Kangaroos & Kisses

Theme:  Letter K
K and C make the same sound so sometimes it can be tricky to tell which letter is in a word.  We talked about how cat begins with C, but kitten begins with K.  Some of our target words include king, key, koala, kangaroo, kiss, kick, kitten, and kind.  We learned how to make the sign for k.  We also learned that the greatest king of all is Jesus.  We took turns pulling out "K" items from our "surprise" can.  We were especially excited to receive some fun things this week:  a kazoo, a kaleidoscope, and a chocolate kiss!

Choosing Time:  Rhyming words, Lowercase Uppercase Pairing Puzzles, Foam Blocks, Duplos, Cars, Nativity set, magnets...

 Show & Tell:   

Snacks:

• Orange Slices, Almonds, & Goldfish
• Kazoos (Bugle Chips) & Marshmallows
• Kabobs (with cheese, fruit loops, & cuties)

Music & Movement:

• 9 Happy Kangaroos
• Koala Bear, Koala Bear
• Make letter K with our bodies
• Jingle Bells
• The Shepherd's Carol
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• 5 Koala Bears
• Kangaroo Hops
• Kazoo Playing 

Math:  We are still working on recognizing the numbers 1-10.  Some of us get stuck after number 4.  We counted how many days there are until Christmas on our calendar.  We counted 15 days and most of us did really well counting along :)

Games:

• Moving Jingle Bells with Magnets
• Kangaroo Pouch K--Hunt for Ks

Writing:  We practiced our K/k's and writing our names the "kindergarten" way

Art: 

• Painted Ornaments  
• Christmas Stockings
• Kangaroo Pouches

Books:  Kangaroo, Kangaroo What's In Your Pouch?