April Class Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Language Arts...      

 

Earth Day  

 

Dinosaurs 

 

 

Plants    

 

 

 

Some Books we read this month are... 

 

Dig a Dinosaur, Dinosaurs and What Would You Like

all by Joy Cowley          

I'll Love You Forever  

 

 

Letters/Sounds we focus on this month...

 

Mm     Dd        Yy     

 

 

 

 

Mathematics...        

Review addition and subtraction facts using numbers 0 - 10

Review number quantity 0 - 20

Practice counting aloud 0 - 100

Please practice all of these concepts during the summer, 

patterns, graphs and tens/ones.

 

 

Writing Activities...     

Continue identifying and using rhyming words in sentences, please emphasize the rhyming words have the same ending sounds.

We have started to introduce simple blends to the students, such as: bl, ch, sh, th, and st.

 

 

           

 

 

Recipes for Easter Crafts **NOT TO BE EATEN**

Egg Decorating
Supplies:

Pass out hard boiled eggs to everyone at the table. Have each person draw a feature on the egg with felt tip markers. Continue passing the eggs until each egg has a face (eyes, cheeks, nose, mouth, ears, moles, eyelashes, chin, freckles, etc.).

Candle Eggs
Supplies:

Hollow out several eggs by gently poking a small hole in one end of each egg. Rinse clean and set the eggshell in the egg carton. Melt some old candles or paraffin wax and wax coloring in a double boiler over low heat. Place a funnel over the opening of the egg and carefully pour wax into the hollow eggshell in the carton. When the eggshell is full, insert a wired wick into the egg, centering it with a piece of tape for support. Allow the wax to cool and harden, then break off the shell and buff the candle with a soft rag. Heat the bottom end of the candle to soften, then press on a flat surface to make it stand up. or use a candle holder. Variations: You can use several different colors of wax, layering them. Let them cool between colors. Add glitter or metallic confetti to make the egg sparkle. Color the wax with old color crayons instead of buying wax coloring. BE SURE THE EGG SHELL IS DRY BEFORE FILLING IT!

Giant Easter Eggs
Supplies:

Blow up a balloon and tie a 2 ft. piece of thread to the bottom of it. Cover the entire balloon with starch or watered down glue, using a large paint brush. Wrap crochet thread around the balloon in one direction, leaving small gaps about 1/2 inch wide so the balloon isn't completely covered. Wrapping doesn't have to be perfect. Apply another light layer of starch or glue on top of the thread and wrap with another layer of crochet thread in another direction. Repeat one or more times until the balloon is covered with thread. Hang the balloon from the bottom thread to dry for about 24 hours. When fully dry, pop the balloon and gently pull it out of the thread. Hang the giant egg from the ceiling or place it in a giant easter basket. Variations: Use multicolored thread or yarn. You can flatten the end of the egg by pressing on it gently so it will stand on end. Leave an intentional opening to set figurines and eggs/candy in. They are very pretty this way. Practical tips: Work quickly before the glue/starch dries or add more when necessary. Handle the egg with care after it dries, as it may cave in if you squish it.

 

Paper plate Bunny Masks

 

 

 

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