Early Learning Week

ALPHABET PATH~

Monday: Read the Serendipity story
Read these Alphabet books:
The letter appropriate to the week.
The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies
Waldorf Alphabet Book
L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z
An Alphabet of Catholic Saints
The Angels' Alphabet (Lamb Time)
Museum ABC
A Stands for Angel
A is for Altar B is for Bible
Letters from Heaven
Saints
More Saints: Lives & Illuminations Read about the Saint
Use sandpaper letters
use the cornmeal
Make the letter with the Handwriting Aids
Use the playdoh or bees wax
Colour the Flower Fairly
Colour the Saint picture
Do the work sheets associated with the letter

Tuesday~
Circle Time
Intense Phonics
Rebus Story (made up ones)
Read Alphabet books for the letter
Copy Work Sheet home made ones
Maths lessons - see below
Free craft time...sewing, crocheting, finger knittting, felting

Wednesday~
Circle Time
Intense Phonics
Copy Work Sheet- home made
Activities from Alphabet path ie crafts, making
Read Alphabet Stories
Maths Lessons -see below
Early Reading ideas from Kimberlee


Thursday~
Circle Time
Intense Phonics
Cooking based on Alphabet Path
Maths- see below
Read Alphabet Stories
Copy work sheets- home made
Free craft time...sewing, crocheting, finger knittting, felting


Friday~
Circle Time
Intense Phonics
Read Alphabet Stories
Activities form Alphabet path, ie crafts, making
Maths- see below
Write out books and illustrate them
Early Reading ideas from Kimberlee

MATHS~
First Lesson in Numbers
Montessori maths hands on
Oak meadow maths
File Folders
Many counting

POETRY~
Orally learn poems from A  Child's Garden of Verses...R.L. Stephenson and Rhymes for Annie Rose..Shirley Hughes

BIBLE~
Read bible story and have them narrate orally and then draw picture
Get them to copy a small verse from story

Blessings,

Circle Time

CIRCLE TIME:
Light Candle
Morning Prayer
Bible Story read aloud and Saint of the Day
Hand and word games and rhymes
Singing ...Seasonal song as well as a liturgical hymn if I can be organised enough (otherwise just some songs and hymns)
read Treasure Box Series (to start with)
Read from this ListListen to rhymes on tape or learn poem
Blow out Candle
Seasonal/month/day and date calender
Drawing from Drawing with your 4- 11year old book
Nature walk

Note to self: Tracy has some great plans her for download

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - Z Week...the end

♥ List of Ideas~
zoo
zebra
zany
zap
zealot
zephyr
zero
zest
zip
zinc
zone
zoom
Zion
zig-zag
Zambia
Zimbabwe
New- Zealand

Read Z books(from basket)

♥ Z Saints ~
Complete List of Z Saints
St Zita

♥ Famous People ~
 Z Artists
 Z Composers

Other famous people Z list 
Paul Zelinsky
Charlotte Zolotow

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Zinnia fairy

Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to Z song and Colour the Z Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
ziti pasta
zucchini
Alphabet soup..to mark the end of the alphabet
Any alphabet letter food I can find

♥ Movies ~
Zoo...Madagascar

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
nil

Anderson:
nil

♥ Games to Play ~
Put the tale on the Zebra
Dressing up as a alphabet fairy

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
Wer'e going to the zoo, zoo, zoo. How about you, you, you....
On the river of Babylon...when we rembered Zion

♥ Prayer~
Zacharia's prayer

♥ Musical Instruments ~
zither

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for Z themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity Z Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
 make a bees wax Zz or playdoh
embroider Zz on felt or calico

These are flower fairy three part cards I found just today
choose favourite alphabet books, one form each  letter and make a mini book as a keepsake draw a giant zebra and colour it in
Set up a zoo
pretend to be zoo animals...charades style
follow zig-zag path.
Alphabet  fairies....dress up/ draw them
zoo cardboard animals
make a zephyr

FLOWER FAIRY PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE END OF THE ALPHABET PATH:
Charlotte has one here

Zz activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning Z
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter Z

draw animals that start with Z
pin prick Z shape and/or Z shape animals
Z stickers on paper and draw an Z
Jan Brett and little handwriting Z shape pages
use the Z sound pouch
drawing Z in cornmeal
abc teach Z activities

