"I love YOU the ORANGEST"

Jonathan - I LOVE YOU the YELLOWEST!
I love you the color of a fireflies flickering light in the darkness.
I love you the color of a hopeful, sun-shower gently falling a spring sky, where the plants stretch out to reach.
The feathers of a chick.
The splash of sunshine.
The full moon as it shines above.

Katrina - I LOVE YOU the PINKEST!
I love you the color of a summer sky following a thunderous storm.
I love you the color of a gentle breeze through the trees as you walk through the forest.
The puffy circus candy.
The quiet laughter of a joy-filled smile.

Let's break for puzzles!

With all the learning going on here, it's hard to find the time for play! ;)

Playing the follow me where-ever I go game

Jonathan has fallen in love with this new game he made up that involves following him where ever he goes.... Katrina loves it too....

Puzzles...

Dancing

We found a Kid Tunes Radio on Dish Network and both Jonathan and Katrina both loved the music. He sang along and she clapped repeatedly to everything he did. They both shook their little booties! CUTE

Curriculum Example (Week TWO)

	Religion/Family Life	Mathematics	Reading/Vocabulary	Phonics/Handwriting	Science/Social Studies	Music/Art/Movement	Social Activity
M O N D A Y	SW: Discuss smart/good choices	SW: count to 20 using pictures and numbers. Complete Calendar, identifying todays date. NUMBER 8	SW: Review and retell story about a “the True Story of the Three Little Pigs”	SW: Review initial “a”, capital, lowercase, and the sounds made by the letter. Create a list of “a” words. Write “a”’s.	SW: Identify pictures of a pig, sounds a pig makes, pigs home and pig food.	SW: identify objects that are RED and SQUARE. Create a pig face using paper cut-outs and glue.	Newspaper week
T U E S D A Y	SW: Discuss smart/good choices	SW: count to 20 using pictures and numbers. Complete Calendar, identifying todays date.	SW: Review and retell story about a “Name Jar”, identify self by name and immediate family members.	SW: Review initial “j”, capital, lowercase, and the sounds made by the letter. Create a list of “j” words. Write “j”’s.	SW: Share toys appropriately, using words such as “please” and “thank-you”.	SW: Dance and sing along with familiar songs	Namesake Day Play-date
W E D N E S D A Y	SW: Discuss smart/good choices	SW: count to 20 using pictures and numbers. Complete Calendar, identifying todays date.	SW: Review and retell story of choice.	SW: Review initial “o”, capital, lowercase, and the sounds made by the letter. Create a list of “o” words. Write “o”’s.	SW: Identify a United States Map, naming the state, city and street of residence.	SW: engage in outdoor physical activity.	Read Across America Day
T H U R S DA Y	SW: Discuss smart/good choices	SW: count to 20 using pictures and numbers. Complete Calendar, identifying todays date.	SW: Review and retell story about the “National Anthem”.	SW: Review initial “n”, capital, lowercase, and the sounds made by the letter. Create a list of “n” words. Write “n”’s	SW: Identify pictures of a United States Monuments, Memorials and Symbols.	SW: Listen to the “Star Spangled Banner”	Grammar/ National Anthem Day Play with Ian, Samantha, Trevor and Chase
F R I D A Y	SW: Discuss smart/good choices and discuss Bibles story and identify times to pray.	SW: count to 20 using pictures and numbers. Complete Calendar, identifying todays date.	SW: Review and retell story a Bible Story of Choice.	SW: Review initial “b”, capital, lowercase, and the sounds made by the letter. Create a list of “b” words. Write “b”’s	SW: Introduce prayer before meals, at start of day and end of day.	SW: engage in free play with play-doh and cookie cutters.	Day of Prayer
S A T U R D A Y	SW: Discuss smart/good choices and identify times to pray.	SW: count to 20 using pictures and numbers. Complete Calendar, identifying todays date.	SW: Review and retell story “O’Rourke”.	SW: Review initial “m”, capital, lowercase, and the sounds made by the letter. Create a list of “m” words. Write “m”’s	SW: understand music as a form of communication, expression and fun! Create a musical instrument with a can and elastics.	SW: Dance and sing along with familiar songs and guitar play!	Music Month
S U N D A Y	SW: review good choices, and prayer.	SW: review numbers to 20, identifying each on a calendar as well as in print and be able to group objects by a given number.	SW: Review and retell story a of Choice.	SW: Review lettes in “JONATHAN”, attempting to write it successfully.	SW: Identify the traditional Sunday as a day or rest and relaxation.	SW: engage in family games “Ants in Pants” “Hi-HO Cheerio” and “Barrel of Monkeys”.	Family activity of choice…. Day of review…

The Cheerio kid!

