It's Turkey Time!

The Junebug Weekly

November 1 and November 3

It's Turkey Time!

The Creative Corner

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

Tuesday-November 1

Turkey Hands and Feet

After a mini-science lesson on the parts of a turkey (feathers, beaks, wings, claws) Junebugs will make wooden turkey masks that we will use to sing during circle time.

Corn Bin Corral

Junebugs love free sensory time!  This week they will get a hands on math lesson with corn using cups, spoons, and other tools as they measure, mix and repeatedly pour the kernels.

Thursday-November 3

For The Birds

Junebugs will learn about the diet of turkeys and other birds.  Then they will make their own bird feeder using cornmeal mash, bird seed mix, and egg cartons.  


T is for Turkey
Junebugs will recognize the letter T in uppercase print and learn it's sound.  They'll sing the "T sounds" song as they make fingerprint turkey friends.



  

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the "Seven Days In A Week".  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Listen to 'Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom'.  Color the letter of the day (T is for turkey) and glue it into your notebook.

Morning Stories

A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman

Turkeys by Enchanted Learning

Morning Songs

Ten Little Turkeys
I'm a Little Turkey
I'm a little turkey,
my name is Ted,
Here are my feathers and here is my head.
Gobble, gobble, gobble is what I say,
Quick! Run!
It's Thanksgiving Day!

We can't believe that November is already here, but we're glad because we love turkey time!


Gobble, Gobble, Gobble,

Lindsay and Lindsay

Happy Halloween!

The Junebug Weekly

October 25th and 27th

Happy Halloween!

The Creative Corner

Costumes, Treats, and Fun!

Tuesday-October 25th

Little Ghost Feet

Junebugs will turn their sweet littl efeet into sweet little ghosts with white paint and a few steps on some black paper.

Mummified!

Junebugs will love getting hands on and turning little stuffed animals into spooky mummies for Halloween.


Super Spooky Sensory Time
Junebugs will take turns playing with ghost slime (jello), spider webs (silly string) and eyeballs (beans).

Thursday-October 27th

Haunted House

Junebugs will make their very own haunted house using graham crackers, frosting and Halloween treats!  


What Can Be Seen At Halloween?
Junebugs will review all the things we have learned about this month from spiders to bats and then make their very own Halloween scene.


Super Spooky Sensory Time
  Junebugs will take turns playing with ghost slime (jello), spider webs (silly string) and eyeballs (beans).
  

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the "Seven Days In A Week".  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Listen to 'Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom'.  Color the letter of the day (H is for Halloween!) and glue it into your notebook.

Morning Stories

Five Little Pumpkins

Five Little Ghosts
We're Going on a Halloween Hunt

Morning Songs

Disney Monster Mash

The Skeleton Dance
Knock, Knock Trick or Treat!

We've had such a fun month of learning and we can't wait to wrap it up with a week of Halloween fun!


Trick or treat!

Lindsay and Lindsay

We're Going Batty!

The Junebug Weekly

October 18th and 20th

We're Going Batty!

The Creative Corner

Nocturnal, Echolocation, Bats

Tuesday-October 18th

Hand Print Bats

After learning about nocturnal animals and some bat facts, Junebugs will use their little hands to make their very own bat paintings.

Sensory Shaving Cream Play

Junebugs will love getting hands on and messy as they enjoy the sensory shaving foam table, complete with nocturnal animals to play with.


Night and Day
Junebugs will learn all about opposites as they focus on the differences between night and day.  They will use their motor skills to cut and glue pictures to make a book of night and day.

Thursday-October 20th

Pumpkin Bats

Junebugs will get a lesson in disguise as they turn mini pumpkins into adorable bats!  


To The Bat Cave!
Junebugs will become cave explorers for the day! We will engage in dramatic play and enter a cave (tents and tunnels) in search of bats.


Bat Food
  After a mini lesson on the diet of a bat, Junebugs will enjoy fruit kebabs made from some of bats' favorite types of fruits!
  

