Story Book for September 11, 2009

Our story book for September 11th was Dog's ABC: A Silly Story about the Alphabet. Dog's adventures for the day take him through the alphabet.

Art Activity: Race Cars

For this activity the children first decorated a race car pattern with markers. Next, they glued wheels onto their race car. After the car was finished the teachers placed a picture of each child in their car to make it look like they were driving the race car.

Story Book for September 10, 2009

Our story book for September 10th was The Racecar Alphabet by Brian Floca. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by illustration paying tribute to the sport of auto racing.

Health and Safety Activity: Scissor Safety

For this activity we let the children practice using scissors safely. They practiced walking with the scissors, passing the scissors to a friend, and how to hold them when cutting.

Art Activity: Name Necklaces

We gave the children alphabet beads and other decorative beads to use to make necklaces. Some children spelled their names with the alphabet beads while others just made a colorful necklace.

Story Book for September 9, 2009

Our story book for September 9th was The Letters are Lost by Lisa Campbell Ernst. A group of letter blocks are missing from their box. The reader has to discover where each letter has gone.

Story Book for September 8, 2009

Our story book for September 8th was The Hold by the Apple Tree by Nancy Polette. A group of children go on an imaginary adventure through the alphabet.

Art Activity: Rocket Ships

The children made rocket ships on this day. They were given a colored rocket to color with markers, crayons, and colored pencils. After they finished decorating their rocket, the teachers inserted a photo of each child inside their rocket.

Story Book for September 4, 2009

Our story book for September 4th was Touchdown Mars! by Peggy Wethered. An alphabet book that introduces the concepts of outer space.

Story Book for September 3, 2009

Our story book for September 3rd was The Z Was Zapped! by Chris Van Allsburg. The letters of the alphabet are putting on a play. Each letter performs an act in the play.

Art Activity: Alphabet Sponge Painting

For this activity we gave the children tempra paint and letter shaped sponges. The children used the sponges to paint with and to make prints of the letters.

Art Activity: Treasure Boxes

We gave the children plain white boxes to decorate for this activity. The children first painted their boxes and then sprinkled glitter over their box. A nice little box to keep treasures.

Story Book for September 2, 2009

Our story book for September 2nd was Kipper's A to Z: An Alphabet Adventure by Mick Inkpen. Kipper and his friend Arnold are on a quest to find something that begins with every letter of the alphabet.

Story Book for September 1, 2009

Our story book for September 1st was ABC I Like Me by Nancy Carlson. This alphabet book lists 26 ways for children to feel good about themselves.

Science Activity: Magnets and Sand

For this activity we buried an assortment of items in a container of sand. The children used magnetic wands to sift through the sand to find the items that were metallic.

Math Activity: Letter Patterns

For this activity the teachers used paper letters to create patterns. The children had to help complete the patterns, or create their own pattern.

Art Activity: Lacing Letters

We gave each child a paper letter with holes punched in it. The children used yarn to lace through the holes of the letter.

Story Book for August 28, 2009

Our story book for August 28th was Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming. A mouse is busy working on each letter of the alphabet. He airbrushes the A, Buttons the B, and so on...

Language Activity: Letter Blocks

For this activity the children used alphabet blocks to make words. They matched the letter blocks to the letters on the papers to spell words like hat, dog, cat, and pig.

Art Activity: Name Rubbings

We placed each child's name on the table and then covered the table with a large sheet of paper. The children used crayons to rub across the paper to reveal the letters to their names.