August 29-September 1, 2016

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I call this the ‘m-m, m-m, good’ sound.    We rub our tummies making the m-m-m-m sound as if something tastes good. The top and bottom lips touch, and sound is released from the nose. I have the students plug their nose when they make the sound to experience how the sound comes “through their nose”.   Please remember to bring the Surprise Bag. Suggestions: macaroni, money, M&M’s, mail, magnet, mouse, mitten, marshmallow, monkey, and marble. There are many more ideas, be creative!

Concepts:

more/less : Talk about more and less while in the tub with 2 cups. Ask, “Which one has more or less?”

many/few: Make two piles of anything with a few and many.  Play the few/many game.  Would you rather have a few or many M&M’s?  A few or many bug bites?  A few or many books?

messy/neat: Clean a messy drawer or bedroom!  Draw a face on a piece of paper or a paper plate. Add a dollop of pudding and let your child make a messy face. The paper can get soggy quickly so the paper plate will last longer.

me/you: Play “Is it me or is it you?” Give a clue: “long hair” “likes spinach” “loves Thomas the train” and the other person guesses “me” or “you”.

Books:

Owen   Click Here     This is the story for this week in preschool.

On My Beach There Are Many Pebbles-Leo Lionni

Mop Top-Don Freeman

Mouse Mess-Linnea Asplind Riley

If you Give A Moose A Muffin– Laura Numeroff

Goodnight Moon-Margaret Wise Brown   Click Here

Songs

Moster Boogie- Laurie Berkner

The More We Get Together-Click Here

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Old McDonald

5 Little Monkeys-Click Here

Home Connection

  • Make muffins, meatballs, or mud pies.
  • Find a magnet and pick up metal. Include non metal things and ask, “will the magnet pick the __________ up?”
  • Use the concept vocabulary listed above i.e., “Wow, this room is messy, let’s make it neat”. “This ball is medium sized and that one is large”
  • Play Memory/match card game
  • Match socks from the dryer (wow, get any help you can!)
  • Make maracas-Fill a small empty water bottle 1/2 full with dry beans or rice. Paint or add stickers to decorate. Shake to music!

Read, read, read with your child

M poem

Mrs. Hughes