Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Planning

Two weeks off gave me a great opportunity to plan. This year I've tried to plan a month in advance, generally for art and story ideas, keeping in mind that it could change at any given time depending on what is happening around us.
So here are my plans for January thus far;

January 2011 Crafts

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Spin art mittens – hang from tree branch

Animal stamps on a mitten shape

Mitten prints – wear a pair of mittens to make a painted print

‘knit” mittens

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Bubble wrap snow painting

Confetti snow art

Cupcake liner snowflakes

Pringle container black and white painting

Screen painting

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Potato masher snowmen

Paper plate snowmen

Melting snowmen with puffy paint

Potluck

Torn tissue paper collage with shades of whites and blues

White glue blob snowmen

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Collage materials to build trees

Family Literacy Day

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Watercolour and salt painting


January 2011 Stories

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Story - 3 Little Kittens

Sign of the week – cat

Song – A Mitten

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The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg

A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohm

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone

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Colourful Mittens

One Mitten by Kristine O’connell

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Song – Itsy Bitsy Snowflake

Fairytale – The Princess and the Pea

Sign of the week - snow

Mouse’s first snow by Lauren Thompson

The Princess and the Pea

When Will It Snow

By Marty Crisp

Snow Dance

By Lezlie Evans

Mama, will it snow tonight? By Nancy White Carlstrom

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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Song – I Wish I Was A Snowman

Sign of the week – hat

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All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle

Snow Friends by M. Christina Butler

Hello, Snow by Hope Vestergaard

Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler

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Fairytale – Why the Evergreens Never Lose their Leaves

Sign of the week – tree

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In the Tree by Zoe Sharp

Log Hotel by Anne Schreiber

We planted a tree by Diane Muldrow

The Tree House by Marije Tolman

The Little Green Pea by Alison Barber

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Fairytale – Goldilocks and the 3 Bears