Letter "G"

October 27, 2009

Theme: Halloween Fun with the Letter "G"

Choosing Time: Magnets, Trains, & Puzzles

Lesson: Letter "G" says "guh" & sometimes it will trick us & say "juh". We focused on the "guh" sound today. We played a guessing game. I gave the children clues about something that begins with "G". Some of our "G" words were girl, goat, go, gorilla, gum, gate, & ghost.

Writing: We practiced writing capitol "G's". A few children were daring & tackled lowercase "g" as well. I love hearing the children encourage one another. One child was feeling overwhelmed & discouraged. A friend said, "It's ok. See a 'G' is just a 'C' with a line." Of course I encourage as well, but it is so tender to hear them help each other. :)

Snack: I brought snack today. We ate popcorn with mini colored marshmallows. It was Good!

Books:

• Woo: A Not-So-Scary Ghost by Ana Martin Larranaga
• Gargoyles on the Roof by Jack Prelutsky (This is a fun book of poems. The kids really love it when I read poetry to them.)
• Knock-Knock Halloween Jokes
  

Music & Movement: Each child chose a Halloween Maraca to use as we sang:

IF YOU ARE A MONSTER
(Tune: If You Are Happy and You Know It)
If you are a monster and you know it,
Wave your arms.
If you are a monster and you know it,
Wave your arms.
If your are a monster and you know it,
Your arms will surely show it.
If you are a monster and you know it,
Wave your arms.
2 - show your claws.
3 - gnash your teeth
4 - stomp your feet
5- grunt & groan

We also sang:

MONSTERS GALORE
Monsters galore,
Can you roar? (Roar)
Monsters galore,
Can you soar? (flying motion.)
Monsters galore,
Please shut the door! (shut the door)
Monsters galore,
Fall on the floor! (Fall down)

And we went on a Monster Hunt:

GO ON A MONSTER HUNT
(like the Bear Hunt)
We're going on a monster hunt
We're going to find a big one!
We're not scared, but...
What if he's under the bed?
Better go over it.
Squoosh,squoosh, squoosh.
What is he's in the closet?
Better close it.
Slam, slam,slam.
What if he's behind the curtains?
Better open them.
Swish,swish, swish.
What if he's in the hallway?
Better tiptoe down it.
Tiptoe,tiptoe.
What if he's in the garage?
Better stomp through it.
Stomp,stomp, stomp.
Aahh! It's a monster!
What's that you said?
You're big, but you're friendly, and you want to go to bed?
Now we're not afraid of monsters, so..
Stomp through the garage,
Walk through the hallway,
Close the curtains,
Open the closet,
Jump into bed,
And turn out the lights!. Click!

Art: We made Salt Dough Ghosts. These need to be dried and we will finish them on Thursday at our party. We also made Ghost Windsocks. This was an activity to practice cutting. Many of you may have forgotten how difficult it was to learn to use scissors and cut on the lines :)