Pre-Literacy:Trace
the Letter C.“Put your finger at the top. Draw half a circle and then we stop.”
Materials required:Laminated
Letter C
Concepts:high/low,
fast/slow, body parts, sticky, What questions
Transition activity:Song:Colors by Learning Station
Discussion: Do you know what sticky is? What things make you sticky? One child said that when he eats pancakes, his fingers get sticky from the syrup. Another talked about gum in his hair being sticky (sounds like the occurrence made a BIG impression!). We also talked about glue being sticky. Then we sang and danced to Jim Gill's Stick To The Glue *** song. We clapped our hands and pretended they stuck together. Then we stomped our feet until they (just pretend!) stuck to the glue we stomped in. Then we shook hands with our friends until *GASP!* we stuck to our friends! Our last try was hugging (side hugs in preschool) and we stuck to EVERYBODY in Large Group! This was a lot of fun and I'm sure that the kids will want the Sticky Glue song again. We ended with the Silly Dance Contest (always a favorite). ***Sorry, there is no link to this Jim Gill song.
Concepts: articulation and alliteration, vocabulary, follow directions, swaying
Transition activity:Song:Colors by Imagination Station
Discussion: We're talking about Happy Birthdays. What do we have at birthdays? Cake, candles and (sometimes) cookies! We pretended to Cut the Cake. We cheered "HOORAY!" and practiced our /k/ sound in consonant-vowel combination and in words. We swayed side to side and waved our hands high.
During small groups in Miss Jeana's classroom for the next few weeks we will be playing a fun game called Cat in the Hat - I Can Do That. This is a great game for practicing prepositions (on top, under, front, back, between, through, next to) as well as following 2- and 3-step directions. The children's favorite part? Crawling under the Trick-a-ma-stick!
Pre-Literacy:Trace
the Letter C.“Put your finger on the top. Draw half a circle and then we stop.” The letter C has two sounds sssssss and k-k-k. Whose name has a C in it? Miss Carrie has a C at the beginning of her name. Other children have a C in the middle or at the end of their names. What words have those sounds? Cookie, cow, circle, circus, cracker, cup.
Materials required:Laminated
Letter C, music, book
Transition activity:Song:Colors by Learning Station
We're reading Quiet Loud this week and talking about OPPOSITES. We're experimenting with humming quietly and then loudly. Then we're dancing to Jim Gill's Silly Dance Contest and dancing fast and slow, jumping high and crouching low.
Pre-Literacy:Trace
the Letter C.“Put your finger at the top. Draw half a circle. And now we stop.” We're talking about the letter C. It can sound like /k/ (finger at throat while making /k/ sound) or like /s/ (use pointer and middle finger to signify a 'snake' as you articulate /s/).
Materials required:Laminated
Letter C,
Concepts: Who questions, colors, movement, pronouns
Transition activity:Song: Colors by The Learning Station. This will be our song for the month of January.
Discussion: We're talking about colors and clothing. Everyone has colors on their clothing!
Who is wearing red?
Who is wearing yellow?
Who is wearing green?
Who is wearing blue?
Who is wearing black?
Who is wearing brown?
Who is wearing pink?
Who is wearing purple?
Who is wearing orange?
HE IS! SHE IS!
Where is the red (or other color)? I am wearing a blue shirt! I have brown shoes!
This is a great activity for naming pronouns! We're also labeling clothing: shirts, pants, dresses, shoes, boots, socks, and sweaters. We are learning the names of our classmates as we have a few new ones this week in both classrooms.
Last of all, we're learning the Rainbow Song from Signing Time. The children are learning to sign their colors. Multiple learning modalities! See the Signing Timewebsite to learn the individual colors. And here is the song:
