We had so much fun with the letter C this week!
CATERPILLAR DAY:
We learned about the life cycle of a caterpillar
This was a great worksheet -
we rolled a die, said the name of that stage of life,
and the colored it in...
the kids really enjoyed it!
Then we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar
and used the game I made for it last year
Caleb and Ashlynn had so much fun finding the foods
as we read through the story,
and stringing the caterpillar through each one.
For snack we had caterpillars and butterflies!
And we did some very hungry caterpillar face paint :)
CAT DAY:
Forgot to take a pic of our board :(
We read What is a Cat?
and learned all about Big cats and little cats.
We did a lot of number tracing,
and then played with pattern blocks
Our snack was so easy, cute an fun!
Our kids LOVE worksheets-
They are always so proud of their work,
love getting a sticker to put on their completed page,
and especially love hanging them on the fridge.
So, we do a few worksheets every day...
Marigold using wikki stix to write out her spelling words :)
We got them for next to nothing at a yard sale -
they're fun, but I don't know if I'd pay retail for them...
We decorated some cat bookmarks - so cute!
Of course, we read The Cat in the Hat,
watched the cat in the hat movie from the 70s
and did some worksheets to go along with it too.
CAR DAY:
Caleb took a picture of our board for me :)
We read Car Wash and Cars Galore-
Both really cute car books that Caleb thoroughly enjoyed.
We played a parking lot game -
Ashlynn just rolled a die, and parked her car in the correct spot,
but Caleb had to roll twice, and do the math to find his parking spot.
This was a hit!
More pattern blocks
Our snack was fun-
DIY traffic lights,
and apple slices in Cars snack bags (I found them at the Dollar store)
During snack time, we watched the Disney Short
about the little blue coop - classic!
We a letter recognition game
I called out a letter, and the kids would "drive" their cars to it.
Sometimes taking a game outside makes it feel different...
and the kids feel like they're getting a break!
I posted this to Facebook, but here is a car mat I borrowed from the LRC.
It turned out to be the exact one I had growing up!
COW DAY:
Caleb made the C is for Cow board all on his own!
Notice the four legs, tail and fur going all the way around the cow.
He also drew the grass and flower she ate.
I love my little man - he's too cute.
We played a "put the spots on the cow game"
three times, because it was so fun!
I borrowed this fun Feed the Cow game from the LRC.
It was good for number recognition, counting, and motor skills
And the kids liked it too :)
We watched a video about how we get milk from cows,
and I taught about about what foods are made from milk.
We ate yogurt for snack time
I made a simple Cow matching game-
It was more for Ashlynn than Caleb,
and it gave me an opportunity to repeat the word calf
We also watched Mr. Rogers visit a dairy farm - he's the best!
COOKIE DAY:
We sang Who stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?
and the kids kept singing it all day!
I made this Feed Cookie Monster Game using a tissue box
and lunch bag...I like cheap/free things for school
Caleb really liked this worksheet -
It prints off with blank cookies, so it is customizable
We read If you give a Mouse a Cookie
We played a game where the kids rolled a die,
and colored a cookie with a matching number of chips.
Again, a winner!
We had a few spice cookies at snack time,
and then at the end of the school day,
we went to the kitchen to make cookies!
I used a giant 3 ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe,
so the little kids would be able to make them on their own.
1/4 cup peanut butter,
1/4 cup powdered sugar,
I TBSP egg, beaten
Mix, form on parchment paper, bake at 350 degrees for 14 min.
Let cool, and eat! Couldn't be easier.
Aprons on!
Caleb measured and mixed all on his own -
Ashlynn needed a little help, but she did a great job too!
Giant cookies, ready for the oven
We did cookie monster cheek paint while we waited
YUM!
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