Jolly Jingles & JOY

Theme:  Letter "J"
We practiced making the letter "J" sound.  We thought of some things that begin with "J".  I thought it was awesome that when we talked about "jeep" one of the boys said, "That is the letter "G", not "J".'
And, it does sound that way.  Then we thought of other "J" words that might sound like "G", but we couldn't think of any.  We know that "G" sometimes makes the "J" sound, but I think "J" always says its own sound.

Choosing Time:  Jigsaw puzzles, jingle bell bracelets, jumping, marbleworks...

Questions of the week:

• Do you like Jello?
• Do you like to jump?  (I'm so excited.  I put the word, jump, on the board and they had to figure it out in order to answer the question.  And, they did :)
• Do you like Jelly Beans?

 Books:




Snacks:

• "J" shaped Candy Canes & Pretzel Sticks (which we had a lot of fun using them to form letters with)
• Jello Popcorn & licorice "J's" 
• Apple Slices & Cheese Sticks

Music & Movement:

• Jingle Bells
• Jack-in-the-Box 
• A Shepherd's Carol
• Jumping Jacks
• Jumping
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Art:

• Santa's Beard Trimming Advent Calendars
• Baby Jaguars (some of the kiddos named theirs....ask them...some of them were really clever)
• Baby Jesus 
• Nativity Coloring Page

Reading:  jump, jet, jacket, jam, jar, jello, jeep, joy
  
Writing:  We practiced "J" and "Jesus."  Some of the kiddos practiced the word wall words with magnets

Game:  Jelly Bean ABC Bingo