Themes, Books, and Supplies for September!

September 3 - September 6: Back To School
Weekly Sensory Activity	Back to School Sensory Bin (feel free to use as many or as few of these suggestions as you would like, adding things that are easily accessible to you) shredded paper, alphabet blocks, toy apple, decorative leaves, calculator, football pencils and erasers, letter magnets, number magnets, giant paper clips, toy school bus, scissors, acorns and pine cones, dry erase board, dry erase crayons, foam shapes, zipper pencil case
September 3	M&Ms School Bus Math M&Ms, die, something to write with School Bus Craft scissors, glue, crayons
September 4	Count and Color School Supplies crayons Hand Print Art card stock or paper plate, black or gold paint, paint brush
September 5	School Supply Matching pencil Back To School Bear scissors, glue, crayons
September 6	Backpack and Lunchbox Sorting scissors, glue, something to highlight with Doodles paper, markers
September 8 - September 13: All About Me
Weekly Sensory Activity	Favorite Color Rice rice, rubbing alcohol, food coloring, shoebox size storage container or Zip-Loc bags
September 9	Coloring My Letters crayons, possibly scissors and glue Mirror Painting mirror (for child to clearly see his face), finger paint
September 10	How Old Am I? crayons/markers Picasso-esque Self Portrait scissors, glue, crayons
September 11	My Favorite Season crayons/markers Coloring Myself crayons/markers
September 12	Color Matching crayons/markers My Room crayons/markers
September 13	My Favorite Food crayons/markers Emotion Puppet paper plates, scissors, glue, markers/crayons, popsicle sticks
September 16 - September 20: All About My Family
Weekly Sensory Activity	Family Favorite Rice Larger bin to combine all of the different rice made in last week's "Favorite Color Rice" Sensory Activity.
September 16	House Coloring Follow The Directions crayons/markers Who Lives In This House? scissors, glue, magazines with pictures of people
September 17	Matching Presents For The Family crayons, scissors, glue Drawing My Family crayons/markers/colored pencils
September 18	Family Picture Matching pencils Family Box (begins today and continues for the rest of the week) 1 shoebox/child, paint, paint brushes
September 19	Sequencing The Morning just the cards provided with the activity itself Family Box (continued from yesterday) collage materials (glitter, sequins, ribbon, anything)
September 20	Phone Number Practice scissors, glue, crayons Family Box (continued from yesterday) family pictures to glue inside the box
September 23 - September 27: Apples, Apples, Apples!
Weekly Sensory Activity	Apple Pie Scented Playdough Go ahead and make this recipe ahead of time, so it will be ready for your kiddos this week. Here's what you'll need for it: • 1 cup flour • 1/2 cup salt (iodized) • 1 Tbs. olive oil • 1 Tbs. cream of tartar • 1 cup water • Red food coloring (Wilton color gels are recommended) • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg • 1/8 tsp. ground allspice • 1/8 tsp. ground cardamom
September 23	Colors, Numbers, And Apples crayons, colored pencils, markers Painting Apples... With Apples! tempera or poster paint (red, green, or yellow), glue, an apple (mini apples work great)
September 24	Apple Connect-the-Dots colored pencils Paper Plate Apple paper plates, red paper, brown paper, glue
September 25	Gluing Apples Onto The Tree something to write with, something to highlight with, scissors, glue Apple Tree Painting paint brushes, brown paint, green paint, red paint, paper large enough to lay a child's arm and hand down on
September 26	Counting Apples something to write with "Apple" Rolling marbles (every 2 children can share 3 marbles), red/green/yellow paint, bowls for the paint (3 bowls/pair of 2 children), disposable spoons (3/pair of 2 children), foil baking pans with lids (1/pair of 2 children)
September 27	Numbered Apple Puzzle scissors, glue, paper Coffee Filter Apple Art coffee filter (1/child), red/yellow/green markers, spray water bottle, construction paper (1 piece per child), glue