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This month at Paula Lyra ELT School- Activities with Letter M m

THE MITTEN

Read aloud to children The Mitten by Jan Brett. Then print out these beautiful masks — one for each character in the book. Glue each mask onto a craft stick or punch holes on either side of the mask and run a string through it. Invite individuals to wear masks and act out the book’s charming tale.

MITTEN MATCH

Gather fabric in various colors and prints. Cut out two mitten shapes from each kind of fabric. Mix them up and place them in a basket or box. Invite children to find matching pairs.

M-M-M, MACARONI!

Give different shaped pieces of uncooked macaroni to each child. Provide each child with a small gift type box (approximately 3 inches by 3 inches). Help children create simple designs by gluing the macaroni pieces onto the tops and sides of their boxes. When the glue is completely dry spray paint the box and lid with a color of the child’s choice. Note: Metallic gold works well and gives the box a real “treasure box” look. When the project is complete, make macaroni and cheese (from a box) for a snack.

MAGNET MADNESS

Place a piece of drawing paper on an aluminum tray. Dip several small metal objects in different colors of paint. Let children hold a magnet under the tray to “paint” with the objects sitting on the paper. Fun!

ME, ME, ME!

Let children create likenesses of themselves. Give each child a paper plate on which to draw his or her face. Next, help each child cut a “coat” from the appropriate color of paper. Glue the coat to the bottom of the paper plate. Students can draw on buttons and pockets. Then let students glue cotton around the paper plate face to look like a hood. Glue a string to either side of the coat and attach a cut-out paper mitten to the end of each string.

MUFFIN FACES

Give each child a toasted English muffin half. Help children spread cream cheese on their muffins. Supply raisins, banana slices, blueberries, and/or sliced strawberries for children to create muffin faces. In addition, you might wish to use shredded carrots or coconut to create hair for each muffin face.

 

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Letter M Worksheets Here you’ll find a variety of worksheets from which to choose. http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/letterm.htm

Paper Plate Monkey Let your kids try making this cute monkey. http://www.freekidcrafts.com/monkey_template.html

M&M Math Print out one for each student and try the activity. http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson180/math.pdf

Monkeys Jumping On… This is really cute! Let students think of M words to complete this as a class book. http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson180/monkeysjumping.pdf

April Fool´s Day

April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries on April 1 every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools’ Day, April 1 is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other.

In Italy, France and Belgium, children and adults traditionally tack paper fishes on each other’s back as a trick and shout “April fish!” in their local languages (pesce d’aprile!, poisson d’avril! and aprilvis! in Italian, French and Flemish, respectively). Such fish feature prominently on many French late 19th to early 20th century April Fools’ Day postcards.

The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer‘s Canterbury Tales (1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1 by Pope Gregory XIII as New Year’s Day of the Gregorian Calendar in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, sometimes questioned for earlier references.[1]

Páscoa e atividades para essa época

Sabemos que a Páscoa comemora, no hemisfério norte, a chegada da Primavera!

Pintinhos, passarinhos, coelhinhos e seus ovinhos.

Também há o significado cristão do renascimento e todos os dogmas que vêm em conjunto.

Para essa época, vamos trabalhar com atividades relacionadas ao tema, muita arte e criação.

As crianças vão curtir muito montar as cestinhas,  confeccionar os coelhos e pintar o ovos.

Vamos nos divertir muito!

 

We know that Easter celebrates, in the northern hemisphere, the arrival of Spring!

Chicks, birds, bunnies and their little eggs.

There is also the Christian meaning of rebirth and all dogmas that come together.

For this time, we will work with activities related to the theme, a lot of art and creation.

Children will enjoy  to prepare baskets,  create the rabbits and paint the eggs.

Let’s have fun together!

Letter L l – Activities and Ideas

Enjoy the activities and Ideas to explore letter L with your kids.

Here in Paula Lyra ELT School we practice all the alphabet.

 

 

Give each child a card with an L word written on it. Help each child say his or her word. Then read this rhyme aloud.

Where is Letter L?

Drinking lemonade.

Where is Letter L?

In the leafy shade.

Where is Letter L?

Licking lollipops.

Where is Letter L?

Watching lizards hop.

Where is Letter L?

Listening to lions roar…

L words are fun to say,

Let’s all name some more!

After completing the last verse of the rhyme, invite children to “name some more” by again reciting their L words.

Susan LaBella

 

 

LUCKY LADYBUG         Create this cute ladybug clock: — Cut a red paper circle. — Use a paper fastener to attach clock hands to the center of the clock. — Add some black dots to the clock face. — Write black numbers 1-12 around the edges of the clock face. — Attach black paper legs to the clock face (three on each side) and a round black paper head to the top of the face.         Then read aloud The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. Help children move the clock’s hands to show the times mentioned in the story.

LUCKY LADYBUG #2         Let children draw a bunch of black-crayon spots on a small sheet of white construction paper. Next cut large potatoes in half, giving a half to each child. Help children dip the flat sides of their potato halves into red paint and press them onto the paper over the black spots. Let the paint dry and have children give their ladybugs names that begin with L.

LUSCIOUS LAMBS         Try this fun snack. Give each child a store-bought sugar cookie. Help children spread marshmallow cream around the edges of their cookies. Next give each child two halves of a chocolate wafer. Children can attach the wafers to the sugar cookies for ears. Then they might use chocolate bits to create eyes and a nose. Finally, use chocolate icing from a tube to make the lamb’s mouth. Enjoy!

