Flower Week THURSDAY Schedule (plus links to printables!)

Everyday activities:

Study vocabulary words. I like to use Montessori-style nomenclature cards for these. I print and laminate them, then cut them apart and punch holes in the corners. For some reason, my kids love flipping through the cards when they're on a little binder ring. More fun than a flat page I suppose! Download your free flower nomenclature cards HERE. She has a whole bunch of awesome nomenclature card sets for free to download, and I would suggest getting them all! But for this week specifically, scroll down just a smidge and click on "Flowers" under the heading "Nomenclature/3-part cards.

Work on beginning alphabet sounds. This week I chose to use the cards from a set of printables you can download HERE. Many of my resources are coming from that set, so while you're in there, go ahead and get all three parts. Again, I love to laminate these and put them on the binder ring. That way you can use a clothespin to mark the correct letter, or a dry erase marker.

Work on counting skills. I am using the counting clip cards that you can download HERE. I'm also having several of my resources coming from that set. Laminate, put them on the binder ring. Use a clothespin to mark the correct number, or a dry erase marker.

 Practice letter tracing. The set you downloaded for the alphabet sounds (HERE if you still need them) includes three alphabet pages. P for Pots, G for gloves, and S for Seeds. I laminate those as well, and the kids love doing them over and over again.

Scissor or prewriting practice. I found these in the set you downloaded for the counting cards (HERE if you still need them). If you intend on using these for prewriting practice, go ahead and laminate them. If you prefer to use them for your little ones to work on their scissor skills, just print them on regular paper.

Thursday activities:

Pollination Pom Pom transfer. As we discuss the process of pollination through various insects and birds. The idea is simple - Have the kids grab the pom pom balls from flower to flower. Good for eye-hand coordination, and just a fun little game for little hands to play. Inspiration HERE.

Garden sensory bin. Yep, here it is again! A sensory bin is one of the most anticipated activities for any theme week! Fill a bin with pinto beans, add some small pots or containers, silk flowers, and some kid-sized gardening tools.

Flower/Pot color matching. Found a fun printable HERE to have the kids match the colors of the pots and flowers. I think I will laminate mine, and then I can write uppercase and lowercase letters or numbers on the pieces with a dry erase marker to work with my older son as well.

Work on your Plant Lapbook. Work on this project one little piece each day, and by the end of the week your child will have their own little display of everything they learned. Great for showing off to family members and for reviewing the information after the theme week is finished. For the assembly of the actual lapbook, see HERE. For today, we'll add a fun flip book about the flower life cycle found HERE.