Month 4 Materials (vol.1)
Home Supplies
- calendar
- scissors
- paper
- marker
- pencil
- tape
- 3 ring binder with alphabet dividers
- penny
- white, yellow, red, and blue construction paper
- grocery bag
- 4 red objects, 4 yellow objects, 4 blue objects, (items of clothing, toys, paper, stuffed animals, etc.)
Kitchen Supplies
- paper plates
- spoon
- bowl
- apple
- banana
- egg
- donut
- milk
- 4 different types of small snacks - raisins, grapes, pretzels, cereal, etc
- ice cube tray/paper cups
- 3 glasses of water
- grape juice, cranberry juice, yellow lemonade
- sugar
- lemon juice
- tonic water
- blueberries
- yogurt, granola, raspberries
- peanut butter, (ALLERGY ALERT - almond, cashew butter...)
- powdered sugar
- graham cracker crumbs
- thin licorice
- raisins
Additional Supplies
- stencil of circle, square, and triangle
- magnetic letters, refrigerator door/cookie sheet
- scarf or long piece of crepe paper
- flashcards (home-made/store bought) of letters D and M
- map and globe of world
Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Triangle
- Color - Red, Yellow, Blue
- Number - Four, 4
- Alphabet Letters - D, M
- Senses - Taste
- Character Trait - Love
- Target Words - Day, Later, Night, Now
Monthly Proverb
Arabic-Every day of your life is a page of your history
Did You Know?
"Investing in high quality pre-kindergarten can make every family in America safer from crime and violence. Law enforcement leaders know that to win the war on crime, we need to be as willing to guarantee our kids space in a pre-kindergarten program as we are to guarantee a criminal a prison cell," said Sanford Newman, president of Fight Crime
Books to Read
"The Greedy Triangle"
by Marilyn Burns (Activity 2)
"Mouse Paint"
by Ellen Stoll Walsh (Activity 9)
"The Very Busy Spider"
by Eric Carle (Activity 17) (audiobook available)
"The Greedy Triangle" VIDEO
by Marilyn Burns (Activity 2)
"Mouse Paint". VIDEO
by Ellen Still Walsh (Activity 9)
"The Very Busy Spider" VIDEO
by Eric Carle (Activity 17)
Music Playlist
"An Die Schonen, Blauen Donau - Walzer Op. 314 Johann Strauss"
by Berliner Philharmoniker Album 100 Best Karajan 100 Best Classics (Classical) (Activity 20)
"The Alphabet Song"
by Cedarmont Kids Album 100 Singalong Songs for Kids (Children) (Activity 4)
"Love Grows One By One"
by Priscilla Herdman Album Daydreamer (Children) (Activity 13 & 20)
"The Alphabet Song" VIDEO
by Cedarmont Kids (Activity 4)
"Love Grows One by One" VIDEO
by Priscilla Herdman (Activity 13 & 20)
"An Die Schonen, Blauen Donau-Walzer Op.314" VIDEO
by Johann Strauss (Activity 20)
Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
(Activity 21 Month 4)
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
Do You Love Me? to “Brother John” tune
(Activity 26 Month 4)
Do you love me? Do you love me?
Yes, I do. Yes, I do.
Give me hugs and kisses. Give me hugs and kisses.
I love you. (two kiss sounds) I love you. (two kiss sounds)