S is for Silly, Sand and Sunflowers

~Malachi is 4 years, 2 months ~

Memory Verse:

From Sing the Word A-Z

Seek ye first the kingdom, the kingdom of God

And His righteousness

And all these things shall be added unto you

Matthew chapter 6 verse 33.

Books:

Sammy the Seal, by Syd Hoff

The Reasons for Seasons, by Gail Gibbons

Poems:

From a Child's Garden of Verses

The Swing

At the Seaside

Bed in Summer

Singing

Get Set for the Code:

Letter Review:

Activities:

Drawing S's in Sand

Sand Play

Mixing, molding, pouring and digging in sand.

We explored with measuring cups, molds, measuring spoons, shovels, sieves and funnels to pour, spoon, shape, scoop and sift.

We used measuring cups as mold to create "big, bigger, and biggest" sand cakes, comparing size.

What is sand like when it is dry, damp, or wet?

We added varying amounts of water to sand and talked about the sand's consistency.

Sack Lunch

Sand play was messy, so I thought today would be a good day to each lunch outside. So, we had a sack lunch that included a sandwich and a surprise.

Sundaes

Sandpaper S's

Sandpaper Prints

We colored on sandpaper and then ironed it between two pieces of paper to make some unusual prints.

Sidewalk Chalk

Sole Rubbings

We taped a piece of paper to the bottom of a shoe and did a crayon rubbing. 

Shapes and Colors Bingo

Mali and Elli each took turns spinning and they looked for the colors and shapes on each others boards. 

Sunflower Handprints

We made a summery sumflower out of handprints.

Seeds and Sounds and Senses:

I put various matierials that start with S (salt, seeds, sucanat, etc.) in small containers with lids and had Mali listen to the sounds they make and tell me whether they were soft or loud.

Science:

We read about seasons in the book The Reason's for Seasons and talked about what we learned, which season we are in, and which season is our favorite (Mali said winter because he likes the snow best).

Silly Fun:

To finish our lesson on the letter S, we had a Silly Surprise Party!

I kept it super simple with an S snack, homemade soda with silly straws, a surprise box, and silly string. 

The surprise box had organic suckers, and sour apple twists and they had to seek in the sawdust to find them.

Then we had fun with silly string.

Some of the books we used: