Community Helpers Songs

The Mail Carrier's Song

Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Write, write, write your cards,
And lots of letters, too.
I will bring them to your friends,
And they will write back soon.

Bring Your Dogs

Tune: “Oh, My Darling”

Bring your dogs, bring your cats,

Bring your hamsters, one by one.

I take care of the animals,

I’m a veterinarian.

Roll, Roll, Roll Your Dough
Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Roll, roll, roll your dough
Smoothly as can be.
Roll it till it's big and round,
Then add some good toppings.

Cupcake Poem

Five Yummy Cupcakes in the Bakery Shop

Round and sugary with icing on top

Along came (name of child) with a dollar one day

He/she bought the cupcake for a friend and gave it away

Ms. Jenn's Class: Community Helpers

Monday: Post Office

·         Song: The Mail Carrier Song

·         Art: name painting

·         Math: sorting mail

·         Literacy: mailbox writing

·         Dramatic play: post office

Tuesday: Post Office

·         Song: The Mail Carrier Song

·         Book: Here Comes the Mail by Janet Ahlberg/ Dear Mr. Blueberry by John Schindel

·         Art: name painting

·         Math: name matching/sorting in mailboxes

·         Fine Motor: postcards with name labels

Wednesday: Veterinarian

·         Song: Bring Your Dogs

·         Art: toothbrush painting

·         Math: counting to 20, types of vet animal sort

·         Dramatic Play: veterinarian

Thursday: Pizza Restaurant

·         Song: Pizza, Pizza, Pizza

·         Book: Pete’s A Pizza

·         Art: create own pizza with art supplies

·         Math: counting backwards from 10, buying pizza with money

·         Literacy: creating restaurant menus

Friday: Bakery

·         Poem: Five Yummy Cupcakes

·         Book: If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff

·         Art: cookie/cupcake art

·         Math: selling cookies

·         Literacy: creating bakery menus

Ms. Lindsay's Class: Community Helpers

Monday: Post Office

·         Numbers 4, 5, 6

·         Art: name painting

·         Math: sorting mail

·         Literacy: mailbox writing

·         Dramatic play: post office

Tuesday: Post Office

·         Numbers 7, 8, 9

·         Book: Here Comes the Mail by Janet Ahlberg/ Dear Mr. Blueberry by John Schindel

·         Art: name painting

·         Math: name matching/sorting in mailboxes

·         Fine Motor: postcards with name labels

Wednesday: Veterinarian

·         Numbers 10, 11, 12

·         Art: toothbrush painting

·         Math: counting to 20, types of vet animal sort

·         Dramatic Play: veterinarian

 

Thursday: Pizza Restaurant

·         Number 13

·         Book: Pete’s A Pizza

·         Art: create own pizza with art supplies

·         Math: counting backwards from 10, buying pizza with money

·         Literacy: creating restaurant menus

Friday: Bakery

·         Number 14

·         Book: If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff

·         Art: cookie/cupcake art

·         Math: selling cookies

·         Literacy: creating bakery menus

Ms. Salouma's Class: Community Helpers

Monday: Post Office

·         Journal: letter U

·         Art: mailbox

·         Math: counting backwards from 30, sorting mail

·         Literacy: mailbox writing

·         Dramatic play: post office

Tuesday: Post Office

·         Journal: letter V

·         Book:  Here Comes the Mail by Janet Ahlberg/ Dear Mr. Blueberry by John Schindel

·         Art: name painting

·         Math: counting backwards from 40, Mailbox match

·         Literacy: writing letters

Wednesday: Veterinarian

·         Journal: letter W

·         Art: toothbrush painting

·         Math: counting to 50, types of vet animal sort

·         Dramatic Play: veterinarian

Thursday: Pizza Restaurant

·         Journal: letter X

·         Book: Pete’s A Pizza

·         Art: create own pizza with art supplies

·         Math: counting backward from 50, buying pizza with money

·         Literacy: creating and writing restaurant menus

Friday: Bakery

·         Journal: letter Y

·         Book: If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff

·         Art: cookie/cupcake art

·         Math: selling cookies

·         Literacy: creating and writing bakery menu

Construction and All about Garbage

Week of June 18-22 

                                                                                                                                                      

Monday: 

Letter P:  I can pretend to be a __________.

