Letter P and His Pals Have a Party

Letter P had a party one day.         

Those who attended came from far away.

A perky pig from Paris, a peacock from Peru,

A penguin from way down south, sat across from Lou.

A parakeet that said, “Tweet, tweet, tweet,”

A panther from the jungle growled, “Le-e-t’s eat!”

Letter P served pizza and purple punch

In paper plates and cups — oh, what a lunch!

After they played games, it was time to go.

All put on ponchos and fixed them just so.

P gave out some paper and some pretty pens,

Then said, “Please be sure to write, my dear friends!”

Susan LaBella          Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

PUZZLIN’ PIES

Place four paper plates on a table.

Use four more paper plates that you have colored as follows:          — one paper plate has been colored to look like a pizza          — one paper plate has been colored to look like a pumpkin pie         — one paper plate has been colored to look like an apple pie          — one paper plate has been colored to look like a cream pie          Next, cut each plate as follows:          — cut one paper plate one in half          — cut one paper plate one in fourths          — cut one paper plate one in sixths          — cut one paper plate one in eighths          Place the cut pieces in a box. Invite children to choose the correct pieces to fill up each plate on the table.

A PAIL FULL OF Ps

Cut out pictures of items whose names begin with p. Also, cut out pictures of things whose names do not start with P. Paste each picture onto a piece of poster board. Place all the pictures face down on the floor. Give each child a pail (a plastic sand pail could work) and invite him/her to collect only those things whose names start with P.

CRAZY Ps

Provide each child with a cut-out uppercase and lowercase P. Invite children to decorate their Ps with          — popped popcorn          — colored polka dots          — peppermint candies (round or crushed)          — painted peas (dried peas)

POPSICLE TIME

Give each child 10 to 15 Popsicle sticks. Help each child write his or her name on each stick. Have children place the sticks on a table side by side, creating a rectangle. Next, let children use masking tape to tape all the way across the sticks to keep the rectangle together. Help children gently turn over their rectangles. Invite children to draw a picture with crayons on the sticks. When pictures are complete, children can take the sticks apart and reassemble them in the correct order to show their pictures. Popsicle sticks won’t get lost because they all have the owner’s name on them!

SNACK TIME WITH LETTER P

These two snacks are sure to bring on the smiles. Purple Smoothies          Place 1-1/2 cups milk, 1 sliced banana, and 1/2 cup grape juice in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy. This makes three 1-cup servings. Personal Pretzels          Next, try these soft pretzels: Use 2 16-ounce loaves of bread dough to make 24 1-1/2 inch balls. Roll each of the balls into a long snake shape. Give one “snake” to each child so they can make their own pretzel designs. Next, place pretzels on a greased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Let stand for 20 minutes. Combine 1 egg white and 1 teaspoon of water. Brush this on each pretzel and sprinkle with coarse salt. Heat oven to 350 degrees and place the cookie sheet on a middle rack. On the bottom rack, place a shallow pan with 1 inch of water in it. Bake pretzels on the rack above the water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

YOUR WORD CORNER

Here are some words you will need.              See them, say them … hey, you can read!!

put          pig          pen

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. I can write my name with this _____. 2. Where did you _____ your coat? 3. The _____ is named Wilbur.

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

Alphabet Coloring Sheets: Letter P   Let children color each P picture online. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/interactive-alphabet/letter-p/

Handprint Peacock Craft   Let children try this simple craft. http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mhandprintpeacock.htm

Letter P Activities   Some cute ideas here. http://pocketful–of–posies.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-letter-p-activities.html

Pond Activities   P is for pond, too. Try out some of these suggestions. http://www.ssnsc.org/education/pond_activities.htm#PreK-2

É com alegria que eu comunico aos Pais e Alunos que:
Paula Lyra ELT School recebeu recentemente o título de Instituição de Ensino de Língua Inglesa reconhecida pela Oxford University Press.
Eu já havia comunicado a alguns de vcs, mas agora o faço formalmente.
Obrigada a todos pela confiança em meu trabalho, pois foi graças a vcs que recebi este título.

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 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]

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!

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

Segue o link para acessarem a letra e música de Stevie Wonder – For Once in My Life.

Stevie Wonder virá em breve ao Brasil, por isso vamos praticar cantando esse sucesso dos anos 70.

http://letras.mus.br/stevie-wonder/138923/

Prezados Alunos,

Ainda tenho os seguintes horários vagos para aulas individuais para crianças ou adultos

Segundas e Quartas: 10:30

Terças e Quintas : 8:30, 13:30

Só quintas: 9:30, 15:30

Caso haja interesse, me mandem um email para paulalyra@hotmail.com

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