Phonics Poem- What I Saw

What I Saw

Did you ever see a bug

Drinking coffee from a mug?

Drinking coffee from a mug and going

Glug, glug, glug?

I did!

Did you ever see a bug

Give another bug a hug?

Give another bug a hug and going

Hug, hug, hug?

I did!

Did you ever see a bug

Do a dance upon a rug?

Do a dance upon a rug and going

Chug, chug, chug?

I did!

identify words from the -ug family and brainstorm more words ending in -ug.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you for sharing your precious children with me. I look forward to watching them grow even more in the coming months! Now go fill your bellies with turkey and dressing!

Blessings from the Stagg family!

Kids Can Cook- TeePee Treats

Historically, an Indian tepee was made from a cone of long poles and a hide covering that appeared shiny white until the hearth fire cured it. Construct a village of similarly handsome -- though edible -- tepees with this food craft.

Ingredients
Sugar cones
Confectioners' sugar
Unsalted butter
Vanilla extract
Cake-decorating icing
Decorative candies
Toothpicks

Instructions
In a mixing bowl with an electric beater set at low speed, mix 2 cups of sifted confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup of softened, unsalted butter, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract until smooth and spreadable. Stir in a bit of milk, if needed.
Use the icing to lightly frost eight ice cream sugar cones, then place them in the freezer for a few minutes until the icing hardens.
Now use tubes of cake-decorating icing to draw linear patterns and images and glue on decorative candies. For lodgepoles, insert toothpicks into the tip of each cone.

Phonics Poem- Where is Nell?

Where is Nell?

Where is my kitten, little nell,
Can you be hiding in the dell?
Please let me know,
I wish you'd tell
Where are you hiding, little Nell.

I think I'll ring the dinner bell,
And put out food for you to smell.
Oh there you are,
No need to yell.
You've come for dinner, little Nell.
-Linda B. Ross

identify words from the -ell family and brainstorm more words ending in -ell.

Kids Can Cook- Pizza

This is a menu I can prepare ahead or leave for a sitter to do. If I'm staying in, I jazz up the toppings with any of the odds and ends in the refrigerator. Sometimes I order takeout pizza and ask that the pies be cooked only halfway. At home, I heat the oven to 400º F, top the partially cooked pizzas with chicken and vegetables, and finish cooking them (about 10 minutes).

Ingredients
Frozen dough (thawed) for 2 pizzas or 2 prepared crusts
About 2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup shredded leftover cooked chicken
1 cup fresh basil, spinach, or other greens
8 ounces shredded mozzarella (2 cups)
6 tablespoons olive oil
Cornmeal

Preparation
Place a pizza stone, unglazed ceramic tiles, or a heavy cookie sheet on the oven rack. Preheat oven to 400º F. If starting with pizza dough, pat or pull each piece into a 12-inch circle. Top each with some sauce, then scatter the chicken, basil, and mozzarella over each. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle pizza stone with the cornmeal. Using the back of a cookie sheet, transfer the pizza to the oven. (You may have to bake the pizzas one at a time, depending on your oven size.) Bake 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is browned.

Phonics Poem- What Do You Need?

What Do You Need?

To build a house

you need a block

To tel the time

You need a clock

To hope the door

You need to knock,

To sail a ship, you need a dock.

And to cover your foot,

You need a sock.

Block, clock,

Tick tock,

Knock, dock

Sock!

Identify words from the -ock family and brainstorm other words that end in -ock.

Kids Can Cook- Burger Sliders

Burger Sliders

Ingredients
4 slices bacon
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 pounds lean ground beef
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
24 small dinner rolls

Preparation
In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. bacon fat. Cook onion in bacon fat until translucent, about 3 minutes, then add garlic and cook 30 seconds longer. Remove mixture from pan and let cool. Crumble bacon when cool enough to handle.
In a large bowl combine beef, bacon, onion mixture, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper, and mix well. Form into 24 small patties and chill.
Preheat grill to medium; oil when hot. Cook burgers for about 7 minutes for medium rare, turning once halfway through. Serve burgers on rolls.

Phonics Poem- Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five little speckled frogs,
Sit on a hollow log,
Eating the most delicious bugs.
Yum, yum!

One frog jumped off the log,
Into a thick white fog,
And now there are four speckled frogs.
Glub, glub!

Four little speckled frogs,
Sit on a hollow log,
Eating the most delicious bugs.
Yum, yum!

One frog jumped off the log,
Into a thick white fog,
And now there are three speckled frogs.
Glub, glub!

Three little speckled frogs,
Sit on a hollow log,
Eating the most delicious bugs.
Yum, yum!

One frog jumped off the log,
Into a thick white fog,
And now there are two speckled frogs.
Glub, glub!

Two little speckled frogs,
Sit on a hollow log,
Eating the most delicious bugs.
Yum, yum!

One frog jumped off the log,
Into a thick white fog,
And now there are no speckled frogs.
The End!

Identify words from the -og family, then brainstorm more words that end in -og.