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APRIL 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS April Themes and Calendar…………………………………………………………..…………...…..2

Materials/Shopping List………………………………………………………………...………….……3

April 1………………………………………………………………………………………..……..….…...4

April 4………………………………………………………………………………………..……..….…...5

April 5………………………………………………………………………………………..……..….…...6

April 6………………………………………………………………………………..…………..…….…...7

April 7………………………………………………………………………………..…………..…….…...8

April 8……………………………………………………………………………….…….....………..…...9

April 11…………………………………………………………………..……….….….………...……...10

April 12………………………………………………………………………………...………….……...11

April 13………………………………………………………………………………...………….……...12

April 14……………………………………………………………………………...…………….……...13

April 15………………………………………………………………………………………….………..14

April 18……………………………………………………………………………….…………...……...15

April 19……………………………………………………………..……………….………….………...16

April 20……………………………………………………………………..………….……….………...17

April 21……………………………………………………………………………..….……….………...18

April 22………………………………………………………………………………….…..…….……...19

April 25……………………………………………..………………………………….…………....……20

April 26……………………………………………………………………………….…………...….…..21

April 27…………………………………………………………………………………………….……..22

April 28………………………………………………………………………………………….....……..23 April 29………………………………………………………………………………………….………..24 Bulletin Board Display and/or Circle Time Posters

Color blue………………………………………………………………………..…………….…..…....25

Diamond shape……………………………………………………………………...….......……..….26

Letter V………………………………………………………………………….………….…....……....27

Letter W………………………………………………………………………..……………..…….…....28

Letter X……………………………………………………………………………..….…....….....……..29

Number 9……………………………………………………………….…………….….………...…....30 Worksheets, referenced as part of daily curriculum

V letter card……………………………………………………………………………………………..31

V is for vegetables worksheet……………………………………………….……….….….…….....32

V phonics worksheet………………………………………………………..…….………..……...….33

V tracer page…………………………………………………………………………………………..34

W is for windows worksheet………………………………………………………………………….35

W letter card………………………………………………………………………...………………….36

W phonics worksheet………………………………………………………………………………….37

W tracer page………………………………………………………………………………………….38

X is for xylophone worksheet………………………………………………………………………...39

X letter card…………………………………………………………………..………………………...40

X phonics worksheet…………………………………………………………………………………..41

X tracer page………………………………………………………………...………………………...42

Color blue coloring page……………………………………………………...………………...…..43

Diamond tracing worksheet……………………………………………..…...……...………...…...44

Diamond trace and draw worksheet……………………………...…….…...……………….…..45

Number 9 tracer page…………………………………..……...……….…….....……………...…..46 Number 9 worksheet…..………………………...………………………………..……………….....47

Carrot scissor skills worksheet…………………………...………………………………..………….48

Trace the letters worksheet………………….…………….………………………...….…………...49

Count and color Easter worksheet………………………………………………….....……….….50

Watermelon seed match……..…………………………………….……….……………..………..51

Bee cut-outs………………..……….………………………………….……..….…………………….52

Bee number card templates…………………………………………………………………..……53

Ladybug dot counter card templates………………………………………..…………………..54

Ladybug number match worksheet…………………………………………..…………………..55

Ladybug counting path worksheet………………………………………………………………..56

Clean and dirty worksheet…………………………………………………………………………..57




Materials List for April Curriculum Grocery Store:

Jelly beans (about 30 per child)Watermelon, sliced for snack and craft and counting

Blueberries, for snack (option, also yogurt to add blueberries to)Eggs (for blown egg craft)

Blue goop: cornstarch, blue food coloringShaving creamIvory soap bars

Cooking Friday, April 1—

Scrambled egg nests1 (3 1/2-cup) bag frozen shredded potatoes, defrosted

1/4 cup vegetable oil or butter 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper 6 eggs

2/3 cup milk 1 package Breakfast sausageFew spoons of shredded Cheddar Cooking Friday, April 8— Veggie fondue

Fresh vegetables: carrots, celery, broccoli, celery, radishesDips: meltable cheese, cream cheese, ranch dressing, peanut butter

Popsicle sticks or toothpicks (only for older children)Cooking Friday, April 15— Waffle sandwiches

Waffles— 2 per child. Make fresh if you have kitchen, or frozen if just have microwaveFilling: Your choice: 1. pb&j 2. eggs, cheese, sausage 3. strawberries or other fresh fruitCooking Friday, April 22— Earth dirt cups

2 cups of cold milk 1 package 4-serving instant chocolate pudding3-1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (16-ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies, crushedGummy worms or insectsCooking Friday, April 29— Honey Buns

1 package split hot dog buns

Peanut butter 2 – 3 bananasHoney

Sunflowers seedOptional additions for well-balanced lunch: baby carrots, chicken nuggets, mustard for honey-mustaCraft Store/Dollar Store/Already on hand:

Plastic easter eggs— A LOT, around 10 activities using them.Plastic easter grass

Poster boards (4) ($.50 each at $1 store).Straws and cotton ballsCardstock in assorted colors

Craft sticks (14 per child)Cup toss, cup pyramids, cup bowling games: ping pong balls or other small balls, and large plastic cu

Paper plates, plastic spoonsHula Hoops (At the Dollar Tree now!)Black pom poms or black felt dots or foam dots (lady bug counting cards)

Empty baby food jars with lids— at least 1 per child. Also small silk flowers that can fit inside for craft.Already on hand:

Markers, crayons, glitter glue, paint, sidewalk chalk, water colors

Empty egg containers (as many as you can get!)Wax paper

Items for recycling theme: water bottles, shoe boxes, cereal boxes, plastic caps from milk or water

bottles, soda tab tops, dried out markers, old crayons, etc.




