Dates To Remember:

Friday, May 25th - Last Day of School             


OUR THEME THIS WEEK IS:  "Ladybugs, Butterflies, and Bees."



BOOKS/STORIES:  Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle; The Grouch Ladybug by Eric Carle; The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; Bugs, Bugs, Bugs by Bob Barner; Little Miss Spider's A, B, C's by David Kirk 



MATH ACTIVITIES

Five Busy Bees - numeral recognition 1-5

Five Little Ladybugs - subtraction 5-0

Caterpillar Math - counting and patterning circles



FINGER PLAY/LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES

The Fuzzy Caterpillar

I Wish I Were A Teeny Tiny Bug

Butterfly Song



SOCIAL STUDIES

Clifford Scholastic - What Are Litter Bugs? 
 


SCIENCE/DISCOVERY/SENSORY PLAY


Monday - Sand Table Bug Safari with bugs, magnifying glasses, tongs -  (Skills:  small motor, identifying insects)

Tuesday - Build-a-Bug with recycled materials, found objects, and glue -  (Skills:  small motor, problem solving)

Wednesday - Car Wash Water Play - (Skills:  small motor, creative play)

Thursday - Play - Doh Bugs - (Skills:  small motor, creative play)

Friday - Sand Table Bug Safari with plastic bugs, magnifying glasses, tongs - (Skills:  small motor, identifying insects)



CREATIVE EXPRESSION/ART

Painting at the Easel

Backyard Garden Creations using foam stamps and construction paper.

Buggy About Symmetry (painting/folding on paper)



GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

Monday:  Practice walking backwards.  (Skill: coordination)
Tuesday:  Butterfly Tag  (Skill:  running)
Wednesday:  Kicking balls through a net.  (Skill:  kicking) 
Thursday:  High-Steppers  (Skill:  coordination)
Friday:  Practice hopping backwards.  (Skills:  thinking, hopping)



MUSIC and MOVEMENT

There's a Spider on the Floor
Over in the Meadow
The Ants Go Marching
The Lady with the Alligator Purse
Chapel Songs


PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Today is the Day
He Knows My Name
God So Loved the World
How Great Thou Art
Ha-La-La-La
Fruit of the Spirit
Make a Difference in Me

 
Friday:  Chapel  (11:30 a.m.)