F is for... Feelings & Fathers

1. Use these finger puppets with the story and introduction of "F" to teach about 

father's and feelings.

 

Have the tots talk about their feelings about their fathers.

Have them make the Father's Wallets

(Copy this wallet pattern to colored card stalk or paper)

Cut out

fold the wallet in half

tape the 2 sides together

fill with the fun father's money

Sometimes Fathers or Dads take us fishing

Let us fish for more "f" things

Let's Go fishing

2. Fish for things that begin with an "Ff".

Cut out "F" and "f" and laminate

cut out the fish and laminate

(attach a flat sticky magnet to the back of the fish and to the hook)

Fish and name the "f" pictures.

Sometimes our fathers help us find things. 

Draw a fact card and then with a magnifying glass

find insects.

Fact Cards

 

 

Take Home Project:

Empty a water bottle. Place a plastic bug inside. Let the tot's decorate with stickers. Find some bugs.

3. Teach the number five by counting with the number fan of numbers. Let a tot choose the number f-ive 5 on the fan.

Cut out the to number strips. Paper punch a hole at the bottom of each number strip. Place the number strips in order and then press a fastener or brad through to bind them all in order. Fan it out. 

Cut out ahead 5 flowers

1. Have a bucket or container of pom poms (You can get these at the dollar store)
2. You will need sticky dot color labels
3. a pair of tongs
4. Have a tot pick a color label and name it. He will place the center color dot in the middle of the flower. Count the flowers. There are also 5 petals on each flower.
5.  Choose a tot to fill the matching flower with pom poms using the tongs. (This is great for developing the fine motor skills and they love it) The tot must put the pom pom in order from 1-5

4.Teach the tots about fire safety.

What is the color of a fire engine? (red)

5. Draw 4 lines to make a square.

Father's Day Story

a full sized teacher addition

 

 

Here is a pocket micro strip book.

Cut out the 2 strips

Fold back and forth and the staple on the line.

color version

black and white version

Snack: gold fish (count five)

Music: "1-2-3-4-5 Now I Caught a Fish Alive", "Five Little Speckled Frogs" 

Do this mini 4 page "f" book. (cut into 4 and staple)

Go on a field trip to a fire station.

Summary: "F" is for fathers, fire, feelings, flowers, frogs, faces and fishing, the number is four and five, (4 lines make a square), red is for fire trucks

concepts: fathers, feelings, finding things, forming a square and field trips