Letter V, Letter W, Letter X, Diamond Shape, Color Blue, Number 9. Butterfly lifecycle cont’d from March,

recycling, nature, Earth Day, Easter, ladybugs/birds/bumblebees, Spring Cleaning/Messy Mess, mixing colors

Recommended Books: Recycling and conservation, Earth Day, The Lorax (Dr. Suess), Easter, ladybugs, The

Grouchy Ladybug (Eric Carle), bumblebees, Mouse Paint (Ellen Stoll Walsh)

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New Month

Easter intro

Egg craft; Egg matc

Cooking: Scramble

egg nests

4

Letter V intro

Vegetable prints

Letter V worksheet

V tracer page

5

Letter V review

Craft stick V

Vacation dictation

Volcano science & craft

Letter V phonics wksht

6

Intro to Diamond shape

Cup bowling; Cup pyra-mids

Diamond collage

Diamond worksheet

7

Scavenger Hunt

Missing egg game

Craft stick diamond

Crown jewel crown

Diamond worksheet

8

Cup toss

Egg roll race

Sensory table – shacream

Cooking: Veggie fodue and vanilla pud

11

Letter W intro

Jellybean W

Wax Window art

Letter W worksheet

Math eggs

12

Letter W review

Watermelon seed W

Watermelon craft

Letter W phonicsWorksheet

13

Intro to color blue

Don’t spill the water

Blue goop

Blue collage/painting

Blueberry snack

14

Spring Game Day

Hula hoop games

Sidewalk chalk/paint

15

Watermelon worksh

Watermelon seed

estimation jars

Watermelon seed W

Cooking: Waffle sa

wiches

18

Letter X intro

Craft stick X

X ray drawings

Letter X worksheet

19

Letter X review

Sound eggs

Treasure hunt; Treasuremap

Letter X phonics wksht

X tracer page

20

Lady bug theme

Ladybug rocks

Ladybug dot counting

Ladybug worksheet

21

Introduction to Earth Day

Earth cakes

Recycling bins

Egg toss

Baby jar flower garden

Easter ABC tracer page

22

Recycling math ga

Recycled materialsbot

Easter egg color ma

Easter worksheets

Cooking: Earth daycups

25

Letters A-X Review

Egg boat float

Trash monster

Dirty/clean theme andworksheet

26

Number 9 intro,Numbers 1-9 Review

Number 9 worksheet

Scrunchy paper painting

27

Number 9 review

Re-using craft materials

Clean/dirty worm bottles

Number 9 worksheet

28

Activities with sheets

Mud bird nest craft

Mouse paint activity

Making soap

29

Bumblebee theme

Bumblebee crafts a

worksheet

Cooking: Honey bu

April 2011 Themes




Welcome Circle: Calendar. New month April. Demonstrate where April is on the yearly calendar with all the

months ($1 store). Add children’s birthdays to the new month, holidays, and any other special days. Introduce

some things to learn in April— Easter, chicks, ladybugs, continuation of butterfly lifecycle, recycling and conserva-

tion, Earth Day. Assign helper of the day. Story, helper of the day’s choice.

Song: Months of the Year (to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")

January, February, March, and April,May, June, July, August, and September,

October, November, and December,

These are the months of the year.

Intro to Easter Theme. Discuss Easter theme as appropriate for your group.

Song: Easter Eggs (tune: "Jingle Bells") Easter eggs, Easter eggs

Eggs of orange and blue.

Here' are lots of colored eggs

All for me and you.

Chocolate eggs colored brown,Jelly beans bright green

Aren't these the most beautiful eggs

That you have ever seen?

Craft: Blown eggs craft.

1. Shake the egg to break the yolk. Then use a large pin or small nail to make a hole (not too small) in the top an

bottom of the egg. Holding the egg over a bowl, blow gently through the top hole until the egg is empty.

2. Put a few colors of paint on a paper plate. Hold the egg on the ends with a thumb and finger so it can be

rotated while being stamped. Paint eggs or stamp with finger prints to look like jelly beans for a nice design.

3. Place eggs in empty strawberry basket with plastic grass for nice table centerpiece.

Activity: Plastic Easter egg match. Provide a couple dozen plastic Easter eggs that are taken apart into halves.

Place on table, at circle time, or in sensory table (with plastic Easter grass!). Have the children match the halvestogether again by matching the correct color.

Advanced option: Provide several to each child and have a race who can match the fastest.

Cooking Friday: Scrambled egg nests.

1 (3 1/2-cup) bag frozen shredded potatoes, defrosted

1/4 cup vegetable oil or butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Heat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, toss together the potatoes, oil or butter, salt, and pepper. Spoon about 1/3

cup of the potato mixture into each cup of a 12-serving muffin tin. Press the mixture into the

bottom and up the sides of each cup, then bake until golden brown, about 30 to 35minutes. Remove the nests from the oven and cool. They will form a crispy crust when

cooled.

Cook sausage according to package instructions. Separately whisk together the eggs and

milk until scrambled. Add cut-up cooked sausage to scrambled eggs and mix together.

Remove the potato nests from the muffin tin and place them on a cookie sheet. Fill each

cup with some of the egg and sausage mixture, top with a sprinkling of the cheese, and

place the nests in a 375° oven until the cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Serve warm.

Add fruit on the side for balanced lunch option.

Dumping my eggs,

In the big basket.

Dumping my eggs,

In the big basket.

Dumping my eggs.in the big basket;

We found all the eggs!

April 1, 2011

6 eggs

2/3 cup milk

3/4 cup diced cooked breakfast sausage

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Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is here today? Story, teacher’s choice.

Introduce Letter V: Show the children the Letter V poster (page 27). Trace over the letter withyour fingers. Ask the children to do the same. Trace the letter V in the air or use personalwipe-off boards. Make a letter V basket that includes several items that start with the letter V.

Enunciate the V sound when identifying the items. Ask children to repeat or name the items inthe basket. Ask the children what other items could be put in the basket. Play I Spy Somethingthat Starts with the Letter V.

Song: I Love To Make The Letter V (Tune: Pop! Goes The Weasel)

I love to make the letter V

For everyone to see.

(Form V with 2 fingers.)

V is for vegetable, V is for van,

And V is for victory!

Activity: Guessing Game. Guess all the words that can begin with the V sound.

1. I like ice cream. My favorite flavor is ________. (vanilla)2. Carrots, peas, and corn are __________. (vegetables)3. When I clean the rug, I use a _________. (vacuum cleaner)

Circle time math: V is for vegetable. Graph/chart the children’s favorite vegetables on poste

board and hang in classroom. Which vegetable did most of the children like?

Circle time game: Vegetable soup game.

This is a group game that teaches memory skills.

Set out a large cooking pot. Have children sit around the pot.

Tell them that your are going to make some vegetable soup but that you need their help.

Taking turns, each child pretends to toss a vegetable into the pot.

The hard part of the game is that when it is your turn, you have to remember all the other veg-

etables that have been placed into the pot and then add your own, in the proper order.

Example: There have already been carrots, peas, tomatoes put into the pot and you want toadd onions. You must say, "We're making vegetable soup today and we're adding carrots,

peas, tomatoes and then you say onions".

Craft: Vegetable Printing. V is for vegetable. Use cut-up vegetables and different colors ofpaint for printing activities, dipping the vegetables in the paint and printing on white paper.

