Ms. Shelly’s Classroom News
October 5th-8th
Bible Theme: Jacob & Rachel Have a Baby (Genesis 30:22-24)
Letter of the Week: Ff
Sweet of the Week: Abraham
Upcoming Events
Pancakes & Pajamas-A Reader's Theater on Saturday, October 9th at 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
**We are performing at 8:15 a.m.---please be ready to go at 8:00 a.m.**
**Please let me know as soon as possible if you can attend!!!**
Circle Time Activities
List Ff words on the chalkboard, make the letter sound together, make Ff's with HWT sticks, Calendar, Weather, Question of the Day,
"Five Green and Speckled Frogs"--practice for Pancakes & Pajamas, Show & Tell on Thursday/Friday, songs and stories
Jesus Time Activities
Introduce theme for this week—Jacob and Rachel Have a Baby, share the Bible story, sing Jesus songs and pray together
Projects We Will Work On This Week
Writing Practice--upper and lowercase Ff's and first names, Make Ff Books, Friendship Paintings, Friendship Bracelets
Centers
Sensory: Frogs in sand
Easel: Painting with Flowers for Paintbrushes
Dramatic Play: Housekeeping
Language: Ff books, Alphabet center working with Ff picture cards, magnet alphabet letters, dry erase board with markers, upper and lowercase alphabet cards, HWT sticks, chalkboards, phonics activities, alphabet matching puzzles, alphabet letter matching game
Block: Wooden and foam blocks, farm blocks, bristle blocks, cars, people, animals, books, paper and colored pencils
Art: Stencils, papers, scissors, markers, crayons, colored pencils, glue sticks, tape, dot markers and other art supplies for the children to be creative with
Writing: Paper, pencils, thin markers, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, tape, alphabet stamps and stamp pads, stickers, alphabet tracing books, notecards, name tracers and alphabet stencils
Fine Motor: Puzzles, tweezer game, playdoh with alphabet and shape cookie cutters and shoe tying practice
Math & Science: Math: magnetic shapes, fish counting game, patterning activity, Fall patterning activity. Science: Animal skins matching game, potato heads, food groups
We will have Show & Tell on Thursday & Friday this week…Please help your child find something to share that begins with the letter Ff!! Feel free to contact me with any questions!!
Have a great week!!!
Ms. Shelly:)