Our Toddler Nursery Rhyme activities matched up with MFW K

Toddler Nursery Rhyme Extensions for MFW K

Sun:

Rhyme: Itsy, Bitsy Spider (out came the SUN)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Spider.shtml

Coloring Page:

http://www.reading-with-kids.com/nursery-rhymes.html

Arts and Crafts:

·        Make play dough (black) spiders with pipe cleaners and google-y eyes…need black playdough

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ItsyBitsySpiderPaintStickFlipandRhyme.htm

·        construction paper/cardstock, glue and popsicle stick or straw/ paint stick

Moon:

Rhyme: Hey Diddle Diddle (cow jumped over the MOON)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Catandfiddle.html

Coloring page:

http://www.reading-with-kids.com/nursery-rhymes.html

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.spelloutloud.com/2012/02/hey-diddle-diddle-nursery-rhyme-craft

·        2 paper plates, staples, big and small googly eyes, glue, colors, printables

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/9b/87/ne0210a2iback3-inp-501621.pdf

·        Tape, straws/popsicle sticks, colors

Leaf:

Rhymes: Mary had a little lamb (lamb-L)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Mary.shtml?p

Coloring Page:

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/langearlyread/ss/Mary-Had-A-Little-Lamb-Craft-And-Coloring-Pages_all.htm

Arts and Crafts:

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/langearlyread/ss/Mary-Had-A-Little-Lamb-Craft-And-Coloring-Pages_all.htm

·        Cotton balls, colors or markers, construction paper or glue

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://www.childrenspublishing.com/1012%20Mary%20Had%20Lamb_G.pdf

·        Tape, straws/popsicle sticks, colors

 

Apples:

Rhymes: A tisket A tasket

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Tisket.shtml

Coloring Page:

http://www.kidzone.ws/imageschanged/kindergarten/ib-book-tisket.gif

Arts and Crafts:

·        http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/2008/06/fathers-day-pocket-coupon-card.html

·        construction paper, pocket template, envelope, paper to make letter

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/tisket-tasket/index.htm

Nests:

Rhymes: Jack Be Nimble (N-nimble)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Jackbenimble.shtml

Coloring Page:

http://www.niteowl.org/kids/nimble.html

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.thevirtualvine.com/jack.html

·        coffee filters, markers: orange, red, yellow, water bottle, tp roll, paper plate tape

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://prekinders.com/nurseryrhymes/JackBeNimble.pdf

·        put together craft and practice jumping over candlestick like Jack

Turtle:

Rhymes: I’m a little teapaot (T-teapot)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Imalittleteapot.shtml

Coloring Page:

http://twistynoodle.com/im-a-little-teapot-2-coloring-page

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.storytimesongs.com/songcards/teapot.html

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

·        Learn song and do motions, take pic and put in binder

 

Us:

Rhymes: Little Jack Horner (senses: tasting, touching, feeling)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Jackhorner.html

Coloring Page:

http://www.niteowl.org/kids/horner.html

Arts and Crafts:

Make a playdough pie and take picture to put in folder

·        Purple playdough, yellow playdough

·        Make circles and learn to roll a ball for ‘plums’

·        Learn to roll yellow playdough flat as a sheet

·        Crimp like a pie

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/jackhorner/mfeltboard.htm

Dinosaur:

Rhymes: Hickory Dickory Dock (Dickory Dock –D)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Hickorydickory.html

Coloring Page:

http://prekinders.com/nurseryrhymes/HickoryDickoryDock.pdf

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/hickory/morbit-clock.htm

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/jackhorner/mfeltboard.htm

Octopus:

Rhymes: One Two Buckle My Shoe (one –O)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://brainytods.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/one-two1.jpg

Coloring Page:

http://www.speakaboos.com/downloads/assets/worksheets/coloring-pages/one-two-buckle-my-shoe-coloring-pages.pdf

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/Chicken12BuckleMyShoeGlovePuppet.htm

