March 2012 Newsletter

Early Childhood

Theme:  Farms

Sensory activities:  Sand table,  play dough, painting, parachute, tunnel, scooter boards, and balls.

Books we will read:

Big Red Barn by Margaret Brown

Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming

Over on the Farm by Christopher Gunson

Color Farm by Lois Elhert

Farming by Gail Gibbons

Finger plays and songs:

In the Farmyard

      In the farmyard at the end of the day,

        Listen to what the animals say.

        The cow says, “Moo,”

        The sheep says, “Baa”.

The hen, “Cluck, cluck,”

        “Quack,” says the duck.

        The dog, “Bow-wow,”

        The cat, “Meow.”

The horse says, “Neigh,”

The pig says, “Oink.”

The the barn is closed up tight,

And the farmer says, “Goodnight.”

Farm Sounds (Sung to the Wheels on the Bus)

      The cows in the barn go moo, moo, moo,

        Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo.

        The cows in the barn go moo, moo, and moo.

        All around the barn.

        (Other verses:  pigs, hens, ducks, lambs and horses.)

To the Farm

      Horses, donkeys, cows that moo,

        Chickens, kittens, piglets too.

Fish that swim down in the pond,

Ducklings quacking all day long.

All these animals you can see,

If you go to the farm with me.

Nursery Rhymes:  Mary Had a Little Lamb

Class Book:  Animals on the Farm

Art Activities:

Make a farm mural.  Animals in the barn will be cow, chicken, pig, sheep, cat, dog and horse.

Important Dates:

March 16 Please return the book order, if you are interested in   ordering books.  Please remember to send cash or a check made out to Scholastic books.

March 26 No School.  Professional Development Day.