Thursday, July 25, 2013

Letter "F"

Olivia made a Flag cake for July 4th and for Letter "F". To see more pictures and the recipe, click HERE

It just so happen that while we were studying Letter "F", Olivia made a Fruit Loops rainbow craft at VBS.

Sawyer's Fruit Loops necklace

making Fruit Loops necklaces


Letter "F" Bible Story:
Miracle of the Fish and Bread, Mark 6:30-44

Favorite Letter "F" Books:

Ten Flashing Fireflies by: Philemon Sturges
Too Many Frogs! by: Sandy Asher
Frogs by: Nic Bishop
Water Frog Polliwogs by: Dawn Bluemel Oldfield
Froggy Goes to the Doctor by: Jonathan London
Little Rabbit Foo Foo by: Michael Rosen & Arthur Robins
Fishy Tales by: dk.com
Hooray for Fish! by: Lucy Cousins
The Birthday Fish by: Dan Yaccarino
Fish is Fish by: Leo Lionni
My "f" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure
Fox in Socks by: Dr. Seuss
The Foot Book by: Dr. Seuss
Fire Engines by: Anne Rockwell
Farm Flu by: Teresa Bateman
Farm Counting Book by: Jane Miller
The Story of Ferdinand by: Munro Leaf
Bedtime for Frances by: Russell Hoban

For Letter "F" we checked out some of the Fancy Nancy books from the library for the first time. There are many in this series and Olivia absolutely LOVES them!:)

Fancy Nancy by: Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet by: Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique by: Jane O'Connor

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Letter "I"

We made ice cream for our Letter "I" recipe. Click HERE to view the yummy recipes and to see more pictures.

Indian on "I"


She made an Indian hand puppet.


Bible Story: Isaac Genesis 2:12

Favorite Letter "I" Books:

Ice Cream Cones for Sale! by: Elaine Greenstein
Inch by Inch by: Leo Lionni
Inch and Roly Make a Wish by: Melissa Wiley
Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place by: Melissa Wiley
If You Lived with the Sioux Indians by: Ann McGovern
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush retold by: Tomie dePaola
My "i" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by: Iza Trapani
The Itsy-Bitsy Spider by: Rosemary Wells


Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Letter "D"

We made dirt cake. It was yummy! To see more pictures and the recipe click HERE


coloring and playing paper dolls


Letter "D" Bible Story: Daniel Prayed - Daniel 6:27a

Our Favorite Letter "D" Books:

Duckat by: Gaelyn Gordon
Duck at the Door by: Jackie Urbanovic
John Philip Duck by:Patricia Polacco
Dirt Boy by: Erik Jon Slangerup
Little Donkey and the Birthday Present by: Rindert Kromhout
Dragon is Coming! by: Valeri Gorbachev
Puff the Magic Dragon by: Peter Yarrow & Lenny Lipton
Thomas and Percy and the Dragon by: Rev. W. Awdry
My "d" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure
If the Dinosaurs Came Back by: Bernard Most
Dini Dinosaur by: Karen Beaumont
Chugginton: Dinosaur Adventure by: Ian Carney
101 Dalmatians by: Disney
Dog Breath by: Dav Pilkey
If you Give a Dog a Donut by: Laura Numeroff
Go, Dog. Go! by: P.D. Eastman
Drip, Drop by: Sarah Weeks
Froggy goes to the Doctor by: Jonathan London


Friday, May 17, 2013

Letter "T"

making an ABAB pattern on the turtle

We made "teepees"! They were so yummy! For more pictures and the recipe, click  HERE

Here are some books about teepees that I used for teaching Olivia. We didn't read every page because they are lengthy but we did enjoy the pictures. 
If You Lived with the Sioux Indians by: Ann McGovern
Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters by: Paul Goble
Dancing Teepees by: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

brushing a tooth at the library for the storytime activity

three great books about teeth that we enjoyed:

Arthur's Tooth by: Marc Brown
The Tooth Book by: Dr. Seuss
Loose Tooth by: Lola M. Schaefer


making a "T" with blue tape

being silly with tape -- She wanted to put some on her nose!

making sugar cookies

truck cookie for Letter "T"


Bible Story: Tower of Babel - Genesis 11 & Colossians 3:17

Our Favorite Letter "T" Books:

