PM Preschool and Enrichment Class Schedule

Monday, Math/Science Class: Nutrition

• My Body
• Junk Food vs. Healthy Food
• Restaurant Play
• What Did We Eat Today Survey
• Placemats

Tuesday: Halloween Week

Letter: Ii

Book: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat

Art: Candy Corn Tear Art

Math: Bat/Spider Counting

Fine Motor: Ghost Outline Cutting Activity

Music: 5 Little Pumpkins Poem, I’m a Little Pumpkin

Wednesday, Literacy Class: Audrey Wood

Thursday: Halloween Week

Letter: Ii

Book: Boo to You! by Lois Elhert

Art: Puffy Paint Ghost

Math: Spider/Bat Pattern Blocks

Music Project: 5 Little Ghosts Song and Puppets

Friday, Math/Science Class: Nutrition

• Food Faces
• Class Soup
• Pasta Counting
• Why is Food Important? How Do We Feel When We Are Hungry?
• Q-Tip Skeletons

FIVE LITTLE GHOSTS

Five little ghosts flying ‘cross the moor, (ghosts fly around)

One went home, that left four.

Four little ghosts dancing ‘round the tree, (puppets dance)

Another went home, that left three.

Three little ghosts over the houses flew, (puppets fly over our heads)

Another went home, that left two.

Two little ghosts, having lots of fun, (puppets dance and wiggle)

Another went home, that left one.

One little ghost, now all alone,

He got so lonely, he flew back home.

Jean Warren

2/3 Class Schedule: Halloween Week

Monday

Alphabet: Letter Ii

Literature: The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani

Art: Candy Corn Tissue Paper Craft

Math: Candy Corn Counting

Small Groups:Monster Puzzle

Music: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Tuesday

Alphabet: Letter Ii

Literature: Room on the Broom by Julie Donaldson

Art: Q-Tip Skeletons

Math: Candy Corn Counting

Small Groups: Monster Color Eye Sorting

Music: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Wednesday

Alphabet: Letter Ii
Literature: Boo to You by Lois Ehlert
Art: Pretzel/Raisin Chocolate Edible Treats
Math: Spider Counting
Small Groups: Halloween Tracing
Music: I am a Pumpkin, Orange and Round (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Thursday

Alphabet: Letter Ii

Literature: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberly

Art: Texture Collage Ghosts

Math: Spider Counting

Small Groups: Monster Puzzle

Music: Pumpkins Are Growing (Tune: Are You Sleeping)

Friday

Alphabet: Letter Ii

Literature: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberly

Art: Paper Plate Owls

Math: Spider Counting

Small Groups: Monster Color Eye Sorting

Music: Five Little Pumpkins

SPIDERS AND BATS 10/29-11/2

SPIDERS AND BATS

The week of October 29-November 2^nd

Letter of the week is H

Monday:

Literacy:  house with a focus on ou sound/  This is my cozy house.

Math:  Bugs in the spider web

Art: Spider web shapes with color glue

Science:  KWL/ Spiders  Observing and exploring spiders from our school, spider eggs and webs outside

Music:  Variations of the Itsy Bitsy Spider/parachuting spiders/Large spider web

Book:  The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Mary Ann Hobermann

Tuesday:

Literacy: hungry/  When I’m hungry I like to eat_____________.

Math:  Making spider web shapes using geoboards

Art:  Spider webs using yarn and noodles

Science: KWL / Observing and exploring real spiders, spider eggs, web designs outside

Music:  Itsy Bitsy Spider variations/parachuting baby spiders/large spider web

Book:  The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Wednesday:

Literacy: hand/My hand is ________inches long.

Math:  How Many Mosquitoes?  (Teaching about Hundreds)

Art:  Bats in a bat cave

Science:  KWL  Observing bats using books and props

Music:  buzzing mosquito  (marco polo game)

Book: Stellaluna

Thursday:

Literacy: -at word family/  This is my hat.

Math:   math center (pattern blocks, number recognition and counting)

Art/Music: Bat shakers

Science:  Echolocation and bat anatomy

Book: Bats by Gail Gibbons

Friday:

Literacy: help/ I like to help ________.

Math:  Geoboards and measuring arm span

Art:  bat mobile

Science:  Bats and Birds are different

Music: Going on a Bat Hunt

Books:  5 Little Bats         

3/4 Class Schedule: Halloween Week

Monday

Alphabet: Alphabet Game

Literature: Room on the Broom by Julie Donaldson

Art: Yarn Spider Web

Math: Pattern Blocks

Science: Spooky Touch and Feel Box

Tuesday

Alphabet: Alphabet Game

Literature: Boo to You! by Lois Ehlert

Art: Yarn Spider Web

Math: Pattern Blocks

Science: Spooky Touch and Feel Box

Wednesday

Alphabet: Build a Letter

Literature: If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberly

Art: Green Monster Painted Jar

Math: Halloween Dice Roll

Science: Spooky Touch and Feel Box

Thursday

Alphabet: I is for Ice Cream

Literature: Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman

Art: Texture Collage Ghost

Math: Spider Ring Counting Game

Science: Spooky Touch and Feel Box

Friday

Alphabet: I is for Ink

Literature: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberly

Art: Glitter Glue Spider Webs

Math: Spider Ring Counting Game

Science: Spooky Touch and Feel Box

PM Preschool and Enrichment Class Schedule

Monday, Math/Science Class: Nutrition

• Favorite Fruit/Vegetable Survey
• Seven Fruit
• Food Group Food Sort
• Healthy Food Plate Collage
• Painted Bread
• Cooking: Fruit Salad