Worksheet: V is for vegetables worksheet (page 32).

Worksheet: V tracer page (page 34).

April 4, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is here today? Story, teacher’s choice. Consider

books on volcanos today.

Review Letter V: Review Letter V. Write on large paper or poster board ($.50 at dollar store) athe words that the children can think of that start with the letter V. Play I Spy Something that

Starts with the Letter V. Repetition of the V items from the day before shows that the childrenare learning. Ask each child to come up and draw something on the poster board that startswith the letter V. Label the picture and hang in classroom.

Song: I Love To Make The Letter V (Tune: Pop! Goes The Weasel)

I love to make the letter V

For everyone to see.

(Form V with 2 fingers.)

V is for vegetable, V is for van,

And V is for victory!

Activity: Listening Game. V is for Victory. Show children how to make a V with their hands upin the air pointing up like a letter V. Explain definition of new word victory. Explain that every

time they hear you say a word that starts with the letter V, the have to make a V for victorywith their arms.

Read these words and have the children make V’s with their arms if they hear a V word: Racoon, vacuum, violin, rainbow, volcano, ladybug, velociraptor, vacation, butterfly, garden,

victory.

Dictation/Activity: V is for vacation. Ask the children if they could travel on a vacation any-

where in the world, where would they go and why. Write down what the children say onto paper and have the children draw a picture of themselves like they were on vacation.

Science activity: V is for volcano. Check out library book or internet for resources on buildingyour own volcano. Some are really easy and use minimal standard materials: http://

crafts.kaboose.com/erupting-volcano.html

Craft: Volcano. Use brown paper to make triangular, earthy looking volcano. Paste to anoth

er larger paper. Add strips of red, yellow, and orange tissue paper or construction paper andglue to the top of the volcano. Younger children can simply rip strips of tissue or paper, no

need for scissors. The flowing tissue or paper make for a nice flowing lava effect.

Letter V letter card. Craft stick V. Decorate 2 craft sticks with markers, paint, glitter, etc. Then

glue onto card stock paper in V pattern (page 31).

Worksheet: V phonics worksheet (page 33).

April 5, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is here today? Story, teacher’s choice.

Diamond shape intro: Show diamond shape poster (page 26). Does the diamond have

corners or sides or curves? How many corners does a diamond have? How many sides does

diamond have? Can you make a diamond with your thumbs and pointer fingers?

Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarTwinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.



Movement: Cup bowling. Set up plastic cups in shape of a diamond (like in pool game). Theprovide ball to roll and try to knock down the plastic cups.

Activity: Cup pyramids. Provide 6 plastic cups. Demonstrate how to create pyramid with 3cups on the bottom, 2 in the middle, and 1 on top. Good for listening skills, observation skills,

hand-eye coordination, balancing, and fine motor skills. Provide more than 6 cups for advanced play.

Activity: Diamond kites. Purchase inexpensive diamond shaped kites, take them outside to flyBetter yet, make your own with old fabric, dowels, and string.

Craft: Diamond collage. Cut out diamond shapes for diamond collage. Cut out triangle

shapes and show how putting two triangles together can make a diamond. Show how 2 V’s

can be arranged to make a diamond. Can you put diamond shapes together in pattern?Can you make a kite with diamond shapes, with diamond ribbons, and drawing a string or

providing yarn?

Worksheet: Trace the diamonds worksheet (page 44)

Snack option: Make cheese or pb&j sandwiches and cut (or allow children to cut using child-

safe knives) into diamond shapes.

Then the traveler in the dark

Thanks you for your tiny spark;

He could not see which way to go,

If you did not twinkle so.



In the dark blue sky you keep,

While you thro' my window peep,

And you never shut your eye,Till the sun is in the sky,



April 6, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, teacher’s choice.

Review Diamond Shape.

Song: Find a Diamond (Tune: ―Clementine‖)

Find a diamond, find a diamond,

Find a diamond on the floor.

Put your finger on the diamond,

On the diamond on the floor.

Find a diamond, find a diamond,

Find a diamond on the floor.

Put your two feet on the diamond,

On the diamond on the floor.

Before singing the song, tape onto the floor several paper diamond shapes for each of your children. Continue

with similar verses, such as “Put your elbow on the diamond” or “Put your two knees on the diamond.”

Activity: Missing Egg: Set out 3-6 different colored plastic eggs. Talk about each one, name

the colors with your child. Then your child closes his/her eyes while you take one egg away.

Then, guess which one is missing! Be sure to let your child be the ―hider‖ too!

Movement/Activity: Scavenger Hunt. Divide the class up into partners or groups for an out-

door scavenger hunt. Provide list or index card to each group of what they need to find. Samples: 2 things that are green; 3 things that grow, 2 bugs, 2 birds, 4 rocks larger than a penny.

Check items off list and bring back others (rocks, flowers, etc). Come back to the circle anddiscuss what was found.

Craft: Craft stick diamond. Decorate 4 craft sticks with markers, paint, glitter, etc. Then glueonto card stock paper in diamond pattern. Show how 2 V’s make a diamond.

Craft: Crown jewel crown. Provide band of construction paper taped at the ends measured

to fit each child’s head. Provide diamond foam shapes, jewels, or paper to add to the crown

in any pattern, colors.

Worksheet: Count, trace, and draw the diamonds worksheet (page 45)

April 7, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Assign helper of the day. Story,

helper of the day’s choice.

Song: Laugh a littleLaugh a little, laugh a little, ha, ha, ha.

Sing a little, sing a little, la, la, la.

Clap a little, clap a little, clap, clap, clap.

Dance a little, dance a little, tap, tap, tap.

Spin a little, spin a little, round and round.

Rest a little, rest a little, all fall down!

Activity/Movement: Egg roll race. Mark a finish line on the floor with masking tape, or outside

with chalk. Ready, set, go! Roll the plastic eggs and see which one crosses the finish line first.

Movement: Cup toss. Provide plastic eggs, ping pong balls or other small balls and large

plastic cups. Toss the ball in the air and try to catch the ball in the cup! Pair the children and

try to throw into each others cups.

Sensory table: Shaving cream fun. Spread shaving cream onto plastic table cloth on table o

fill sensory table with shaving cream. Provide plastic spoons, forks, cups, other items to increas

dramatic play.

Cooking Friday: V is for vegetable. V is for vanilla. Vegetable fondue with vanilla pudding for

dessert.

