P is for Penguin Party

This week’s focus comes from a song on the Spash Zone CD I told you about last week.

Songs:
ABC
Penguin Party from the Spash Zone CD
Penguins in Rio from the Spash Zone CD

Books:

My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel about a boy who asks for a Penguin for Christmas…and gets one.

Seven Weeks on an Iceberg: A journey to the coldest place on the planet…Antarctica by Keith Potter — pick out a few pages to show the kids pictures and explain what penguins do all day — swim, waddle, eat, etc.  This book is not good for reading front to back with the kids.

The World of Penguins by Evelyne Daigle.  This book has lots of great information to share with the kids.  They are probably too young for you to read it all to them, so pick out 3-4 pages and share the information with them.  Don’t forget the photos at the end of the book.

Game/Activity:

While listening to Penguins in Rio, lay out beach towels and pretend to be on the beach with the penguins. What would they do? They are used to the cold. Do you think they would go swimming? Build sandcastles? find some ice cream?

Practice writing the letter P. Some practice sheets can be found at First School or this one.

Balloon Games – while listening to Penguin Party, have the kids try to keep balloons up in the air….but….they have to walk like penguins.  Make sure you have a big enough space for this because it’s bound to get a little crazy.  You will probably have to remind the kids to walk like a penguin.

If you’re just joining us you may want to read the “How to set up a co-op preschool” post.  Each week I’ll be sharing ideas for introducing your preschoolers to the letters of the alphabet.   Not all of these ideas will work for everyone.  As the year goes on, you’ll figure out what works for your group of kids.  To start the alphabet, check out ideas for the letters A and B or just bookmark this page for all my preschool ideas.