Theme: Nursery Rhymes
Dates: February 1-12
From: Tanya

Language Experiences:

• Read "Jack Be Nimble", act out, and make a page for our Nursery Rhyme book which will be sent home at the end of the theme.
• Make pretend "Candle Sticks" and practice "Jack Be Nimble."
• Read "Little Miss Muffet", act out, and make a page for our Nursery Rhyme book.
• Make "Curds and Whey" with cottage cheese and peaches.
• Read "Mary had a Little Lamb", act out, and make a page for our Nursery Rhyme book.
• Make a "little" lamb with cotton balls.
• Read "Humpty Dumpty", act out, and make a page for our Nursery Rhyme book.
• Examine a hard boiled and raw egg's shell, yolk, and white. Then, add a little seasoning and eat them (the cooked ones of course!).
• Read "I'm a Little Tea Pot", act out, and make a page for our Nursery Rhyme book.
• Have our very own little tea party with real (caffeine free tea) and Lorna Doone' cookies.

Vocabulary: "Jack Be Nimble", candlestick, "Little Miss Muffet", tuffet, frightened, quick, curds and whey, "Mary Had a Little Lamb", wool, lamb, "Humpty Dumpty", crack, teapot, spout, handle, steam, queen, king, men

Notes: Nursery Rhymes can be very difficult for children with hearing loss to learn due to the unfamiliar vocabulary words and abstract language. Therefore, it's important to explicitly teach them these rhymes and the vocabulary that goes with them. If you have any nursery rhyme books at home, please take the time to read them to your child. Try to make sure they understand the unfamiliar words and phrases as you read. It's also very fun to act out the stories so that the child can has a hands on experiences with the rhymes making them more fun and meaningful. I encourage you to repeat any of the language experiences that I listed above at home with your child and other family members in your home.

Show and Tell Dates:
Monday: Kennedy and Ben D.
Wednesday: Frank and Isiah
Friday: Sooah and Rilee