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - X and Y Week

♥ List of Ideas~
x-ray
yo-yo
pirates
yak
yuck
yokel
eXperiments
X ray
xylophone
You
yours
young
yard
yank
yabby
yam
yacht
yawn
yell
year
yearling
yellow
yes
yesterday
yoke
youth
youngling
York
yowie

Read X and  Y books(from basket)...books about You, Max Lucardo

♥ X and Y Saints ~
Complete List of X Saints
 St Francis Xavier
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
Y Saints
St Joseph Yuen

♥ Famous People ~
 X Artists
Jan Baptist Xavery

 X Composers
Other famous people X list 

 Y Artists
Jack Butler Yeats

 Y Composers
Other famous people Y list 
Jane Yolen

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Yellow Deadnettle Fairy
Yew Fairy

Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to Xand Y songs and Colour the Fairies from here

♥ Food ~
yogurt
yabby
Yeast foods...bread, quick breads etc
Yorkshire Pudding

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
The Story of the Youth who went forth to Learn what FearWas
The Young Giant

Anderson:
The Story of the Year

♥ Games to Play ~
You, me ....simon says type
Yanking...tug a war

 ♥ Movies~
The Yearling

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
You and me, were going to be partners....
Yankee Doodle

♥ Prayer~
Make up a prayer that is is special for YOU

♥ Musical Instruments ~
xylophone

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for X themes- abc teach
activities for Y themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity X and Y Story
Learn the X and Y Fairy Poems from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Xx and Yy or playdoh
embroider Xx and  Yy on felt or calico

play with yo-yos
pretend to take x-rays and do some pictures of the body parts, skeletons
Yak make from toilet rolls
X marks the spot....mapping for treasure
get out various eXperiments from our books
yacht.. make one, draw one
the seasons of the year
the months of the year...draw a time line/calender for both
find different colours of yellow
yelling competition
concept of yesterday
yoke- make a model one
youngling...Jedi draw print one out
make a yowie..puppet/do a puppet play
play with xylophones
find out what X's represent

Another link enchanted learning X
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter X
Another link enchanted learning Y
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter Y

draw animals that start with X and Y
pin prick X and Y shapes and/or X and Y shape animals
X and Y stickers on paper and draw an X and Y
Jan Brett and little handwriting X and Y shape pages
use the X and Y sound pouchs
drawing X and Y in cornmeal
abc teach X activities
abc teach Y activities

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - W Week

♥ List of Ideas~
weather
wind
waves
wale
walking
wall
walrus
wonderland
wallet
wallaby
white
why
what west
winter
winkle
warts
waltz
whistle
wad
wagtail
waiter
wallop
warden
wagon
wattle
whistle
warm
wash
wax
weasel
web
weeding
weaving
wool
wandering
wardrobe
worship
wick
whip
wigs
warthog
wish
wise

Read W books(from basket)

♥ W Saints ~
Complete List of W Saints
St Wenceslaus
♥ Famous People ~
 W Artists
 N.C. Wyeth

 W Composers
Wagner
Werner

Other famous people W list 
Winnie the Pooh
Wonderwoman
Wolverine

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Wallflower Fairy

Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to W song and Colour the W Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
waffle
water
whip cream
whisk egg whites
white sauce
waldorf salad
watermelon
wagon wheels

♥ Movies ~
The Wizard of Oz
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Waltons
Free Willy

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
The Wolf and Seven little Kids
The White Snake
The Willow Wren and the Bear
The Water of Life
The Wilful Child
The Old Woman in the Wood
The White Bride and the Black One
The Willow Wren

Anderson:
The Wild Swans
What the moon Saw
The Wicked Prince
Under the Willow  Tree
The Windmill
The Will o the whisp is in town says the moor woman.
The Story of the Wind

♥ Games to Play ~
wheel barrow races
whispering lane

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
A dream is a wish your heart makes...
When I am calling you.....

♥ Prayer~
Little White Guest

♥ Musical Instruments ~
Irish Tin Whistle

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for W themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity W Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Ww or playdoh
embroider Ww on felt or calico

make waistcoat
make warts and put them on people
make a whistle
make paper wads to blow out the whistle
play waiters
make waiter trays
make
little waistcoat
washing dogs, clothes
water colour paints
paint whales
make artificial waterfall
polishing wood with bees wax
make spiders web
weeding in garden
wool weaving
make some leather whips
timed wagon races
whittle wood
play with the wedgits
make wigs out of yarn
teach them to wink
making a wishing well
map of Western Australia
dress up as wishing fairies
make bees wax whales

Ww activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning W
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter W

draw animals that start with W
pin prick W shape and/or W shape animals
W stickers on paper and draw an W
Jan Brett and little handwriting W shape pages
use the W sound pouch
drawing W in cornmeal
abc teach W activities

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - U and V Week

♥ List of Ideas~
umberella
victory
volcano
unicorn
vestments
unlucky
vector
vision
victor
um
universe
untidy
United Kingdom
United States of America
ugly
underwater
voice
verity
vision
velvet
veneer
unique
Venerable
Venice
various
vivacious
version
urchin
udder
uncomfortable
under
underwear
unequal
unhappy
urban
urgent
visor
uncle
visionary
vulture
vivid
vine
vitamin C
vogue
vole
vomit
van

Read U and V books(from basket)...books about

♥ U and V  Saints ~
Complete List of
U Saints
St Ursula

V Saints
St Valentine
St Vincent de Paul
Virgin Mary

♥ Famous People ~
 U Artists
 U Composers
Other famous people U list 

 V Artists
Vincent van Gogh

V Composers
Vilvaldi
Listen to Vilvaldi' Ring of Mystery

Other famous people V list 

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Valerian Fairy
Verbena Fairy
Violet Fairy
Vetch Fairy
Van Diemens Land
vine

Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to U and V songs  and Colour the U and V Fairies from here

♥ Food ~
vegetables
vanilla
vegemite..toast and sandwiches
Upside down cake
unhappy face cookies
vinegar on chips
salt and vinegar crisps

♥ Movies ~
A series of Unfortunate Events

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
The Valiant Little Tailor
The Ungrateful Son

Anderson:
None

♥ Games to Play ~
Over and Under...Bluebird
Pin the tongue on the viper....
upwords

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
Under the sea....
We're happy little vegemites.....
I am the vine and you are the branches....

♥ Prayer~
Prayer to the Virgin Mary

♥ Musical Instruments ~
violin
viola

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for U themes- abc teach
Activities for V themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity U and V Stories
Learn the Fairy Poems from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Uu and Vv or playdoh
embroider Uu and Vv on felt or calico

Make umbrella cookies
put umbrellas in drinks
make bees wax violin
self portrait like Van Gough
universe make one out of Styrofoam balls
make ugly masks
draw maps, colour maps of UK and USA
make voice recordings
make a velvet heart
Venice map
make udders out of rubber gloves
different underwear pictures: petticoat, long johns, boxers, knickers
Unequal balancing
unequal amounts
draw unhappy faces
valley - use Montessori landforms
felt a vole
mix up a  vomit concoction
vulture hand puppet
vine...squash grapes

Uu activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning U
Vv activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning V

Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter U
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter V

draw animals that start with U and V
pin prick U and V shapes and/or U and V shape animals
U and V stickers on paper and draw a U and V
Jan Brett and little handwriting U and V shape pages
use the U and V sound pouches
drawing U and V in cornmeal
abc teach U activities
abc teach V activities

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - T Week

♥ List of Ideas~
Time
tree
team
torch
together
train
thoughts
twist
take away
turtle
triceratops
tiger
Tatiana
tin can
tractor
tent
trying
tooth fairy
tea
triplets
two
treasure
twaddle
tea pot
tea cup
tea set
telephone
tilt
table
tick
tock
trailer
trophy
trolley
tram
tired
trill
troll
ticket
toothbrushtoothpaste
timid
trap
torn
tool man
television
tee pee
trouble
terrible
teeth
twins
tactics
tantrums
tickle
tail
tale
tumble
tarpaulin
trampoline

Read T books(from basket)

♥ T Saints ~
Complete List of T Saints
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
Mother Teresa
Saint Thomas More

♥ Famous People ~
 T Artists
Toulouse-Lautrec 

T Composers
Tchaikovsky
Listen to Tchaikovsky Discovers America

Other famous people T list 
Tasha Tudor
Tomie de Paola
Tinkerbell
Tigger
Mr Todd

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Thrift Fairy
Tulip Fairy
Traveller's Joy Fairy

Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to T song and Colour the T Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
tiger toast- Vegemite with cheese slices across it
tacos
tarts
turkey
tuna 
tomato dishes
tortellini
TV snacks...biscuit
toffee
tangelos
tea- drink
twisties

♥ Movies ~
Toothless
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Tangled
National Treasure
National Treasure 2
The Tigger Movie
Tool man...ie Home Improvements

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
Thumblings
The Three Languages
Thumbling as Journeyman
The Thief and his Master
The Three sons of Fortune
The True Sweetheart
The Three Army Surgeons
The Twelve Apostle

Anderson:
The Tinderbox
Thumberlina
The Travelling Companion
The Brave Tin Soldier
Little Tuk
The Top and Ball
In a Thousand Years
The Thorny Road of Honor
The Toad
The Teapot
Two Brothers

♥ Games to Play ~
twister
tag
touch football
trouble
T-ball
tunnel ball
tricks
tumbling games
tic tac toe

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
tongue twisters
Theophilous Thistle
Teddy Bears Picnic
Twinkle twinkle little star..

♥ Prayer~
St Therese Novena

♥ Musical Instruments ~
tambourine
trumpet
trombone
triangle

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for T themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity T Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Tt or playdoh
embroider Tt on felt or calico

set up the Thomas trains
Tea Parties with Teddy's
Teddy Bears Picnic
felt a turtle
play on the trampoline
bees wax turtles
make trees from playdoh, or bees wax or sculpy
Tatiana -- the fairy queen make her from peg dolls or other
Tiger
play with the tractors
tom thumb finger play
tie dye shirts
tickle game
tooth fairy letters
camp in  a tent
play with tree blocks
treasure hunt
make a tin can telephone
put up Autumns Tee Pee
table cave
teeth...play dentist
draw a set of teeth
make tickets
team games....tunnel ball
make a tent similar to this

Free St Therese paper dolls
St Therese activities

Colour the T picture from the P-T pages from Kimberlee at Pondered in My Heart
Tt activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning T
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter T

draw animals that start with T
pin prick T shape and/or N shape animals
T stickers on paper and draw an T
Jan Brett and little handwriting T shape pages
use the T sound pouch
drawing T in cornmeal
abc teach T activities

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - S Week

♥ List of Ideas~
snow
sacrament
sacrifice
superheroes
staff
sad
sacrifice
soul
sole
saddle
safari
sailor
sphinx
sand
stars
sapphire
sunflowers
school
socks
scissors
scoop
star fish
spiders
seal
shells
seed
sell
sale
send
sermon
slugs
snails
server
sequin
seagulls
sesame
spatula
sew
sewer
shark
sharp
sheep
sheet
sheriff
shine
shoot
shoe
shotgun
Shepherd

Read S books(from basket)

♥ S Saints ~
Complete List of S Saints
Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Sharbel
Saint Stephen
Saint Sebastian
Jesus the Good Shepherd

♥ Famous People ~
 S Artists

 S Composers
Strauss
Syhmpony

Other famous people S list 
Spider man
Superman
Strawberry Shortcake

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Strawberry Fairy
Self-Heal Fairy
Sloe Fairy
Snowdrop Fairy
Speedwell Fairy
Stitchwort Fairy

Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to S song and Colour the Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
strawberries
scallops
soup
stew
sausages
ship
sea
saloon
sandwiches
scones
sunflower seeds
strawberry shortcake
skittles
sunflower cupcakes
steak
salad
sweet potato 
spaghetti

♥  Movies ~
Strawberry Shortcake
Swiss Family Robinson
Sinbad
Any saint movies
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek the Third
Shrek goes Fourth
Skippy

 ♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
The Seven Ravens
The Six Swans
The Six Servants
Little Snow White
The Sea Hare
Strong Hans
Snow White and Rose Red
The Shepherd Boy
The Star Money
Simeili Mountain
The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces
The Shroud
Stories about Snakes
The Spirit in the Bottle

Anderson:
The Snow Queen
The Saucy Boy
The Storks
The Shepherds story of the bond of Friendship
The Shepherdess and the Sweep
The Sunbeam and the Captive
The Shadow
The Shirt Collar
The Swan's Nest
The Great Sea-Serpent
Sunshine Stories
The Storm Shakes the Shield
The Silver Shilling
The Snail and The Rose Tree
The Snow Man
A Story from the Sand Hills
Soup form a Sausage Skewer
Something

♥ Games to Play ~
scavenger hunt
sea saw
shuttlecock
snakes and ladders
skittles
swings
slippery slide
scooters
skipping rope: individual and long rope


♥ Songs and poems to learn~
simple simon..
sings a song of sixpence.....
sea saw Margery daw...
She sells sea shells down by the sea shore...

