Aa is for Applesauce

I know this is a little late...well, a lot late.  Several weeks actually!  Better late than never, right?

 

Each week, we will introduce a new letter, beginning with Aa and ending with Zz.  Your kiddo will get a Letter of the Week writing practice worksheet to complete at home for "homework".  Since preschoolers are still developing their fine motor muscles (used for holding writing utensils), it's sometimes easier for them to write with something thicker - like a chunky pencil or marker.  Give it a try!

 

For each letter, we try to do some sort of sensory activity.  Letter Aa was fun and tasty!  The children practiced forming Aa in applesauce!  They loved how it felt squishy and cold.  As part of this activity, they also sounded out Aa - short and long sounds, showed me the sign for Aa (American Sign Language), and then they got to eat some applesauce!

 

 

Over the next few days, I will attempt to get you all caught up on our letter learning fun.  Hang in there with me!  :)



Saturday Scoop

Hello Pre-K Families!

 

I will be posting the Saturday Scoop each week to recap what we've accomplished in pre-k.  We have definitely been very busy bees, working, learning, laughing, and playing.  The kiddos are getting into the groove of our daily routine, and forming friendships with their peers.  Check out what we did this week!  We...

• introduced the letter Aa.  Ask your child to show you how we sound out the letter Aa.  We practiced skywriting Aa, and forming Aa in applesauce.
• measured Curious George with different items, such as rulers, pennies and crayons.  Each of the children were also measured, and their current heights are on our growth chart.  We will do this activity again at the end of the year to see how much they've grown!
• read the books Curious George Goes to School, Pirates Ahoy!, Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC and I Love You.
• made adorable, "nice pirate" hats, using newspaper, cutouts and googly eyes, then went on a treasure hunt around our school to find buried treasure.  Ask your kiddo where we found it!



• learned that there is another way to blow up a balloon, other than using your own air.  Just use an empty 2 liter bottle, some vinegar, and a little baking soda!

•  watched the best part of the week - the soda geyser!  Using a 2 liter of diet soda and 7 Mentos, we saw the soda quickly shoot straight up into the air.  I loved hearing the squeals, screams, and giggles of delight, as well as "Do it again!" during this experiment.  And of course, we did it again!

 

We had a great week!  What was your child's favorite part?  We will continue with the letter Bb next week, our apple theme unit, and we will also have monthly science experiement days.  Can't wait until the next one!

 

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Happy Weekend, and See You on Monday!!