Friday, February 17, 2012

V's in salt, Volcanos, and Vases!

We had the kiddos drawing in salt today! They LOVED this! They probably sat and did this for 20 minutes. We started with V because thats what we're learning about this week, but they did circles, and names and shapes....SO FUN, and SO Brilliant! - Thank you salt idea! 


Each kiddo got to do their own volcano - need I say more. SO COOL


Of course break/play time...this is usually what happens...
We had a big volcano, and then these. Each kid got one and got to pick their own lava colors. 
Pretty Vase with flowers

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Letter Q Lesson Plan


Letter Q
Welcome song to gather kids to mats
o   2nd verse:  The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be
Weather

Letter Q Bag – write on etcha sketch
Quack, quarter, quick, quiet, quote, question, quail, quilt, queen, quality, quiche, quantity
·         Talk about quiet/loud –places we need to be quiet/ can be loud
·         Quick/slow – what are some things that are quick? 

·         Pull out letter Q for Q Story  Q is a very shy fellow.  He prefers to go places with his friend “U.”  That’s why you usually see them together everywhere. 

Count 9 quarters together

At the Table
·         Q-tip art – triangles, starbursts, snowmen arms and legs, squares – set out glue and q-tips
·         Shape Quilt
·         Quarter rubbings – glue quarters to a piece of cardboard, plain paper on top, use side of crayon to make rubbings
o   Fold papers into Quarters when finished 

Stories
·         Quick/slow -Tortoise and Hare
·         Queens – Snow White
·         Question book

Snacks
·         Quickbread (muffins)
·         Toast cut in shape of a Queen’s crown
·         Large quantity of raisins and carrots
·         Water

Movement
·         Who’s the quickest? 
o   Jack be nimble
o   Race down hall and back (give stickers to winners)
·         Dance
o   Wave like a queen
o   Throw ball like a quarterback
o   Quack like a duck
·         Quarter toss - Throw quarters into the letter Q, how many landed in the Q?