Letter C: Crowns, Crackers, Caterpillars, Clouds

We read Bob and Otto, a story about a worm and a caterpillar and did some fingerprint artwork too! We used cotton balls on our artwork to make clouds. Everyone pitched in for our "Cc" picnic with crackers, cookies, carrots, and more.

Since we are the Pirates and Princesses, and it is "Cc" day we made crowns. I spray painted Burger King crowns silver and had the children embellish the crowns with fun, shiny confetti.

Our pirates and princesses are becoming quite the Alphabetologists! We even had some sad faces when class was over. See www.abcbook.us for super easy letter ideas. Phonics has never been so fun and easy!

Letter G: Green, Groceries, Games!

Check out the star green glasses and green velour workout suits! "Gg" is for green, grocery, and games! Pirates and Princesses Learning Adventures headed to Henry's Marketplace for our letter "Gg" day.

The kids looked for "Gg's" in the aisles. It takes about 100 times of exposure to really learn something new. As the kids search for letters in print in stores they work on that repetition. It is great for the kids to find the different fonts of the letter too. It's real world learning.

At the park, we played games. One family brought a pinata!

Letter E: Eggs

Pirates and Princesses Outdoor Adventures' spring session is under way! Our class is sponsored by Escondido Adult School in Escondido, CA. I am grateful to the many moms who took a chance and signed up for the class. Our enrollment has grown! We meet weekly at parks for our letter celebrations. Our first class met at Kit Carson Park where we focused on "Ee." Elizabeth the hen came and we did "egg-spiraments," crafts, songs, and more!

Our handprint hen craft was adorable. Helpful hints: Trace around a lid or a bowl for the head, a quarter for the eye, and a penny for the eyeball. Instructions can be found at: http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/birds/rooster-handprints-1.htm

We did a hilarious handplay activity called "Crack an Egg on Your Head." Sit your child in front of you for this goofy game you can play again and again. See it demonstrated on your tube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05svBr3FJD4

Oh...and we did the chicken dance. What a fun group of kids and moms we have!