'A' Lesson

Flash cards for the day

Apple

Asparagus

Ant

Art

Animal

Alligator

I make a few extra blank ones just in case I forgot something. When I am

done with them I put them in separate bags labeled. (food, animals,

outdoors, colors, feelings,toys) I also tape them to their item (Bed flash

card to the bed, bath on the bathtub etc.) That way they can be seen or

used everyday.

Food

Apple

Asparagus

Apple sauce

Coloring sheets and crafts

Airplane coloring sheet

Animal (wild) coloring page

Animal (ocean) coloring page

Animal (farm) coloring page

Ant coloring page

Apple coloring page

Animal day

Lesson- What colors are the animals? How many

legs they have? What do they eat? Which animal is bigger

and smaller? It can be dessert, rain forest, Arctic etc. Animal

coloring sheets that show spelling, tracer page that says all the

different animals. Sing old MacDonald had a farm. You can do

this day with Pets, African Animals, Arctic Animals etc

Special event- Go to the zoo, centennial farm is free, reptile stores,

pet store, La Habra children's museum has a animal room.

Craft- Brown paper bag animal puppets.

Game- name that animal , take turns making animal noises and

the other person says what animal you were being. Another

version is using books or flash cards show the flash card and

make the noise or make the noise and find the flash card.

Books- I like to use what I have so check your book shelve

first. Here is a list for the Library... My big Animal book, Big

Board first 100 Animals, Leap Frog Tag Junior Book: ABC

Animal Orchestra

Art day

Lesson- Use crayons to do math and counting. Use paint to explore

color make your own colors. Use different pain brushes and

talk about which ones are bigger and smaller. If you have two different

size crayons (Jumbo and regular) use them to do patterns. Make a

pattern first (two small crayons one big crayon) and them ask them to

finish with all the crayons.

Craft- Painting, drawing, chalk art, canvas painting, clay, apple print

painting (cut an apple in half and make prints with it). How to make

different colors (use a color wheel) What happens when you add white

to your paint?

Special activity- Art Museum, The Getty has a great children's

program. Family paint day, get the whole family to do a painting

together.

Book- I like to use what I have so check your book shelve

first. Here is a list for the Library... The jumbo book of Art, Using

color in your Art, Vincent VanGogh. Sunflowers & Swirly stars,

the art book for Children.

Other activities for A day

I spy A's- Go around your house and see what A's you

can find, maybe tapping A's that you make around the

house would help. Ex- shampoo bottles in bathroom,

food in kitchen,books in kids rooms, street signs out side.

Dig for A's- Painted A's on rocks are perfect for digging up

in the sand! Treasure maps would be fun for older kids.

Adventure- In true Dora fashion have an adventure. Over

the couch, under the table threw the kitchen to animal farm

(this works best if you have stuffed animals). Be creative and

leave a lot to the imagination.

Ant walk- Go for a walk and search for ants. Bring your ant flash card.