Pasta Scales!

Day 3 of the week - The theme this week is Reptiles.

Project - We again sang the reptile song from Day 2. (Sung to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot" I'm a little snake, my oh my. My skin has scales; it's nice and dry. You may think I'm slimy. What? Not me! I'm a reptile, yes siree! (Substitute appropriate reptile name).

Directions: Use enlarged tagboard copies of reptiles. Cut the reptiles out. Brush glue on the reptile and press the melon shaped pasta on the glues. When the glue is dry, brush paint over the pasta to complete the reptile. (Source: The Mailbox Magazine June/July 2008)

Materials Needed - reptile copies, scissors, paintbrushes, glue, melon shaped pasta, paint

Learning Activities

Today's Activities:

Alphabet - writing H, beginning sounds
Numbers 1-10- 9, recognition, counting, following directions
Reading Readiness - Shapes - circles and triangles
Transition Math - writing numbers

Splendid Snake Skin

Day 2 of the week - The theme this week is Reptiles!

Learning Activity: I explained that reptiles - like snakes, lizards and alligators - have dry and scaly skin. I had Connor and Lauren choose and identify cutouts of reptiles. Then I lead Connor and Lauren in singing the following song, singing about a different reptile each time. (Sung to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot" I'm a little snake, my oh my. My skin has scales; it's nice and dry. You may think I'm slimy. What? Not me! I'm a reptile, yes siree! (Substitute appropriate reptile name). I then explained to Connor and Lauren how snakes shed their skin.

Project - Draw a snake onto a piece of construction paper. Cut a piece of bubble wrap into the shape of a snake. Pop the bubbles on the material. The result looks and feels like a real snake's shed skin. Glue the snake bubble wrap below the snake. Draw leaves and branches and sticks on the paper too. (Source- The Mailbox Magazine June/July 2008)

Materials Needed - construction paper, marker, glue stick, bubble wrap, scissors

Learning Activities

Today's Activities:

Alphabet - writing G, beginning sounds

Numbers 1-10- 8, recognition, counting, following directions

Math Readiness - One More

Reading Readiness - Shapes - rectangles

Transition Math - writing numbers, counting sets

Kindergarten Skills - writing alphabet in order

Painted Turtles!

Connor, Addie and Lauren's Turtles!!
Day 1 of the week - The theme this week is Reptiles!
Project - Painted Turtles - Paint a condiment cup brown and green and then glue the cup to a turtle body cutout. Add googly eyes or draw eyes on. Source - The Mailbox Magazine June/July 2008

Materials Needed - Condiment cups, brown and green paint, paint brushes, glue, green construction paper or foam, googly eyes

Learning Activities
Today's Activities:
Alphabet - writing E an F, beginning sounds
Numbers 1-10- 7 and 8, recognition, counting, following directions
Math Readiness - Same number
Reading Readiness - Shapes - squares
Kindergarten Skills - Making Pairs