Letter "G"

Olivia made Gingerbread Cookies for her Letter "G" recipe. To see the recipe and more pictures, click HERE

gummy bears color sorting 

discussed most/least

making patterns with rainbow goldfish

gumdrops on "G"! 

Nana Carolyn came over for a visit and Olivia got her to read her favorite Letter "G" book: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

goldfish ponds 

Sawyer wanted to join in on the fun with this one!

Letter "G" Bible Story:

Goliath - 1 Samuel 17

Our Favorite Letter "G" Books:

My "g" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

The Three Billy Goats Gruff Pictures by: Stephen Carpenter

Three Billy Goats Gruff retold and illustrated by: Glen Rounds

The Golden Goose by: Susan Saunders

Goldilocks and The Three Bears retold and illustrated by: James Marshall

Green Eggs and Ham by: Dr. Seuss

My Granny Went to Market by: Stella Blackstone and Christopher Corr

Giraffes by: Kari Schuetz
Giraffes by: Sarah Albee
Grapes to Raisins by: Inez Snyder
Raisin and Grape by: Tom Amico and James Proimos
Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes by: Margie Palatini
The Giving Tree by: Shel Silverstein
What About My Goldfish? by: Pamela D. Greenwood
My Goldfish by: Pamela Walker
The Gingerbread Man retold by: Eric A. Kimmel
Gorillas by: Patricia Demuth
Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story by: Linda Glaser

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

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

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

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

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

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