Veggie fondue

Fresh vegetables: carrots, celery, broccoli, celery, radishesDips: meltable cheese, cream cheese, ranch dressing, peanut butter

Popsicle sticks or toothpicks (only for older children)

Arrange dips into small, individual bowls. Place vegetables into small, individual bowls. Hint:

you can also use muffin tins for a perfect divider for all the veggies and dips. Provide popsiclesticks or toothpicks depending on age of children to use as fondue skewers. Dip and eat!

Vanilla pudding dessert

Use prepackaged vanilla pudding make own pudding or even better, make your own home-made vanilla custard!

April 8, 2011





Introduce Letter W: Show the children the Letter W poster (page 28). Trace over the letter with

your fingers. Ask the children to do the same. Trace the letter W in the air or use personal wipe

-off boards. Make a letter W basket that includes several items that start with the letter W.Enunciate the W sound when identifying the items. Ask children to repeat or name the items i

the basket. Ask the children what other items could be put in the basket. Play I Spy Somethingthat Starts with the Letter W.

Activity: Guessing Game. Guess all the words that can begin with the W sound.1. What season starts with W? (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)

2. What color starts with W? Look around room for clues. (white)3. What fruit is green on the inside and red on the inside? (watermelon)

Song: 5 little jelly beans (eat along while you sing!)

5 little jelly beansI wish I had more!

I'll eat the (color) one

Now there are four!

4 little jelly beans

Tasty as can be


Now there are 3!

Activity: Divide the class into pairs and have them go around the house/school and count all

the windows. Use a notepad to draw or write names of rooms and count the windows in eachroom for assistance if needed. Come back to the circle and report as a pair on findings.

Activity: Craft stick W. Provide 4 craft sticks. Ask child to arrange craft sticks into W pattern.Provide jellybeans. Children can arrange jelly beans onto craft sticks in W pattern. After

successful completion, ask how many jellybeans were used. Then, enjoy a tasty sweet treat!Advanced option: Provide only 2 colors of jellybeans and child must create ABAB pattern on

the craft sticks.

Activity: Math eggs. Write with a permanent marker on a plastic Easter egg the number 1.

Continue up to number 12 (explain dozen eggs concept, etc.). Each child has to place thatamount of jelly beans in each egg. Use empty egg carton to hold the eggs.

Craft: Wax window pictures. Set out large paper circles cut from waxed paper and gratedcrayon bits. Children take a circle and set it waxed side up. Children sprinkle bits of crayon alover the circle. Then, children place another circle on top, waxed side down.Set out a towel on a table and help children place their circles on top. Then using

an iron (set on low or medium), iron across each child’s circle, melting the crayon

bits and fusing the two circles together. Tape the children’s circles on windows tocatch the light. Cut different shaped templates if desired, i.e, butterfly outline.

Worksheet: W is for window worksheet (page 35)


Only a few.


Now there are 2.


Eating them is fun


April 11, 2011





Review Letter W: Review Letter W. Write on large paper or poster board ($.50 at dollar store)

all the words that the children can think of that start with the letter W. Play I Spy Something

that Starts with the Letter W. Repetition of the W items from the day before shows that the children are learning. Ask each child to come up and draw something on the poster board that

starts with the letter W. Label the picture and hang in classroom.

Activity: Listening Game. W is for whistle. Whistle every time you hear an W word.Read these words and have the children only whistle if they hear an W word:Tiger, walrus, cat, white, blue, wedding, whistle, train, slide, Winter, bike, wonderful.

Advanced option: Have child say W words and other words and you whistle when they hear a

W word!

Song: Watermelon SongFirst you take a seed and you plant it, plant it.Then, you see a sprout and you water it, water it.

Then, you see a vine and you watch it, watch it.

Then, you see a watermelon and you pick it, pick it.Then, you slice it up and you eat it, eat it.

If you find a seed, then you plant it, plant it.And start all over again!

Activity: Egg delivery. Set out baskets or boxes with numbers attached to the front (or draw

different amounts of eggs on an index card for each basket). Have your child count and deliver the correct number of Easter eggs to each basket.

Letter W letter card: W is for watermelon. Watermelon for snack, save the seeds. Glue seedson letter card (page 36). Can’t do watermelon for snack— still print out card, but trace outlineof W with green marker, fill in with red crayon, make seeds with black marker.

Craft: Watermelon slice

Have children paint white paper plates green. When the plates are dry, have them glue a redpaper circle in the middle of their plates. Finally, let them use a black marking pen to makeblack (seeds) dots on the red paper.

Worksheet: W phonics worksheet (page 37)

Worksheet: W tracer page (page 38)

April 12, 2011





Introduction to Color Blue: Refer to Color Blue Poster (page 25). Play I Spy Something Blue.

What else can be blue?

Math: Eye color chart. Prepare an eye color chart with the children. On the chart list the

colors: blue, brown, and green. Under each category, record the children's names who havethat particular eye color. Extend activity by adding the number of children with each color.

Activity: Egg color chart. Provide large pile of plastic eggs in the middle of the circle. Collectand sort into groups. Don’t forget the blue eggs today! Graph how many of each color are

on a chart. Plastic eggs are easy to tape to chart for full visual effect. Write number of eachcolor below the plastic egg on the chart. Or for more advanced option: Write the color word

of each egg at the top of the chart, and then have children the correct number of oval eggs

below each color word.

Song/Dance Party: I’m Blue song. Play/Burn song— kids LOVE techno!Blue song with written lyrics:

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Aand/or

Chipmunks version:

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Movement: Don’t Spill Race (option: add blue food coloring to water) Set out a cup of water on a chair on one side of an area.

Set an empty cup on another chair across the area.

Give your child a spoon and have her fill the spoon from the cup with water and transfer it tothe other cup, spilling the least amount of water as possible.

Continue while interest lasts or until all the water has been transferred.

Sensory table: Blue goop

Mix together blue food coloring, 1 cup cornstarch, and 1 cup of water. Add to sensory table.

Note the changing consistencies of the goop. It seems wet, but then use spoon to ―dig‖ to the

bottom and it seems dry? Note how it doesn’t actually completely mix together!

Crafts:

#1 Blue collage. Cut and paste blue pictures from magazines, etc.

#2 Favorite blue. Draw and paint a picture of one blue item.

Snack: Blueberries. Taste one at a time. Is it sweet? Is it sour? Option: Add to yogurt.

Worksheet: Color blue worksheet (page 43)

April 13, 2011





Song: Up pops the bunny (tune: "Pop! Goes the weasel") Easter bunny, Hippity hop,

Hide 'til Easter morning.

Easter bunny, Hippity hop,UP! pops the bunny.

Spring Game Day:

Spending morning being super active and hopefully outside if the weather is right.

