Taking a Break

I will be leaving out of town for two months next week. I will be taking a break from planning weekly letters. I will start back up after the holidays. My goal is to still review all the letters we've done so far and to do one craft project a week. That shouldn't be too difficult!

October 19-23

Letter of the Week: G
Color of the week: Brown
Word Flashcards:garden, goose, gorilla, goat, goodnight, giving, grandfather, grass, grizzly
Nursery Rhyme: Grandma's Spectacles

Library Books:
Giving by Shirley Hughes
Good Night by Claire Masurel & Marie H. Henry
The Golden Goose retold by Uri Shulevitz
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown


Circle Time with Mommy:
Primary Song: I thank thee, dear Father
Scripture: Ephesians 5:20
Word of the week: Gratitude
Weather Wheel
Calendar

Monday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts: Introduce Letter G and sound
Nursery Rhyme
Word Flashcards
Library Book
*Review Last weeks letter

Tuesday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:Letter G, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Word Flashcards
Library Book

Math: Greater Than (which things are bigger than others)


Wednesday:
Circle Time
Language Arts: Letter G, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Word Flashcards
Library Book

Science: grass (color, where does it grow, what does it need?)

Thursday:
Circle Time:
Language Arts: Letter G, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Word Flashcards
Library Book

Art: Giraffe

Friday:
Circle Time:
Language Arts: Letter G, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Word Flashcards
Library Book
Social Studies: Gardeners (what do they do? Where do they live? What do they use and wear?)

Color G Worksheet

October 12-16

Letter of The week : F
Color of the Week: Red
Word Flashcards: feather, fish, foot, funny, fairy, forest, fire, farm, flag
Nursery Rhyme: Fiddle Dee Dee

Library Books:
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Forest by Laura Godwin
Feathers Like a Rainbow by Flora
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Down on the Funny Farm by P.E. King
The Firebird retold by Selina Hastings
The Biggest Fish by Sheila Keenan
Fritzi Fox Flew in From Florida by Leah Komaiko

Circle Time with Mommy:
Primary Song: Families can be together forever #188
Scripture: Alma 37:25
Word of the week: Faith
Weather Wheel
Calendar

Monday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts: Introduce Letter F and sound
Nursery Rhyme:
Library Book
Word Flashcards
What begins with F??

*Family Tree Project (make a tree truck from brown construction paper, add leaves with each person's name and add to the tree)

Tuesday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts: Letter F, sound and Write
Nursery Rhyme:
Library Book
Word Flashcards
Math: Fractions (this might be a little advanced, but simplify it by making a pizza out of construction paper and cut it in half and then fourths.)

Wednesday:
Circle Time
Language arts:
Letter F, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Library Book
Word Flashcards

Science: feathers (where do they come from? Different colors? Light or Heavy?)


Thursday:
Circle Time
Language Arts:
Letter F, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Library Book
Word Flashcards

Art: Fish Paper Plate

Friday:
Circle Time
Language Arts:
Letter F, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Library Book
Word Flashcards

Social Studies: Fire Fighters (what do they do? What do they wear?)

Color Hunt Red

Color F Worksheet

October 5th-9th

This is a review Week. We will review letters A-E, doing one letter each day.

Letters of the week: A,B,C,D,and E
Colors of the week: green, orange, purple, yellow and blue
Nursery Rhyme: We will do a different one each day
Word Flashcards: Just review the words for each letter of the day.

Library Books: Take your pick, you can get all new ones or read books from previous weeks (which is what I will be doing)

Circle Time with Mommy
Primary Song: Each day we will review the song for each letter
Scripture: Same with each scripture
Word of the week:
Weather Wheel
Calendar

Monday:
Circle Time:Primary Song: Stand for the Right #159
Scripture: D&C 18:42

Language Arts: Letter A, sound and Write
Nursery Rhyme: All around the Mulberry Bush
Library Book
Discuss things that begin with Letter A
Do A worksheet

Tuesday:
Circle Time: Primary Song: In the leafy treetops #240
Scripture: Genesis 1:12
Language Arts:
Letter B, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme: Birds of a feather
Library Book
Discuss things that begin with letter B
Do B Worksheet
Art: (switched art to Tuesday this week) Hand print butterfly

Wednesday:
Circle Time: Primary Song: Our Primary Colors #258
Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6
Language Arts:
Letter C, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme: Cobbler Cobbler mend my shoe
Library Book
Discuss things that begin with letter C
Do C Worksheet
Science: Caterpillars

Thursday:
Circle Time: Primary Song: Go the second mile #167
Scripture: 3 Nephi 12:41
Language Arts:
Letter D, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme: Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Library Book
Discuss things beginning with letter D
Do D Worksheet
Math: We have a set of Dominoes so I will play with those and practice counting the dots.

