October Week 1: GO! (and stop)

Phoneme: /g/

Gathering song:  Five Little Ghosts by the Kiboomers

It's our first week singing a new song for gathering.  Five Little Ghosts is a fun song.  We learn how to show numerals on our fingers, count backwards, predict what comes next, and pretend to be ghosts.

Preliteracy:  Trace a capital G.  "Draw half a circle, not a frown.  Go across the middle and then down." Go.  Girl.  Ghost.  Good.  Gorilla.  Good night.  Game.  Feel your throat with your fingers as you make the g-g-g sound.  Your throat vibrates and tickles your fingers.

Concepts:  Stop/Go, Fast/Slow, High/Low, What questions, rhyming, rhythm

This week we are talking about GO!.....and Stop.  Miss Jeana tells us to GO to Planning Time, to Review Time, to Large Group, to Small Group, and to line up for Outside Time.  Sometimes our teachers tell us to STOP at a particular spot, or STOP if we are not being safe.  Sometimes, STOP means to freeze.

We are dancing to Jim Gill's Silly Dance Contest where we get to GO and dance fast or slow, jump high or low.  Sometimes we freeze which means STOP.  This is a very fun activity to do at home with moms and dads, brothers and sisters, or grandmas and grandpas.  Don't forget to say GO and STOP (which in this case means freeze).

November: Week 3 - TOES!

Subject:  T is for Toes!
Phoneme: /t/
Transition Song:  Gobble Gobble (The Thanksgiving Song) by Nooshi
Concept:  Body, Body parts, Who/Where/What questions
Materials: 8x10 laminated page with large T

Trace the letter T as explained in November Week 1 and Week 2.

Let's talk about toes!  Toe starts with the t-t-t sound.  Who has toes?  How many toes do you have?  Where are your toes?  What can your toes do?  Can you touch your toes?  Can you walk on tippy toes?

Song:  Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Book: Horns to Toes and in Between

Fingerplay:  Everybody Knows I Love My Toes

Everybody knows I love my toes
Everybody knows I love my toes
I love my nails, my knees
My neck and my nose
But everybody knows I love my toes!
Everybody knows I love my eyes
Everybody knows I love my thighs
I love my legs, my lips
My neck and my nose
But everybody knows I love my toes!
Everybody knows I love my feet
Everybody knows I love my seat
I love my skin, my chin
My knees and my nose
But everybody knows I love my toes!
Everybody knows I love my toes
Everybody knows I love my toes
I love my nails, my knees
My neck and my nose
But everybody knows I love my toes!

Catching up: October

Sound:  /g/
Transition Song:  Five Little Ghosts (The Kiboomers)

Letter recognition: 8x10 laminated sheet with large bold capital letter G.  Ask children to show their pointer fingers.  Indicate where to put their pointer finger to start the tracing.  Trace the G while reciting the rhyme:  "Draw half a circle, not a frown.  Draw across the middle and then down".  Hold the G high while chanting "Give me a Gee! (Be sure to use /g/ and /j/ initial sound).  Gay!  Guy!  Go!  Goo!"  Discuss words that start with the g-g-g sound, including names of family and friends.

Title:  G Sound, Week 1

Materials required:  Good Night Gorilla, flashlight, animal pictures

Additional concepts:  Predicting, Wh-questions.

Transition activity:  Five Little Ghosts Song

Goodnight Gorilla:

Discussion:  Read the book.

-       Ask What is going to happen next?

-       What are the names of the animals?

-       Who is the man with the flashlight?

-       What time of day is it?  Day or Night?

-       Where are the animals going when they get out of their cages?

-       Why are there two pages all black with surprised eyes?

-       Who takes the animals back to the zoo?

-       Who ate the banana?  The gorilla or the mouse?

-       What is inside the animal’s cage?

Theater:  Shine a flashlight.  Use finger puppets or popsicle stick puppets so everyone gets a chance to help tell the story as you read along.

Title:  G Sound, Week 2

Materials required: 

Additional concepts: 

Transition activity:  Five Little Ghosts

Discussion:  We’re learning more about the /g/ sound. Remember it is in your throat.  Let’s practice. Put your fingers on your neck. G-G-G.

