In My Heart ~ Psalm 55:22

 
Cast Your Cares {Psalm 55:22} is #3 from Seeds of Encouragement.

Full Page Verse Printable…

Verse Mini Book {which could also be cut into mini flash cards to have kids put the verse in order}…

Copy Work Tracers {print & cursive}

Copy Work Sheets…

Full Verse Coloring Pages…

Seeds Family Worship printables here!

Seeds of Encouragement Verse Chart here!

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Feed the Monster Language Game ~ Once Upon a Book

If You're A Monster And You Know It

by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley

Book Summary: Children will stomp their paws, twitch their tails, snort and growl, and wiggle and wriggle along with this bright and bold picture book twist on "If You're Happy and You Know It."

 

To practice identifying letter sounds, we played "Feed the Monster". The game is really simple and can be adapted to different learning levels for your tot.

To start, I used an empty tissue box to create a monster. I cut and glued features to the tissue box, using the opening for a mouth. Your tot could even help make this one day for a craft and then play the game the next day. Once the glue had dried, we gathered our letter magnets to start our game.

In my best "monster voice", I asked for certain letters. For example, I said, "I'm hungry for a letter that is at the beginning of the word COOKIE." My son found the C and "fed the monster". Then we repeated it until the monster was full. Sometimes I varied the monster requests to keep my little guy thinking.

The best part of "Feed the Monster" is that you can tailor it to your child's target learning skills. Shapes, Letters, Numbers, Sight Words, etc. would all work well!

Other Monster Books:

Go Away, Big Green Monster!
There Was An Old Monster!
Glad Monster, Sad Monster
Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!
Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli
Tickle Monster

Now I Know My ABCs ~ Letter V

All printables for this unit can be downloaded for free on my website, Animal ABCs.

Letter V ~ Vulture

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Vv Vulture Bird in Action…

  

See more on my blog ~ Letter V Vulture Tot School

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More Letter Vv Fun…

• Letter V ~ Vegetables Craft
• Letter v ~ violin craft
• Color by Number ~V
• Vv Letter Maze
• Tot School Printables: Vv is for Volcano 
• Letter of the Week: Vv is for Valentine 
• Vv is for Violin {from Spell Outloud}
• Letter Vv Craft Collection {from The Attached Mama}
• Raising Rock Stars Preschool: Letter Vv

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Did you miss…

• Letter A ~ Alligator {Letter A on my blog in action}
• Letter B ~ Bear {Letter B on my blog in action}
• Letter C ~ Caterpillar {Letter C on my blog in action}
• Letter D ~ Dolphin {Letter D on my blog in action}
• Letter E ~ Elephant {Letter E on my blog in action}
• Letter F ~ Frog {Letter F on my blog in action}
• Letter G ~ Gorilla {Letter G on my blog}
• Letter H ~ Hippo {Letter H on my blog}
• Letter I ~ Iguana {Letter I on my blog}
• Letter J ~ Jellyfish {Letter J on my blog}
• Letter K ~ Koala {Letter K on my blog}
• Letter L ~ Llama {Letter L on my blog}
• Letter M ~ Mouse {Letter M on my blog}
• Letter N ~ Newt {Letter N on my blog}
• Letter O ~ Octopus {Letter O on my blog}
• Letter P ~ Pig {Letter P on my blog}
• Letter Q ~ Quail {Letter Q on my blog}
• Letter R ~ Raccoon {Letter R on my blog}
• Letter S ~ Squirrel {Letter S on my blog}
• Letter T ~ Tiger {Letter T on my blog}
• Letter U ~ Umbrella Bird {Letter U on my blog}

Monster Songs & Fingerplays – If You’re a Monster and You Know It

If You're A Monster And You Know It

by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley

Book Summary: Children will stomp their paws, twitch their tails, snort and growl, and wiggle and wriggle along with this bright and bold picture book twist on "If You're Happy and You Know It."

If You're a Monster and You Know It...
When you read If You're A Monster And You Know It , you can access a free recording of the song online. My son really enjoyed listening to the song on the computer and acting out the motions to go with the words.

Five Little Monsters
(Author unknown)

Five little monsters sitting on the floor.
The first one said, "Let's knock on someone's door."
The second on said, "Let's act a little scary."
The third one said, "Why are we so hairy?"
The fourth one said, "I hear a funny sound."
The fifth one said, "There's no one else around."
Then "WHOOSH" went the wind and "EEK!" someone said
So five little monsters ran under the bed.

Monster Pokey
(Sung to the tune of "Hokey Pokey")
You put your claws in.
You put your claws out.
You put your claws in and you shake them all about.
You do the Monster Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

You put your fangs in.
You put your fangs out.
You put your fangs in and you shake them all about.
You do the Monster Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

You put your horns in.
You put your horns out.
You put your horns in and you shake them all about.
You do the Monster Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

You put your tail in.
You put your tail out.
You put your tail in and you shake it all about.
You do the Monster Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about.

For this fingerplay I made some small felt monsters to place on the felt board as we sang. I left these at the felt board throughout our monster theme for my son to practice counting, singing the songs, and other imaginative play.

Ten Little Monsters
(Sung to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little, Two little, Three little monsters,
Four little, Five little, Six little monsters,
Seven little, Eight little, Nine little monsters
Ten monsters can't scare me.

Other Monster Books:

Go Away, Big Green Monster!
There Was An Old Monster!
Glad Monster, Sad Monster
Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!
Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli
Tickle Monster

Fabric Sensory Box for Toddlers ~ Simply Made

My tiny tot is at the stage where he wants to pull everything out of the toy box, cabinets, or anything else left unattended. While annoying and messy at times, I know that exploring his surroundings is a part of his learning stage and teaching him about the world around him. Instead of fighting his natural exploration by taking everything away, I set up up a box for him to explore safely.

Materials:

• Empty wipes box
• Fabric and ribbon scraps of all sizes and textures (I used corduroy, felt, cotton, soft minky, silk, chenille and flannel fabrics)

Directions:

1. Place the fabric scraps in the wipes case.
2. Let your tot explore by pulling and stuffing fabric in and out of the top hole.
3. Let them explore the fabric textures. As you play, describe the fabric to them by saying things like "This piece is soft", "This piece is red", "This piece is silky", etc.
4. When they've pulled them all out, help them put them back in and do it again!

Variation:
As your tot grows, help him sort the fabrics by color, size, or texture.

My tiny tot loved this and sat with the Fabric Sensory Box for longer than his normal attention span. I hope your tot enjoys it as well!

Math Ideas for If You're a Monster and You Know It ~ Once Upon a Book

If You're A Monster And You Know It

by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley

Book Summary: Children will stomp their paws, twitch their tails, snort and growl, and wiggle and wriggle along with this bright and bold picture book twist on "If You're Happy and You Know It."

 

For our math activity to go along with If You're A Monster And You Know It , we played Roll-a-Monster. Roll-a-Monster is one of those sneaky math games where the kids don't even realize they are practicing their counting skills because they're having so much fun.

Materials:

• Craft Felt
• Scissors
• Dice
• Roll-a-Monster Printable

Mommy Prep:
Using inexpensive felt from the craft store, I prepared the shapes for our monster before playing. You could also use craft foam, but I knew the monster body parts were going to be pulling double duty on our felt board, too. My son saw me preparing the monster body parts and couldn't wait to play! I made several eyes, arms, feet, nose, mouth, and tiny triangle teeth.

Here's a peek at some of the monster body parts I made, but feel free to some up with your own fun monster shapes.

Monster Eyes...

 

Monster Body...

 

Monster Arms

 

Monster Feet

 

Tip: For gluing the eye pieces together, I used Aleene's Tacky Glue.

 

How to play the Roll-a-Monster Game:

1. Roll the dice.
2. Count the dots.
3. Look at the chart to see what monster body part to add to your monster (Download the Roll-a-Monster Game Free Printable from my blog)
4. Place the correct body part on your monster.
5. Now, it is the other person's turn.
6. If you roll a number that you've already used the body part (like feet), roll again. If you roll a number the second time, and you still can't go, then your turn is over.

 

Next Thursday I'll be back with more If You're A Monster And You Know It extension activities. See you then!

 

Other Monster Books:

Go Away, Big Green Monster!
There Was An Old Monster!
Glad Monster, Sad Monster
Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!
Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli
Tickle Monster