I Took the Moon for a Walk!

Day 3 of the week-The theme this week is Books! The letters of the week are x, Y, y. Learning Activity- I read the title of the read aloud out loud to Connor and Lauren and asked if they think this story takes place during the day or at night. Then I had them predict what happens when the boy takes the moon for a walk. Finally, I read the book I Took the Moon for a Walk by Carolyn Curtis, to Connor and Lauren. After the read aloud, I had Connor and Lauren cut out a manila circle moon. They glued the the moon to a sheet of construction paper labeled with the writing prompt "If I took the moon for a walk." Connor and Lauren completed the sentence and wrote their own sentences down! Finally, the illustrated their words. (Connor's sentence - If I took the moon for a walk, we would play Candy Land.) (Lauren's sentence-If I took the moon for a walk, we would go to the park.)
Source- Mailbox Magazine June/July 2009

Today's Learning Activities:
Numbers - dot-to-dot, number recognition
Letters - writing lowercase y
Writing - journal writing

Moonscape!

Day 2 of the week - The theme this week is Outer Space. The letters of the week are 0, P, p the number of the week is 13.
Project - Moonscape- Today we focused on the moon. We had checked out some "moon" books at the library and have been reading the books the last couple of days. Connor has a good amount of knowledge about the moon now! Our project today is called moonscapes, I saw it on the site http://prekinders.com/spaceunit.htm Directions: take Model Magic and flatten it out. Place it on a paper plate. Use small rocks, and a toothpicks to make "craters" and other indentations in it. Then paint with gray paint. We made our own American Flag and stuck it in the painted moon. Materials Needed - model magic, gray paint, small rocks, toothpick, paper plate, paint brush

Learning Activities:
Today's Activities:
Numbers - 13, number review, more, counting, one-to-one matching
Reading Readiness - near, far
Beginning Sounds - Vowel Review

Colors -brown

Writing Letters - Uppercase P