♥ Prayer~
Sacred Heart of Jesus

♥ Musical Instruments ~
synthesiser
saxaphone

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for S themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity S Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Ss or playdoh
embroider Ss on felt or calico

sack race
have a mini safari
mini safari animals
set up a ship and pretend to be sailors
set up a saloon
make a sphinx from clay
sandcastle competition
watch the stars one night
pairing socks
Scooping competitions
riding scooters
make a starfish from pipe cleaners and look at Sea Stars
draw stars
shining shoes
make some sheep form fleece
shepherd: use Atrium sheepfold
sew a sample square: or sew  a star
shooting competition
 make snakes
paper seagull with baby ones or fish in mouth made form paper
sewing kits
sewing felt Flowers.....especially sunflowers
make wax snails with shells
sort and count shells
make spiders form egg cartons
sword fights
make swords
make staffs

learn about the sacraments

Colour the S picture from the P-T pages from Kimberlee at Pondered in My Heart
Ss activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning S
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter S

draw animals that start with S
pin prick S shape and/or S shape animals
S stickers on paper and draw an S
Jan Brett and little handwriting S shape pages
use the S sound pouch
drawing S in cornmeal
abc teach S activities

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - R Week

♥ List of Ideas~
rose
rat
rags
ruin
rap
riddle
riot
royal
race
rot
rapid
radiate
radicle
radio
raffia
raft
rainbow
rain
rake
ramp
ramble
ranch
random
rangerrapid
reading
rapture
rabbit

Read R books(from basket)

♥ R Saints ~
Complete List of R Saints
St Rose of Lima

♥ Famous People ~
 R Artists
Renoir
 R Composers

Other famous people R list

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Ragged Robin Fairy
Ragwort Fairy
Red Campion Fairy
Red Clover Fairy
Rose Fairy

Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to R song and Colour the Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
ratatoille
Rigatoni
rasberries
rabbit stew
matchsticks
rose from rollups
ranch dip to have with salad or dipping
ricemold
raisin bread
risotto
ravioli
roast anything

♥ Movies ~
Robinson Curosoe
The Railway Children
Robin Hood Series
Robin Hood disney version
Tangled...repunzel
Hoodwinked...red riding hood

Rangers Apprentice Audio

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
Snow White and Rose Red
Rapunzel
The Robber Bridegroom
Little Red Cap
Little Briar Rose
The Raven
The Rose

Anderson:
The Elf of the Rose
The Red Shoes
The Races

♥ Games to Play ~
running races
rolling in the grass
red rover crossover

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
Raindrops on roses.....
Ring around the rosie...
row row row your boat...
rock a bye baby.. 
Rymes
Riddles
rollcall

♥ Prayer~
The Rosary

♥ Musical Instruments ~
recorder

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for R themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity R Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Rr or playdoh
embroider Rr on felt or calico

make paddle pop stick rafts
raffia tying
make rag carpet
draw rainbow, make a rainbow
bike ramp
ramble in the bush
rangers apprentice day
ransom someone
make rabbit ears
make rainbow from water oil and food colouring
make ribbon or paper roses
make rings

Colour the R picture from the P-T pages at Kimberlee at Pondered in My Heart
Rr activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning R
Kidz zone alphabet activities - Letter Rr

draw animals that start with R
pin prick R shape and/or R shape animals
R stickers on paper and draw an R
Jan Brett and little handwriting R shape pages
use the R sound pouch
drawing R in cornmeal
abc teach R activities

Ranger Apprentice colouring pages

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - Q Week

♥ List of Ideas~
quilt
quack
quiet
quick
quaint
quillow
queen
quantity
quality
quiver
quinine
quiz
quadruple
quail
quake
quarrel
quarantine
quarry
quart
quest
quench
query
question
queue
quibble
quicksand
quicken
quill

Read Q books(from basket)

