Thursday, June 13, 2024

Theme: Forest Animals

Purpose - To introduce and learn new words about common neighborhood and forest animals

PR: N/A

Reason theme was chosen: Outdoor adventures fits in to 2024 SLP theme

Suggested books
Exploring the Great Outdoors by Mercer Mayer
I'm a Frog by Mo Millems
Five Speckled Frogs (movable board book) illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang
Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi
Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert
What about Worms!? by Ryan Higgins

New words introduced
Pretend/pretending

Songs and Fingerplays


Two Little Bluebirds

Two little bluebirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill
Come back Jack, come back Jill

Two little bluebirds sitting on a stick
One named slow and one named quick
Fly away slow, fly away quick
Come back slow, come back quick

Two little bluebirds sitting on a cup
One named down and one named up
Fly away down, fly away up
Come back down, come back up

Two little bluebirds sitting on a cloud
One named quiet and one named loud
Fly away quiet, fly away loud
Come back quiet, come back loud

Two little bluebirds sitting on a lily
One named serious and one named silly
Fly away serious, fly away silly
Come back serious, come back silly


The Green Grass Grew All Around

… Oh in the woods there was a tree
The prettiest tree
You ever did see
And the tree was in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around

… And on that tree
There was a branch
The prettiest branch
That you ever did see
And the branch was on the tree
And the tree in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around

… And on that branch
There was a nest
The prettiest nest
That you ever did see
And the nest was on the branch
And the branch was on the branch
And the branch was on the tree
And the tree was in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around

… And in that nest
There was an egg
The prettiest egg
That you ever did see
And the egg was in the nest
And the nest was on the branch
And the branch was on the tree
And the tree was in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around

… And in that egg
There was a bird
The prettiest bird
That you ever did see
And the bird was in the egg
And the egg was in the nest
And the nest was on the branch
And the branch was on the branch
And the branch was on the tree
And the tree was in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around

Activities

Art - Make animal masks
Supplies: Markers, crayons, scissors, tape, craft sticks, animal mask patterns
  



Thursday, June 6, 2024

Theme: Cowboys

Purpose: To describe cowboys and what they might do.

PR: N/A

Reason theme was chosen: Introduction to our 2024 Reading Program theme

Suggested Books

Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
Ruckus on the Ranch by Harriet Ziefert

Activity

Going on a Bear Hunt (with shaky eggs) by Helen Oxenbury
     (This is part of the Adventure theme with SLP.)

Go on a pretend horse ride. 
Ask children where they want to go.
-- Pack backpack/supplies
-- Get horse ready
-- Gallop
-- See a snake
-- Wait out a thunderstorm
-- Turn a sharp corner
-- Horse sees the barn on the way back and runs to it.
-- Horse aftercare:  Hose, brush, fly spray, hugs!

Craft


Paper sandwich bag backpacks

Supplies needed: Pre-cut construction paper flaps and pockets, buttons (or button stickers, cutouts), small strap for front, larger strip for back handle, crayons, scissors, glue, markers, extra stickers, etc.