Math:  counting to 30

building towers with dice and duplo blocks

Art and Science combined: Building straw towers

Music:  Truckery Rhymes by Jon Scieszka

Book: The Diggers and Take it Apart Digger

Tuesday: 

Letter Q:  Quilt

Math:  Counting to 30

toolbox math Sorting/ counting nuts, bolts and screws

Science:  motors

Art: Building a house with sticks

Music: Truckery Rhymes continued

Book:  A House in the Meadow

Wednesday:

Letter R:  recycle   At home, we recycle___________.

Math: Counting to 40 each student counts 10

weight with water bottles

Science:  garbage/recycle sort

Art:  recycled art

Music: Truckery Rhymes continued

Book: Trashy Town/Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash

Thursday:

Letter S:  sand     I like to _________in the sand.

Math: counting to 40

Art and Math combined:  Building a house using various shapes…review of trapezoid, triangle, square and rectangle

Science: What is a bridge?  Building bridges with various blocks

Music: Truckery Rhymes

Book: Henry Builds a House

Friday:

Letter T:  trash  I throw ________in the trash.

Math: counting backwards from 20

Which garbage truck has the most?

Art: trash art  (using scrap paper, odds and end craft stuff)

Science:  What happens to trash?

Music: Truckery Rhymes

Book:  Stink

Ms. Jenn's Class: Construction and Garbage

Monday:

· Poem: Five Little Nails

· Book: Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia

· Art: Traffic Light Cutting Project

· Math: Counting Rocks in the Dump Truck

· Fine Motor: Hammering T’s

Tuesday:

· Poem: Five Little Nails

· Book: Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker

· Art: Shape Bulldozer with Tear Art

· Math: Garbage Truck Recycling Legos (color sorting, counting)

· Fine Motor: Cars and Marker Activity/Play Dough Construction

Wednesday:

· Poem: Five Little Nails

· Book: The House in the Meadow by Shutta Crum

· Art: Popsicle Stick House

· Math: Number Roads to Trace with Car/Construction Vehicle

· Science/Fine Motor: Hammering T’s

Thursday:

· Poem: Five Little Nails

· Book: The Little Dump Truck by Margery Cuyler

· Art: Stop Sign Q-Tip Painting

· Math: Counting Rocks in the Dump Truck

· Science: Construction Vehicles and their Purposes

Friday:

· Poem: Five Little Nails

· Book: Trashy Town By Barbara Odanaka

· Art: Recycled Collage

· Math: Garbage Truck Recycling Legos (color sorting, counting)

· Science: Recycle vs. Garbage Sort

Five Little Nails Poem

Five little nails

Standing straight and steady

Here comes the carpenter

With the hammer ready

Bam! Bam! Bam!

(Count down to one nail)

Ms. Lindsay's Class: Construction and Garbage

Monday:

·         Letters P, Q, R

·         Book: Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia

·         Art: Traffic light cutting project

·         Math: counting rocks in the dump truck

·         Fine Motor: Hammering T’s

Tuesday:

·         Letters S, T, U

·         Book: Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker

·         Art: Shape Bulldozer with tear art

·         Math: Garbage truck recycling Legos (color sorting, counting)

·         Fine Motor: cars and marker activity/play dough construction

Wednesday:

·         Letters V, W, X

·         Book: The House in the Meadow by Shutta Crum/Machines At Work by Byron Barton

·         Art: Popsicle stick house

·         Math: number roads to trace with car/construction vehicle

·         Science/Fine Motor: Hammering T’s

Thursday:

·         Letters Y, Z

·         Book: The Little Dump Truck by Margery Cuyler

·         Art: stop sign Q-Tip painting

·         Math: counting rocks in the dump truck

·         Science: Construction vehicles and their purposes

Friday:

·         Numbers 1, 2, 3

·         Book: Trashy Town/ Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash! By Barbara Odanaka

·         Art: Recycled Collage

·         Math: Garbage truck recycling Legos (color sorting, counting)

·         Science: Recycle vs. garbage sort

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Monday

Letter: M  word of the day: month/  My favorite month of the year is __________.

