President David O. McKay (1873–1970): “[The] ability and willingness properly to rear children, the gift to love, and eagerness … to express it in soul development, make motherhood the noblest office or calling in the world. She who can paint a masterpiece or write a book that will influence millions deserves the admiration and the plaudits of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters, whose influence will be felt through generations to come, … deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God”

Monday, October 26, 2009

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!

Monday, October 19, 2009

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

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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

Sunday, October 4, 2009

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)