Archive for 'Preschool'
Letters Pp and Qq
Posted on 05. Feb, 2012 by Kate.
Letter Pp
Read If You Give a Pig a Pancake Big Book
Have preschooler help make pancakes for breakfast this week.
Have preschooler set plates on the table for breakfast this week.
Have preschooler help make pizza for dinner on Monday.
Make peanut butter playdough (1 cup each of peanut butter, honey, oatmeal and powdered milk)
Source: Preschool by Stormie
Have preschooler [...]
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Letters Nn and Oo
Posted on 15. Jan, 2012 by Kate.
Letter Nn
Read The Napping House
Math: Count number of feet in story. Make paper doll cut out for each member of our family. Count number of feet in our family.
Words that start with Nn: nap, nest, note, night, noon, necklace, nice
Draw/Write a note for a family member. Sign name.
Glue noodles on cut out letter N
Letter Oo
Read [...]
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Letters Ll and Mm
Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by Kate.
Monday
Introduce letter Ll and its sound.
Practice saying words that start with Ll. (light, little, lion, lollipop, lick, like, lemon, lime)
Talk about sweet and sour tastes. Taste some sugar (sweet), taste some lemon juice (sour).
Make lemonade.
Tuesday
Read
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Letter Review
Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by Kate.
Play Zingo.
Match Alphabet Puzzle Cards.
Practice writing first name.
Practice ordering letters of last name.
Play Alphabet Bingo
Count to ten using various game pieces.
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Letter Kk
Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by Kate.
Read King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub
Point out the letter Kk. Talk about the sound it makes.
Begin work on retelling the story in preschooler’s words. Make tub for each page and have preschooler add simple drawings and cut outs to go with the story.
Put lipstick on and kiss a cutout letter K.
Practice ordering letters of last [...]
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Letter Jj
Posted on 20. Nov, 2011 by Kate.
Monday
Introduce the letter Jj and its sound.
Practice jumping and hopping. Talk about the difference.
Find preschooler’s jacket and ask what letter it starts with.
Read The Jacket I Wear in the Snow. Let preschooler say words when book shows pictures.
Glue/sprinkel jello on cut out letter J. (source: Preschool by Stormie)
Tuesday
Make Jello Jigglers
(Use upside down candy cane cookie [...]
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Letter Ii
Posted on 14. Nov, 2011 by Kate.
(Sidenote: I just realized this is my 200th, wow! 200th post, so I’m thinking a giveaway is in order. Check back later this week when I’ve had a minute to get my plans typed up and posted.)
Daily
Lay out colored tiles in patterns. Have preschooler copy and/or guess the next color(s).
Count the tiles in each pattern.
Write [...]
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Letters Gg & Hh
Posted on 06. Nov, 2011 by Kate.
Daily
Lay out colored tiles in patterns. Have preschooler copy and/or guess the next color(s).
Count the tiles in each pattern.
Write name.
Monday
Introduce Gg and the hard and soft sounds it makes.
Read Georgie and the Robbers
Make a ghost using a kleenex, cotton ball, and twist tie
Tuesday
Talk about the color green and how it starts with the letter Gg. [...]
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Letter Ff
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by Kate.
Daily: Lay out a pattern in colored tiles. Have Preschooler copy it. Later see if he can guess what comes next. Write name on whiteboard or with finger in salt.
Wednesday
Introduce Ff and its sound.
Read Fidgety Fish
Paint large paper blue for the ocean. Cut out fish shape from bubble wrap. Paint bubble wrap and press onto [...]
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Letters Dd & Ee
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Letters: Dd, Ee
Theme: Dinosaurs
Scripture Story: Daniel and the Lions’ Den
Song: I Pray in Faith
Daily
Sing I Pray in Faith (CS p. 14) Learn one line each day.
Practice putting cards with letters of name in order. Have name written on 3×5 card for 4yo to look at while he does it–later it will be used for a check at [...]
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Letter Cc
Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
I thought I published this post two days ago–oops!
UEA is Thursday and Friday this week. I learned my lesson this summer: No preschool when the other children are home.
Daily
Practice putting cards with letters of name in order. Have name written on 3×5 card for 4yo to look at while he does it–later it will be [...]
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Letters Aa & Bb
Posted on 09. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Theme: Letters A & B
Book Project: Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
Scripture Story: Ammon: A Great Servant
Daily
Practice putting cards with letters of name in order. Have name written on 3×5 card for 4yo to look at while he does it–later it will be used for a check at the end of ordering the cards.
Practice writing [...]
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Preschool?
Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by Kate.
So you may be wondering what happened to my Weekly Preschool Posts.
1. The four-year-old is so happy to have older siblings home he doesn’t want to stop playing to do preschool. Really, who am I to interrupt sibling bonding like that?
2. July had two holidays and two family reunions. One reunion Nate and I were [...]
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I am the mother of six learning to live in the country surrounded by in-laws. I've been married to the amazing Nate Palmer for 16 years; he is teaching me how to be a farm girl. In my spare time (okay--time I try really hard to set aside), I like to write. My first book, FALLING AWAKE, will be published in 2012 with Covenant Communications.
A True Short Story
My first published work entitled "More Than Pinecones" is in this collection of true Christmas stories.