Now let’s trace our letters. Use your pointer fingers.

“Draw half a circle, not a frown.

Across the middle and then down.”

Target sound and recognition:  Gee, Gay, Guy, Go, Goo

What else starts with the G-G-G sound?  Girl, Go, Going, Gorilla, Ghost, Guitar, Grasshopper, Grapes

Show pictures of Grapes.  “What is this??  Grapes has a /g/ sound.  G-G-Grapes.

What color are they?  Green Grapes.  Green also has a /g/ sound.  G-G- Green.  Green Grapes.  Green Grapes are Good to Eat.  Green Beans are good to eat.  Gravy is good to eat. 

Song: Good to eat. (Tune: Frere Jacques.  Adapt the song to what they like to eat)

EXAMPLES:

GRAPES:  Green and juicy, Green and juicy. Nice and sweet, nice and sweet. Dripping on your fingers, dripping on your fingers. Good to eat, good to eat"

CARROTS:  Orange and crunchy, orange and crunch, nice and sweet, nice and sweet. Crunch so loud, crunch so loud.  Good to eat.  Good to eat.

PIZZA:  Hot and cheesy, hot and cheesy, Pepperoni, Pepperoni. Cheese is melty, cheese is melty.  Good to eat.  Good to eat.

Title:  G Sound, Week 4

Materials required:  Laminated G

Additional concepts: 

Transition activity:  Five Little Ghosts

Discussion:  We’re learning more about the /g/ sound. Remember it is in your throat.  Let’s practice. Put your fingers on your neck. G-G-G.

Now let’s trace our letters. Use your pointer fingers.

“Draw half a circle, not a frown.

Across the middle and then down.”

Target sound and wel recognition:  Gee, Gay, Guy, Go, Goo

What else starts with the G-G-G sound?  Girl, Go, Going, Gorilla, Ghost, Guitar, Grasshopper, Grapes

Show picture of ghost.  What is this?  Ghost has a /g/ sound in it!  G-G-Ghost.

Finger play: 

I saw a ghost (fingers circle eyes)
He saw me too (point to yourself)
I waved at him (wave your hand)
But he said, “Boo!” (try to scare the person next to you)

Song: (To the tune of The Ants Go Marching 10x10)

The ghosts go flying 10x10

oo-oo, oo-oo

The ghosts go flying 10x10

oo-oo, oo-oo

The Ghosts go flying 10x10

The little one stops to scare a hen

And they all go flying down to the town

For some fun Halloween

oo-oo-oo-

9x9 – check the time

8x8 – say “we’re late!”

7x7 – look at heaven

6x6 – do some tricks

5x5 – take a dive

4x4- fly through the door

3x3 – to say “Wheeeeee!”

2x2 – to sneeze “Achoo!”

1x1 – to say “I’m done!”

Catching up: September

Sound:  /b/
Song:  Bouncy, Bouncy, Bouncy (Rachel Arnston, Vocalmotion)

Letter recognition: 8x10 laminated sheet with large bold capital letter B.  Ask children to show their pointer fingers.  Indicate where to put their pointer finger to start the tracing.  Trace the B while reciting the rhyme:  "Start at the top and draw down.  Go back to the top and bounce around".  Hold the B high while chanting "Give me a Bee!  Bay!  Bye!  Bow!  Boo!"  Discuss words that start with the b-b-b sound, including names of family and friends.

Big Group Activity

Week 1:

Title:  “B” Sound

Materials required:  picture of bouncing ball, baby, bus, bat, bed, box; sticks for tracing letter

Additional concept:  your turn.

Transition activity:

Discussion:  This week we are learning about the /b/ sound.  It sounds like a bouncy sound.  Let’s practice.  Put your lips together.  B-B-B

Target word and vowel recognition:  Repeat after me:  Be, Bay, Bye, Bow, Boo

This is what a letter B looks like.  Use your finger to trace the B.

Does anyone have a /b/ sound in their name?