Math: How many unifex cubes?  Measuring with cubes

Art: Popscicle bi-planes

Science:  How airplanes fly?  Making and flying paper airplanes

Music:  Dancing airplanes

Book:  The Airplane Alphabet Book

Tuesday

Letter N: word of the day: new/ I would like to have a new ______________.

Math:  adding with Legos

Art: Train with tracks using a variety of materials

Science:  Steam

Music: Little Red Caboose

Book:  Two Little Trains

Wednesday:  FIELD TRIP

Thursday

Letter O: word of the day: open/If you open the box inside is_______________.

Math: building train tracks using dice and toothpicks

Art:  Shape train

Science: How do trains go?

Music:  I’ve Been Working on the Railroad  our creation

Book:  Trains

Friday

Letter P: word of the day:  I like to practice______________.

Math: Race car Math  (measuring)

Art:  Tube racer

Science:  Motors

Music:  Red Light/Green Light music game using the Wheels on the Race Car

Book: The Wheels on the Race Car

Ms. Jenn's Class: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Monday:

· Book: I Wish I Were a Pilot by Stella Blackstone
· Art: Popsicle Stick Airplanes
· Math: Helicopter/Airplane Tangram
· Science/Fine Motor: Cutting Practice

Tuesday:
· Book: Freight Train by Donald Crews
· Art: Egg Carton Train
· Math: Shape Train
· Science: Train Track Building 

Wednesday: Field Trip

Thursday:

· Book: The Journey Home from Grandpa’s by Jemima Lumley
· Art: Tire Track Art/Cars and Markers
· Math: Pattern Block Template
· Science/Fine motor: Liquid Glue Activity

Friday:

· Book: Magic Train Ride by Sally Crabtree
· Art: Creating a Road
· Math: Transportation Sort
· Fine Motor: Tape Roads

Song:
Hurry, Hurry Drive the Fire Truck
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding

Hurry, hurry climb the ladder,
Hurry, hurry climb the ladder,
Hurry, hurry climb the ladder,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding

Hurry, hurry spray the water,
Hurry, hurry spray the water,
Hurry, hurry spray the water,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding

Slowly, slowly back to the station
Slowly, slowly back to the station
Slowly, slowly back to the station
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding

Finger Play:
Car, Car
Car, car, may I have a ride?
(Make fists, thumbs up.)
Yes, sir, yes, sir, step inside.
(One thumb talks to another)
Get in the car,
(Put fist next to each other)
Push on the gas.
(Tilt fists forward)
Vroom, Vroom
(Move fists forward)
But not too fast!

Ms. Lindsay's Class: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

Monday:

·         Letters G, H, I

·         Book: I Wish I Were a Pilot by Stella Blackstone

·         Art: popsicle stick airplanes

·         Math: helicopter/airplane tangram

·         Science/Fine Motor: cutting practice

Tuesday:

·         Letters J, K, L

·         Book: Freight Train by Donald Crews, Two Little Trains by Maragret Wise Brown

·         Art: Egg Carton Train

·         Math: Shape Train

·         Science: Train track building

Wednesday: Field Trip

Thursday:

·         Letters M, N, O

·         Book: The Journey Home from Grandpa’s by Jemima Lumley

·         Art: tire track art/cars and markers

·         Math: pattern block template

·         Science/fine motor: liquid glue activity

Friday:

·         Letters P, Q, R

·         Book: Magic Train Ride by Sally Crabtree

·         Art: creating a road

·         Math: transportation sort

·         Fine Motor: using tape to make roads