Happy Thursday everyone! Today is a crazy blustery day! I hope if you are braving the wind that you aren’t getting blown over! This week we talked about Snowmen and Hibernation.

Books:

Yesterday we read: Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright and Hibernation Hotel by John Kelly. I have to say, I think Sneezy the Snowman is one of my top 10 favorite winter-time books! It’s super cute with great rhymes and it’s very silly.

Songs:

I’m a Friendly Snowman

(Tune: I’m a little teapot)

I’m a friendly snowman big and fat.

Here is my tummy and here is my hat.

I’m a happy fellow, here’s my nose.

I’m all snow from my head to my toes.

I have two bright eyes so I can see

All the snow falling down on me.

When the weather’s cold I’m strong and tall.

But when it’s warm I get very small.

Flannel/Fingerplay

5 Little Snowmen on a hill

Freezing cold and standing still.

The sun came out with its warm rays

And one little snowman melted away.

…Count down to one…

1 little snowman on a hill

Freezing cold and standing still.

The sun came out with its warm rays

And the last little snowman melted away.

Activities:

Today we learned about the letter “U”. Here are some fun activities that start with the letter U:

*Spend some time Upside Down

*Utensils – give your child a wide array of utensils and see if they can figure out what they can be used for, or let them do art or a sensory bin with them

*Here’s a free printable for a book with songs and rhymes that start with U: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/free-letter-book-songs-rhymes-letter-u/

*learn about animals that live Underground: https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/underground-animal-activities.html

*or animals that live Underwater

*have your child help you sort laundry and have them find all the Underwear

Snow Activities:

*Snow volcano: https://www.messylittlemonster.com/2019/02/snow-volcano-science-experiment.html

*make fake snow: https://thepurposefulnest.com/how-make-fake-snow/

*snow puzzle: https://happytoddlerplaytime.com/snow-shape-puzzle-matching-activity-for-toddlers-preschooler/

*snowstorm in a jar: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/winter-snow-storm-in-a-jar-science/