L is for LOVE

When Moko came out of his treasure box today, he was crying. He was sad and scared because he'd made a big mistake. 

"It's okay" one of the children offered, "we'll still love you!" 

Moko wasn't so sure--but after a lot of convincing from the kids that no matter what the kids would still love him, he finally confessed.  He had promised to bring his magic bag full of letter L fun, but had forgotten. The kids were very understanding and offered lots of hugs and "it's okay"'s and "we still love you!"'s.

That reminded Moko of one of his favorite books . . . 

What a great opportunity to discuss the mistakes we make and how our families love us no matter what.

L is for Lots of Ladybugs

After introducing letter L, his sound, and one of Ms Tamra's silly chalkboard illustrations we practiced writing our own L's and l's. 

 Here's a simple tip:  Laminate blank name cards or even make your own using cardstalk. With wet erase markers (I like these SO much better than dry erase--clean up is a cinch!) your child can practice writing their name, letters, drawing shapes, writing words, etc.  Have some diaper wipes near-by for quick and easy wipe down and they are ready to go again!

Our easy and super fun ladybug art project . . .

Open the wings to find

lots of little ladybugs!

We started out with white oval's with letter L's to trace, added red ink thumb prints, and used fine-tip sharpies to turn those into lady bugs.  We glued 3 black strips of paper to each side, a black circle head with more black paper scraps for antenna's then glued all of that on a black oval and attach wings with brad's. Black crayon spots on top completed our project.  The kids absolutely loved this one!