Game #1: "Hot Potato"During this gross motor game children use their feet instead of their hands.

Materials: Medium size playground ball.Description: Put a medium sized ball in the center of a hula hoop along with a child chosen to

be 'it'. The child who is 'it' pushes the ball with his or her feet, trying to get it out of the circle. Theother children try to stop the ball with their feet. Once the ball is out, another leader is chosen.The ball is called the 'hot potato' and the children will enjoy trying to keep it in the 'oven'.

Game #2: Hula HoopingMaterials: 6-8 hula hoops (child size) and a large outdoor space.

Description: Allow 6-8 children to use hula hoops in any way that they like, making sure that thehoops are used safely. After the children have used the hula hoops in their own way, the

teacher will show them different ways to use the hula.Around the waist - setting it right to your back, then spinning it around with your body.

Make the hula hoop go round and round on the ground.Make hula spin on armArrange hula hoops on ground and jump over them

Make up your own ideas, such as the activity below.

Game #3: Hop In The Hoops. Materials: Different colored hoops, an open area.

Description: Let the children warm up in an open area. Give the children different ideas for moving around - walk, hop, skip, run, walk sideways, run, backwards and so on. Place lots of

different colored hoops around the open space. Demonstrate to the children how to walk or

run around without touching the hoops. Intersperse these instructions with 'stand in groups oftwo in red hoops' or 'three people go into each green hoop' and so on.

Get the children to listen to the next instruction using a whistle or clap your hands, the childrenstop and listen for the next step. For example, put your hand in a hoop, put your foot in a hoopMake it more complex by adding colors and numbers. For example, put one knee in a red

hoop, put four fingers in a yellow hoop and so on.

Game #4: Hula Hoop rolling. Divide class into pairs and have each child roll to their partner.

Art: Sidewalk chalk outside, or use watercolor paints on sidewalk.

Snack: Eat snack outside together on large sheets or blankets.

April 14, 2011 Song: Hunting for eggs (tune: "paw paw patch") Hunting for eggs;

Put 'em in my basket.

Hunting for eggs;Put 'em in my basket.

Hunting for eggs;

Put 'em in my basket.

Now my baskets full.






Song: Watermelon ABCA-B-CDE

Watermelon is good for me.F-G-HIJ

I can eat it everyday.

P-Q-RST

Ripe and very juicy

U-V-WXY

You will like it if you give it a try.

Z-Z-ZZZ

Watermelon is good for me.

Song: Watermelon Patch (Sung to: "Are you Sleeping?")

Watermelon, (Make a circle with your arms.)Watermelon,

On the vine, (Curve hands and arms beside body.)

On the vine,

Sweet and red and juicy, (Rub your tummy.)

Sweet and red and juicy,

Please be mine! (Palms together as though pleading.)

Please be mine!

Activity: Watermelon seed estimation jar. Estimate the seeds in a small jar. Chart each child’s

guess. Count the seeds together. Who had the best guess?

Activity: Watermelon spitting game. If you dare! Good for measuring, charting, listening, etc.

Worksheet: Watermelon matching worksheet (page 51)

Cooking Friday: W is for waffle sandwiches.

Make waffles from scratch or box, or toast/microwave frozen waffles.

2 waffles per child, add filling (ham and cheese, or strawberries and cream, or peanut butter and jelly, etc.), assemble, and eat like sandwich.

Watermelon, (Make a circle with your arms.)Watermelon,

Thump, thump, thump, (Make a thumping movemen

with thumb and middle finger.)

Thump, thump, thump,

I think you are ready- (Point, resting finger on your

temple.) I think you are ready-

Big and plump! (Make a circle with your arms.) Big and plump!

April 15, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, teacher's choice. Fox in Sox

by Dr. Suess is suggested for X sounds.

Introduce Letter X: Show the children the Letter X poster (page 29). Trace over the letter with

your fingers. Ask the children to do the same. Trace the letter X in the air or use personal wipeoff boards. Make a letter X basket that includes several items that start with the letter X.

Enunciate the W sound when identifying the items. Ask children to repeat or name the items ithe basket. Ask the children what other items could be put in the basket. Play I Spy Something

that Starts with the Letter X.

Discuss the X can be found in other parts of words like at the end in Ox, or Fox.

Song: The X-ray man (tune of "The Muffin Man")Do you know the X-RAY man,

the X-RAY man,

the X-RAY man?Do you know the X-RAY man

He takes pictures of my bones?

Oh, he loves the letter X,

the letter X,

the letter X,

Oh, he loves the letter X

and likes to X-RAY me.

Activity: Musical X

Hide a small ball with Xs taped to it, somewhere in the room. Have a child look for the ball and

direct the rest of the children to clap loudly when the person is getting closer to the ball andsoftly as the person gets farther away from the ball. Let each child have a turn.

Music: Xylophone water glasses

Takes six identical glass tumblers and fill with various levels of water, from empty to full. Tap on

the glasses with a wooden spoon to make music. Play toy xylophones from the classroom for demonstration and comparison. Note how each glass/bar sounds different?

Letter X letter card: Craft stick X. Decorate craft sticks with paint, markers, or glitter. Glue dec

orated craft sticks into X shape onto letter card (page 40).

Craft: X-ray drawings.

Draw a simple X-ray with white chalk on black construction paper. Explain that you can see

bones on an X-ray and that you are going to draw some bones that you might see in an X-rayof the body. Draw each body part on a poster board or sample paper and then wait for the

children to draw that body part on their papers. Start with the head, then the neck and body,then shoulders, arms and fingers. Have a small red heart cut from construction paper to glue

the heart on the right side of their skeleton drawings. Write X is for x-ray on the paper.

Worksheet: X is for xylophone (page 39)

April 18, 2011





Review Letter X: Review Letter X. Write on large paper or poster board ($.50 at dollar store) al

the words that the children can think of that start with the letter X. Play I Spy Something thatStarts with the Letter X. Repetition of the X items from the day before shows that the children

are learning. Ask each child to come up and draw something on the poster board that startswith the letter X. Label the picture and hang in classroom.

Song: The X-ray man (tune of "The Muffin Man")Do you know the X-RAY man,

the X-RAY man,

the X-RAY man?

Do you know the X-RAY man

He takes pictures of my bones?

Oh, he loves the letter X,

the letter X,

the letter X,

Oh, he loves the letter X

and likes to X-RAY me.

Circle time Activity: Sound eggs. Ahead of time, fill plastic eggs with items such as cottonballs, pennies, jelly beans, etc. At circle time, pick up the eggs one at a time, shake, and ask

children what is inside each egg? Allow children to shake and try to guess.

