This week is Read Across America Week. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. I always remind the children that they can "read" by looking at the pictures and telling their own story. Parents, please put an emphasis on reading with your child this week. Read early and read often. The early years are critical to developing a lifelong love of reading. It’s never too early to beginreading to your child! Click here for some tips and fun ways you can help your child become ahappy and confident reader.
Some Dr. Seuss favorites that we will be reading this week include: Wocket in My Pocket, Cat in the Hat (iBook on the iPad), Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and The Lorax.
Our Song we will learn this week is a Cat in the Hat Fingerplay. It's a fun way to work on numbers/counting and rhyming words.
One little cat on a sunny day
Put on his hat and went out to play
Two little cats when it started getting dark
Put on their hats and went to the park.
Three little cats when the sky was blue
Put on their hats and went to the zoo.
Four little cats by the kitchen door
Put on their hats and went to the store.
Five little cats on a sunny day
Put on their hats and they all ran away.
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Wednesday is Wacky Wed.....how crazy can you dress?!?
Our letter of the week is Ww for wocket and wand. We will be making wands for our cooking lesson on Tuesday using pretzel rods, frosting, and sprinkles. You can try it at home with melted chocolate too. Check out the recipe here.
Happy 1/2 Birthday to Kyle and Miss Mary!