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the "Seven Days In A Week".  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Listen to 'Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom'.  Color the letter of the day (B is for bat) and glue it into your notebook.

Morning Stories

Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon

Bat Book from Enchanted Learning

Morning Songs
Bats Are Sleeping
(tune:  Frere Jacques)
Bats are sleeping.
Bats are sleeping.
Upside down.
Upside down.
Sleeping in the morning sun.
Waiting for the night to come.
Then they'll fly around.
Then they'll fly around.

We're fascinated by bats and we can't wait to share these lessons with your children!


Your teachers,

Lindsay and Lindsay

Some Very Busy Spiders

The Junebug Weekly

October 11th and 13th

Very Busy Spiders!

The Creative Corner

Creepy, Crawly, Spiders

Tuesday-October 11th

Sparkly Spiders

After learning about the parts of a spider (head, abdomen and 8 legs), Junebugs will use paper plates, paint, glitter and pipe cleaners to design unique spider decorations just in time for Halloween.

8 is Enough

Junebugs will practice counting to the number 8 by counting spider legs (pipe cleaners, black licorice, and pretzel sticks).

Thursday-October 13th

Spaghetti Spider Webs

Junebugs will love spinning spider webs out of cold spaghetti noodles!


Wacky Webs
Junebugs will cover marbles in paint and roll them all over a piece of construction paper.  They will be delighted to watch as the marbles leave paint trails that look just like a spider's webs.
  

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the "Seven Days In A Week".  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Listen to 'Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom'.  Color the letter of the day (S is for spider) and glue it into your notebook.

Morning Stories

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Spider Book from Enchanted Learning

Morning Songs
The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Who's afraid of spiders?  Not us!


Your super spidey sense teachers,
Lindsay and Lindsay

5 Little Pumpkins

The Junebug Weekly

October 4th and 6th

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Everywhere!

The Creative Corner

5 Little Pumpkins...

Tuesday-October 4th

Pumpkin Parts

Junebugs will observe as their teacher cuts open a big, orange pumpkin to reveal what is inside.  They will love getting their hands dirty as they touch the pulp and find the seeds.

Pumpkin Picassos

Junebugs will use their imaginations and a variety of art materials to decorate a card stock pumpkin.

Pumpkin Cookies

Junebugs will roll out sugar cookie dough and use cookie cutters to make pumpkin shaped cookies for snack time.

Thursday-October 6th

Seed Sorting

Junebugs will practice counting and sorting (by color) brightly dyed pumpkin seeds.  They will then glue them to a piece of construction paper to create an abstract work of art.


Paper Bag Pumpkin
Junebugs will use their fine motor skills to shred tissue paper and stuff it into paper bags to turn them into fat little pumpkin decorations.   
  
Toasted Seed Tasting
Junebugs will help their teachers to toast and then taste test salted pumpkin seeds.
  

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the "Seven Days In A Week".  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Listen to 'Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom'.  Color the letter of the day (P is for pumpkin) and glue it into your notebook.

Morning Stories

Five Little Pumpkins

My Happy Pumpkin

Morning Songs
'Ring Around the Pumpkin
sung to the tune of Ring Around the Rosie
Ring around the pumpkin, pocketful of seeds, leaves, leaves, they all fall down!

We love pumpkins and we hope by the end of the week your little one will too! You can continue our pumpkin theme at home by visiting one of the area pumpkin patches.


Some of the Junebug favorites are...


Cox Farms in Fairfax
Pumpkinville in Leesburg
Ticonderoga Farm in Chantilly
Temple Hall Corn Maize in Leesburg


Your pumpkin loving teachers,
Lindsay and Lindsay

Fire Safety Week

The Junebug Weekly

September 27th and 29th

Fire Safety Week!

The Creative Corner

Stop. Drop. Roll.

Tuesday-September 27th

Firefighter Puppet Play

Junebugs will color a firefighter glued to a popsicle stick to make a firefighter puppet.  They will use them to put on a puppet play about fire safety.