Activity: X marks the spot treasure hunt game.

Option 1: Arrange a "treasure hunt". Leave clues in three to six different places. For example

start with a clue that reads "go to the closet that has a mop, broom and vacuum cleaner: thechildren then decide where to go. They would go there for the next clue. Prearrange for a big

red X to mark the correct spot - "X marks the spot".

Option 2: Hide things either in our classrooms or outside and make simple maps that the chil-

dren can follow. ―X marks the spot!‖

Activity: Tic Tac Toe

Show children how to play "Tic Tac Toe." Let children be X.

Craft: Treasure map.

Have children draw their own treasure maps, including the treasure marked by an X. Havethem dictate story about map to you to write on the back of treasure map. What was the

treasure? Who was looking for it? Did they find it? Where was the treasure?

Worksheet: X phonics worksheet (page 41)

Worksheet: X tracer page (page 42)

April 19, 2011





Suggested reading: The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle.

Ladybug theme: There are about 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs. Ladybugs are good for thegarden because they like to eat aphids. They chew their food from side to side. The bright red

and black colors of the ladybug warn predators that they will not make a tasty meal. When aladybug flies, it beats its wings about 5100 times a minute or about 85 beats a second. Discussladybug life cyle. Are the butterfly and lady-

bug life cycles the same? Different? Why?

Poem: Two Little LadybugsOne little Ladybug

With spots on its wings

Landed right beside me

As I played on the swings

Two little LadybugsFlew around a flower

Then crawled beneath a leaf

To nap for half an hour!

Poem: Five Little Ladybugs Five little ladybugs climbing up a door

One flew away and then there were four

Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree

One flew away and then there were three

Three little ladybugs landed on a shoe

One flew away and then there were two

Two little ladybugs looking for some funOne flew away and then there was one

One little ladybug sitting in the sun

She flew away and then there were none!

Activity: Collect ladybugs and observe with magnifying glass. Can you see the 2 sets of wings

when the ladybug flies?

Table Activity: Dot counting. Print out template (page 54). Print multiple copies, or laminateand use dry-erase marker. Write a number on each card. Provide black pom pom balls, or

black felt circles (can just buy 1 piece at craft store), or black circle paper dots. Count and

add the correct number of dots for each lady bug.

Craft: Ladybug Rocks.Materials: smooth beetle bug shaped rocks, red and black paint, pipe cleaners

for antennas, googly eyes.

1. Wash the rocks removing all dirt, let dry.2. Paint and let dry.3. Glue on antennas and eyes.

Worksheets: Ladybug counting worksheets (page 55 and page 56)

April 20, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, preferably The Lorax by Dr.

Suess.

Introduction to Earth Day theme: Tomorrow, April 22 is Earth Day. Discuss the Earth is a livingthing and that it is our job to help take care of it. Discuss how we take care of the air, water,

land, etc. Discuss concept of garbage, wastefulness, and recycling. Relate The Lorax book totheme. Relate concept of keeping air clean and air pollution. Trees and plants clear the air.Plants and trees turn carbon dioxide into the oxygen that we need to breathe. Explain that we

cannot see air but that it is all around us and that we need to keep our air fresh and clean tobe healthy. Trees also help keep the soil from eroding away, and they give animals a place to

live. Plant a tree or plant to help the soil and to provide oxygen.

Circle time activity: Provide a straw and cotton ball to each child in circle. Have childrenblow through a straw, trying to move the cotton ball. Air is important because we breathe it

and it needs to be clean to keep us healthy. What makes air dirty? How can we keep our air

clean?

Movement: Egg toss. Toss plastic eggs into baskets. Move baskets farther for challenge.

Measure how far child can get 3 in a row.

Additional option. Egg relay. Carry egg from one basket at one side of room, run, and drop

egg in other basket on other side of room. Then another child in that row does the same.Which was the fastest team? Switch members on team and try again.

Activity: Earthcakes

Cover the work surface with newspaper. Place a tub of each of the following on the art table

or floor: sand, dirt, salt, gravel.Have small pitchers of water plus old bowls and spoons nearby. Let each child create an

earthcake by choosing some of the materials in the tubs, mixing them in a bowl with water. Le

the earthcakes dry. Have the children collect items on a walk to decorate their cakes, such astwigs, grass, stones, etc.

Recycle craft: Baby food jar flower garden. Collect empty baby food jars, or

any jars really. Take the lid of the jar, and fill with a base of brown or green clay

or playdough. Push small silk flowers into the clay/dough. Add collected smallpebbles or dirt onto the clay around the base of the flowers. Take glass jar and

twist back onto lid and display upside down on a shelf to avoid glass breakageand for a beautiful display. Imagine an entire class garden!

Worksheet: Easter themed — ABC tracer page (page 49).

April 21, 2011






Song: Sung to: "This land is your land" This land is your land

This land is my land,Let's work together

To make it better

From tall green forests to clear blue waters

This land depends on you and me!

Song/Movement: Bunny Pokey (tune: "Hokey Pokey") You put your bunny ears in

(Place hands on head to make ears)

You put your bunny ears out.

You put your bunny ears in.

And you shake them all about.

You do the Bunny PokeyAnd hop yourself around,

That's what it's all about!

Additional verses: "You put your bunny nose in, You put your bunny tail in, You put your bunny paws in"

Movement: Egg and spoon race. Use real or plastic eggs.

Recycling math activity: Glue 4 soda tabs onto a stiff card, like a cue card, in different pat-

terns, and ask the children to copy it using extra tabs provided. Encourage the children tomake their own patterns, and to copy each others. Another method to do this would be with

multicolored soda or water bottle lids.

Craft: Recycled products robot. Use variety of

products, cardboard boxes, used aluminumfoil, recycled paper, bottle caps, plastic lids,

old coffee cans, etc. to create one of a kind

robot!

Cooking Friday: Dirt Cups. Makes 8 servings2 cups of cold milk

1 package 4-serving instant chocolate pudding

3-1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed1 (16-ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed

Gummy worms or insects

Directions:

1. Whisk together milk with pudding mix until fully combined. Let mixture rest for a few minutes then gently fold in

whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed cookies. Spoon 1 tablespoon of remaining cookie crumbs in the bottom

of individual cupcake liners set in a cupcake tin, or a large shallow serving bowl.

2. Fill cups or bowl with pudding mixture and top with the rest of the cookie crumbs. Place gummy worms and

insects around to decorate. Chill until ready to serve.

