Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Down On the Farm: Egg Matching


OPTION 1 (Upper and Lowercase Matching):  Choose four letters you would like for your child to practice.  We recommend you use F as one of the four letters.  Write the uppercase letter on half of the egg and the corresponding lowercase letter on the other half.  Have your child match up the halves. 

OPTION 2 (Upper and Lowercase Matching with Other Letter Options):  This option is similar to option 1, but instead of writing only one lowercase letter on the second half, you can write three of four different ones (like multiple choice).  Your child can then place the two halves together so that the upper and lowercase letters are matching side-by-side.

OPTION 3 (Word Families):   Use the eggs to write word families.  For example, you can write a p, w, b, and d on half of the egg and “ig” on the other half.  Have your child turn the halves of the egg to make different words in the same word family.  Here are some recommended word families:  
  • pig (big, dig, wig, rig, gig, fig, jig) 
  • hen (den, men, pen, ten)
  • hat (bat, cat, fat, mat, pat, rat, sat)

Down On the Farm: Crafts

F is for Feather

Handprint Sheep

 Tractor Tread Painting

Down on the Farm: Literature Connections


In addition to Rosie’s Walk, we recommend reading the following books during this unit of study:

Monday, August 22, 2011

Down On the Farm: Sensory Bin


Add additional household items for even more exploratory fun!  May we suggest:  
  • toilet paper roll 
  • small scoop or spoon
  •  seeds

Let the exploring begin!  With this sensory bin your child can: 
  • Compare sizes of items 
  • Count 
  • Classify and sort 
  • Identify items that start with F 
  • Paint the wooden F 
  • Cut the raffia into small pieces to make hay 
  • Make shakers by filling eggs with corn