Q & R

 Learning to write the letter Qq on the chalkboard...

 Coloring & Handwriting: Coloring a Quilt & writing Qq's...

 Making "Quilts" with our peg boards...

Our SNACK!!! Very impressive! Her mom made Breadstick LETTER Q's! It was adorable...

and tasty!

 Arts & Crafts: Made Queen Puppets!

The letter R

Outdoor Activity: 

Rabbit Races!

 Coloring & Handwriting: Rabbits & writing the letter Rr's...

 Arts & Crafts: Making Rockets!

 Ready for BLAST OFF!!!

LOVE

We made "Magic Valentine Wands" today for our week of LOVE...

We used them for Music Time today!:)

Coloring Valentines for someone special!

Don't forget!

Our Valentine's party is on MONDAY, FEB. 14th!!!

P for Popcorn!

Pigs & Popcorn & Pizza & Purple & Pink & Penguins!!!

Handwriting: Tracing a Pig/writing the letter Pp's...

game: Balance the "Pegs"...

and add more each round...

Tracing our arms/hands to make a "Popcorn tree"...

Gluing Popcorn on our Apricot trees...

I looked out the window and what did I see? 

Popcorn Popping on the Apricot tree!

Spring has brought me such a nice surprise, 

Blossoms popping right before my eyes!

I can take a handful and make a treat, 

A popcorn ball that would smell so sweet.

It wasn't really so, 

But it seemed to me.

Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree!

O is for Octopus

Music & Movement...the "Hokey Pokey"...

The kids loved this letter & kept commenting on how EASY it was to write. haha!

Handwriting & Coloring: Octopus

Obstacle Course:
Up the ladder, Over the bridge, down the slide & around some cones...

Arts & Crafts: Making Octopus from a paper bag!

Game: Pass the Octopus, while listening to music "Hot Potato Style"...

Showing off their Octopi :)

N is for Nests

We built our own NESTS this week, so we went outside to collect leaves & twigs...

and then glued them together, with some "Grass" to make nests!

Music & Movement: Singing songs while Marching!

Handwriting & Coloring: We practiced writing lowercase & uppercase Nn's & colored a bird's nest...

At Home Activity:
Talk about the different sounds that M & N make.

Sometimes they are hard to HEAR & help your child annunciate the sounds & think of words that start with each letter!

M is for Mittens

Our theme this week was focused around the letter "M"!

Coloring & Handwriting: Match the Mittens with the Kittens

Game: Follow the Leader

Music & Movement: Marching with Streamers

Music Time with Dice...

Quiet Ball: Focusing on hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills...

Cute little FISH!:)

Story Time:
I read the nursery rhyme, 3 Little Kittens who Lost their Mittens & they each got to take home their own puppet!

L is for LADYBUG

We enjoyed talked about the letter "L" this week!

Music Time with streamers: 

Coloring & Handwriting: Lollipops & uppercase & lowercase Ll's

Attempted class picture...you can't quite see everyone though...

Outdoor Activity: Playing in the "Leaves"

Language & Literacy: Story Time

Arts & Crafts:

This week we painted our very own LADYBUGS!

At Home Activity:

Practice writing uppercase and lowercase Ll's with your child and see if they can spot things around the house that begin with the "L" sound!