O is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta’s Basket: An orange

Song: Be my echo (6 syllables x 2) ocean and old; Over and oatmeal

Flannel Board: Ocean Friends

Five little ocean friends
On the ocean floor;
The starfish walks away
Now there are four.

Four little ocean friends
Living in the sea;
The crab slides away
Now there are three.

Three little ocean friends
Looking for a clue;
“Glub, glup,” said the lobster.
Now there are two.

Two little ocean friends
Not having much fun;
Off swam the sea horse
Now there is one.

One little octopus
Sad and all alone,
He swam away
Then there was only foam.

Book: Do not open this book (Muntean)

This was a fun story...but would probably work better one-on-one, instead of a group setting.

Song: Oval Hokey Pokey
Cut out enough ovals of two different colors so each child gets one of each. 

Put your red oval in, put your red oval out
Put your red oval in and you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!

2nd verse using the other color
3rd verse both colors

Nursery Rhyme: Hey diddle diddle

Book: Over in the Meadow (ills. by Jill McDonald; Sung by Susan Reed)

ABC Chant

Good bye Chant

Enrichment: Oval worksheet, ocean puppets, toss orange bean bags, string “o” cereal to make a necklace

A is for Asia

During our 2nd week this summer we visited Asia!  I've found the bringing in a globe to show the children where we are (Nebraska), where we visited last week, and where we are "traveling" today has been very helpful.

Welcome Song

Wesley and Henrietta

Henrietta’s basket:  Panda puppet

Flannel Board: Five Little Orangutans

I brought my baby orangutan puppet, Pip, to show the children before we did the flannel board (he is so cute!)

Five little orangutans and no more

One waddled off and then there were four.
Four little orangutans sleeping in a tree
One fell out and then there were three.
Three little orangutans said “What can we do?”
One ate some fruit and then there were two.
Two little orangutans playing in the sun.
One heard his mother hoot and then there was one.
One little orangutan left all alone.
He got up and ran right home.

Book:  Little Mist (McAllister and Fox-Davies)

Stand-up song:

Once There Was a Tiger

(Tune of Did You Ever See a Lassie?)

Oh once there was a tiger, a tiger, a tiger

Oh once there was a tiger
With black and orange stripes
He growled and growled
And growled and growled
Oh once there was a tiger
With black and orange stripes.

Additional verses: stalk; pounce; eat; sleep

Rhyme time song:

Rhyme:

Panda play. Panda Play.
Play all night. Play all day.
I love to tumble on the ground.
Over and over, round and round.

Announcements:

Book:  Peek! A Thai Hide-and-Seek (HO)

Stand up song:  Panda bear, panda bear turn around…

Book: How many baby pandas? (Markle)

Animal Good-byes

O is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta’s Basket: Octopus puppet

Song: Be my echo (6 syllables x 2) ocean and order; Over and oatmeal

Sign Language: Letter

Flannel Board:Five Little Ocean Friends

Five little ocean friends
On the ocean floor;
The starfish walks away
Now there are four.

Four little ocean friends
Living in the sea;
The crab slides away
Now there are three.

Three little ocean friends
Looking for a clue;
“Glub, glup,” said the lobster.
Now there are two.

Two little ocean friends
Not having much fun;
Off swam the sea horse
Now there is one.

One little octopus
Sad and all alone,
He swam away
Then there was only foam.

Book: Whoo goes there?

Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Nursery Rhyme/short poem: “Out goes”
Out goes the rat
Out goes the cat
Out goes the lady with a big orange hat!

Book: No trouble at all

ABC Chant

Good bye Chant

Enrichment: Make an Octopus (from http://www.first-school.ws/t/octopus3d.htm), O dot-to-dot, play with our ocean puppets