What words have a /b/ sound?  (have children hold the pictures and share or hold them up)

·      Ball

·      Baby

·      Bus

·      Bat

·      Bed

·      Bike

·      Boat

Song:  Bouncy, Bouncy, Bouncy. (teaches /b/ sound with movement, as well as concepts “wait” and “go”.

Song:  Boat, Bus, Bike.  Encourages /b/ sound through use of boat, bus, bike, bump, bye bye. 

Week 2

Title:  B Sound Week Two

Materials required:  “B” laminate for each child; bunny picture; blue balloon

Additional concept:  Emphasis on /b/ phoneme.

Transition activity: Bouncy, Bouncy, Bouncy

Discussion:  We’re learning more about the /b/ sound.  Remember, it is a bouncy sound.  Let’s practice.  Put your lips together.  B-B-B

Now let’s trace our letters.  Use your stick.  Start at the top, draw to the bottom.  Now bounce the line from top to bottom.

Target sound and vowel recognition:  Bee, Bay, Bye, Bow, Boo

Show picture of bunny.

Discussion:  What is this?  It’s a bunny?  Bunny has a /b/ sound in it.  B-B-B-bunny.

Poem: Baby Bunny bounces high (jump high)

            Baby Bunny Bounces low (jump low)

            Baby Bunny blinks his eyes (blink eyes)

            Baby Bunny waves bye bye (way goodbye)

Song:  Bouncy Blue Balloon (sung to If You’re Happy And You Know It) Show the balloon, give everyone a chance to hit balloon in the circle. Sing multiple times:

Oh I wish I had a bouncy blue balloon

Oh I wish I had a bouncy blue balloon

Oh I’d float in the air,

Then I’d POP without a care

Oh I wish I had a bouncy blue balloon.

Week 3:

Title:  B Sound Week 3

Materials required:  “B” laminate for each child; Bus picture, Bike picture, Boat picture

Additional concept:  Emphasis on /b/ phoneme.

Transition activity: Boat, Bus, Bike

Discussion:  We’re learning more about the /b/ sound.  Remember, it is a bouncy sound.  Let’s practice.  Put your lips together.  B-B-B

Now let’s trace our letters.  Use your stick.  Start at the top, draw to the bottom.  Now bounce the line from top to bottom.

Target sound and vowel recognition:  Bee, Bay, Bye, Bow, Boo

Show picture of Bus.

Discussion:  What is this?  It’s a bus!  Bus has a /b/ sound in it.  B-B-B-Bus.

Who rides a bus to school?  What color is the bus?

Song:  Wheels on the Bus

Discussion:  What is this?  It’s a bike!  Bike has a /b/ sound in it.  B-B-B-Bike.

Who rides a bike?  What color is your bike?

Song:  Wheels on the Bike

            The Wheels on the Bike go round and round

            The bell on the bike goes ding, ding, ding

            The bars on the bike steer side to side.

Discussion:  What is this?  It’s  a boat!  Boat has a /b/ sound in it.  B-B-B- Boat.

Does a boat drive on land?  No it floats in the water!

Song:  Row, Row, Row your Boat

Week 4:

Title:  B Sound Week 4

Materials required:  “B” laminate for each child, stick to trace; Bear picture

Additional concept:  “Where” and “What” questions

Transition activity: Bouncy, Bouncy, Bouncy

Discussion:  We’re learning more about the /b/ sound.  Remember, it is a bouncy sound.  Let’s practice.  Put your lips together.  B-B-B

Now let’s trace our letters.  Use your stick.  Start at the top, draw to the bottom.  Now bounce the line from top to bottom.

Target sound and vowel recognition:  Bee, Bay, Bye, Bow, Boo

Show picture of Bear.

Discussion:  What is this?  It’s a bear!  Bear has a /b/ sound in it.  B-B-B-Bear.

Where does a bear live?  What color is this bear?  Brown starts with B. 

B-B-B- Brown.

Fingerplay:  Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn around.

Teddy Bear, Teddy, Bear touch the ground.

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, show your shoe.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, that will do.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your nose.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch your toes.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn out the light.

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, say good night.

Song:  Going on a Bear Hunt.