If you're looking for the October calendar, it's here!
(Keep scrolling ahead a few posts to see the supply list for the month.)
E Dot Art *
Directions: print file. Allow child to decorate the uppercase and lowercase E. (You can use circle stickers, dot stampers, play dough pieces, or pom poms) Read Dr. Seuss's ABC book, and discuss which letter is "Big E" and which one is "Little e" Hang paper on fridge for the week to reference.
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Oval Felt Pumpkins
Directions: cut a sheet of orange felt into the shape of a pumpkin. Cut out small varying shapes out of the black pieces. (oval, square, triangle, circle, heart, crescents, rectangles, etc). Allow children to decorate (no glue) the pumpkin with the different black felt shapes as eyes, noses, etc. Since felt sticks to felt, the child can un-decorate and redecorate as much as they want!
Note: If you're feeling very ambitious, you can get a large piece of orange felt by the yard from a fabric store (such as Joann's) to make a HUGE pumpkin!
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Pumpkin Stamping
Directions: Cut a mini pumpkin in half. Discover the seeds inside and discuss the parts of the pumpkin (seeds, stem, etc). Squirt some orange (or red mixed with yellow!) paint onto a paper plate. Invite your child to use the pumpkin half as a stamp on a separate piece of paper.
***Note: please reserve some seeds (at least 10) for another activity on Friday. Set the seeds aside and allow them to dry.***
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This is a giant yard of felt! A smaller version is simple too! One orange sheet of felt is about 25 cents!
Pumpkin Stamping
Directions: Cut a mini pumpkin in half. Discover the seeds inside and discuss the parts of the pumpkin (seeds, stem, etc). Squirt some orange (or red mixed with yellow!) paint onto a paper plate. Invite your child to use the pumpkin half as a stamp on a separate piece of paper.
***Note: please reserve some seeds (at least 10) for another activity on Friday. Set the seeds aside and allow them to dry.***
Ee Elephant Snack*---Teaching prepositions
Directions: print file. Lay out snack mat. Find all the elephants in your animal crackers. Discuss that elephant starts with the letter E. Ask your child to place the elephant in different locations in relationship to the circus tent.
Example: "Let's play a listening game. Can you put the elephant next to the tent? Can you put the elephant on top of the tent? How silly! Can you put the elephant under the tent? Wow!"
Other phrases to teach and ask the child to demonstrate:
above, below, beneath, inside of, outside of, in front of, etc. Try not to use gestures in order to see if the child can locate where the animal is supposed to go independently. If they are struggling, point where the elephant goes in order to teach the vocabulary term. (This may seem like a super basic skill, but it is taught in kindergarten!)
above, below, beneath, inside of, outside of, in front of, etc. Try not to use gestures in order to see if the child can locate where the animal is supposed to go independently. If they are struggling, point where the elephant goes in order to teach the vocabulary term. (This may seem like a super basic skill, but it is taught in kindergarten!)
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(Ack! My bag of animal crackers didn't have any elephants! Let's just pretend those are elephants, ok?)
Orange Coloring Page*
Directions: print file. Color the crayon orange (using crayon, marker, paint, etc) Older children can trace and discuss the letters in the word "orange". Hang paper on the fridge for future reference. Search for orange things throughout the day! :)
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Sorting Mat*
Directions: print file. Cut along the dotted lines to cut apart the colored elephants on page 2. Mix up the elephant pieces. Invite the child to sort the colored elephants onto the corresponding color of elephant from page 1. Discuss the colors and that elephant begins with the letter E. For older children, you can hide the elephants around the house for them to find and race around to sort! :)
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Directions: print file. Cut along the dotted lines to cut apart the colored elephants on page 2. Mix up the elephant pieces. Invite the child to sort the colored elephants onto the corresponding color of elephant from page 1. Discuss the colors and that elephant begins with the letter E. For older children, you can hide the elephants around the house for them to find and race around to sort! :)
Leaf Rubbings:
Directions: Find leaves outside (or use fake leaves from a craft store!). Allow the child to feel the texture of the leaves and explore them. Then, place the leaves under a piece of paper and rub over the paper with a crayon. Ta-da! Talk about and describe different shapes and colors of leaves. Discuss that leaves fall from trees and that the season is fall. (Here in Texas, we still have green leaves! But I can pretend it's fall, right?)
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Directions: Find leaves outside (or use fake leaves from a craft store!). Allow the child to feel the texture of the leaves and explore them. Then, place the leaves under a piece of paper and rub over the paper with a crayon. Ta-da! Talk about and describe different shapes and colors of leaves. Discuss that leaves fall from trees and that the season is fall. (Here in Texas, we still have green leaves! But I can pretend it's fall, right?)
Ee Letter Recognition*
Directions: print file. Allow children to find the letters Ee on the sheet. (use bingo stampers, crayons, stickers, etc).
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Pumpkin Seed Counting*
Directions: print file. Use the reserved pumpkin seeds (from Tuesday's lesson) for today's activity. If they want, the child can color the pumpkins. Glue down the corresponding amount of seeds onto each pumpkin. "This says 'two seeds'. Let's count out two seeds and glue them down onto the pumpkin."
Directions: print file. Use the reserved pumpkin seeds (from Tuesday's lesson) for today's activity. If they want, the child can color the pumpkins. Glue down the corresponding amount of seeds onto each pumpkin. "This says 'two seeds'. Let's count out two seeds and glue them down onto the pumpkin."
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