♥ Q Saints ~
Complete List of Q Saints
Mary Queen of Heaven
Queen of all Saints

♥ Famous People ~Listing here
Q Artists

Musicians~
Q Composers

More Famous People:
Q list

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Queen of the Meadow

♥ Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to Q song
Colour the Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
Quiche
Queen of Hearts Tarts
Quilt cake, cut large square cake into small  pieces, ice and put together

♥ Movies ~
The Young Victoria...Queen

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:

Anderson:
The Snow Queen

♥ Games to Play ~
quoits
quest- have a quest to find something
Stuck in Quicksand..instead  of stuck in the mud

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
The Queen of hearts

♥ Prayer~
Hail Mary
Hail Holy Queen

♥ Musical Instruments ~
qin...chines instrument

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for Q themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity Q Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Qq
embroider Qq on felt or calico

Queen of Hearts Tea Party
make queen crowns...felt and paper.
Make paper quilts
Make a paper quilt (weaving)
Quilling
make a quiver
Design a quilt..draw a pattern
Make a quilt with holes in the paper and sew together (like Threading)
quantine centre with stuffed animals

Colour letter Q from P- T pagesfrom Kimberlee at Pondered in My Heart
Qq activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning Q
Kidz zone alphabet activities
draw animals that start with Q
pin prick Q shape and/or Q shape animals
Q stickers on paper and draw an Q
Jan Brett and little handwriting Q shape pages
use the Q sound pouch
drawing Q in cornmeal
abc teach Q activities

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - P Week

♥ List of Ideas~
Peter Rabbit theme - use this for a jumping off point
penguins
pens
paper
peacocks
physical education
pots
pot plants
plants
pie
party
prime
piles
posh
puppy
pious
pretty
plain
plane
pink
park
purple
princess
prince
poison
piglets
Pooh Bear
pen pals

Read P books(from basket) and Listen to Peter and the Wolf on our old audio cassette

♥ P Saints ~
Complete List of P Saints
Padre Pio
Anthony of Padua
Pope Benedict
St Patrick
St Peter
St Paul
St Perpetua

♥ Famous People ~Listing here
Artist P List here
 P Artists
Picasso
Beatrix Potter 
Porky Pig
Pooh Bear

Musicians~
P Composers
Sergei Prokofiev- Peter and the Wolf




More Famous People:
Other famous people P list 
Beatrix Potter
Patricia Pollacco

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Pansy Fairy
Petunia Fairy
Pear Blossom Fairy
Phlox fairy
Pine Tree Fairy
Poppy  Fairy

♥ Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to P song
Colour the Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
porridge
peas
Peter Rabbit salad
Peter Rabbit soup
potato..baked, with sour cream etc
pumpkin soup
pudding - chocolate of course
pasta
peanut butter sandwiches in a rabbit head shape
pizza
pineapple
popcorn
peaches
plums pears...combine for a fruit salad
pancakes/pickets
pringles
pork
parsley

♥ Movies ~
Peter Pan
Peter Rabbit and Friends
Pirates of the Caribbean (for the older children)
Princess Bride
Prince of Persia ( big kids)
Princess Diaries 1 and 2
Pride and Prejudice TV series

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
Pied Piper
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Pink
The Poor Man in the Grave
Master Phiem

Anderson:
Princess and the Pea
The Real Princess
The Phoenix Bird
The Puppet Show Man
The Pea Blossom
The Penman
Lucky Peer
Peiter, Peter and Peer
The Porter
The Pen and the Inkstand

♥ Games to Play ~
Piggy in the Middle

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
Peas porridge hot
Polly put the kettle on
Peter Piper
Penguin Strut- Don Spencer
Pop goes the weasel

♥ Prayer~
St Patrick Prayer

♥ Musical Instruments ~
Pan pipes
Piano
piccolo

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for P themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity P Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Pp
embroider Pp on felt or calico

Use the various vegetables from the Mr McGregors Garden to make a salad.
Learn about different vegetables...draw them
Make vegetable soup
St Patrick Ideas from blog
Pope Benedict XVI - ideas
make petal people...like flower fairies from flower petals we have
make a princess and prince ( paper dolls, wooden peg doll, other ways)
Felt five peas and put them in a pod
Make pigs in a blanket
Peter Rabbit activity book
make little blue felt jacket and a scarecrow to put it on.
make pockets