Fingerprint Pups

Junebugs will add black spots to a white dog cut out to create adorable firehouse dalmatian dogs. 

Our First Fire Drill

Junebugs will practice lining up quietly and exiting the house as quickly and as safely as possible.

Thursday-September 29th

Smoke Science

Junebugs will learn what smoke looks like and why it is dangerous as they safely observe its formation in a mason jar.


Egg Carton Fire Engines
Junebugs will create bright red firetrucks using a variety of materials including paint, egg cartons and popsicle sticks.   
  
Stop, Drop and Roll Drill
Junebugs will practice stopping, dropping and rolling to put out fires on clothing and staying low to escape smoke.
  

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the "Seven Days In A Week".  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Listen to 'Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom'.  Color the letter of the day (F is for fire) and glue it into your notebook.

Morning Stories

Cappy The Fire Dog from Ashburn Fire Department Coloring Book

The Fire Engine Book by Tibor Gergely

Morning Songs
'On The Fire Truck'
sung to the tune of Wheels On The Bus
The siren on the truck goes woo, woo, woo
The ladder on the truck goes up and down
The hose on the truck goes gush, gush, gush
The dog on the truck goes woof, woof, woof
The firemen on the truck say, "WE'RE ON THE WAY!"

We are looking forward to starting your little one's fire safety education!  You can continue our fire safety theme at home with two fun opportunities to support our local firefighters and play on real firetrucks!


This Sunday, October 2, from 8am-12pm, the Ashburn Volunteer Fire Department is hosting their monthly Pancake Breakfast.  Cost is $6 per adult, FREE for kids 3 and under.


On Sunday, October 9th from 12-3:30 please join us for a Junebug Field Trip to the AVFD Open House!  This is a free event where our kids can learn more about fire safety, meet the firemen, and ride on the trucks among other things.  We would love to see you all there!  Visit the AVFD website for more details and directions.  *PLEASE NOTE - parking is available at Cedar Lane elementary on Tolomac Road and the AVFD is providing free shuttle service to the station*


Your teachers,
Lindsay and Lindsay

Apples Galore!

The Junebug Weekly

September 13th and 15th

Apples Galore!

The Creative Corner

An apple a day...

Tuesday-September 13th

Seed Science

Junebugs will become little scientists as they help the teachers dissect an apple.  They will observe and discuss the apple’s seeds before sprinkling them onto glue to create an original work of art. 

Apple Art Place Mat

Junebugs will have some messy hands-on fun as they create beautiful masterpieces by stamping apple halves into paint and onto a large piece of butcher paper.  Their artwork will be laminated and returned to them to use as a place mat. 

Sweet Snack

Junebugs will enjoy eating apples with honey and cheese.

Thursday-September 8th

Fingertip Trees

Junebugs will have some messy, hands-on fun as they create adorable apple trees by stamping their fingertips into red paint and then onto their paper apple trees.


Craft Clips
Junebugs will design apple-themed refrigerator clips to showcase all of the their lovely artwork by painting wooden apples and gluing them onto magnetic clothes pins.   
  
A Baker's Dozen
Or is that a dozen bakers?!  Junebugs will become chefs as they help their teachers sprinkle cinnamon and sugar onto apples.  The teachers will bake the apples and the Junebugs will enjoy the delicious apple crisps at snack time.
  

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the "Seven Days In A Week".  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Listen to 'Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom'.  Color the letter of the day (A is for apple) and glue it into your notebook.

Morning Stories

Apples from Enchanted Learning

Apples, Apples, Apples by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Morning Songs
'Apples and Bananas' 
'Applesauce' 
sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy
Peel an apple,
Cut it up,
Cook it in a pot
When you taste it,
You will find,
It is applesauce!

We're so excited to share three sweet apple activities a day to keep your little one's doldrums away!

Two Apple Aficionados,

Lindsay and Lindsay