Preparatory Curriculum- Alphabet Intro Week Day 2

My two doodlebugs had a very productive and fun
home school day yesterday. It was our first day to our
introduction to the alphabet. This week we are not
doing to much structure since this is "getting into the routine" of it. Yesterday they had so much fun on their letter scavenger hunt =D so today we will be adding more games. Here is our agenda:


Breakfast
Post Alpha Bits Whole Grain Cereal

Morning Calendar time/Pledge of Allegiance
America the Beautiful song
ABC Song by Dora


Reading
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
ABC Sing With Me! by Carol Cummings, PhD.(includes a cd to sing the song that's in the book)


Activities
Letter Factory Game
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Palm tree craft (I will post the details on here later today)
Chunky Alphabet Wood Puzzle


Morning Snack
Earth's Best Organic Sesame Street Letter of the Day cookies


Video
ABC's with Elmo


Activity
Super Why ABC board Game


Lunch
Alphabet Spaghettios 
Crackers with ABC cut out cheese

Here are my boys eating their Alphabet pasta for lunch. My friend Linda suggested a really cool tip for teaching my boys how to be clean when they eat =D put a little mirror in front of them and tell them to watch themselves eat and try not to get it all over their face. They had FUN with this idea and you know...it WORKED ;D

Preparatory Curriculum- Alphabet Intro Week

My boys are really getting anxious for school to begin. I have decided while I am still planning the first month's curriculum details and the year at a glance, I will begin with them tomorrow starting homeschooling with an introduction to the Alphabet. This will be the beginning for my little doodlebug Ian who is starting preschool. For my doodlebug Jayden, this will be his week of review.

Here is our Plan for our 1st Day Monday:

Calendar time and Alphabet song

Reading: 

• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault and watch the animated story on You Tube
• Dr. Seuss's ABC
• The Alphabet Book by P.D. Eastman
• Curious George Learns the Alphabet by H.A.Rey

Activity: 

• Alphabet Scavenger Indoor Hunt: I have these magnetic plastic letters that I plan to hide around the house. I will have a master list and each time a letter is found, I will check it off the master list. I will be hiding letter "C" by the couch, a letter "A" by an apple on the table and "D" by the door etc.

• Alphabet Snacks

Breakfast: Alphabits CerealMorning Snack: Jell-O Jiggers shaped like AlphabetLunch: Crackers/cheese, Alphabet Soup
Afternoon snack: Animal Crackers
VideoBlue's Clues ABC"s and 123'sActivity:
Make an alphabet Turkey craft (I will post instruction on this tomorrow)
Make a mini-lap Chicka Chicka Boom Boom lap bookHERE