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Themes for January
Kids in the Kitchen - Kid-friendly kitchen tasks will be
introduced in this theme! The children will prepare their own
snacks and learn about nutrition and cooking through a variety of
food-related games and activities.
Amazing Arctic - The children will learn that some places
stay cold and wintery all year. Our discussions and activities will
explore polar animals and people. We’ll add to our snowy fun
with Olympic Games just like those in the World Eskimo Indian
Olympics!
Creative Creations - The children will be encouraged to use
their active imaginations and creativity throughout this theme! The
sky will be the limit with the open-ended art projects and activities
they will be doing. Their own creativity may surprise them!
Activitie
s fo r
Ho m e!
• Ask your child to help in the kitchen. They can wash fresh
fruits and vegetables, stir ingredients, or even use a butter
knife to slice or chop soft foods such as boiled eggs or
bananas. Talk about kitchen safety. What appliances and
utensils are “off limits”?
• Review numbers you see on signs and in books. Practice
counting steps, toys, or items from the grocery store. Children
can also count napkins, plates, and silverware when they help
set the table.
• If you live in a snowy area, play outside in the snow. Ride a
sled down a hill, build a snowman, or make a snow fort. How
does the snow feel? If your area is not snowy, talk about what
snow might be like. Enjoy a snow cone or an ice cream treat
together instead!
• Reinforce the color blue. Look for different blue items as you
sort and fold the laundry together this week. How many blue
socks or shirts are in the basket?
• Provide a variety of art supplies for your child to use freely
such as crayons, colored paper, glue, scissors, and paint.
Point out illustrations and sculptures wherever you see them.
Talk about how the artist uses shapes, textures, and colors.
Pancakes, Pancakes
by Eric Carle
Everybody Cooks Rice
by Norah Dooley
12 Ways to Get to 11
by Eve Merriam
Little Polar Bear/Osito Polar
Little Polar Bear Finds a Friend
both by Hans de Beer
Snowballs
by Lois Ehlert
Who Grows Up in the Snow?
by Theresa Longenecker
The Artist Who Painted a Blue
Horse/El artista que pintó un
caballo azul
by Eric Carle
Mouse Paint
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Help me review!
Sing Along W ith Me!
Hot Cocoa Mix
These songs can be found on the FunShine Express®
“2012-2013 Music and Movement”
CD available at funshineexpress.com.
Ingredients:
Wash Your Hands
1 lb. can powdered chocolate drink mix
8 quart box nonfat dry milk
8 oz. container nondairy creamer
1 cup powdered sugar
1 pakage mini marshmallows
Sung to “This Old Man.”
Pretend to scrub your hands clean as you sing.
Wash your hands. Wash your hands.
Use the soap to wash your hands.
Scrub them well and rinse the germs away.
Wash your hands before you (cook) today!
Mix the ingredients. Store in an airtight
container in a cool location. Serve by
adding four heaping
teaspoons per cup of hot
water. Top with mini
marshmallows!
Repeat with: eat
Snow Friend
Sung to “Teddybear, Teddybear.”
Snow friend, snow friend,
Snow friend, snow friend,
Snow friend, snow friend,
Snow friend, snow friend,
(shake your finger)
make a ball. (roll hands)
really tall. (reach hands to sky)
chilly and cold. (shiver)
never get old.
Pretty Picture
Sung to “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain.”
I’ll
I’ll
I’ll
I’ll
be
be
be
be
paintin’ a pretty picture with my brush. Woo-hoo!
paintin’ a pretty picture with my brush. Woo-hoo!
mixin’ up my colors. I’ll be swishin’ and a-swirlin’.
paintin’ a pretty picture with my brush. Woo-hoo!
I’ll be drawing somethin’ clever with my crayons.
Woo- hoo!
I’ll be drawing somethin’ clever with my crayons.
Woo-hoo!
I’ll be pickin’ some bright colors. I’ll be scribblin’ and
a-scrawlin’.
I’ll be drawin’ somethin’ clever with my crayons.
Woo-hoo!
My Spanish Words
octagon
octógono
blue
azul
food
comida
snow
nieve
Reminders...
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