Favorite Book Day

Today is all about celebrating the wonderful power of books and the joy of reading. It's especially meant to help encourage a love of reading in children. The kids brought to school their favorite book. We read them and explained why they loved the book they chose.

  

You can click the link below to see which books we read today.

Discover Dinosaurs

Twinkle the Tooth Fairy

Gingerbread Man

On the first day of Kindergarten

Wonkey Donkey

Where do diggers sleep at night?

Don't dare Brush my hair

Herman the Worm

Song from The Learning Station

The City Mouse and The Country Mouse

After reading the story, the kids created their own city mouse and country mouse.

 We talked about the differences between a city and country.

 Next we cut out pictures that looked like the city and country.

Happy Easter

CRAFTS

Easter bunny, chick and lamb

Baby Chick

Easter bunny footprint

BOOKS
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick by Lucille Colandro

WORKSHEETS

3Dinosuars Easter Pack
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick Retelling Pack

SONGS

Hop Around

(tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

If you like the Easter Bunny, [hop around]. 

If you like the Easter Bunny, [hop around]

If you like the Easter Bunny

and you think he's very funny,

If you like the Easter Bunny, [hop around].

[twitch your nose]

[thump your feet]

[shake your tail]

I'm a Little Bunny

(tune: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little bunny (point to self)

See me hop (hop up and down)

Watch my ears go flippity flop (flip-flop hands like ears).

My tail is soft as cotton, look and see! (pretend to wag tail).

My nose wiggles, so wiggle with me! (wiggle nose).

VIDEOS

Happy St. Patricks Day

Rainbow Water Colors

 This was the perfect time to mix colors and see what they can make.

Leprechaun Bear

Leprechaun hats

 Larry the Leprechaun and his Pot of Gold

CRAFTS

Leprechaun hats

Leprechaun Bear

Pot O Gold

Larry the Leprechaun

Rainbow Handprint craft: I cut out a pot out of construction paper and punched yellow circles.  Paint the kids hands with each finger being a different color.  Put the handprint on the paper and let it dry. Then glue on the pot and gold.

BOOKS

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover by Lucille Colandro
The Night Before St. Patrick's Day by Natasha Wing

WORKSHEETS

The Autism Helper FREE Handout

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover by Simply Speech
St. Patrick's Day Learning Pack by 3Dinosaurs
St. Patrick's Day Pack by 3Dinosaurs
St. Patrick's Day Print & Play by RoyalBaloo

VIDEOS

Rainbow Song

St. Patrick's Day Song

Party Ideas

Green popcorn found at Skip To My Lou

Balloon Race

 Leprechaun Snack

 Leprechaun Trail