Month 3 Materials (vol.1)
Home Supplies
- calendar, pencil/marker, index cards, scissors, glue
- 3 ring binder with alphabet dividers
- red paper - 8 1/2 x 11 inches
- 4 red sheets of construction paper
- paper, red and green crayons
- white chalk, ruler
- wide glue stick
- magazines/newspapers/catalogues
- container of 10 dimes and 10 pennies
- red napkin/scarf/hat
- red washable marker, brown marker
- blue sheet of construction paper, red ink pad or small amount of red paint
- cotton balls, perfume
Kitchen Supplies
- red cupcake liners
- 24 ounces frozen dinner roll dough, 10 inch tube or bundt pan, plastic bag, wax paper
- brown sugar, cinnamon, 1/2 cup butter, walnuts and raisins (optional)
- 1 (3.4 ounce) package of regular butterscotch pudding mix
- cocoa, cantaloupe, cookie
- small amount of sand/salt/sugar
- sweet potato, red apple
- vinegar, lemon juice
- glass jar, 4 or 5 toothpicks
- plate, silverware (knife, spoon, fork), glass
Additional Supplies
- paperweight size rock
- red acrylic paint
- non-yellowing clear sealer (spray works best)
- 2 groups of 5 small natural objects (rocks, shells, pinecones)
Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Circle, Square
- Color - Red
- Number - Three, 3
- Alphabet Letters - C, R
- Senses - Smell
- Character Trait - Manners
- Target Words - On, Top, High, Low
Monthly Proverb
Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do to you
Did You Know?
“The human brain is 90% developed by age 5." Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Books to Read
"Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners"
by Laurie Kelly (Activity 12)
"The Alphabet Book"
by P.D. Eastman (Activity 4)
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
by Jim Aylesworth (Activity 13)
"The Alphabet Book". VIDEO
by P.D. Eastman (Activity 4)
"Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners" VIDEO
by Laurie Kelly (Activity 12)
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" VIDEO
by Jan Brett (Activity 13)
Music Playlist
"Three Little Birds"
by Bob Marley Album Legend (Reggae) (Activity 6)
"Race: The Final Starlight Express"
Album Starlight Express Original Cast (Broadway - Pop) (Activity 18)
"Clap Your Hands Now"
by Pam Donkin Album A Hop, Skip, and a Jump (Children) (Activity 15)
"Three Little Birds" VIDEO
by Bob Marley (Activity 6)
"Clap Your Hands Now" VIDEO
by Pam Donkin (Activity 15)
"Race: The Final Starlight Express" VIDEO
by Starlight Express Original Cast (Activity 18)
Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
Way Up High In An Apple Tree
(Activity 26 Month 3)
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmmm they were good.
Peter (child’s name) Uses One Hammer
(Activity 21 Month 3)
Peter (use child’s name) hammers with one hammer one hammer one hammer
Peter hammers with one hammer all day long (tap fist on the floor)
Pater hammers with two hammers, two hammers two hammers (tap other fist too) Peter hammers with two hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with three hammers, three hammers three hammers (add one foot) Peter hammers with three hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with four hammers four hammers four hammers (tap other foot too along with fists) Peter hammers with four hammers all day long.
Peter hammers with five hammers five hammers five hammers (use your head) Peter hammers with five hammers And then he goes to sleep!