Worksheet: Count and color the eggs worksheet (pg 50) & Bunny scissor skills worksheet (pg 48

April 22, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, teacher’s choice. Chicka

Chicka Boom book book.

Letter Review: Review of letters V, W, and X. Use flash cards, or pocket chart to help review.

Song: Alphabet Song. (emphasize letters V, W, and X by pointing to posters on wall or usingflashcards, etc.)

Concept: Messy and Clean. Mud, dirt, soap. Opposites. Spring Cleaning.

Song: This Old Earth (Sung to: "This Old Man")

This old earthNeeds our helpTo stay fresh and clean and green

With a pick it up; pitch it in; and throw it in the can

This old earth needs a helping hand!

Craft: Trash Monster.

Materials: 2 Paper Grocery Bags, Pipe Cleaners, Construction Paper Process: Get 2 large paper grocery bags for each child. Cut a large oval out of the bottom ofone. Slide it into the other bag, open end first, so that the oval is on top. The oval will be the

monster's mouth. Decorate the top of the bag with construction paper eyes, mouth, hair,whatever. Poke a small hole on the top center, about 2" from the edge, and another on the

back, about 3" from the top. Run a pipe cleaner thru the two holes and twist together to make

a handle. Then take the monsters for a walk, and "feed" them any trash you find. Also lookscute for a trash bag in the child's room. To empty and reuse, untwist the pipe cleaner and pull

the top bag out, empty and replace. This idea was taken from the book Every Day is EarthDay by Kathy Ross.

Sensory table. Fill with one with dirt, and spoons, cups, shovels, small toys. One dirty tub, oneclean tub. The other as described below:

Sensory: Egg boat float. Use leftover plastic Easter eggs and add to water-filled sensory table

Use each half of egg as a boat and add small plastic toys into the boats for dramatic play

time. Do the eggs float when put together and empty? When full? When in half?

Spring Cleaning. Clean out sensory tables. Add plastic toys, dish soap, sponges, and cleanthe toys, air dry, return to proper location in the room. Provide brooms to have children sweep

together. Provide baby wipes to wipe down tables and play kitchen, train table, etc. Collect

all stuffed animals for teacher to wash in a pillow case in washing machine. Set 5 minute timefor each task, to keep the energy going, and allow every child a turn with each ―cleaning sta-

tion.‖

Worksheet: Clean and dirty pig (page 57)

April 25, 2011





Number 9 intro: Show number 9 poster (page 30). Counting to 9. Tracing number 9 in the air.

Group items at circle time into sets of 9. Use bear counters, cotton balls, stuffed animals, dolls,cars, blocks, etc. Make 9 sets of 9.

Song: When the Numbers March Right In (sung to: "When the Saints Go Marching In"Oh, When the numbers march right in,

Oh, when the numbers march right in.We will count them one by one,

When the numbers march right in.

Oh, one-two-three and Four-five-six,And Seven-eight and nine and ten.When we finish all our numbers,

We will count them once again.

Song: Sing a Song of Numbers (sung to: "Sing a Song of Sixpence")Sing a song of numbers,

Count them one by one.Sing a song of numbers,We've only just begun.

One-two-three-four-five-six,Seven-eight-nine-ten.

When we finish counting them,

We'll start them once again.

Activity: Give each child a piece of paper. Have child write number 9 at the top of the papeStep 1: Have each child search the room for 9 items that can fit together on the piece of

paper. The items cannot be too big. Make sure that they count the 9 items correctly.Step 2: Then remove the 9 items from the paper and place in front of the paper. If children arable, they can choose to draw each of the 9 items on the paper.

Step 3: Return the 9 items back to the correct location in the room. Make it a game, some-thing like a race, returning 1 item at a time. Return 1 item, then the next, then the next.

Craft: Number 9.

Have child draw large number 9 onto a piece of paper. Provide collage materials (stickers, cu

out shapes, foam shapes, tissue squares, etc.). Have the child count out 9 collage items andpaste onto number 9. Can the child draw 9 number 9’s on the paper too?

Craft: Scrunchy paper painting. Take old paper and instead of throwing away, re-use as painbrushes! Scrunch up, dip into paint, paint onto paper. Repeat with other colors for a one of a

kind piece of art! Worksheet: Number 9 worksheet (page 46).

April 26, 2011





Song: Show me Nine (hold up 9 fingers every time you say 9)

Nine, Nine, Show me nine,Nine nine, Show me nine,

Nine nine, Show me nine.Show me nine right now.

Song: Nine little ladybugs (Tune: ―Ten Little Indians‖) One little, two little, three little ladybugs .

Four little, five little, six little ladybugs

Seven little, eight little, nine little ladybugsFlying all around.

Crafts: Recycling old craft supplies.

#1: Muffin crayons.

Gather old crayons with the paper removed or have children take paper off to encourage

hand-eye coordination. Break crayons into small pieces and place in a muffin tin lined withcupcake papers or very lightly sprayed with vegetable spray. Fill with broken crayons about2/3 full. Bake in a 250 degree oven until the crayons are about melted (7-8 minutes).

Don’t let them melt all the way or they will just turn to one color. Cooling time is approximatel30 minutes. Flip over muffin pan and tap each section with spoon so crayon will pop out.

Mix colors to get a marbled look.

#2. Crayon letters. Use the same concept above, except buy those new Alphabet or Numbe

molds at craft stores, add crayons, melt, and have new ABC or 123 shaped crayons! Youcould actually use any of those new cool silicone molds they have available— even at Target.

#3. Water markers. Gather dried out markers. Provide cups with water. Dip markers in water

and now you have water markers! Create pictures with water markers.

Counting Activity: I Spy Number 9 Bottle. Fill water bottle with dirt and add 9 gummy worms.

Fill another water bottle with water, a little dishwashing soap, and 9 gummy worms. Shake tomake bubbles. Provide both clean and dirty worm bottles at table and ask children if they ca―spy‖ all 9 worms in each bottle.

Worksheet: Number 9 color, trace, count worksheet (page 42).

April 27, 2011




Welcome Circle: Calendar. Weather. Who is Here Today? Story, teacher’s choice—

preferably Mouse Paint book (Ellen Stoll Walsh).

Sensory/Activity/Craft: Mouse Paint Art. Read the book Mouse Paint to students. Make noteof how the mice in the story mix colors and make new colors. Ask children to predict the new

colors the mice will make. When the book is finished, divide children into groups of three likethe 3 mice in the story. Tell the students they now get to be the mice in the story as you make"puddles" of yellow, blue and red paint on the large pieces of white paper. Explain that their

two fingers are mouse feet and they should "dance" in the puddles like the mice in the story.Emphasize that they need ONLY two fingers to dance. Observe as the students create sec-

ondary colors and ask them how they managed to make new colors.

