Letter A week- Apples, Ants, Alligators, and Astronauts! (Overview)

I planned WAY too much for this week and didn't get to all of the activities that I had planned on my lesson plan.  Here are the ones that we got to through!  

(Green are activities that need materials and yellow are printable activities.   Each activity activity is linked back it it's original source)

Monday (apples)	Tuesday (apples)	Wednesday (ant, apple cont.)	Thursday (astronaut, alligator)
-Apple books -Lower case apple a	-Apple rolls	-Letter A for ants Ant books	A for alligator and Alligator books
Painting- apple prints on a tree	-Apple lacing -Torn paper Apple tree	-Color by number ant -Capital lower case sorting	-Alligator color words -Color page (pg 80)
-Apple measuring (source) -Apple cutting practice	Short vowel apples (reading cvc words)	- prewriting practice - ant size sorting - ant parts page	Alligator clothes pin
-Matching apples to numbers -Basket of apples	File folder apple counting	Spoon ant craft	Astronaut Lower case a craft Find and color the a's (pg 19)
Color word  (pg 8-9)	Apple fractions book	Apple parts	Read on the moon (book) Toilet paper roll astronaut craft
Apple spinner graphing game	Which is different?	Apple tasting	Letter a video
Make apple scented playdough and play with animal crackers in them	Make apple muffins	Apple rice crispy	Apple cookies and bag for teachers

Click below for descriptions, pictures, and links of our activities this week! 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Posted in: A, alligator, Apple, astronaut, Letter A, Preschool