Ms. Christina’s Class Update
Ms. Christina Week of April 4, 2022
Theme: Spring and Nursery Rhymes
The children seemed to enjoy listening and learning nursery rhymes.
At Turtle Creek we have traditionally spent this month focused on nursery rhymes. Learning nursery rhymes is not only a literary activity, but it involves both speech and music and movement. The four nursery rhymes we will be working on throughout the month are: Ring Around the Roses, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Row/Row your Boat and Itsy Bitsy Spider.
There are many versions of Ring Around the Rosies but we have selected:
Ring A Ring a Rosies
A pocket full of posies
Atishoo, Atishoo
We all fall down.
We will use the you tube video “Ring A Ring O’ Roses-Activity Song with Singalong Lyrics” (1:21)
We will show the children the youtube video “Twinkle TwinkleLittle Star 7 More/Kids Songs/ Super Simple Star” (1:02)
Row, Row Row your boat will be introduced with the youtubevideo of “Row/Row Your Boat/Learn with Little Baby Bum” (2:18)
Finally, “Itsy Bitsy Spider Song for Children” will be the youtube video for this nursery rhyme. (1:58)
We include the youtube videos because there are so many. You can reinforce what we are showing in class.
We have also introduced a few finger plays “Bubble Bubble Pop” and Five Little Hot Dogs.” These reinforce language, listening, and repeating directions. Finger plays are just fin to do!
We are practicing so we will be ready present some of the nursery rhymes to another class at the end of the month and maybe it will be part of the end-of-the-year performance!
Literature
Mother Goose Nursey Rhymes
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by:Iza Trapani
The Eensy-Weensy Spider by: Mary Ann Hoberman
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and other bedtime lullabies
Crafts:
Itsy Bitsy Spider with April umbrella
Our very own Humpty Dumpty
A very sparkly Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Mary Had a Little Lamb face cutout
Water color flowers
Reminders:
-Art Festival/Spring Fling: Thursday, April 7th 5-6:30. All are welcome. Children’s artwork will be on display. There will be a few crafts and an ice cream truck. This is our only Open House of the season, so please bring your friends who are looking for a quality preschool like Turtle Creek. I know they will thank you for introducing them to our wonderful school. The rain date will be the following Tuesday, April 12th. See you then!
-Please send in Yearbook boosters
-Spring break begins Friday 4/15 and we return Monday 4/25. Our Spring party info to follow.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Christina
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