SHOES

ACTIVITES:

Read: The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes by Julia Donaldson

Additional Books:

  • What Shoes Will You Wear? by Julia Cook

  • King Louie's Shoes by David Steinberg

  • Mama's Work Shoes by Caron Levis

  • Rocket Shoes by Sharon Skinner

  • Shoes for Me! by Sue Fliess

  • My New Shoes by Leilani Sparrow

  • A Flock of Shoes by Sarah Tsiang

  • Hello, Shoes! by Joan Blos

  • Two Shoes, New Shoes by Shirley Hughes

  • Lucas and His Long Loopy Laces by Krystal Russell

  • Big Sarah's little boots by Paulette Bourgeois

  • Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop

  • Lulu's Shoes by Camilla Reid

Color: Shoes Coloring Page

Write: Shoes Worksheet

Cook: Long John Donuts

Phonics Review: s, sh, oe, s

NOTEBOOK:

Write or dictate a story about a magical pair of shoes you found at the market.

  • Draw a picture of your magical pair of shoes.

  • Enjoy the Art Appreciation of "White Shoes" by Eva Gonzales and "A Pair of Shoes" by Vincent van Gogh for more art inspiration.

ART:

Create your own pop art inspired by shoes. Scan the QR Code for some fun inspiration for this. Also color the 'shoe coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook.

TOYS:

ACTIVITIES:

Read: Toys Go Out, Toys Come Home, Toy Dance Party (Series) by Emily Jenkins

Additional Books:

  • Toy Story by RH Disney

  • Toy Academy: some Assembly Required (Illustrated Novel) by Brian Lynch

  • Ready for Action by Brian Lynch

  • Corduroy by Don Freeman

  • The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

  • In the Middle of the Night by Laura Purdie Salas

  • Toys Galore by Peter Stein

  • Teddy& Co by Cynthia Voigt

  • Winnie the Pooh by A.A.Milne

  • Have you Seen Duck? by Janet A. Holmes

  • Brave Enough for Two by Jonathan D. Voss

  • I Love You Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark

  • Where Are You, BlueKangaroo? by Emma Chichester Clark

Color: Toys Coloring Page

Write: Toys Worksheet

Cook: Sugar Cookies

Phonics Review: t, oy, s

NOTEBOOK:

Write or dictate a story about a magical toy you found at the market.

  • Draw a picture of your magical toy.

  • Enjoy the Art Appreciation of "Toys" by Oleksandr Bogomazov for more art inspiration.

ART:

Design your own toy, inspired by all the books and art from this weeks lesson. Use whatever art supplies you would like. Scan the QR Code to find a fun gift wrapping craft you could use if you make a toy as a gift for someone else. Also color the 'puzzle coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook.

UMBRELLAS

ACTIVITIES:

Read: The Secret of the Umbrella by Leslie Santamaria

Additional Books:

  • Ella's Umbrellas by Jennifer Lloyd

  • Jonas Hanway's Scurrilous, Scandalous, Shockingly Sensational Umbrellaby Josh Crute

  • Under the Love Umbrella by Davina Bell

  • Umbrellas Go Up by Pam Holden

  • The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates

  • Do Animals Need Umbrellas? by Steve Parker

  • The Wizard's Umbrella Story Collection by Enid Blyton

  • Harrison Loved His Umbrella by Rhoda Levine

  • Tiny Miss Dott and Her Dotty Umbrella by Michelle Osment

  • Mary Poppins

Pair this lesson up with our Rain Lesson in our April's Rain & Jellybeans Learning Pack.

Color: Umbrellas Coloring Page

Write: Umbrellas Worksheet

Cook: Chocolate Umbrellas

Phonics Review: u, m, br, e, ll, a, s

NOTEBOOK:

Write or dictate a story about a magical umbrella you found at the market.

  • Draw a picture of your magical umbrella.

  • Enjoy the Art Appreciation of "Young Woman with an Umbrella" by Camille Pissarro for more art inspiration.

ART:

Painted Umbrella - Use acrylic paint or acrylic fabric paint in a range of colors to paint the inside of your own umbrella. Paint each section a different color, in patterns you wish. Scan the QR code to see inspiration for this project. Also color the 'umbrella coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook.

https://tikkido.com/blog/DIY-painted-umbrella

VEGETABLES

ACTIVITIES:

Read: Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert

Additional Books:

  • Sylvia's Spinach by Katherine Pryor

  • The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

  • The Boy Who Became What He Ate by

  • We're Going to the Farmers' Market by Stefan Page

  • Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens

  • Oliver's Vegetables by Alison Bartlett and Vivian French

  • The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

  • Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root

  • Feast of Peas by Kashmira Sheth

  • Strega Nona's Harvest by Tomie dePaola

Color: Vegetables Coloring Page

Write: Vegetables Worksheet

Cook: Zucchini Fries

Phonics Review: v, e, g, t, a, b, l, s

NOTEBOOK:

Write or dictate a story about a magical vegetable you found at the market.

  • Draw a picture of your magical vegetable.

  • Enjoy the Art Appreciation of Tata with "Vegetables" by Zinaida Serebriakova for more art inspiration.

ART:

Clay Pot with Veggies -Make a clay pinch pot and fill it with some clay vegetables. Use air dry clay for this, and when dry, plaint with acrylic paint. Also color the 'carrot coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook.

Pair this lesson up with our Planting Seeds Lesson in our May's Tulips & Taffy Learning Pack,as well as the many other garden themed units and life cycle unit studies.

WIGS

ACTIVITIES:

Read: Sophie's Lovely Locks by Erica Pelton Villnave

Additional Books:

  • What this Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma J. Virjan

  • Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman

  • King Louie's Shoes by David Steinberg

  • Ella the Enchanted Prioncess and Low & Lucas Books by Rosaria Calafati (Alopecia and cancer awareness series for children)

Color: Wigs Coloring Page

Write: Wigs Worksheet

Cook: Braided Bread

Phonics Review: w, i, g

NOTEBOOK:

Write or dictate a story about a magical wig you found at the market.

ART:

Color the 'missing hair coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook. Add hair and face details to the coloring page below.

XMAS TREES

ACTIVITIES:

Read: Maple and Willow's Christmas Tree by Lori Nichols

Additional Books:

  • Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht

  • The Great Spruce by John Duvall

  • The Queen and the First Christmas Tree: Queen Charlotte's Gift to England by Nancy Churnin

  • Tree of Cranes by Allen Say

  • Merry Christmas, Curious George by H. A. Rey

  • The Littlest Christmas Tree by Janie Jasin

  • The Tree That's Meant to Be by Yuval Zommer

  • The After Christmas Tree by Bethan Welby

  • Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect by Dick Schneider

  • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Color: Xmas Trees Coloring Page

Write: Xmas Trees Worksheet

Cook: Xmas Tree Bread

Phonics Review: x, m, a, s, tr, ee,

NOTEBOOK:

Write or dictate a story about a magical Xmas Tree you found at the market.

  • Draw a picture of your magical Xmas Tree.

  • Enjoy the Art Appreciation of Tata with "Christmas pictures signed with Paris"by Raphael Kirchner for more art inspiration.

ART:

Create Christmas Tree Art, inspired by the art and books this week. Also color the 'Christmas tree coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook.

Pair this up with our Winter & Snow Leraning Pack, and the lesson Christmas Trees & Pine Cones.

YARNS

ACTIVITIES:

Read: The Magic Ball of Wool by Susanna Isern

Additional Books:

  • Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett

  • Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol

  • A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story about Knitting and Love by Michelle Edwards

  • A Friendship Yarn by Lisa Moser

  • The Mitten String by Jennifer Rosner

  • A Bedtime Yarn by Nicola Winstanley

  • Unraveled by Leanne Hatch

  • Knit Together by Angela Dominguez

  • Cat Knit by Jacob Grant

  • Annie and the Swiss Cheese Scarf by Alana Dakos

  • Follow the Yarn: A Book of Colors by Emily Sper

  • Mr. Putter & Tabby Spin the Yarn by Cynthia Rylant

  • Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep: A Yarn about Wool by Teri Sloat

Color: Yarns Coloring Page

Write: Yarns Worksheet

Cook: Wool Roll Bread

Phonics Review: y, a, r, n, s

Write or dictate a story about a magical ball of yarn you found at the market.

  • Draw a picture of your magical magical ball of yarn.

  • Enjoy the Art Appreciation of a selection of art about knitting with yarn for more art inspiration.

ART:

Create art with yarn and glue, inspired by the art and books this week. If you would like, learn how to knit or crochet, and make your first project with yarn. Also color the 'yarn ball coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook.

Pair this up with our Little House in the Highlands Art & Baking Novel Study, or our Adventures in Scotland, Ireland and England.

ZIPPERS

ACTIVITIES:

Read: Mr. Toggle's Zipper by R.W. Alley and Robin Pulver

Additional Books:

  • Zippers, Buttons and Bows by Moira Butterfield, illustrated by Rachael O'Neill

  • Zack's Zippers: The Sound of Z by Cecilia Minden and Joanne Meier

  • Zip it: A First Book of Fasteners by Patricia Hegarty

  • I Wonder Why Zippers Have Teeth and Other Questions About Inventuions by Barbary Taylor

  • How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zipper by Andrew Terranova and Sharon Rose

  • Zip thePig by Linda Hayward

  • Zipping Zippers Save the Zoo by Elayne Reiss-Weimann and Rita Friedman

  • The Zipper Pouch Book by Boutique-Sha (Learn how to sew pouches with zippers)

Color: Zippers Coloring Page

Write: Zippers Worksheet

Cook: Zipper Bag Fruit Salad

Phonics Review: z, i, pp, er, s

NOTEBOOK:

Write or dictate a story about a magical zipper you found at the market.

  • Draw a picture of your magical magical zipper.

  • Enjoy the Art Appreciation of the "1917 patent of the "separable fastener" (The Zipper)" by Gideon Sundbäck for more art inspiration. If you were to invent a zipper, what would it look like? Draw a picture of your invention.

ART:

Create art with zippers, inspired by the art and books this week. If you would like, learn how to sew a pouch with a zipper. Also color the 'zippered purse coloring page' in pointillism style, to create a series of dot paintings for your Alphabet Masterpiece Scrapbook.

Pair up with our Z is for Zebra and Zig Zag in the Masterpiece Alphabet.