·        Garden gloves

·        Felt pieces (red, white or yellow or brown, black or brown)

·        Hot glue

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

Learn and do hand motions or use glove puppet

Water:

Rhymes: Jack and Jill (to fetch a pail of water)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Jackandjill.html

Coloring Page:

http://prekinders.com/nurseryrhymes/JackandJill.pdf

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.toddlerapproved.com/2011/08/snip-and-punch-jack-and-jill-pail.html

·        Dixie cup, hole punch, pipe cleaner, paint

·        Water tub items

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/jack-jill/index.htm

 

Insects:

Rhymes: The Ants Go Marching (ants- insect)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Ants.shtml

Coloring Page:

http://www.allcoloring.com/ant-coloring-pages-10.html

Arts and Crafts:

http://home.comcast.net/~Shoreway77/Thumb1.html

·        For thumbprint ants: stamp pad, pen

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://www.thelittlenook.net/2011/05/ants-go-marching-ant-craft.html

·        Sing song and march and make ant carton ‘puppets’

Goat:

Rhymes: Here we go ‘round the mulberry (go - G)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Mulberry.shtml

Coloring Page:

http://www.niteowl.org/kids/mulberry1.html

Arts and Crafts:

·        http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/05/free-cothesline-busy-bag-instructions-and-pattern-download.html

·        Wash tub outside with mini felt clothes and then line dry them

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

Sing song and do motions

 

Cow

Rhymes: Little Boy Blue (cow in the corn)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Littleboyblue.html

Coloring Page:

http://printablecolouringpages.co.uk/?s=little%20boy%20blue

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.first-school.ws/t/eslboyblue.htm

Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://www.dltk-teach.com/t_template.asp?t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/boyblue/bfeltboard.gif

Horses

Rhymes: Humpty Dumpty (all the King’s HORSES)

Read, Recite and Find the Letter:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Humptyrhyme.html

Coloring Page:

http://www.reading-with-kids.com/nursery-rhymes.html

Arts and Crafts:

http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails3.cfm?CraftID=305

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Actions/Activities: hand motions and puppets

http://learningenglish-esl.blogspot.com/2010/07/humpty-dumpty-printables.html

 * The following will be updated after Christmas break*

Elephants:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/elephant/Elephantcoloring.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/themes/elephants.shtml

Rhymes: Elsie Marley (Elsie – E)

Penguins:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Penguincoloring.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/themes/penguins.shtml

Rhymes: Pease Porridge Hot (Pease – P)

Kangaroo:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Kangaroocoloring.shtml

Rhymes: Jack Be Nimble (jumping)

Zebra:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammal/zebra/Zebracoloring.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/books/alphabetical/z.shtml

Rhymes: Baa Baa Black Sheep (black)

Rock:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/geology/rocks/glossary/indexr.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/themes/rocks.shtml

Rhyme: Ride a cockhorse to banbury cross (Ride – R)

Jewel:

Rhyme: Hush Little Baby (diamond ring – jewel)

Butterfly:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/

Rhymes: Little Bo Peep (Bo- B)

Frog:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/Frogprintout.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/themes/frog.shtml

Rhymes: Make new friends (friends –F)

Fox:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/fox/Foxprintout.shtml

Rhyme: X,Y and Tumbledown Z

Vegetables:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Visfor.shtml

http://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/vegetable

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/themes/fruit.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/themes/food/pyramid.shtml

Rhymes: Vickery, Mintery Cutery Corn

Quail:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Quailprintout.shtml

Rhyme: Queen of Hearts (Queen – Q)

Yellow:

http://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/color

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/colors

Rhyme: Yankee Doodle

Thirty Days hath September

Mary had a little lamb

Curriculum Plans 2012 - 2013

Our new school year starts on Monday. (Hip hip hooray!)  The following lists our carefully thought out, over researched, and much discussed curriculum plans for the new year:

Together

Circle Time
Family Time Fitness (Dad)
Classical Conversations

 

Toddler

Together:

• CircleTime activities with resources from: Recitations: MFW K WTR, Nursery Rhyme, Calendar from 1+1=1 (toddler and other calendar pages)
• Family Time Fitness

With Mom:

• Abeka Preschool 3: Letters and Numbers
•  NurseryRhymes Activities that match-up with MFW K letters
•  Book Basket: Learning books and fun to read books

With Pre-K’er: (He won’t HAVE to do these activities, but he will be included according to his attention span.)

