LESSON 6 - RAINBOWS/F/6/RED

Brightly Beaming Steps to Reading Program 
Preparatory Curriculum
Adaptable for Ages 2 - 4
ADAPTED BY OKSCRIBBLER

Lesson 6

This week's theme is RAINBOWS.  The vocabulary word is prism - a prism can be made out of glass or other clear material in a solid, sometimes triangular, shape.  When light passes through the prism it separates into the different colors of the spectrum/rainbow.

UTUBE Books that support the theme: 
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mryuEKkKc  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6S4IPMs5ZY
What Makes a Rainbow? (Pop-Up) by Betty Ann Schwartz  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmR4sz8z50

Poems that support the theme:

Rainbow Dream 
by Katrina Lybbert

Red, orange, yellow, green,
Blue, indigo, violet dream;
A rainbow brightens the rainy sky,
With magical colors arching high.

Red, orange, yellow, green,
Blue, indigo, violet dream;
I'll look around each corner and bend,
Till someday I find the rainbow's end.

Songs that support the theme: 

Noah’s Ark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ei5nSfKFws 

Somewhere Over the Rainbow  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahr069-fzE 

The Rainbow Connection  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYuE2roIkH0 

I Can Sing a Rainbow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxsHzfpjbHw

The Rainbow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRNy2i75tCc
Rainbow Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI46AbAWzLw

"Over The Rainbow"

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high there's a land I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true

Someday I'll wish upon a star
F -And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow why oh why can't I?

(M) Gross Motor Skills Activity:  Prism jump!  Use a prism to shine colors into your room and on the wall.  Let your child jump to catch the colorful light.

 (T-W-TH) Shape/Color  This week you will teach the color red.
Pinterest has many wonderful ideas for teaching color.

• Introduce the color by coloring in the octagon (previous week's shape) on your learning poster with a red crayon.
• Put on a red article of clothing.
• Point out objects around your home of the color red.
• Add the color to a meal by choosing a red food, or using a plate, cup, or utensil of the color red.
• Let your child color in a coloring book or on a printout using a red crayon.

(W-TH-F) Letter  The letter this week is the letter F.

F- body, head, arm

f - staff with arms

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

(TH-F) Number  The number this week is the number 6.

Make a loop and then a hoop!

SIX!

• Show your child 6 objects to count, or eat 6 crackers, 6 cheerios, etc.
• Show your child the written symbol (numeral) for 6 and put on your learning poster.
• Add 6 stickers to your counting book.
• Show your matching index cards for the number 6 to your child.
• Draw 6 octagons on a piece of paper and count them with your child.
• Walk around your home counting 6 of many different objects.

(F) Fine Motor Skills Activity:  Draw a rainbow!  On a blank sheet of paper help your child draw semi-circular lines, one on top of the other, to create a rainbow.  This does not have to be perfect.  Enjoy the color!

Rainbow Wind Catchers!!

On a rainy day, what better way to brighten everyones spirits than with a rainbow wind catcher!  They are not only easy to make but it also allows your little ones to get creative and is a great way to welcome spring!!

Supplies:

paper plates

paint

glue sticks

a stapler

streamers

How To Make Them:

1.      Cut paper plates in half. Have your children paint both halves of the paper plate (the backside works best).

2.      Allow them to dry.

3.      Cut streamers in half if your child decides to paint smaller rainbow lines on the plate so that when you add the color of streamer under the color of paint they line up or let them decide where they want to place them to create their own masterpiece!

4.      Glue streamers to the inside of both halves of the plates. Then staple both plates together.

5.      Tie a knot in a loop of yarn and then staple it in when putting the plates together so that you can hang it!

Make a rainbow wind spinner

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/get-crafty-make-a-rainbow-wind-spinner/story-fnivsu7h-1226899413052

(F) Nursery Rhyme  The nursery rhyme this week is Rainbow to Windward.  Recite often!

Rainbow to Windward
Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history

Rainbow to windward
Foul fall the day
Rainbow to leeward
Rain runs away

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!

LESSON 4 - EYES/D/4/BLUE

EYES-Brightly Beaming Steps to Reading Program

Preparatory Curriculum  Ages 2 - 4

Adapted by OKScribbler

Lesson 4

This week's theme is EYES.   The vocabulary word is iris - the iris is the colored part of 

your eye surrounding the pupil.

(DAILY) UTUBE Books to read aloud that support the theme: 

The Eye Book by Dr. Seuss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jI_yFa0hw

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8jugyOEMaA       

(DAILY) Poems that support the theme:  

I KNEW A GUY BY KENN NESBIT: http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-476.html#.Ulr1eVCsiSo

Eyes by Katrina Lybbert  
Some eyes are blue, some eyes are brown,
Eyes can look up, eyes can look down,
Eyes can blink, and wink, and stare,
Come look with me, what's over there?

My eyes see flowers on a hill, 

They see a bird with a yellow bill, 

Across the road I see a tree, 

Among the blossoms sweet, a bee!

I look at you, you look at me, 

There are many things that eyes can see, 

Can you see all of these things too? 

Eyes are important, so true, so true.

(DAILY) Songs that support the theme: 
LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgvDariuAN0 
I SEE THE MOON: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9ZRPdhPS_4
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBJ_-MyV2rU

(M) Gross Motor Skills Activity:  Place a picture of a face (on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper or larger) on the wall, but the eyes should be missing.  Blindfold your child and then let him/her tape on the eyes.  Help your child start walking from the other side of the room to get to the picture, while blindfolded.  At this age you don't need to spin your child around first.  See how funny your face looks!

Or do this project of making a face and do another gross motor activity of your choice.












CHUBBY CHEEKS  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul3nQsM-Hmc

(T-W-TH) Shape/Color  This week you will teach the color blue.  

SPELLS BLUE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrMfOhv0Qm0

• Introduce the color by coloring in the diamond (previous week's shape) on your learning poster with a blue crayon.
• Put on a blue article of clothing.
• Point out objects around your home of the color blue.
• Add the color to a meal by choosing a blue food, BLUEBERRIES.
• Let your child color in a coloring book or on a printout using a blue crayon.

(W-TH-F) Letter  The letter this week is the letter D.

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

(TH-F) Number  The number this week is the number 4.

• Show your child 4 objects to count, or eat 4 crackers, 4 cheerios, etc.
• Show your child the written symbol (numeral) for 4 and put on your learning poster.
• Add 4 stickers to your counting book.
• Show your matching index cards for the number 4 to your child.
• Draw 4 diamonds on a piece of paper and count them with your child.
• Walk around your home counting 4 of many different objects.

(F) Fine Motor Skills Activity:  Draw a picture of an eye or eyes for your child to color.  This should be quite large.  You will help your child color the iris of the eye.  You may have to guide your child's hand as he/she colors in a circular motion on the iris.

(F) Nursery Rhyme The nursery rhyme this week is Lavender's Blue.  Recite often!                          UTUBE - LAVENDER BLUE DILLY DILLY
Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly,
Lavender's green,
When I am King, dilly, dilly, 

You shall be Queen.