Group Activity: Use large non-patterned sheet and spread outside and have children usewashable markers to decorate as group activity.

Group Activity: Use large non-patterned sheet and write large letters/numbers/shapes all ovePlay music and call out letters/numbers/shapes and have children jump to the correct letter/number/shape. Then jump back off sheet to edge and wait for next letter/number/shape.

Movement: Use one of the sheets for parachute play.

Dramatic play: Use the sheets to build forts.

Craft: Make the birds nest. Mud = 2 cups of sand, 2 cups of mud, 1/ 2 cup of salt. Mix andadd enough water to make pliable. Mix in collected materials like twigs, grass, leaves, etc.

Shape to bird nest shape. Add found round rocks that look like eggs, or leftover Robin Eggcandies from Easter.

Craft: Handmade soap. Grate bars of Ivory brand soap (must be Ivory). Provide grated soap

flakes and warm water. Take some soap flakes and add a little warm water. Knead in handsuntil desired pliable consistency. Add water if too stiff. f too much water, just dab with paper

towels. Once well-blended, make soap balls. Place on wax paper and dry overnight.

Other Options:

This homemade soap can also be rolled out and cut with metal cookie cutters to make every

shape imaginable.

Make homemade soap-on-a-rope by inserting a soft braided rope in the center of the soap

balls. Homemade soap balls complete with ropes for hanging are ideal for shower use, andkids absolutely love them. Best of all, they float in the bathtub just like bars of Ivory soap.

How about making homemade soap balls with bathtub toys inside? They make fun and affordable homemade gifts for kids, and they are perfect for all occasions. Simply form the home-

made balls of soap around small waterproof toys. When the soap balls are used up, the toyswill magically appear. Making hand-washing fun!

April 28, 2011






Bumblebee theme:

Honeybees are known for their buzzing sound and for their production of honey. They play a

very important role in the pollination of plants. Bees live together in nests called hives. A hivemight have as many as 20,000 bees. Every honeybee has a special job. Honeybees use thenectar they gather from flowers to make their honey. The bright yellow and black stripes of th

honeybee are used to warn off predators. Only female honeybees have a stinger. If anyonebothers a hive, all the honeybees gather or swarm together to attack. When a honeybee flies

to a flower to look for nectar, pollen from the flower blossom sticks to the fuzzy hairs on the hon

eybee. When the honeybee goes to the next flower, some of the pollen falls off and pollinatethe flower. With the honeybees help, fruit trees are able to grow fruit!

Song: Bringing home a baby bumble bee

I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,(Cup hands together as if holding bee)

I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,Ouch! It stung me!

(Shake hands as if just stung)

I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,

Won't my mommy be so proud of me,('Squish' bee between palms of hands)

Table Activity: Bumblebee number cards. Print out template (page 53). Print multiple copies,

or laminate and use dry-erase marker. Write a numeral on each bee and the matching num-

ber word on a bee hive. Match each numeral bee to its correct number word bee hive.

Craft: Bumblebee craft. Use worksheet (page 52) to create a collage of bumblebees in orderof smallest to biggest.

Craft: Egg carton bee craft. Use two joined cardboard egg carton sections for each bumble-bee. Paint the sections yellow with black stripes. Add pipe cleaners for antennae and con-

struction paper for wings and stinger.

Cooking Friday: Honey Buns. Demonstrate while children follow along with own kid-safe utensils to cut/

spread ingredients.

Ingredients: 1 package split hot dog buns, peanut butter, 2-3 bananas, hone, sunflower seeds

Directions: Slice bananas and set aside. Spread peanut butter on buns. Put ~ 3 banana slices on top.

Drip with honey and sprinkle sunflower seeds.

Use honey mixed with a tiny bit of mustard for a honey-mustard dip. For dippers, provide baby carrots and/or

chicken nuggets for well balanced lunch.

April 29, 2011

I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee,

Ooh! It's yucky!(Open up hands to look at 'mess')

I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,

Won't my mommy be so proud of me,

(Wipe hands off on shirt)

I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,Now my mommy won't be mad at me!

(Hold hands up to show they are clean)




Vv




Ww




Xx




Name

V is for vegetables.

V V V

v v v

How many green vegetables can you count? 4 or 5 or 6

Circle your favorite vegetables.




Name

Trace the letter V.

Draw a line to connect the V to the pictures that start with the letter VColor the pictures.

V

V




Name

Color the biggest letter V. Trace the letter V’s

V

V V V V V

V V V V V

V V V V V




Name

W is for window.W W W

w w w

Write your name on the flag of the castle.How many windows do you see? ________

Color the castle.




W is for watermelon seeds.




Name

Trace the letter W.

Draw a line to connect the W to the pictures that start with the letter WColor the pictures.

W

W




Name

Color the biggest letter W. Trace the letter W

W

W W W W W

W W W W W

W W W W W




Name

X is for xylophone.X X X

x x x

Color each music bar the same color as the outline.




Name

Trace the letter X.

Draw a line to connect the X to the pictures that start with the letter XColor the pictures.

X

X




Name

Color the biggest letter X. Trace the letter X’sX

X X X X X

X X X X X

X X X X X




Name

Color the pictures of things that can be blue.




Name

Trace each diamond.




Name

Dan the Dinosaur is balancing a diamond on his tail.

Trace the diamonds and then draw some of your own

Color the diamonds.




Name

9 sweet treats

9 9 9

nine nine




Name

Color the number 9.

Circle groups with 9 items in the group.

9 9 9 9 9Trace the number 9.




Name

Color the correct number of eggs in each row.

1

2

5

4

3




Name

The bunny is hungry! Cut out 5 carrots and glue

them into the bunny’s basket so he can bring themhome to eat!




Name

Trace the letters.

A B C D E F

G H I J K L

M N O P Q R

S T U V W X

Y Z




Name

Cut the watermelon slices from the bottom of the page and

glue on to the matching watermelon slice in the triangle.




Name

Cut the bumblebees out and paste them onto an-

other piece of paper from smallest to biggest.




Name

Match the numbers to the ladybug with the

same number of dots.

1

3

2

4




Trace the path that the ladybugs are taking together.Count them along the way.

How many ladybugs did you count? 8 9 10

Name



Name

Opposites: Clean and dirty. Color the pigs.

clean

dirty

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