Letter F

Math:
Fractions: 1/2 using fraction circles
Counting, recognizing numbers, and number correspondence

Concept:
On top of, underneath: using blocks (put the red one on top of the blue one; now the blue one is underneath the red one)

Music:
The Farmer in the Dell
Old McDonald Had a Farm

Growing Flowers (Fingerplay)
Little flowers in the ground (wiggle fingers on the floor),
Watch the wind blow you round and round (move fingers in circular motion)
Grow up to the sky so tall (wiggle fingers slowly upward),
If I don't water you, you will fall (quickly move fingers back to ground).

Science:
Flowers: basic flower parts, and what flowers need to grow;
Plant some flower seeds.
File Folder game labeling the basic parts (stem, leaf, roots, petals)

Social Studies:
Fireman
Life on the Farm and a trip to the Farmer's Market;
Visit a farm

Game: Printout of a barn and printouts of several animals (both farm animals and non-farm animals), have child match all the animals that belong with the barn.

Sensory:
Smells and touching the animals at the farm; Smells at the Farmer's martket;

Reading:
The Rainbow Fish
I want to be a Firefighter

Art:
Flag (create your own)
Trace childs hand onto yellow construction paper, twice each hand. Have student cut out hands. Take round black circle from construction paper and glue all hands to back of (this is the center of the sunflower) finish by adding a green stem.
Use a cutout of a sheep and glue onto a paper plate. Spread glue onto the sheep's body and let the children put on the "wool" using dry oatmeal.
Milk Carton Barns

Dramatic Play:
Play with farm (little people farm house) and farm magnets (Melissa and Doug Farm Magnets in a Box is what I have).
Firefighters (dress up and pretend to be fireman rushing to an emergency in the truck with the siren going, put out the fire) and of course play with firetrucks!

Fine Motor:
Accordion Folding

Gross motor:
Tossing a football
Tossing a frisbee

Snack:
Flower shaped sugar cookies
Fruit

Shape: Oval