Fairy Tales

This week the theme is fairy tales. Each day, we will be reading different versions of the stories listed, acting the story out, and creating fun projects that go along with the fairy tales. Pictures will be posted at the end of the week to show everyone all of the fun that we will have!

Monday: The Three Little Pigs

Tuesday: Rapunzel

Wednesday: Jack and the Beanstalk

Thursday: Hansel and Gretel

Friday: Sleeping Beauty

How Does Our Garden Grow?

Hi Parents!  I am finally back from vacation and what can I say.....it was wonderful!!   It was so nice to relax and know the school was in good hands.  I went out to both gardens yesterday to pull weeds and see what is growing.  A huge thank you to Svetlana for taking care of the garden while I was away.  It is very time consuming, but when you see vegetables growing that the students started from seed, it makes the time spent worthwhile.  I am planning on taking my class out at least one day a week beginning next week.  I may even try to get out there this Friday.  I have dreamed up so many wonderful activities for the children in addition to gardening...kite flying, nature walks, and so much more.  I have a few high school girls that will be helping out on those days.  One is a former student of mine.  I was her teacher in 2nd and 4th grade!  I am looking forward to an exciting summer camp.  I will still be working with a few students on reading from time to time just to maintain what they already know....especially the future kindergarteners.  Mostly summer camp will consist of fun projects around themes we have planned.  My goal is to utilized the outdoor space as much as possible with fun games, activities etc.  I can't wait to get back to the school today and work with the children!  I truly missed the and look forward to having a wonderful fun-filled summer. 

Cheers!

Camping Week Songs

Roasting Marshmallows
Tune: The Hokey Pokey
 
You put the marshmallow in,
You take the marshmallow out.
You put the marshmallow in
And you turn it all about.
You put it by the embers,
Until it’s nice and brown.
That’s when you gobble it up.

Sleeping Bears

Tune: Frere Jacques

Bears are sleeping, bears are sleeping

In their caves, in their caves
Wonder when they’ll wake up?
Wonder when they’ll wake up?
In the spring, in the spring!

Camping Week

Monday:

·         Art: handprint campfire

·         Book: Maisy Goes Camping

·         Math: marshmallow counting/ adding

·         Outside Activity: Marshmallow on a Spoon Relay

·         Dramatic Play: Going on a Bear Hunt

Tuesday:

·         Art: Sleeping Bear in a Cave

·         Book: Going on a Bear Hunt

·         Math: Bear color sorting

·         Outside Activity: Marshmallow on a Spoon Relay

·         Dramatic Play: Going on a Bear Hunt

Wednesday:

·         Art: Star Gazer

·         Book: Camping Day by Patricia Lakin

·         Math: star counting

·         Outside Activity: Put Out the Flame

·         Dramatic Play: Camping

Thursday:

·         Art: Porcupine made with toothpicks

·         Book: How Do You Hug a Porcupine? By Laurie Isop

·         Math: fireflies in a jar counting/ adding

·         Outside Activity: Put Out the Flame

·         Dramatic Play: Camping

Friday:

·         Art: mini campfire

·         Book: Scare a Bear

·         Math:  fishing for numbers/ fish shape counting activity

·         Outside Activity: Put Out the Flame

·         Dramatic Play: Camping

Very Hungry Caterpillar Songs

The Fuzzy Caterpillar
Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider

The fuzzy caterpillar

Curled up on a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly! 

Caterpillar/Butterfly Scarf Dance

Tune: Wheels on the Bus
 
The caterpillars are wriggling around,
wriggling around,
wriggling around.
The caterpillars are wriggling around,
all around the ground.

The caterpillars are building a cocoon,

building a cocoon,
building a cocoon.
The caterpillars are building a cocoon
all around the ground.
 
The butterflies are flying around,
flying around,
flying around.
The butterflies are flying around,
all around the ground.

Tiny Caterpillar Action Poem

There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle,
There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle,
There's a tiny caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar,
a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle. (wiggling action)

(Other verses)

There's a big fat caterpillar on a leaf, munch, munch, etc (munching action)
There's a pretty butterfly on a leaf, flutter, flutter, etc (fluttering action)

Eric Carle Week

This week we will be reading books written by Eric Carle. We will also be preparing for our end of the year celebration this week where the kids will perform The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We will be creating props, acting out the story, and learning some new songs this week as part of our preparation. It should be a lot of fun!

Monday:

·         Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

·         Art: Caterpillar paper late puppet

·         Math: caterpillar counting game

·         Outside Activity: squirting at targets with a spray bottle

Tuesday:

·         Book: The Little Cloud by Eric Carle

·         Art: Butterfly art project

·         Sensory: shaving cream

·         Outside Activity: toy car wash

Wednesday:

·         Book: The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle

·         Art: creating fruit from The Hungry Caterpillar/fruit prints

·         Outside Activity: squirting at targets with a spray bottle

Thursday:

·         Book: Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth by Eric Carle

·         Art: creating food items from The Hungry Caterpillar

·         Outside Activity: relay races

Friday:

·         Book: 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle

·         Art: continuation of creating food items from The Hungry Caterpillar

·         Outside Activity: finger painting outside

July 2 Schedule

For summer camp, all of the classes will be using the same schedule. Activities will be modified though for each class. Let us know if you have any questions!

Monday:

·         Number 15

·         Art: Popsicle stick flag

·         Math: counting stripes and stars on American Flag

·         Dramatic Play: Vet

Tuesday

·         Number 16

·         Art: cupcake liner fireworks

·         Math: dice game-adding numbers to create fireworks/number recognition

·         Literacy: Letter writing

·         Dramatic Play: Post Office

Wednesday: No School 4^th of July

Thursday: No School

Friday: No school