Letter S

Circle Time:
Alphabet Song
Simple Simon Rhyme
Auditory directions (things like "clap, pat, clap" you could adjust the difficulty of these to the ability of your child)
Simon Says

Gray Squirrel

Gray squirrel, gray squirrel,
Swish your fluffy tail.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel,
Swish your fluffy tail.
Wrinkle up your little nose,
Hold a nut between your toes.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel,
Swish your fluffy tail.


Math:
Hop, Skip, Touch Your Nose: Math game
Recognizing Numbers-1-4, introduce 5.
Introduce coins: Penny (maybe nickel)
Measuring the length of common snakes (again)—we’ve been seeing lots of snakes lately, so we’re going to repeat this activity.

Fine Motor: Playdoh Snakes (cut them w/scissors after forming letter S with snake);
Gross motor: slither like snakes; skip;
Block Play: Lego's
Learning TIme: letter S (strawberry, snake, shoe)
Make a rattle snake sound shaker;
Letter S mini-book from http://www.first-school.ws/activities/alpha/s/snake.htm
Letter S cutout, cut out a large S from construction paper/poster board and allow the child to cover it with star stickers.

Writing/Penmanship: Tracing straight lines; Tracing Letter S on the sound shaker.

Social Studies/Science:

Animal Habitats: Where do snakes live? A snake is a reptile, and reptiles are cold blooded (meaning they have to get their warmth from the sun). Now we know why we see them laying on the road!


Art: Straw painting

Concept: Rectangle (review oval, square, circle, triangle, heart, STAR and moon) Try drawing a circle/square/triangle;