Tuesday: Pumpkins
Letter H: Hearts
Book: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever! by Elizabeth Bennett
Art: Contact Paper Pumpkins
Math: Measure circumference of pumpkin, counting seeds
Science: Floating Pumpkins
Music: I’m a Little Pumpkin, In My Garden (Songs listed on blog)

Wednesday, Literacy Class: Quick as a Cricket By: Don & Audrey Wood

• Pipe Cleaner Antennae
• Acting Out the Animals
• Bug Scavenger Hunt
• Play-dough Bugs
• Coffee Filter Band-Aid Butterflies
• Cooking Project: Bug Snacks

Thursday: Pumpkins
Letter H: House
Book: 16 Runaway Pumpkins by Dianne Ochiltree
Art: Pumpkin Art with Noodles
Math: Pumpkin math, measuring pumpkins with unifix cubes
Science: Planting Pumpkin Seeds
Music: I’m a Little Pumpkin, In My Garden (Songs listed on blog)

Friday, Math/Science Class: Nutrition

• Nutrition Plate
• Learning About Our Bodies
• Fat Test
• My Food Groups Food Book
• Cooking: Vegetarian Dish

2/3 Class Schedule: Pumpkins Week 2

Monday

Alphabet: Letter Hh

Literature: Pumpkin Day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Art: Cereal Counting Pumpkin Patch

Math: Pumpkin Seed Counting

Small Groups: Pumpkin Lacing

Music: Pumpkins Are Growing (Tune: Are You Sleeping)

Tuesday

Alphabet: Letter Hh

Literature: Fall Pumpkins by Martha E.H. Rustad

Art: Fine Motor Pumpkin

Math: Pumpkin Seed Counting

Small Groups: Pumpkin Lacing

Music: Did You Ever See a Pumpkin (Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie)

Wednesday

Alphabet: Letter Hh
Literature: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever! by Elizabeth Bennett
Art: Colored and Glittered Pasta Pumpkins
Math: Pumpkin Seed Counting
Small Groups: Pumpkin Playdough
Music: I am a Pumpkin, Orange and Round (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Thursday

Alphabet: Letter Hh

Literature: Pumpkin Day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Art: Stained Glass Pumpkins

Math: Counting Pumpkins

Small Groups: Pumpkin Playdough

Music: Pumpkins Are Growing (Tune: Are You Sleeping)

Friday

Alphabet: Letter Hh

Literature: Fall Pumpkins by Martha E.H. Rustad

Art: Five Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate Project

Math: Counting Pumpkins

Small Groups: Pumpkin Hammering

Music: Five Little Pumpkins

Pumpkins and Sunflowers

Pumpkins and Sunflowers

Letter of the Week is G

Monday:

Literacy: Two sounds g makes/  I am gentle with my ____________.

Math:  Pumpkin seed math   (number recognition)

Art: Sand Pumpkins reading color words

Science:  Soil

Music:  Musical bottles

Book: From Seed to Plant

Tuesday:

Literacy:  Two sounds g makes/  I giggle when ___________.

Math:  weighing and measuring pumpkins

Art: Pumpkin life cycle

Science: from seed to pumpkin

Music:  making drums

Book: Pumpkin Jack

Wednesday:

Literacy: I am great at ______________.

Math:  Pumpkin and Sunflower math centers (measuring pumpkins, sorting, number recognition)

Art:  Sunflower and Pumpkin painting

Science:  Sink float/ roasting seeds

Music:  Pumpkin songs

Book:  How a Seed Grows

Thursday:

Literacy: I like to __________with my grandparents.

Math:  Counting sunflower seeds using tweezers, measuring sunflowers

Art:  sunflower diagram

Science:  Plant roots and transporting nutrients

Music: Do You Know the Parts of Plants

Book:  The Tiny Seed

Friday:

Literacy:  One day a giant_______.

Math: How Many Seeds  (dice game)  number recognition, seed grouping

Art:  Sunflower painting

Science:  Examining a sunflower

Music:  Do You Know the Parts of the Plants

Book:  This is the Sunflower

3/4 Schedule: Pumpkins Week 2

Monday

Alphabet: Letter Hh (H is for Heart)

Literature: Pumpkin Circle

Art: What’s Inside a Pumpkin?

