we felt like because I couldn't think of any dealing with the letter U. Can you think of any?
For our social studies time we read Utah by Sarah Tiev.
We had unicorn, urchin, umbrella bird, umbrella tree for our science vocabulary.
We didn't get to much done this week because we also were getting ready to celebrate E's FOURTH birthday. We had a great time celebrating her and the joy she has brought to our lives!
Our sentences were:
The unicorn is up.
Do you play a ukulele?
I have unusual underwear.
Go under the umbrella.
Our poem for the week was:
Under My Umbrella by Jaymie Gerard
Under my umbrella
I like to feel the drops
Of rain-its happy tapping
of pitter-patter plops.
Under my umbrella
I like to feel a dash
Of water as it hits the ground
And rises with a splash.
Under my umbrella
I like to stay all dry
and enjoy the rain
As it falls down from the sky.
In Bible time our verse was "What time I am afraid, I will trust in You. Psalm 56:3" We just read whatever Bible stories we felt like because I couldn't think of any dealing with the letter U. Can you think of any?
For our social studies time we read Utah by Sarah Tiev.
We had unicorn, urchin, umbrella bird, umbrella tree for our science vocabulary.
We didn't get to much done this week because we also were getting ready to celebrate E's FOURTH birthday. We had a great time celebrating her and the joy she has brought to our lives!
Letter J
Jumping letter J. Our theme for the week was jungle.This week we didn't have a lot of books but A and E enjoyed them. We read Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow, and Jamberry by Bruce Degen. Our vocabulary words for the week were: jump, jeep, jelly, and jewelry (that was for A who loves all things shiny!)
Our sentences for the week were:
Jack jumped high.
Ride in the Jeep.
There is a jaguar.
I jog in jelly!
Ride in the Jeep.
My Jello jiggles.
The jewelry is sparkly.
Our Bible verse for the week was from Acts 16:31 "Believe ontheLord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved." We also read some stories about Jesus.
In science time we read about Jaguars by Jason Cooper. Our science vocabulary was: junco, juniper, jaguar, jelly fish,
For social studies time we read about Thomas Jefferson by Simone T. Ribke and Jamaica by Lisa Owings.
We also had to sing 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the bed everyday! In the past we have made a jelly fish but we did get to that this week.
Our sentences for the week were:
Jack jumped high.
Ride in the Jeep.
There is a jaguar.
I jog in jelly!
Ride in the Jeep.
My Jello jiggles.
The jewelry is sparkly.
Our Bible verse for the week was from Acts 16:31 "Believe ontheLord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved." We also read some stories about Jesus.
In science time we read about Jaguars by Jason Cooper. Our science vocabulary was: junco, juniper, jaguar, jelly fish,
For social studies time we read about Thomas Jefferson by Simone T. Ribke and Jamaica by Lisa Owings.
We also had to sing 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the bed everyday! In the past we have made a jelly fish but we did get to that this week.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Letter R
Ravishing letter R! Our theme for the week was rainbows! The books we read this wee were: Raquel and the Letter R by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed, Rusty Red The Sound of R by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed, Velveteen Rabbit, The Big Road Race by Stan and Jan Berenstain, and The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter.
Our sentences this week were:
Do you run?
Read the new book.
Run away from the rhino!
Aunt Rena rings the bells.
The rabbit ran.
I hear the radio.
Our vocabulary words were: rainbow, ring, rain, rabbit, rope, run, and radio.
Our Bible verse was from Deuteronomy 26:11 "Rejoice in every good thing the LORD your God has given you."
For our science time we looked at some pitutres of: roadrunner, raccoon, rhino, ray, and rose. We also read about Raccoons in the Dark by Jean Claude O'Mara.
For our social studies time we read about Betsy Ross by Wil Mara.
For our art time we made rainbows. I drew the letter R on a blank piece of paper. I pulled out scrapes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple construction paper. The girls glued the paper pieces in order for a rainbow. A didn't want to stay in the lines to much and we didn't have enough blue paper so they drew that color in. The girls had so much fun with this simple project!
Our sentences this week were:
Do you run?
Read the new book.
Run away from the rhino!
Aunt Rena rings the bells.
The rabbit ran.
I hear the radio.
Our vocabulary words were: rainbow, ring, rain, rabbit, rope, run, and radio.
Our Bible verse was from Deuteronomy 26:11 "Rejoice in every good thing the LORD your God has given you."
For our science time we looked at some pitutres of: roadrunner, raccoon, rhino, ray, and rose. We also read about Raccoons in the Dark by Jean Claude O'Mara.
For our social studies time we read about Betsy Ross by Wil Mara.
For our art time we made rainbows. I drew the letter R on a blank piece of paper. I pulled out scrapes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple construction paper. The girls glued the paper pieces in order for a rainbow. A didn't want to stay in the lines to much and we didn't have enough blue paper so they drew that color in. The girls had so much fun with this simple project!
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| A gluing on her purple portion to her rainbow. |
E cutting her purple pieces.
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