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• Look for caterpillars and butterflies as you spend time outdoors. Name the colors on the wings of the butterflies you see. Name the color of the caterpillars, too.

• Your child may have learned that butterflies have tongues that are like tiny straws. They use them to drink their food! Invite your child to drink her beverage through a straw for a meal or snack. Explain that butterflies get their food from flowers.

• Visit with your child about how pioneers and cowboys ate food that was easy to preserve and prepare as they traveled. Then, enjoy a cowpoke meal or snack. Suggestions include baked beans, barbecue beef sandwiches, dried fruit, jerky, biscuits and honey, or corn bread and maple syrup.

• Sit outside together on a dark night and enjoy the starry sky. Can anyone find a satellite? Ask your child to point out different shapes he sees in the stars. Sing some fun western songs and roast marshmallows on a grill or outdoor controlled “campfire.”

This Month’s Themes Caterpillars to Butterflies – Experience the life cycle of a caterpillar by going through the four stages of its life. Discover the different sizes and colors of many caterpillars and butterflies throughout the world!

Ranches – Yee-haw Cowpokes! It’s time for some rip roarin’ fun! The children will go west to learn about cowboys, horses, rodeos, and everything western. Saddle up!

June Newsletter

Activities for Home

The best way to learn which books your child enjoys is to read children’s books — lots of them! Check out funshineextras.com for Book Lists corresponding to each month’s themes. Get to know your local librarians and ask for their recommendations as well.

Rain on the Green Grass

Rain on the green grass. Rain on the tree. Rain on the rooftop,But NOT on me!

Mother Goose Rhyme

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Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary MurphyWhere Butterflies Grow by Joanne RyderThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleLittle Red Cowboy Hat by Susan LowellI Want to Be a Cowboy by Dan LiebmanThe Cowboy ABC by Chris DemarestCowboy Up! by Larry Dane Brimner

In the summer months, we review all the letters of the alphabet, numbers 1-20, colors, and shapes. Read alphabet and number books to your child to reinforce this review. Practice counting items around the house and sing the alphabet song with your child as you go about your day. Name colors and shapes as you see them outdoors while enjoying summertime activities.

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Daddy, Daddy Sung to “Yankee Doodle”

Daddy, Daddy, I love you.The two of us are buddies!Playing games and having fun.Oh, you’re my special Daddy!

Daddy, Daddy, I love you.The two of us are buddies!Hold my hand and give me hugs.Oh, you’re my special Daddy!

Cowboy/Cowgirl WaySung to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

Round, round, round’em up,Hey little doggies, hey!Round, round, round’em up,That’s the cowgirl way!

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up let’s go,Hey, little doggies, hey!Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up let’s go,That’s the cowboy way!

Toss, toss, toss my hat,Way in the air, hey!Catch it, put it right back on.That’s the cowgirl way!

Spin a lasso with that rope.Spin it in circles, hey!Up and down and all around.That’s the cowgirl/boy way!

These songs can be found on the FunShine Express® 2014-2015 Music and Movement CD available at funshineexpress.com.

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Haystack Snacks

Reminders...

butterfly

caterpillar

horse

saddle

mariposa

oruga

silla

caballo

Ingredients: 2 cups chow mein noodles 1 1/3 cups peanut butter chips

Melt the chips in a microwave, being careful not to overheat them. Stir well and add the chow mein noodles. Mix until well coated and drop by small spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let cool until the chips set. Munch on these little haystacks for a western snack!PASTE OFA TAG HERE

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1) All My Friends 2) Choose an Apple3) Too Many Hats4) Little Black Spider5) Lazy Mary6) Scarecrow7) Jingle Bells 8) Gingerbread9) Sledding We Will Go10) Zoom 11) Letter to Mail 12) Scrub Your Hands13) Look in a Book 14) All About Spring

15) Up Pop the Flowers 16) Little Airplane 17) I Love Mommy18) I Am Special 19) Daddy, Daddy 20) Cowgirl/Cowboy Way21) A Home for Everyone22) Take Me Out to the Ballgame23) The Playground24) My Burger25) Rock-a-Bye Baby26) London Bridge

27) All Through the Night28) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star29) Are You Sleeping?30) Sleep Baby Sleep31) Hush Little Baby32) Mary Had a Little Lamb33) Bye Baby Bunting34) Pease Porridge Hot35) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot36) Lavender’s Blue

Songs performed by Kristin Kitko and Janelle Yoder. All rights reserved.

©2014 FunShine Express, Inc.

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