5.13.2011

Letter Xx

"X" topics...xylophone, x-ray
{We talked more about the sound of X this week since not many things start with X.}

{Circle Time}
Calendar...Talk about the month and days of the week and put sticker on the day we are discussing.

Reading...My "x, y, z" Book by Jane Belk Moncure
Jessica's X-Ray by Pat Zonta
A Fox: The Sound of X by Alice Flanagan
Toddlerobics Animal Fun by Zita Newcome
Get Up and Go! by Nancy Carlson

Songs/Rhymes...The X says...

{Letter Craft}
Ok, so we skipped an X craft...sorry but X is just a hard letter!

{Activities}
Coloring...Letter Xx

Letter Identification...
find the letter worksheet
...do a dot letter printables
...build a X with craft sticks

Spelling...Little Bit is still loving to spell her name! She loves getting on my laptop and typing in a word document. She types her name, mom and dad. She got a new doll for Easter and has learned to spell her name too!

eXercise...following along with the Todlerobics book we did the different exercises they kids were doing in the book.

Xylophone...dot to dot xylophone. This is a great exercise for getting letters in the correct order and drawing lines!
...playing the xylophone...

Activity shelf...sorting shells by big and little; opening/closing activity; counting peep erasers; hanging eggs on egg tree; matching eggs; pom pom transfer to suction mat; easter sensory box {easter grass, plastic eggs, flower and butterfly buttons, egg erasers, pastel beads}; rice bin with rake and race car; shape matching using our shaped buttons and dollar store banners that I cut apart.

Computer time...Starfall {we worked in the ABC section with the letter X}
...Little Bit also loves to get in some computer time when we go the library. They have computers set up in the children's area with games, stories, etc. She loves working on Jump Start PreK!

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