5 Senses

This is an updated schedule since the week we were supposed to be doing 5 senses was cancelled due to snow! Also, if you have any empty toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, or water bottles, please feel free to bring them to us! We will need them for our art projects next week.

This week, we will also begin a number of the week. We will do a brief activity, about 5 minutes long, during classroom time. This will help to ensure that the students know all of their numbers and the meaning of the numbers. For some students, this may be a review but the activities will just help to reinforce their understanding.

Monday: Sight

·         Letter J: January

·         Math: Weight and Length Estimation

·         Science: I Spy/ Exploring what it’s like to see/not to see

·         Art: 5 senses Mr. Potato Head

·         Number of the week: 1- air/white board

Tuesday: Taste

·         Letter J: Jelly Bean 

·         Math: Graph Food Tasting Results

·         Science: Taste Testing- LIQUIDS- Kool Aid (3 Flavors) and SOLIDS Lemon, Cookies, and Plain Yogurt

·         Art: Herb/Spice Art

·         Number of the week: writing

Thursday: Hear

·         Letter J: Jam

·         Math: Counting Booklet using beans

·         Science: Movement to Music and Can we be loud, soft? Can we make our voices high, low?

·         Art: Music Shakers

·         Number of the week: number search

·         Extra: repeat the rhythm, guess the sound, telephone game

Thursday: Groundhog’s Day

·         Letter J: Jewelry

·         Math: Shadow/No Shadow probability (heads and tails game)

·         Science: exploring with light and shadows

·         Art: Groundhog

·         Number of the week: grab the object (one-to-one)

Friday: Scent and Touch

·         Letter J: Jump

·         Math: Smell vs. Feel Sort

·         Science: What is this smell? And describing words for texture.

·         Art: Fruit Loop Rainbow Art

·         Number of the week: number matching

5 Senses

Monday: No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday: Sight

·         Letter: J- January

·         Math: Weight and Length Estimation

·         Science: I Spy- Working together to spy an object in a book and throughout school

·         Art: Fruit Loop Rainbow Art

Wednesday: Taste

·         Letter: J- Jelly Bean 

·         Math: Graph Food Tasting Results

·         Science: Taste Testing- LIQUIDS- Kool Aid (3 Flavors) and SOLIDS Lemon, Cookies, and Plain Yogurt

·         Art: Herb/Spice Art

Thursday: Hear

·         Letter: J- Jam

·         Math: Counting Booklet

·         Science: Movement to Music and Can we be loud, soft? Can we make our voices high, low?

·         Art: Music Shakers

Friday: Scent and Touch

·         Letter: J- Jump

·         Math: Smell vs. Feel Sort

·         Science: What is this smell? And describing words for texture.

·         Art: Sponge Painting and Texture Art

Science + Math = AWESOME!!

Last week, we learned about weight on a scale using ice and water. I had the kids predict which cup would weigh more or is heavier. When I used the word heavy, most of the kids understood it, but some a bit puzzled. So to help them understand heavy.... all the kids held both the ice and water cups in their hands. I used the word heavier, but I also followed up with which one is hard for you to hold up. Our prediction was correct! We then finished up by pouring the right amount of water to equal the weight of the ice in the cup. Smart kids!

New Legos for the school = great discovery math

Last November, my husband found a great deal on small brick Legos.  He told me about it early one morning, but I never realized he bought a box, later I bought a box of 1400 Lego(the deal).  So we gave the kids a box of 1400 pieces for Christmas and I split the other with another mom. That left me with about 700 little Legos.  So Monday morning, I brought out the packs of little Legos for the class and we had a fun morning and afternoon with Legos! Not building Legos, but Legos for math! First, the students sorted piles of Legos by brick size, 1,2,4,6,and 8. After lunch, they came back and looked at all the bricks and decided which size we had most(4). Then I gave each a handful of our most size (4) and they sorted their pile by colors and stacking the color groups. We laid them all side by side and compared(looking and counting) which color we had most. Then we combined each student's color group to make a whole group of sorted stacked colors(4 size) . Quite a fun activity that engages the students in discovery math. By the end of the lesson, the students understood the meaning of more. 

Snow and Ice Continued

This week we will continue with the snow and ice theme! There are so many fun activities to do with snow and ice. Also, the letter for the week is I.

Monday:

·         Letter I: Ice

·         Math: Roll-A-Snowman

·         Science: Insta-Snow

·         Art: Glittering Snowballs and Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

Tuesday:

·         Literacy: Melting Letters 

·         Letter I: Icicle

·         Math: Snowman Graph 

·         Science: Ice Cube Insulation Experiment

·         Art: Sequenced Snowman

·         Extra: Winter Cutting Activity

Wednesday:

·         Letter I: Iguana

·         Math: Snowman Adding 

·         Science: Freezing different materials

·         Art: Contact Paper Snowman

Thursday:

·         Letter: Italy

·         Math: Snowflake Mitten Matching and Counting and Sorting Colorful Snowflakes

·         Science: Will ice melt faster in bare hand or with a mitten?

·         Art: Mitten Lacing

Friday:

·         Letter: Igloo

·         Math: Snowball Estimation

·         Science: Winter and Summer Sort

·         Art: Marshmallow Igloo and Martin Luther King Project

Snow & Ice

Monday

·         Letter S: snow

·         Book: The Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats

·         Art: Shaving Cream Snowmen

·         Math: Snowman Dice Game

·         Science: Ice Cube Race

Tuesday:

·         Letter S: snowflake

·         Book: Snowflake Bentley

·         Art: Noodle Snowflakes

·         Math: Snowflake Pattern Blocks

·         Science: Salt and a String Experiment

Wednesday:

·         Letter S: snake

·         Book: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

·         Art: Name Snowmen

·         Math: Snowball Catch

·         Science: Ice Cream Making

Thursday:

·         Letter S: spider

·         Book: Dream Snow by Eric Carle

·         Art: Ice Painting

·         Math: Mitten Match/Counting (to go with song)

·         Science: Ice Cube Insulation Experiment

Friday:

·         Letter S: stamps

·         Book: The Snowman

·         Art: Mosaic Snowman

·         Math: ice/water weighing

·         Science: Ice and More Ice (Ice melting)