SUPERBOWL!

Science Topics for Little Ones

Science - Stage 1 Books
Air is all Around You
Animals in Winter
Baby Whales Drink Milk
Big Tracks, Little Tracks
Bugs Are Insects
Dinosaurs Big & Small
Ducks Don't Get Wet
Fireflies in the Night
From Caterpillar to Butterfly
From Seed to Pumpkin
From Tadpole to Frog
How a Seed Grows
How Animal Babies Stay Safe
How Many Teeth?
My Five Senses
My Pet Hamster
A Nest Full of Eggs
POP! A Book About Bubbles
Sleep is For Everyone
Snow is Falling
Sounds All Around
Starfish
A Tree is a Plant
What Color is Camouflage?
What Lives in a Shell?
What Makes a Shadow?
What's Alive?
What's it Like to be a Fish?
Where Are the Night Animals?
Where Do Chicks Come From?
Stage 2 Books
Ant Cities
Archaeologists Dig for Clues
Be a Friend to Trees
Chirping Crickets
Day Light, Night Light
Dolphin Talk
Down Comes the Rain
A Drop of Blood
Earthquakes
Energy Makes Things Happen
Feel the Wind
Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll
Floating in Space
Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean
Germs Make Me Sick
Hear Your Heart
How Do Apples Grow?
How Do Birds Find Their Way?
How Mountains Are Made
The International Space Station
Let's Go Rock Collecting
Look Out for Turtles
Milk From Cow to Carton
Mission to Mars
My Visit to the Dinosaurs
Oil Spill!
Penguin Chick
The Planets in Our Solar System
Spinning Spiders
Sponges are Skeletons
The Sun, Our Nearest Star
Sunshine Makes the Seasons
Switch On, Switch Off
Tornado Alert
Volcanoes
What Happens to a Hamburger?
What is the World Made Of?
What Makes a Magnet?
What Makes Day & Night?
What the Moon is Like
What Will the Weather Be?
Where Does the Garbage Go?
Who Eats What?
Why do Leaves Change Color?
Why Frogs are Wet
Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup & Yawn
Wiggling Worms at Work
You're Aboard Spaceship Earth
Your Skin & Mine
Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats

"I know how to take pictures mom!"

Math time!

Vocabulary (and texts) for Little Ones

Lesson 1: Sight Words – Basic - (the, to, a, I, you, said, for, look, is, little, was, not, my, me, big, come, where, away, here, help, find, funny, go, we, and)
Lesson 2: Story 1 - Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Lesson 3: Story 2 - Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss
Lesson 4: Story 3 - We Look (Read with Dick and Jane)
Lesson 5: Sight Words – Colors (blue, yellow, white, gray, green, black, red, orange, brown, purple, gold, pink, silver)
Lesson 6: Story 4 - Rain by Robert Kalan
Lesson 7: Story 5 - Freight Train by Donald Crews
Lesson 8: Story 6 - I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Lesson 9: Story 7 - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
Lesson 10: Sight Words – Numbers (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, hundred, thousand, million)
Lesson 11: Story 8 - How Many Fish? by Caron Lee Cohen
Lesson 12: Story 9 - Bears on Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Lesson 13: Story 10 - Ten Apples Up on Top! by Theo. LeSieg
Lesson 14: Sight Words – Prepositions (across, around, over, through, under, in, out, down, between, on, by, from, at)
Lesson 15: Story 11 - Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Lesson 16: Story 12 - Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Lesson 17: Story 13 - Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Lesson 18: Sight Words – Opposites (left, right, morning, night, wet, dry, old, new, high, low, front, back, slow, quick, his, her, loose, tight, heavy, light, hot, cold, clean, dirty, few, many, hard, easy, awake, asleep, early, late)
Lesson 19: Story 14 - The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Lesson 20: Story 15 - Old Hat, New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Lesson 21: Story 16 - Piggies by Audrey & Don Wood
Lesson 22: Story 17 - Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Eastman
Lesson 23: Sight Words – Animals (duck, kitten, cricket, donkey, mouse, owl, butterfly, chicken, bird, horse, geese, rooster, monkey, puppy, spider, goat, sheep, mother, father, sister, brother)
Lesson 24: Story 18 - Biscuit Finds a Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Lesson 25: Story 19 - Quick, Quack, Quick! by Marsha Arnold
Lesson 26: Story 20 - Biscuit Wants to Play by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Lesson 27: Story 21 - Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Lesson 28: Story 22 - The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Lesson 29: Story 23 - Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
Lesson 30: Sight Words – Time (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, week, month, year, hour, minute, bedtime, hand, clock)
Lesson 31: Story 24 - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Lesson 32: Story 25 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Lesson 33: Story 26 - Sunshine, Moonshine by Jennifer Armstrong
Lesson 34: Story 27 - Milk and Cookies by Frank Asch
Lesson 35: Story 28 - Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Lesson 36: Story 29 - Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Lesson 37: Story 30 - Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale retold by Margaret Read MacDonald
Lesson 38 - Story 31 - Bumpety Bump! by Pat Hutchins
Lesson 39 - Scripture Story 1 - The Lord's Prayer - Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson 40 - Scripture Story 2 - The Wise Man and the Foolish Man - Matthew 7:24-27