• SaxonMath K
•  My Father's WorldK
• OrdinaryParents Guide to Teaching Reading  

o 

Pre-Kindergarten

o   

•  CircleTime activities
•  Math: Saxon K
•  Phonics: OPGTR and MFW K
•  My Father's World Kindergarten (Bible, Science, Literature)
•  Classical Conversations Cycle 1

          Other:

•  MPact girls: Daisies
• Hands On Learning Co-op class
• Draw Write Now Class
• Family Time Fitness 

First Grade

• CircleTime activities
• Math: Christian Light EducationMath 1 (finish), begin Saxon2 after completion of CLE Math 1
•   Language Arts:

-        Reading: Memoria Press Storytime Treasures and More Storytime Treasures

-        Spelling: All About Spelling

o   Complete level 1 and begin on level 2

-        Handwriting: Memoria Press New American Cursive

-        Grammar, Poetry, Narration: First Language Lessons

-        Literature: Memoria Press

-        Book Basket: Our Classical Conversations Cycle 1 inspired list

-        Copywork: Memoria Press

• ClassicalConverations: Weekly Presentations, Science Experiments, Fine Arts, Memory Work: Timeline, History, English Grammar, Latin, Math, Scienc, Geography

-        CC online for review

-        Wisdomand Righteousness lapbooks

o   History: using History Highlights from c3, hands on history group with friends, and book basket list

• Science: Christian Kids Explore Biology (non Anatomy portions) and Earth/Space (non Space portions) to match-up with CC Cycle 1
•    FamilyTime Fitness

Other:

-         Ranger Kids

-        Co-op activities

-        Draw Write Now class

-        T-Ball (Fall)

-        Hands on History class

-        Junior Bible Quiz

-        Piano 

Linking up to: Preschool Corner and 

Circle Time Plans 2012

We have tried to start our school day with a 'Circle Time'.  For us, that means gathering together after breakfast, Bible time with Dad, and our morning 'chores' routine.  (Make bed, get dressed, etc.)  This year, I wanted to add a few more activities that we could all do together.  I'm looking forward to this time four days a week.

**2012-13 Curriculum Plans**

1.      Bible

      - Bible Reading with Activities: Rod and Staff Bible Reader and Coloring

-                     - Prayer: prayer with list

-                    - Devotional: Day by Day Devotions and Big Thoughts for Little People

-                    - Memory Verses: our own selections

-                    - Character: From Church virtues of the month and MFW K

2.      The Pledge

3.      Calendar: a compilation of online resources

4.      Recitations:

-                    - Memoria Press 1^st Grade

-                     -  MFW K Words to Remember Pre-K

-                     - MFW K Words to Remember Preschool

5.      Safety Tip: Personal Saftey Fun to Know Cards (discuss, show, display, review)

6.      Life Skills/ Manners: Hands on Homeschooling list and Manners e-book http://www.currclick.com/product/36891/Manners?it=1

7.      Handwriting Drill:

-                    - Name

-                    -  Letter of the Week (Use formation rhyme)

-                    - Number of the Week (Use formation rhyme)

-                    - Then refer to ABC Jesus Loves Me info chart

8.      Handicraft Skill: Drawing of the Day

-                    - Various resources: Drawing with Children, Usborne, Ed Emberley,

-                    -  Practice Sheets: 1+1=1 calendar sheets 

9    9.  ASL Alphabet: cards from Homeschool Creations