Ripped Paper Mosaic Apple (based on idea from The Mailbox and "My Montessori Journey")
Letter Aa Collage
"a is for apple" craft (idea from Totally Tots)
Letter Aa "Poke" Page
Apple Counting/Numeral Match
(LEFT: this idea is based on www.pre-kpages.com and www.spelloutloud.com)
Apple Counting Practice
Letter Aa Prewriting Practice
2 Types of Apple Patterning
Apple Lacing Card
Capital/Lowercase Aa Matching
Visual Discrimination/Which Does Not Belong? (from Laura's Blog, "My Montessori Journey")
Apple Floor/Counting Mats
Paper Plate Tree with Fingerprint "Apples" (based on idea from Jennifer's Blog, "Ramblings of a Crazy Woman")
Footprint Apple Tree / Apple Printing (based on idea from Jennifer's Blog, "Ramblings of a Crazy Woman")
Palm Print Apples (idea also from "Ramblings of a Crazy Woman")
Apple Basket (apple prints & painted popsicle sticks; based on idea from Oriental Trading Company)
Apple "Pie" / Sensory (sprinkle cinnamon onto wet paint; idea from Kristin at "Preschool Daze")
We read, The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree and created the Life Cycle of an Apple Tree (www.montessoriforeveryone.com)
Aa is for Ant
"Roll an Ant"
Ant Size Sequencing
Ant Number Match Up
Ant Hill Counting
Ant Magnet Page
Ant Puzzle
Ant Graphing
Ant Craft (from Evan Moore)Other Aa Activities
Acorn Craft
Astronaut Craft (www.Mrs.Pancake.com)
Alphabet Puzzles
Posing by his "Letter of the Week Wall"
Literature:
Apples:
Little Apple by Brigitte Weninger
Pick Me an Apple: From Seed to Tree by Shelly Rotner
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons
Where is the Apple Pie? by Valeri Gorbachev
Autumn is for Apples by Michelle Knudsen
I Am An Apple by Jean Marzollo
Big Red Apple by Tony Johnson
A Day at the Apple Orchard by Megan Faulkner & Adam Krawesky
Apples, Apples, Apples by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Apple Trouble by Ragnhild Scamell and Michael Terry
Apple Countdown by Joan Holub
Apples by Gail Gibbons
What's So Terrible About Swallowing an Apple Seed? by Harriet Lerner & Susan Goldhor
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Johnny Appleseed by Madeline Olsen
Johnny Appleseed by Carol Ottolenghi
Johnny Appleseed: A Poem by Reeve Lindbergh
Johnny Appleseed: My Story by David L. Harrison
Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg
Ants:
Ants, Bees and Other Social Insects by Kris Hirschmann
Ants by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
Thinking About Ants by Barbara Brenner
Astronauts / Space:
A is for Astronaut: Exploring Space from A to Z by Chronicle Books
Acorns:
Acorn to Oak Tree: LifeCycles by Camilla de la Bedoyere
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Bear in mind as you are reading all this that it was a looooooong process....it did NOT all happen in one day, much less in a week. We do a little bit of Mommy School every single day, if possible. This can vary depending upon my son's mood and level of cooperation. If it is a "good" day, we might sneak in an hour or two. Some days I am lucky he just does a craft or allows me to read a book. Whatever we do, I try not to let it become a chore and I try to keep it as fun as possible.....I certainly don't want learning to become something my son dreads.
Thank you so much for visiting!
**Note: Except where noted, the printables used were from Erica's blog, "Confessions of a Homeschooler" (http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/)
