Sunday, March 2, 2014

LESSON 1 - COW/A/1/SQUARE

COWS-Brightly Beaming Steps to Reading Program
Preparatory Curriculum  Ages 2 - 4
Adapted by OKScribbler
Lesson 1

(M) This week's theme is COWS.  The vocabulary word is calf - a calf is a baby cow.



(Daily) YOUTUBE Books that support the theme: 
The Cow Goes Moo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmRUq1bWyPo  
Two Cool Cows by Toby Speed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MW5ICMsos 
The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down by Paul Brett Johnson  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RByDWZokSs
No Moon, No Milk by Chris Babcock 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H3dbmtOxTQ
Click Clack Moo by Doreen Cronin 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMayGIVmfgA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1O9yXYVkUI 
CUTE:
Little Calf by Kim Lewis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL2qmDIc-p0 
Where is the cow hiding? http://kiddyhouse.com/Farm/Cows/

(Daily) Poems that support the theme:
Little Calf by Katrina Lybbert (This poem can be acted out at the appropriate places.)
"Good morning, little calf," gentle mother cow said,
"It's time to get up from your sweet hay filled bed."
Little calf jumped, stamped his feet, swished his tail,
And followed his mother past a shiny milk pail.
Out into the barnyard, holding his head high,
Little calf looked up to the blue, blue sky,
Birds flying past chirped a joyful song,
Little calf smiled, and felt happy all day long.
The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess
I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
THIS LITTLE COW   (Finger or toe rhyme) 
This little cow eats grass, 
This little cow eats,
This little cow drinks water, 
This little cow runs away,
 And this little cow does nothing, But lie down all the day.

(Daily) Songs that support the theme:

Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Sing this traditional song with three verses)
The first verse can be about a bull... and on his farm he had a bull.... with a moo, moo here.  (sound deep and loud)
The second verse can be about a cow... and on his farm he had a cow... with a moo, moo here. (sound high and loud)
The third verse can be about a calf... and on his farm he had a calf... with a moo, moo here. (sound little and soft)

The Cow by Katrina Lybbert (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
The cow wakes up at dawn,
The cow wakes up at dawn,
Moo, moo, a great big yawn,
The cow wakes up at dawn.
The farmer milks the cow,
The farmer milks the cow,
Moo, moo, be careful now,
The farmer milks the cow.
The cow eats up her hay,
The cow eats up her hay,
Moo, moo, O happy day,
The cow eats up her hay.
The cow plays with her calf,
The cow plays with her calf,
Moo, moo, they sing and laugh,
The cow plays with her calf.
The cow and calf now sleep,
The cow and calf now sleep,
Quiet please, don't make a peep,
The cow and calf now sleep.

THE ANIMALS ON THE FARM (Wheels On the Bus)
The cow in the barn goes moo, moo, moo
Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo, (Repeat)
All around the farm
Pigs in the pen-oink; Hens in the coop-cluck; Lambs on the hill – baa; Ducks in the pond - quack

(M) Gross Motor Skills Activity:   Put on some music and move around your home like a cow... don't forget to make sound effects.

(T-W-TH) Shape/Color  This week you will teach the shape of a square.   
  • Collect 3 - 5 everyday objects in the shape of a square... i.e.:  blocks, pot holder, CD jewel case, etc... to share with your child and discuss.
  • Walk through your home looking for squares.
  • Cut squares out of play dough or cookie dough... bake the cookies!
  • Sticky Shapes http://www.blogmemom.com/shapes-for-toddlers-with=contact-paper/
  • Put a drawing of a square on your learning poster.  

               













(W-TH-F) Letter  The letter this week is the letter Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTLytzQJeC0
A - Pull down, pull down, across
a - little curve, down
  • Give your child a printout of the (capital) letter A to color.  ~Letter Printouts~
  • Teach your child to trace the shape of the letter A 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 A in signs, cereal boxes, etc.
  • Post the letter A on your learning poster. 
  • LETTER HUNT STORY - ABC I use DO A DOT MARKERS for little ones to mark each letter.                                     












(TH-F) Number  The number this week is the number 1
Straight down and then you're done.  
That's the way to make a one!

1-10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxAIBFsRpqU
1-50: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0vlfa_bq3c              
  • Show your child 1 object to count, or eat 1 cracker, 1 cheerio, etc.
  • Show your child the written symbol (numeral) for 1 and put on your learning poster.
  • Add 1 sticker to your counting book.
  • Show your matching index cards for the number 1 to your child.
  • Draw 1 square on a piece of paper and count it with your child.
  • Walk around your home counting 1 of many different objects.                                                                                                           


The nursery rhyme this week is Hey Diddle Diddle.  Recite often!
Hey Diddle Diddle!
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon. 





(F) Fine Motor Skills Activity:  Build a cow with squares.  You will need some white and black paper.  Cut out one 4" square of white for the body, one 2" square of white for the head, about nine 1" squares of white to make the legs and tail, three or four 1" squares of black for the cows spots, and three or more 1/2" squares for the eye, ears, etc. in black.  Help your child glue the cow together on another sheet of paper (of a different color).
DO A DOT ART IS GOOD FINE MOTOR







 

































STICKY SHAPE SQUARE

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