I used these sites to help with the farm unit.  Some I will be using next week.

http://www.dltk-teach.com/minibooks/farm/index.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mhprintlamb.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mhprintlamb.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/farm/

http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/farm.htm

http://www.showmomthemoney.com/PreschoolEducation/farm_preschool_theme.htm

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/

http://childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=91

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/farm.htm

http://www.freekidcrafts.com/farm.html

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/animals/farm_unit/

http://www.teachingheart.net/farmunit.html

http://www.creativeladiesministry.com/dell.html

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1481.html

I came across this site and it is wonderful.  It has rhymes on pdf form with a lesson plan.  I'm going to work this into our kindergarten it looks as if it will be lots of fun. 

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes_and_rhymes.htm#This_Week

I found this on Mrs. Alphabet.  http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems36.html

Another thing to add to our list next week on learning sounds.   Fun Fun Fun!!! 

If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're happy and you know it,
Bounce around “b” “b”
If you're happy and you know it,
Bounce around “b” “b”
If you're happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it,
Bounce around “b” “b”.

Catch a ball “c” “c”...
Dance with me “d” “d”...
Fall down “f” “f”...
Gallop like a horse “g” “g”...
Hop on one foot “f” “f”...
Jump so high “j” “j”...
Kick in the air “k” “k”...
Laugh out loud “l” “l”...
March in place “m” “m”...
Nod your head “n” “n”...
Paint a picture “p” “p”...
Run in place “r” “r”...
Sit on the floor “s” “s”...
Talk to me “t” “t”...
Vacuum the rug “v” “v”...
Walk around “w” “w”...
Yawn right now “y” “y”...
Zip your zipper “z” “z”...

Connect Four -- Initial Sounds     

        http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/billysgames/downloads/Connect4-Initial_sounds.doc

I will have to make this up over the weekend so we can play it next week.

Here is a site that I love.  Mrs. Alphabet has many helpful ideas and tips not to mention many different activities. 

                 http://mrsalphabet.com/home.htm

Our favorite little song this week was 10 Little Ants.  We had made up ant stick puppets last week and we played with them a lot this week.  Our version of 10 Little Ants to the tune of 10 Little Indians.

1 little 2 little 3 little ants

4 little 5 little 6 little ants

7 little 8 little 9 little ants

10 little ants on a hill

10 little 9 little 8 little ants

7 little 6 little 5 little ants

4 little 3 little 2 little ants

1 little ant on a hill

This game is great for those who are still learning their letters.  Colin loved this game and we will be playing it again.

         http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/cupstacking/start.htm

We will also be checking out more games in the primary games site there are many and in different areas to learn.

Here is a link to make posters to help with social studies for kindergarten. 

          http://chumby.dlib.vt.edu/melissa/posters/kinderposter.html

Hey All, 

Here is a site for the Magic School Bus for kindergarten to second grade to play online games. 

 http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/activities/k_2/msbgames.htm

I've been surfing looking for different things to keep my little one busy in the next couple of weeks.  Here are some links that we will be taking advantage of.

Alpha-Touch

Shaking Your Head With The Alphabet

Alphabet Mystery

http://www.tlsbooks.com/abcmaze.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/coloringball.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/beginningsciencesenses.pdf

Ocean Theme Dominoes

Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes-Enchanted Learning Software

Alphabet Avenue

TeachersandFamilies - Theme Resources

Games 4 Fun Learning ~ Money Skill Books for Download

File Folder Games & Games

This has been my favorite poem for many years. 

The Road Not Taken

by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

We used this link a lot this week to practice tracing.  Preschoollearners.Com

Sites I have found with many activities that we have used over the past year.

http://www.dltk-teach.com

http://www.first-school.ws/

http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/index.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/alphabite.html

http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/index.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html

http://www.kidsdomain.com

http://learningpage.com/

http://www.123child.com/   

http://www.tooter4kids.com

http://www.childcareland.com/filefoldergames.html

http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/themes.html

http://www.kinderprintables.com/

http://www.preschoolprintables.com

Take Care,

Vickie