Math: How Many Seeds? 

Science: Pumpkin Life Cycle

Tuesday

Alphabet: Letter Hh (H is for Heart)

Literature: Pumpkin Circle

Art: What’s Inside a Pumpkin?

Math: How Many Seeds? 

Science: Pumpkin Life Cycle

Wednesday

Alphabet: Letter Hh (Build a Letter)

Literature: Seed, Sprout and Pumpkin Pie

Art: Pumpkin Stamping

Math: Measuring Pumpkins

Science: Planting Pumpkin Seeds

Thursday

Alphabet: Letter Hh (Alphabet Movement Game)

Literature: Pumpkin Jack

Art: Pumpkins on a Fence

Math: Weighing Pumpkins

Science: Planting Pumpkin Seeds

Friday

Alphabet: Letter Hh (Alphabet Movement Game)

Literature: Pumpkin Jack

Art: Pumpkins on a Fence

Math: Weighing Pumpkins

Science: Pumpkin Life Cycle

Literacy Class Schedule

Wednesday, October 18th: Literacy Class

Book: Knuffle Bunny Free & Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems

• Favorite Friend
• Our Own Knuffle Bunny
• Knuffle Bunny Hunt
• Dress the Naked Mole Rat
• Costume Play
• Sharing Activity 

3/4 Schedule: Pumpkins Week 1

Monday

Alphabet: Letter Gg (Grass G’s)

Literature: It’s Pumpkin Time

Art: Cereal Pumpkin Shapes

Small Groups: Five Little Pumpkin Puppets

Science: Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

Tuesday

Alphabet: Letter Gg (Grass G’s)

Literature: I Know It’s Autumn

Art: Cereal Pumpkin Shapes

Small Groups: Five Little Pumpkin Puppets

Science: Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

Wednesday

Pumpkin Tour Field Trip

Thursday

Alphabet: Letter Gg (Build-a-Letter)

Literature: The Scarecrow’s Hat

Art: Scarecrow Art

Small Groups: Touch and Feel Scarecrows

Science/Math: Pumpkin Investigation

Friday

Alphabet: Letter Gg (Build-a-Letter)

Literature: The Little Scarecrow Boy

Art: Scarecrow Art

Small Groups: Touch and Feel Scarecrows

Science/Math: Pumpkin Investigation

2/3 Class Songs/Rhymes/Poems for Pumpkins Week 1

 Five Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said,
"Oh my, it's getting late."
The second one said,
"But we don't care."
The third one said,
"I see witches in the air."
The fourth one said,
"Let's run, and run, and run."
The fifth one said,
"Get ready for some fun."
Then whoosh went the wind,
and out went the lights,
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

In My Garden

(Tune: The Muffin Man)

Do you know how pumpkins grow,

Pumpkins grow, pumpkins grow,

Do you know how pumpkins grow?

In my garden?

First I plant some pumpkin seeds,

some pumpkin seeds, some pumpkins seeds,

First I plant some pumpkin seeds

In my garden.

Then the vines and leaves will grow,

leaves will grow, leaves will grow,

Then the vines and leaves will grow,

In my garden.

Then the buds will turn to blossoms,

turn to blossoms, turn to blossoms,

Then the buds will turn to blossoms,

In my garden.

Then green pumpkins will grow,

will grow, will grow,

Then green pumpkins will grow,

In my garden.

At last the pumpkins turn to orange,

turn to orange, turn to orange,

At last the pumpkins turn to orange,

In my garden.

Now I'll have some jack-o-lanterns,

jack-o-lanterns, jack-o-lanterns,

Now I'll have some jack-o-lanterns,

In my garden.

I'm a Little Pumpkin

(Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little pumpkin

Orange and round.

Here is my stem,

There is the ground.

When I get all cut up,

Don't you shout!

Just open me up

And scoop me out!

2/3 Class Schedule: Pumpkins Week 1

Monday

Alphabet: Letter Gg

Literature: Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino

Art: What's Inside a Pumpkin Craft

Math: Counting Pumpkins

Small Groups: Pumpkin Lacing

Music: Five Little Pumpkins

Tuesday

Alphabet: Letter Gg

Literature: Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins by Dianne Ochiltree

Art: Pumpkin Seed Art

Math: Counting Pumpkins

Small Groups: Pumpkin Lacing

Music: Five Little Pumpkins

Wednesday

Pumpkin Tour Field Trip

Thursday

Alphabet: Letter Gg 

Literature: Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino

Art: Pumpkin Life Cycle

Math: Pumpkin Cereal Garden

Small Groups: Pumpkin Hammering

Music: In My Garden (Tune: The Muffin Man)

Friday

Alphabet: Letter Gg

Literature: Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins by Dianne Ochiltree

Art: Edible Pumpkin Pretzels

Math: Pumpkin Cereal Garden

Small Groups: Pumpkin Hammering

Music: I'm a Little Pumpkin (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)