'S' is For Star

Jay is completely mesmerized by the moon and the stars, so when it came time to choose a theme for the letter 'S' I knew exactly what I would use!  This week is all about stars, so get your telescope or binoculars out and get ready for some fun!   

This week we will cover:
The letter 'S'
'S' is for Star
The number 19
Stars
The color Yellow
Day and Night

Monday: The Letter 'S'
-color a Letter 'S' coloring page
-while you are coloring, watch this, this, this, and this
-have your kiddo trace the Letter 'S' on their coloring page with their finger
-glue your coloring page to a piece of Yellow construction paper and hang it on the wall
-make a set of Letter 'S' memory cards (one with a Letter 'S' on it, and the other with a picture of a Star on it)
-go through the Letter 'S' section of Starfall
-work this fun online Letter 'S' puzzle
-make a letter 'S' scrapbook (cut several sheets of construction paper into fourths.  Hole punch one of the long sides of each piece of paper two or three times and then let your kiddo use yarn or string to help you connect the pages.  Go through newspapers and magazines and cut out pictures of things that begin with the letter 'S' and some easy to read words that begin with 'S.'  Print and cut out a big letter 'S' for the cover of your scrapbook.  Try to find one that your kiddo can color.  Then glue your pictures and words into the inside pages of your book.)
-make some sparkly salt paint art (Use this recipe to make up some salt paint in a few colors and let your kiddo go to town creating their own masterpiece.  Try to get them to paint something that starts with the letter 'S' if you can!)   

Tuesday: 'S' is for Star
-color a Star coloring page
-while you are coloring, watch this, this, and this
-glue your coloring page to a piece of Yellow construction paper and hang it on the wall
-talk about Stars
-play this cute space shape matching game or this space memory game
-sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
-starry night pictures (Get out a piece of black construction paper.  put small star stickers all over the black paper to create a starry night scene.  You can even help your kiddo use a white crayon to draw lines between some of the stars to make constellations!)
-make a pretend telescope (wrap black construction paper around the outside of an empty paper towel roll.  Decorate the paper towel roll with stickers, paint, chalk, or whatever you would like.  When it starts to get dark, go out into your yard and look for stars with your pretend telescope!  You might also consider taking a real telescope or a good pair of binoculars with you too!!)
-Talk about the sky during the day and at night.  What do you see in  the sky during the day?  What do you see in the sky at night?  What color is the sky during the day?  What color is the sky at night? etc.


Wednesday:  Fun Day (or should I say night!?)
-Jay already loves to look at the moon, but tonight, we are going to take some extra time to look at the Stars!  Jay will get an early bath and when The Hubbs gets home we will bundle up and go eat a picnic dinner out in our back yard.  We can look at the stars while we eat and enjoy some fun family time too! 
-We might also go visit our local planetarium, they are showing One World, One Sky: Big Birds Adventure and if Jay is in the mood, we will go check it out! 
-talk about Day and Night.  What do you do during the day? (go to work, play, run errands, walk our dog, etc) What do you do at night? (take a bath, brush your teeth, put on your pj's, read bedtime stories, say our prayers, go to sleep etc.)
-read Goodnight Moon

Thursday: The Number 19
-color a Number 19 coloring page
-while you are coloring, watch this, this, this, and this
-have your kiddo trace the Number 19 on their coloring page with their finger
-glue your coloring page to a piece of Yellow construction paper and hang it on the wall
-make a start garland to hang in your kiddo's room (cut out 19 different sized stars out of construction paper. Have your kiddo color and decorate them with stickers. Use a hole punch to punch holes on two sides of each star. Thread your stars onto a piece of ribbon or string, and make sure that you and your kiddo count them as you go.  Hang your star garland from the ceiling or over the door in your kiddos room!)
-make a star wreath to go with your garland (cut 19 stars out of construction paper.  Cut out the center of a paper plate.  Have your kiddo paint the paper plate yellow.  Then glue all of your stars around the paper plate.  Hang your wreath on your kiddos door!) 


Friday:  The Star Shape
-color a Star coloring page
-while you are coloring, watch this, this, and this
-glue your coloring page to a piece of Yellow construction paper and hang it on the wall
-star string art (use some wire or part of an old wire coat hanger and bend it into the shape of a star.  Have your kiddo wrap different types and colors of string around the star shape.  As an alternative, if your kiddo knows how to tie a basic knot, you ca also cut lengths on string and have them tie the string onto the wire star shape.)
-use a star shaped cookie cutter to cut star shapes out of play dough
-tissue paper stars (cut a star shape out of white or yellow construction paper.  Cut squares out of yellow and orange tissue paper--about one inch in size.  Have your kiddo glue the squares of tissue paper to the star shape.  

Thank you for learning the letter 'S' with us this week!  If you have missed a previous lesson, you can find it by clicking on the ABC Lesson Plans tab at the top of my blog.  Please check back next week for 'T' is for Train!