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Month 2 Materials (vol.1)

Home Supplies

  • calendar, index cards/paper/scissors
  • 3 ring binder with alphabet dividers
  • blue crayon, pencil
  • brown paper bag/large sheet of paper
  • old catalogues, newspapers, magazines
  • large mirror
  • blue clothes
  • 2 blue pieces of construction paper
  • 5 small objects (paper clip, pencil, etc.)

Kitchen Supplies

  • blue gelatin package - dry
  • round tortilla, peanut butter (NUT ALLERGY ALERT almond butter, etc.) granola, blueberries, banana, honey (children under 1 year of age should not have honey)
  • round plate, cookie sheet with sides
  • empty paper towel roll
  • clear glass vase or small fishbowl, blue Swedish fish candy
  • round fruit flavored cereal with hole (Fruit Loops, Cheerios)

Additional Supplies

  • pipe cleaner
  • clear contact paper
  • cotton balls (about 30 pieces)
  • 2 blue and 2 yellow balloons
  • 1 inch wide ribbon
  • doll
  • decoupage glue (ModPodge) optional

Curriculum Plan Resources

Skills Focus

  • Shape - Circle
  • Color - Blue
  • Number - Two, 2
  • Alphabet Letters - B, F
  • Senses - Hearing
  • Character Trait - Joyfulness
  • Target Words - Big, Bigger, Happy, Small

Monthly Proverb

Unknown  “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day."

Did You Know?

“A 3-year-old toddler's brain is twice as active as an adult's brain.”- Sean Brotherson, NDSU

Books to Read

"Color Dance"
by Ann Jonas (Activity 8)

"The Grouchy Ladybug"
Eric Carle (Activity 12)

"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom"
by Bill Martin and John Archambault (Activity 4)

"Color Dance" VIDEO
by Ann Jonas (Activity 8)

"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" VIDEO
by Bill Martin and John Archambault (Activity 4)

"The Grouchy Ladybug" VIDEO
by Eric Carle (Activity 12)

Music Playlist

"Jump Up It’s A Good Day"
by Brady Rymer Album Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could (Children) (Activity 10)

"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes "
by Countdown Kids Album 100 Silly Songs (Children) (Activity 24)

"Joyfulness"
by Nabil David Huening Album Children’s Virtues Songs (Children) (Activity 13)

"If You’re Happy and You Know It "
by Dora the Explorer Album Party Favorites (Activity 26)

"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" VIDEO
by Super Simple Songs (Activity 24)

"If You're Happy and You Know It" VIDEO
by Super Simple Songs (Activity 26)

"Joyfulness" VIDEO
by Nabil David Huening (Activity 13)

"Jump Up It's A Good Day" VIDEO
by Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could (Activity 10)

Fingerplay / Poems / Songs

Touch Your Nose

(Activity 25 Month 2)

Touch your nose, touch your chin, That’s the way this game begins. 

Touch your eyes, Touch your knees; Now pretend you’re going to sneeze.  

Touch your hair, Touch one ear; Touch your two red lips right here.  

Touch your elbows where they bend, 

That’s the way this touch game ends.