"J" is for "Jellyfish"

The children are making an alphabet book to take home at the end of the year. Most of my ideas for these pages come from http://www.notimeforflashcards.com , but the "J" idea just didn't work. She used jellybeans. And while jellybeans are great, they won't last until the end of the year for a book, and I can't laminate them.

So, here is what I came up with:







I made an example of one and hung it near our art area. This gave the children an idea of what order to glue things in. Although, I would not have been crushed if some did it a different way. I just the "j" and the jellyfish shape out for them. Then, I gave each child some glue, the shapes, a piece of paper on two eyes. They did the rest.

"F" is for "Friday" and "Faces"

Easy art. Print out some faces and glue them on. A great way to introduce "F".

Igloos

To finish off our science theme of winter and ice, we made "igloos" in class.

Items needed:

paper cups (used upside down with a hole cut in for the door)
frosting
sugar cubes
paper plates and plastic knives

We put these in the freezer after we are finished. The look so cute when they are frozen and it discourages the kids from tasting their masterpiece!!

"W"

On every first and third Monday of the month, my class talks about a letter. Yesterday, we worked on "W." Here is what we did:

First Circle Time:

Introduce the letter with a picture of the letter (I found great letter posters at Lakeshore)

Talk about its sound

Talk about words that begin with "W": Watermelon, Water, When, What, Wonder, Wink, etc.

I draw a "W" while the children observe. Then, we pass the crayon around while each child makes an effort to draw one too. It doesn't really matter whether the child writes the correctly or not. I like the idea of getting a writing utensil in their little hands, and the thought process of trying to copy what I have drawn.

Later in the day we work on a "W" craft project. I found this idea at www.notimeforflashcards.com (http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/category/letter-w). Our version is pictured above.

I save these letters each month, and they will be compiled into a alphabet book for the children at the end of the school year.