LESSON 5 - LIGHTHOUSES/E/5/OCTOGON

Brightly Beaming Steps to Reading Program
Preparatory Curriculum
Ages 2 - 4
Adapted by OKScribbler

Lesson 5

This week's theme is LIGHTHOUSES.   The vocabulary word is beacon - a beacon is a signal, a light to guide and warn.

(DAILY) UTUBE Books to read aloud that support the theme:
THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S LUNCH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfkZpKh5rU8

THE STORY OF TOCKY – THE LONELY LIGHTHOUSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL8gHgcmCc8

THE GRUMPY LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym8iGK91cYc

The Lighthouse Children by Syd  Hoff 

Beacons of Light: Lighthouses by Gail Gibbons                                                                

Who Sees the Lighthouse? by Ann Fearrington 

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift

(DAILY) Poems that support the theme: 

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lighthouse-children/

Lighthouse View by Katrina Lybbert

The Lighthouse towered above me,
As I walked along the sand,
Shining forth it's beacon,
Across the sea and land.

I saw the lighthouse keeper,
And he invited me,
To climb up to the very top,
To see what I could see.

Round and round and up we went,
Till finally we were there,
I ran over to the window,
All I could do was stare and stare.

The waves were crashing on the rocks,
Their spray of water dancing high,
A sandy beach stretched out for miles,
And birds were soaring in the sky.

I thanked the lighthouse keeper,
For such a lovely day,
Then slowly down, round and round,
Till out the door, on my way.

The lighthouse towered above me,
As I walked along the sand,
Shining forth it's beacon,
Across the sea and land.

(DAILY) Songs that support the theme:

Dear Lighthouse, Shine Over the Ocean by Katrina Lybbert  (Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)

Dear lighthouse, shine over the ocean,
Your beacon guides sailors to shore,
Dear lighthouse, shine over the ocean,
Keep shining your light ever more.

Shine on, shine on,
Keep shining your light, all day, all night,
Shine on, shine on,
Your beacon's a guiding light.

Dear lighthouse, shine over the ocean,
Your beacon guides sailors to shore,
Dear lighthouse, shine over the ocean,
Keep shining your light ever more.

"I'm a Little Teapot".

I'm a little lighthouse tall and bright.
I warn the ships throughout the night.
When the ships come closer, I begin to shout,
"The shore is near, so please watch out!"

(M) Gross Motor Skills Activity:  Make a spiral "staircase" with books, stools, cushions, chairs, etc.  Create it so that as it moves around it gets higher.  Then imagine you are climbing to the top of a lighthouse.  (Hold your child's hand if needed.)  Let your child hold a flashlight at the top and shine around the room.

(T-W-TH) Shape/Color  This week you will teach the shape of an octagon.

• Collect 3 - 5 everyday objects in the shape of an octagon... ie: mirror, clock, toy stop sign, make one out of felt, etc... to share with your child and discuss.
• Walk through your home looking for octagons.  (If this is difficult, look in magazines and books.)
• Cut octagons out of playdough or cookie dough... bake the cookies!
• Put a drawing of an octagon on your learning poster.                   

(W-TH-F) Letter  The letter this week is the letter E.
E - body, head, arm, leg
e - dash, little curve

• LETTER HUNT STORY - ABC I use DO A DOT MARKERS for little ones to mark each letter.
• Give your child a printout of the (capital) letter E to color.  

• Teach your child to trace the shape of the letter E using his finger.  You can trace in pudding, finger paint, a shallow tray (cookie sheet) filled with rice or beans, etc.
• Point out the letter E in signs, cereal boxes, etc.
• Post the letter E on your learning poster.
  

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(TH-F) Number  The number this week is the number 5.
PUT ON A HAT.  THEN TAKE A DIVE.
MAKE A ROUND TUMMY.  NOW THAT'S A FIVE!

• Show your child 5 objects to count, or eat 5 crackers, 5 cheerios, etc.
• Show your child the written symbol (numeral) for 5 and put on your learning poster.
• Add 5 stickers to your counting book.
• Show your matching index cards for the number 5 to your child.
• Draw 5 octagons on a piece of paper and count them with your child.
• Walk around your home counting 5 of many different objects.

(F) Nursery Rhyme  The nursery rhyme this week is Bobby Shaftoe.  Recite often! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6V9j9GRK9U

Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,
Silver buckles at his knee;
He'll come back and marry me,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe!                                                                                                         

Bobby Shaftoe's tall and fair,
Combing down his yellow hair;
He'll be mine for ever more,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe! 

(F) Fine Motor Skills Activity:  Build a lighthouse with a tower of blocks, duplo, or other building toy.

Draw a Real Lighthouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjCutygPEVw

E is for Egg Craft

  

Red plastic cups with white electrical tape, another clear cup on top add some windows and a door!  Don't forget the battery operated tea light!  The kids LOVED this one!  As each group was finished with their lighthouses, we would turn out the lights and let the lights shine!  Some kids couldn't wait to get their lighthouses home to use as a nightlight!