Colour from A from the P -T pages from Kimberlee at Pondered in My Heart
Pp activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning P
Kidz zone alphabet activities

draw animals that start with P
pin prick P shape and/or P shape animals
P stickers on paper and draw an P
Jan Brett and little handwriting P shape pages
use the P sound pouch
drawing P in cornmeal
abc teach P activities

Pope John Paul II colouring page
Pope Benedict colouring page
Find a Phoenix picture to colour

Blessings,

Outline Plans for Alphabet Path - O Week

♥ List of Ideas~
Ocean
octapus
orange
ornate
Oh...
original
opposites
outside
out
orchids
owls
opals
Oscar
oar

Read O books(from basket)

♥ O Saints ~
Complete List of O Saints
St Odilia
Our Lady of Altagracia
Our Lady of Lourdes

♥ Famous People ~Listing here
 Famous People
 Artist O List here

Musicians~
Classical Composers O List
Orchestra
More Famous People:
Lawrence Olivier

♥ Flower Fairies ~
Orchis Fairy

♥ Flower Fairies CD ~
listen to O song
Colour the Fairy from here

♥ Food ~
oatmeal
omelets
olives
Oreos
oranges
orange juice
O shape food:
Cheerios
Fruit loops
Cocoo pop's O's
Burger rings
Mini Cheesels
Owl sandwiches
Sprinkle O cut out sandwiches

♥ Movies ~
Ocean theme: Nemo
Karate Kid...Mr Myagi is from Okinawa
Oliver and Company
Oliver Twist

♥ Fairy Tales ~
Grimms:
Our Lady's Child
Old Sultan
Old Rinkrank
One-eyes, Two-eyes and Three-eyes
Old Hilderbrand

Anderson:
The Old House
The Old Grave Stone
The Old Church Bell
Ole The Tower-Keeper
The Old Bachelor's Nightcap

♥ Games to Play ~
Circle games
Origami
Oranges and Lemons

♥ Songs and poems to learn~
Old MacDonald
Over the river.....
Over in the meadow
Once upon a time stories
Oil in my lamp

♥ Prayer~
Our Father, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

♥ Musical Instruments ~
Oboe

♥ Activities ~
Various alphabet pages ~ abc teach need to link to each letter
Activities for O themes- abc teach
Read the Serendipity O Story
Learn the Fairy Poem from The Flower Fairy Book
make a bees wax Oo
embroider Oo on felt or calico

Make a toilet paper octopus
Draw an ocean scene
Felt board ocean scene
make an owl from toilet roll
Squeeze oranges

Colour O page from the K-O pages from Kimberlee at Pondered in My Heart
Oo activities - Enchanted Learning
Another link enchanted learning O
Kidz zone alphabet activities

draw animals that start with Oo
pin prick O shape and/or O shape animals
stickers on paper and draw an O
Jan Brett and little handwriting O shape pages
use the O sound pouch
drawing O in cornmeal
abc teach O activities

Blessings,

Intense Phonics for Moran and Myffwyn

 

The Idea here is to spend  devoted time on this as well as our Alphabet path each day :perhaps 30 mins with me and a little bit of time with Autumn  especially.

These are the resources I am using some more than others and I will see what meets the needs best especially with Moran who needs more help with her learning issues

Main Ideas:
Alphabet Path
How to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
CHC letters
Jan Brett Letters
Start to word blend with letters they know
Read A little Flower Book Series- this is for them to realy memorise and actually 'read a book aloud'
Start It is Fun to Read Series- very slow
Flash Cards- Phonics
Flash Cards- easy words
Jan Brett- Easy words
Word Families????? Cards
Ideas from Games for Reading 1 different idea per week
Seton flash cards
Charlotte Mason Reading kit I made years ago.

Sensory ideas:
Felt Letter Book
Sandpaper Letters
Draw giant chalk letters and walk them
Bees Wax/playdoh
Cornmeal letters
Wooden letters- make words
Montessori letters (laminated ones)- make words
Handwriting Aids

Computer Aided Alphabet/Phonics:
Starfall- online
Phonics 3D Adventure Eureka (can't find link)
My First ABC's and Spelling
Reader Rabbit Pre School
Reader Rabbit Kindergarten
Reader Rabbit 1st Reader
The free reading programme

Well that will do for a start I think!

Blessings,