Tom the T.V. Cat by: Joan Heilbroner
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Illustrated by: Michael Hague
Read to Tiger by: S.J. Fore
The Hairy Toe Illustrated by: Daniel Postgate
My "t" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure
The Best Book about Tractors by: Stella Maidment
My Little Train by:Satomi Ichikawa
Tom's Tail by: Linda Jennings
I'm a Little Teapot by: Iza Trapani
Trash Trucks! by: Daniel Kirk
The Truck Book by: Bill Gere
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV by: Stan & Jan Berenstain
Thomas and the School Trip by: Rev. W. Awdry



Thursday, May 2, 2013

Letter "C"

We made Clown Cupcakes for Letter "C"! To see more pictures and the complete recipe, click HERE

Ms. Jennifer at the library did a caterpillar craft with the children. 

cotton on Letter "Cc"

I LOVE this sweet girl! What a sweet laugh she has!


Bible Story:
10 Commandments - Deuteronomy 27:10 & Deuteronomy 5:7-21

Our Favorite Letter "C" Books:
Corduroy by: Don Freeman
Scaredy Cat by: Cyndy Szekeres
Clopper the Christmas Donkey by: Emily King
The Adventures of Cody Cocoa Bean by: Hershey Foods Corp.
Circus Alphabet by: Patric Hudson
Fred & Barney Join the Circus by: Horace J. Elias
Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by: Bonnie Lass & Philemon Sturges
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping by: Peggy Parish
Caps For Sale by: Esphyr Slobodkina
Circus Caps For Sale by: Esphyr Slobodkina
Clara Caterpillar by: Pamela Duncan Edwards
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by: Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket by: Eric Carle
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by: Eric Carle
Quick as a Cricket by: Audrey Wood
Carousel by: Donald Crews
Cars by: Anne Rockwell
Clickety Clack by: Rob and Amy Spence
The Caboose Who Got Loose by: Bill Peet
My "c" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure
Cuckoo by: Lois Ehlert
Cows on the Farm by: Mari C. Schuh
Do Cows Bark? by: DK
Calico Cows by:Arlene Dubanevich

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Letter "E"

Olivia made "Eggs in a Nest" for her letter "E" recipe. For more pictures and to view the recipe click HERE

She made chocolate and butterscotch "Eggs in a Nest".

"Egg" Hunt 

"Easter" bunny

"Easter Egg"

Olivia and family wearing our "Easter" clothes.
Bible Story:
"E" Earth - Genesis 1:1

Favorite Letter "E" Books:
The Little Engine that Could by: Watty Piper
Henry and the Elephant by: Rev. W. Awdry
Face to Face with Elephants by: Beverly and Dereck Joubert
The Trunk (Elephant) by: Brian Wildsmith
Horton Hatches the Egg by: Dr. Seuss
Emma's Eggs by: Margriet Ruurs
An Extraordinary Egg by: Leo Lionni
Eggday by: Joyce Dunbar
The Egg Book (picture book) by: Jack Kent
Happy Easter, Dear Dragon by: Margaret Hillert
My "e" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

Friday, March 22, 2013

Letter "V"

We made Apple Volcanoes that erupted! Click HERE to see the recipe!

VeggieTales on Letter "V"!


putting stickers on her Valentines cards

Vegetables on a Vest
Our Favorite Letter "V" Books:
My "v" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure
Volcanoes: Mountains that blow their tops by: Nicholas Nirgiotis
Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes by: Anita Ganeri
June 29, 1999 by: David Wiesner (Vegetables)
Growing Vegetable Soup by: Lois Ehlert
The Ugly Vegetables by: Grace Lin
Ada Potato by: Judith Caseley (Violin)
Valentines Books:
Silly Tilly's Valentine by: Lillian Hoban
Little Mouse's Big Valentine by: Thacher Hurd
The Valentine Bears by: Eve Bunting & pictures by: Jan Brett
Max's Valentine
The Night Before Valentine's Day by: Natasha Wing
Secret Valentine by: Laura Damon
Biscuit's Valentine's Day by: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
VeggieTales Books:
Bob and Larry's ABC's by: Phil Vischer
PaGrape's Shapes by: Phil Vischer
Junior's Colors by: Phil Vischer
Archibald's Opposites by: Phil Vischer
God Loves You Very Much

Bible Story for Letter "V"
Vine - John 15:5