Miss Patty's email is pcleveland@stjosephrc.org.
St. Joseph School phone is 610-269-8999, my extension is 308
September 29- October 3, 2025
Theme: The Letter Aa
keyword- apple
Centers- use tweezers to sort and place red, green, and yellow pom poms on apple trees, pattern cards, squirrel/nut game, airplanes
Discuss the letter Aa. Practice “air drawing” and brainstorming words that begin with the letter Aa.
Fine Motor- apple shakers- paint two small plates red. Add a leaf and staple with pasta inside. Use with our apple poems.
Gross Motor- sort paper apples into “A” and ”a” piles, move to Animal Action
Book- Ten Red Apples and All The Colors Of The Earth (a book about inclusion)
Religion- Chapter 3- God Made My Friends
Math- make patterns using children
Music class
Centers- use tweezers to sort and place red, green, and yellow pom poms on apple trees, pattern cards, squirrel/nut game, airplanes
Discuss the letter Aa. Practice “air drawing” it and brainstorming words that begin with the letter Aa. Discuss alligators.
Fine Motor- apple tree murals - cooperative painting- add pre-cut apples
Phonological Awareness- “Let’s paint an apple tree.”- children hold up one finger per word
Gross Motor- run and sort alligators and crocodiles, Animal Action
Science- “Erupting Apple”- observe the reaction of baking soda and vinegar placed in an apple with the core half removed.
Book- There’s An Alligator Under My Bed and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Religion- Chapter 3- God Made My Friends
Phys Ed
Centers- use tweezers to sort and place red, green, and yellow pom poms on apple trees, pattern cards, squirrel/nut game, airplanes
Discuss the letter Aa. Practice “air drawing” it and brainstorming words that begin with the letter Aa.
Fine Motor- Make an apple by ripping paper (great fine motor practice!), painting with glue, and picking up and placing the pieces onto an apple outline
Fine Motor- count and color apple tree worksheet
Math- graph our favorite apples after tasting red, green, and yellow apples
Religion-Chapter 3- God Made My Friends- pages 13, 14
Gross Motor- “apples” bounced on parachute, Animal Action
Gross Motor- Apple relay, practice balancing books on our heads and walking around with them
Book- 10 Apples Up On Top, Apple Farmer Annie
Show and tell- The letter Aa
Library