M is for Magnets

Circle Time

• Get to Know You Question, Calendar

Letter M

• Find M on alphabet chart
• Form capital M with sticks
• Form lowercase m with yarn
• Writing practice- M page, MOM
• M & K sort- sort pictures, which things start with M or K?

Magnet Activities

• Magnet exploration with magnets, paperclips, washers, non-metallic items. Use clear plastic box lids and move washers (with stickers on them) on the top by moving magnets underneath.
• Match the animal magnets (animals printed & cut from magnetic page) on the board
• magnetic fishing (use stick, string with magnet on end. Go fishing for fish with paperclips on them) Have fish with numbers or letters on them to practice number or letter recognition.

Other M Activities

• Eat Macaroni for lunch
• Glue Macaroni on letter M
• Dance to MUSIC
• Memory or Matching Game
• More magnet play
• Mail a letter in the Mailbox
• Do puzzle with Animal Mom & Baby matches

L is for Languages

Morning Meeting Time:

• How do you feel? Can you show how you feel without using any words? Try different body language to show different emotions. (Use feelings worksheets)
• Let's do it in Spanish. Talk about feelings in Spanish.
• Discuss how people in different parts of the world speak different languages to communicate.
• Show map and point to different regions and say "hello" in the different languages
• Explain that some people don't speak, but use signs to communicate. Watch a signingtime youtube clip.

Table Time:

• Letter "Ll" practice worksheet.
• Finger Puppet Language activity.
• Learn the Spanish word and Sign Language for Lion, Bear, Turtle, Rat, Elephant, Bird, Frog, Rabbit

Activity:

• Finger puppet gloves.

K is for Katie & Kate

Letter K Activities

• Find K on alphabet chart
• trace Rainbow K
• trace K in their names

All About Me Book

• Make book using photos I took & printed earlier of girls. Then add pages, each with something about them. Used $1 photo albums from Walmart.

-write name
-measure height
-measure weight
-color your own picture
-favorite color
-favorite foods
-I can count to 12
-I am a child of God (how to:coloring page using photo)
-I have a family
-I am 2 years old.
-Activities I like to do
-I live in Texas.

I is for Insect

Morning Mtg

• Bean Bag Q&A, Calendar, Song- Ants Go Marching

Letter I Activities

• find I on alphabet chart
• make letter I with popscicle sticks
• trace letter i on tracing page

Insect Activities

• An Insect has 3 body parts, 6 legs & attenaes. (Use first 4 pages from this book. Have these 4 cards on 4 craft sticks in grass for kids to find)
•  Look at photo examples of insects from variety of library books.
• Sort pictures of insects/not insect pictures
• make pattern block insects (bee, dragonfly, butterfly)
• ART: egg carton insects (egg carton & pipe cleaners)
• Snack: Buttefly snack bag
• Go outside to find insects

H is for Habitat

Circle Time

• What is a Habitat? What is your habitat? Match different Animals to their Homes.
• Look at Animal Habitats online http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature
• Story time

Table Activities

• Paint Birdhouses

Outside Activities

• Picnic at the Park
• Observe Animal Habitats

Other "H" Activities

• Hopscotch
• Play House

G is for Garden

1. Circle Time

• Beanbag Question, "What is your favorite color?"
• Calendar
• Mary Mary Quite Contrary Nursery Rhyme

2. Letter G

• Trace G on paper, then on "green goo"
• eat grapes & goldfish
• Letter Gg Page to glue & glitter
• G recognition- color all the Gs a gold

3. Garden Activities

• Pattern Block flowers- make flowers with pattern blocks (1, 2)
• grow grass in a cup or plant seeds
• read Planting a Rainbow
• A garden is...  A garden needs....
• take a walk and look for gardens
• Paint garden suncatchers

F is for Frog

Morning Meeting/Circle Time

• Today's Letter - Ff
• Let's check the weather. Dress paper dolls accordingly.
• Sing: Five Little Speckled Frogs
• Letter "F" Scavenger Hunt (Fence, Flowers, Fork, Fairy, Farm)

Table Activities

• Trace the letter F
• Frog Life Cycle

Lunch

• Make Letter "F" Pancakes

Other Activities

• Musical "Lilypads"
• Frisbee