Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Author Study

This week we are studying authors! Yay for books! Each day we will focus on a different author, create art projects and engage in activities around the books we are reading.

Monday: Kevin Henkes
·         My Garden and Lily’s Plastic Purse
·         Garden scene art project
·         Money sort
·         Flower pattern block
·         Snack: peaches and cucumber

Tuesday: Lois Ehlert
·         Nuts to You! and Growing Vegetable Soup
·         Paper art story scene
·         Class letter to Lois Ehlert
·         Song: Busy Squirrels and Out in the Garden
·         Cooking project: vegetable soup (to go with the storyJ)
·         Snack: nectarines and snap peas

Wednesday:  David Shannon
·         Too Many Toys, A Bad Case of Stripes, Alice and the Tooth Fairy
·         Oil pastel art/Bad Case of Stripes art project
·         Toy Swap
·         Stripe pattern activity
·         Song: I Love to Brush my Teeth and Manners are the Way
·         Snack: watermelon and peas

Thursday: H.A. Rey
·         Curious George and the Pizza Party and Curious George Rides a Bike
·         Recycled sailboat activity
·         Song: 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and If You Want to Eat Some Pizza
·         Cooking project: mini pizzas

Friday: Field Trip!! Jetty Island J

**Toy Swap: This activity will go along with the story Too Many Toys by David Shannon. If possible, we would like for your student to bring in 2 toys. From the group of toys that are brought in, they will get to choose one new toy to take home, and the other toy that they choose will be donated. Let us know if you have any questions! Thanks!

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