Friday:
Circle Time: Primary Song: I am like a star #163
Scripture: Matthew 5:16
Language Arts:
Letter E, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme: Eency Weency spider
Library Book
Discuss things that begin with letter E
DO E Worksheet

*Review all colors from previous weeks (go on a color hunt, paint with all the different colors or simply just review them by looking at them)

September 28-October 2

Letter of the Week: E
Color: Blue
Nursery Rhyme: Eencey Weencey Spider
Word Flashcards: egg, elephant, engine, empty, emperor, elves

Library Books:
The Elves and the Shoemaker (Fairy Tale)
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Emma's Eggs by Margriet Ruurs
Eggday by Joyce Dunbar
The Empty Pot by Demi

Circle Time with mommy:
Primary Song: "I am like a star" pg 163
Scripture: Matthew 5:16
Word of the Week: Example
Weather Wheel
Calendar

Monday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
*Introduce letter E and sound
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library Book
*Song "An Elephant goes like this..." (elephant finger puppet)
*Word Flashcards

Tuesday:
Circle Time
Language Arts:
*Letter E, sound and write
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library Book
*Word Flashcards
Math:
*Estimate (fill up a container with something and guess how much is in there)

Wednesday:
Circle Time
Language Arts:
*Letter E, sound and write
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library book
*Word Flashcards
Science:
*Eggs (discuss what is inside, where do they come from? Break one open...)

Thursday:
Circle Time
Language Arts:
*Letter E, sound and write
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library book
*Word Flashcards
Art:
*Decorate and egg (Cut out an egg shape from construction paper and decorate with stickers and glitter glue)

Friday:
Circle Time
Language Arts:
*Letter E, sound and write
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library Book
*word flashcards

Color Hunt: Blue

Color E Page

September 21-25

Letter of the Week: D
Color:Yellow
Nursery Rhyme: Dickery, Dickery, Dare
Word Flashcards: duck, dolphin, dentist, dog, disappear, dance, dinosaur

Library Books:
One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root
Ducks Disappearing by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman Duncan
the Dancing Duck by Syd Hoff
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Dominic by William Steig

Circle Time with Mommy:
Primary song: Go the Second Mile #167
scripture: 3 Nephi 12:41
Word of the Week: Dependability
Weather Wheel
Calendar


Monday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
*Introduce Letter D and Sound
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library Book
*Song: Five little Ducks
*Word flashcards

Tuesday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
*Letter D and sound, practice writing
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library Book
*Word Flashcards
Math: Dozen=12

Wednesday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
*Letter D, sound and write
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library Book
*Word Flashcards
Science: Dinosaurs

Thursday:
Circle Time with mommy
Language Arts:
*Letter D, sound and write
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library Book
*Word Flashcards
Social Studies: Dentists and Doctors (play pretend, or show pictures and talk about)
Art: Duck Paper Plate

Friday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
*Review Letters A, B, C, D (sounds and write)
*Nursery Rhyme
*Library book
*Word Flashcards
Color Hunt: Yellow

Color D page

September 14-18

Letter of the Week : C
Color: Purple
Nursery Ryhme: Cobbler Mend my Shoe
Word Flashcards: caboose, caterpillar, clown, clock, castle, cow, cap, crocodile


Library books:
The Berenstains' C Book(C is for Clown)
The Usborne Book of Castle Tales
Calico Cows by Arlene Dubanevich
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Clickety Clack by Rob and Amy Spence
The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet
Cars! Cars! Cars! by Grace Maccarone


Circle Time with Mommy:
Primary Song: Our Primary Colors pg#258 (I think)
Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6
Word of the week: Courage
Weather Wheel
Color
Calendar

Monday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
Introduce Letter C and sound
Nursery Rhyme (just read aloud)
Library Book
Word Flashcards


Tuesday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
Review letter C and sound. Practice writing
Nursery Rhyme, read aloud and discuss
Library books
Word Flashcards
Math:
Classify- toys by color, shape or size


Wednesday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
Review Letter C, sound and practice writing
Nursery Rhyme
Library Book
Word Flashcards
Science: Discover clouds

Thursday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
Review letter C, sound and write
Nursery Rhyme
Library Book
Word Flashcards
Social Studies: Castles (show pictures, talk about who lives there, build a castle with blocks)
Art: Make clouds (blue construction paper with cotton balls glued on)

Friday:
Circle Time with Mommy
Language Arts:
Review Letter C, sound and write
Review letters A and B and sounds
Nursery Rhyme
Library Book
Word flashcards

Go on a color hunt: Purple
Color C picture

Week of September 7-11

Last week went fabulous! It's amazing how much kids can learn in just a short amount of time. It makes me sad that I have wasted so much time. Carly can now successfully write the letter A (upper and lower case) It is great to see the excitement in her face!

