We had such a blast learning about the animals at the pond and learning the sounds they make! This week we will begin our two week ocean theme! We will learn about the water, the animals, and the beach! This is also a great opportunity to work on sink and float!
Ocean Vocabulary:
Letter of the Week:
We finished ALL of our letters! We are going to review our letters, the letter sounds, and work on letter formation. We are also going to learn the song, "Where do you start your letters?" It is part of the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum that we use for letter formation and handwriting. (Mat Man is also part of this curriculum!) This curriculum utilizes common language for capitol letter formation utilizing little line, big line, little curve, and big curve in order to make all letters of the alphabet.
Shape Song of the Week:
Shape in the Sea
Ocean Books:
Ocean Songs:
Down in the Deep Blue Sea
Open Shut Them
10 Little Fishies
Baby Beluga
A Sailor Went to Sea
Over the Deep Blue Sea
Baby Shark
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
The Goldfish Song
10 Sailboats
Ocean Vocabulary:
- Submarine
- Boat
- Shark
- Fish
- Dolphin
- Whale
- Sea Turtle
- Crab
- Jellyfish
- Octopus
- Starfish
- Sand
- Beach
- Swim
Letter of the Week:
We finished ALL of our letters! We are going to review our letters, the letter sounds, and work on letter formation. We are also going to learn the song, "Where do you start your letters?" It is part of the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum that we use for letter formation and handwriting. (Mat Man is also part of this curriculum!) This curriculum utilizes common language for capitol letter formation utilizing little line, big line, little curve, and big curve in order to make all letters of the alphabet.
Shape Song of the Week:
Shape in the Sea
Ocean Books:
- The Bravest Fish Saves the Day by Matt Buckingham
- Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz
- The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark by Deborah Diesen
- Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins
- Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway
- Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
- A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Jessica Law
- The Ocean by Katalina Page
- Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins
Ocean Songs:
Down in the Deep Blue Sea
Open Shut Them
10 Little Fishies
Baby Beluga
A Sailor Went to Sea
Over the Deep Blue Sea
Baby Shark
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
The Goldfish Song
10 Sailboats