WHICH IS WHICH?         Give each child a picture of a lion and a picture of a lamb. On an easel pad list various facts about each animal. For example:         I have a bushy mane.         I say, “Baa, Baa.” Read each fact aloud. Let children decide which animal the fact pertains to and then hold up the correct animal picture card.

LAUNDRY…LAUGH OUT LOUD!         Bring on smiles and laughter by reading aloud Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks. Follow up by hanging a small clothesline in your classroom. Provide miniature clothespins and a large wash bucket. Using doll clothes, children can pretend to “wash” the clothes in the bucket and hang them up to “dry.”

LEAFY LIME JIGGLERS         Follow the recipe on a lime Jell-O box to make Jigglers. (You might use a couple boxes of Jell-O and pour the liquid into a shallow baking pan.) Let the Jell-O firm. Then use a leaf-shaped cookie cutter to cut it into leaf shapes. Serve the lime leaves on a bed of lettuce for a super L snack.

YOUR WORD CORNER Here are some words you will need.            

See them, say them … hey, you can read!!

little         look         like

Write the words on a chart and review them. Then read aloud each sentence that appears below. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.
1. Take a __________ at all the animals.

2. The puppy is so ______________!

3. I do not ____________ lemons.

 

 

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

A Child’s Place: Insects   Scroll down to the Ls for some cute ladybug crafts. http://www.archjrc.com/childsplace/insects.html

Alphabet Blocks   Follow the directions to make blocks for teaching the alphabet. http://www.alphabet-soup.net/ttools/alphabetblock.html

L Sound   Print out this cut and paste activity to reinforce the initial L sound. http://www.kizclub.com/Phonics/beginning/lsound.pdf

Letter L   Listen to Bert and Ernie sing all about Letter L. http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/letter-l.html

Letter K k – Ideas and Activities

Share this rhyme with children by reading it aloud. Hold up a picture of each object in the poem as you read its name aloud. After several readings, distribute pictures to children and let them hold up the correct one as you read its name aloud.

K is a kitten,         K is a key.         K is a kiss         From you to me.

K is a king         Who wears a crown,         Or a big kangaroo         That hops around.

K is a kite         Up in the sky.         K is for Kleenex         Ah-choo, oh my!

Susan LaBella

 

HAPPY KANGAROO TO YOU

Read to children Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne. Then try this fun kangaroo activity: Cut from brown construction paper a mama and baby kangaroo shape. Next, cut a paper pocket and apply glue around its edges so it can be glued onto the mama. Slip the baby into the pocket and let each child give his or her kangaroo a name.

CAN YOU KAZOO?

Let children make kazoos using toilet paper rolls. Give each child a roll to decorate with ribbon, sequins, feathers, or other items. Use a rubber band to secure a piece of wax paper across one end of the toilet paper roll. Children can sing, repeat rhymes, or talk into the open ends of their kazoos.

EDIBLE KITES

Cut bread into kite shapes and give one or two to each child. Next, mix together 1 tablespoon milk, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, and a few drops of food coloring. Let children paint their kites using one color or several different colors. Toast bread in the oven or a toaster oven until golden. Let children add a string of red licorice to the bottom points of their kites and enjoy!

MY KEY TO THE WORLD

Provide an assortment of keys for children to view. Discuss the various shapes and sizes. Then invite children to draw a picture of a magic key that will open anything in the world. Next, let children draw a picture showing what the magic key will open, and another picture of what they might see after the key has opened it. Bind drawings together in a booklet titled “My Key to the World.”

LET’S VIST KANSAS

On a flat U.S. map point out to children the location of Kansas. Explain that Kansas is one of our fifty states. Provide picture books about the state for children to view and visit Kansas on the Net for more facts about Kansas.

YOUR WORD CORNER

Here are some words you will need.           

  See them, say them … hey, you can read!!

kind         king         kick

Write the words on a chart and review them. Then read aloud each sentence that appears below. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.
1. Sara can __________the ball well.

2. The __________rules the land.

3. I hope you are _________to your friends.

 

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Letter K Worksheets   Loads to choose from here. Choose those that suit your needs. http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/letterk.htm

Kwanza Theme Crafts and Activities   You might like to share with children the traditions and activities that take place during Kwanza, the African-American holiday. This site provides lots of info. Follow up by inviting someone who celebrates the holiday to visit your classroom to speak about it. http://childfun.com/index.php/holidays/winter-holidays/kwanzaa/303-kwanzaa-theme-crafts-a-activities.html

Story-time Topic: Kindness   Kindness counts! Spread kindness around your classroom with some of these sweet stories. The listing provides the book title and author as well as a summary. http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/storydetails.cfm?TopicID=241

K Is for Kleenex   Try this craft to reinforce the letter K. http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails.cfm?TopicID=762

What Begins With K?   Let children find out with this cute mini book. Just print it out. http://www.dltk-teach.com/minibooks/k/index.htm

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

The song White Christmas is undoubtedly the most famous and popular of all the Christmas songs. The music and lyrics for White Christmas were written by Irving Berlin in 1942 and originally featured in the movie Holiday Inn starring Bing Crosby. The lyrics of White Christmas struck a chord with the soldiers fighting in the Second World War and their families who were waiting for them back home. 

White Christmas 

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten,
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow 

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white 

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

 

I wish you all a Peaceful and Joyful Christmas and a

New Year full of Health, Light and Contentment