We learned the sign for "T" and its sound. We had fun writing T/t. We thought of many "T" words such as teeth, toe, two, ten, twist, time, tiger, tell, ....We learned that when "H" follows "T" it makes a different sound. We practiced listening to "T" words to recognize if the "T" sound came at the beginning, middle, or end of the word.
Choosing Time: Tracing names, Turtles, & Teddy bears; Trains, Trucks, Trio blocks, Tinker Toys, Tigers, & Teddy bears
Questions of the Week: This week everyone wished they could have answered "Yes," to all three questions....it was so cute watching them agonize over Telling the Truth or not...and they all did :)
- Can you climb a Tree?
- Have you touched a Turtle?
- Have you ridden on a Train? (Which spawned a discussion on where you could go if you could take a train anywhere?...some really good answers followed....)
Show & Tell: We all loved that "tell" begins with "T." We listened as one kiddo told us about his family, we saw tigers, a toothbrush, a transforming lego set, ....
Music & Movement:
- I Had a Little Turtle
- Timber Trees! (our new favorite word--we pretended to be trees and one chosen child was the wood cutter...as we each fell we'd yell, "Timber!")
- Tambourine & Triangle Music Making
- Turkey Dance
- Tick-Tock
- Ten Toes
- Twirling, Tip-toeing, Twisting, being Tigers, and Turtles
- Making our bodies look like little t's
- Do the Locomotion (we did a Train dance)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- What's Going to Work? Teamwork!
- The Train Song
Snacks:
- Twizzlers & Apple Slices
- Vanilla wafers, Cheese Sticks, & Grapes
- Green Triangle Tree Treats
- Tootsie Rolls
- Shape Trains with Tracks
- Shamrocks with Tissue Paper
- Spring Trees (with torn pieces of paper) with Apple and/or Cherry blossoms (from torn tissue paper)
Books: I suppose The Giving Tree is a stark contrast to the Lorax....and I didn't mean for it to be...but we had a lovely discussion on love and happiness. We also thought of times when we would need to chop down a tree. Although no one wants to cut down trees, we sometimes do and then we can plant a new one...