Groundhog Day

What's Happening in Fabruary

• FEBRUARY 2011

1. Children’s Author Week
   
2. Freedom Day/Smile Day/ Groundhog Day
3. Sled Dog Day
4. Women in Sports Day
5. Cancer Day/Weatherperson’s Day/Bubble Gum
6. Superbowl/Ballet Day/Boy Scout Week /Jell-o Week
7. 
   
8. Read in the bathtub Day
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10. 
    
11. Darwin Day
12. Lincoln’s Birthday
13. Laughter Week
14. Chinese New Year/Valentine’s Day
15. Susan B Antony Day/ President’s Day
16. Mardi Gras/ Ash Wednesday
17. Pluto Day
18. Chocolate Mint Day
19. 
    
20. 
    
21. 
    
22. Washington’s Birthday
23. Pancake Day
24. Chili Day
25. 
    
26. Personal Chef Day
27. 
    
28. Tooth Fairy Day
    

• Leap Day Bake for family Month
• Library Lover’s Month
• Dental Health Month
• Youth Leadership Month
  

Phonics for Little Ones

Week 1: Sound /ck/ and the theme - clocks.
Week 2: Sound /ee/ and the theme - trees.
Week 3: Sound /sh/ and the theme - shells.
Week 4: Sound /ow/ and the theme - flowers.
Week 5: Sound /st/ and the theme - stamps.
Week 6: Sound /nd/ and the theme - band (music).
Week 7: Sound /fr/ and the theme - frogs.
Week 8: Sound /nt/ and the theme - printing.
Week 9: Sound /ay/ and the theme - days (of the week).
Week 10: Sound /ir/ and the theme - birds.
Week 11: Sound /c/ (soft) and the theme - circus.
Week 12: Sound /g/ (soft) the theme - giant.
Week 13: Sound /ff/ and the theme - giraffe.
Week 14: Sound /oo/ (long) and the theme - kangaroos.
Week 15: Sound /th/ and the theme - thunder.
Week 16: Sound /oy/ and the theme - toys.
Week 17: Sound /ph/ and the theme - telephone.
Week 18: Sound /aw/ and the theme - strawberries.
Week 19: Sound /oo/ (short) and the theme - books.
Week 20: Sound /ch/ and the theme - cheese.
Week 21: Sound /ar/ and the theme - farmer.
Week 22: Sound /wh/ and the theme - whales.
Week 23: Sound /ui/ and the theme - fruit.
Week 24: Sound /ng/ and the theme - singing.
Week 25: Sound /igh/ and the theme - light.
Week 26: Sound /ss/ and the theme - chess.
Week 27: Sound /oa/ and the theme - boats.
Week 28: Sound /ll/ and the theme - bells.
Week 29: Sound /ea/ and the theme - bread.
Week 30: Sound /wr/ and the theme - wrench (tools).
Week 31: Sound /dge/ and the theme - bridges.
Week 32: Sound /tch/ and the theme - matching.
Week 33: Sound /kn/ and the theme - knights.
Week 34: Sound /zz/ and the theme - jazz.
Week 35: Sound /rh/ and the theme - rhinocerous.
Week 36: Sound /sc/ and the theme - science.

She's a stand-er