Letter of the Week: B
Color: Orange
Nursery Rhyme: Baa Baa Black Sheep
Word Flashcards: banana, balloon, butterfly, book, ballerina, baseball, bear, bicycle, bird
(I just make my own flashcards and draw or print off a picture of whatever word is on the card)

Library Books:
Berenstain Bears B Book
The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr
The baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Masse
The little Ballerina by Katherine Ross
B is for Books! by Annie Cobb
The Lamb and the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey


Circle Time with Mommy:
Primary Song: In the Leafy Treetops #240
Scripture: Genesis 1:12
Word of the week: Beautiful (world)
Weather Wheel
Calendar
Color of the Week

Monday:

*Circle Time with Mommy
*Language arts
-Introduce letter B and sound
-Nursery Rhyme (just read today)
"two little Blackbirds"
-Library Book- let her choose a book to read
-Word flash cards

Tuesday:

*Circle Time
*Language Arts
-Letter B and sound, practice writing
-Nursery Rhyme
- "two little Blackbirds"
-Library book
-Word Flashcards
*Math
- What comes Before?
(ask questions like "what number comes before 2?)

Wednesday:

*Circle Time
*Language Arts
-Letter B and sound, write
-Nursery Rhyme
-"Two little blackbirds"
-Library Book
-Word Flashcards
*Science
-Bubbles and Balloons (find time throughout the day to play with bubbles and balloons)

Thursday:

*Circle Time
*Language Arts
-Letter B and sound, write
-Nursery Rhyme
-"Two little Blackbirds"
-Library Book
-word flashcards
*Art
-Blackbird Puppet (scroll down to the bottom, The jack and Jill blackbird puppets)
Friday:

*Circle Time
*Language Arts
-Letter B, sound and write
-Nursery Rhyme
-"Two little Blackbirds"
-library Book
-Word flashcards

*Go on a color hunt around the house
*Color B page

Week One August 31- Sept. 4

Here are my plans for the first week.

Letter of The Week : A
Color: Green

Library Books: Ten Apples up on Top by Dr. Seuss
Alligator Shoes by Arthur Dorros
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

Circle Time with Mommy
Primary Song: Stand For the Right #159
Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 18:42
Word of the Week: Accountable
Weather Wheel
Color of the Week

Monday:
*Circle Time with Mommy
*Language Arts
*Introduce Letter A (I made my own flashcards) and Sound.
*Have You ever Seen an Apple? (Song I found on internet but can't find the link)
*Library Book read (I let her choose one of the books we got from the library)
-I read it and then at the end ask her questions or discuss what it was about.
*Song: The Ants go Marching.

Tuesday:
*Circle Time with Mommy
*Langauge arts
*Review Letter and Sound. This day I have her practice writing it.
*Repeat: Have you ever seen an Apple?
*Library Book time (again, let her choose even if it's the same one)
*Math
*Addition- My daughter is only 3 so I keep it simple by adding blocks or other toys that we have.


Wednesday:
*Circle Time with Mommy
*Language Arts
*Review Letter, Sound and Write
*Library Book
*Science
*Discover Ants and Green grass (although our grass is brown right now)



Thursday:
*Circle Time*
*Langauge Arts
*Review Letter, Sound and Write
*Library Book

*Social Studies
*Astronauts (my daughter is only 3 so I keep it simple. I check out a book from the library with lots of pictures and let her ask questions)

*Art
*Alligator Puppet

Friday:
*Circle Time
*Language Arts
*Review Letter, Sound and Write

*COLOR HUNT* (search for things around the house that are the color of the week)

*Color "A" picture

My first post

I am feeling excited! I have wanted to start doing pre-school with my daughter for a long time but it always ended up in failure. I found myself getting frustrated due to the fact I was trying to incorporate too many subjects and activities. It was overwhelming.
I think now I have figured out an easy, simple and fun way to do pre-school with my daughter that we can both enjoy! My Sister-in-law homeschools her three boys and is a great example of how to teach from home. Now, I don't know what the future will bring and I may or may not homeschool my daughter but I can't escape that fact that I am her mother and I am responsible for her learning and growth and when the time comes for her to begin school (whether from home or not) I want her to be prepared academically and spiritually. I am doing a blog about it for my own record and so I can stay organized (and so I can be held accountable if I start to slack off)
Wish me luck!