Monday, June 24, 2013

Marine mammals

Monday
Literacy:  writing letters to family
Math:  pattern sequencing
Art:  rock turtle
Science:  KWL sea turtles
Music: up up in a balloon
Book: Into the Sea and One Tiny Turtle

Tuesday:
Literacy:  write a letter to send in the mail. (Please send in a relative's address)
Math:  patterns and sequencing
Art: large stuffed marine animals
Science:  What are Marine Mammals?
Music: practice songs for graduation party
Book: Baby Whales Drink Milk

Wednesday
Literacy:  When I grow up_____.
Math: parts of a whole
Art: large stuffed whales
Science: KWL whales
Music: practice songs
Book: Whales

Thursday
Literacy:  I love to wear my____.
Math: parts of a whole
Art: dolphin watercolor 
Science: kwl dolphins
Music: practice songs
Book: Dolphins

Friday
Literacy:  This summer I want to visit____.
Math:  parts of a whole 
Art: tube otter
Science: KWL otters
Music: boomwhackers
Book: Otter on his Own

Sunday, June 23, 2013

3/4 Class Schedule: Eric Carle

Theme: Eric Carle Week
 
Literature:
The Mixed Up Chameleon
A Color of His Own
Papa, Will You Get the Moon for Me?
Hooray For You!
The Tiny Seed
 
Fine Motor/Alphabet:
Push Pin Names
Dot Paint Names
Caterpillar Pom-pom pinching
Mat Man Drawings
 
Art:
Camouflage Chameleons
Tissue Paper Chameleons
Ladders to the Moon
The Tiny Seed Art
Little Cloud Props
 
Sensory:
Seed/Planting Sensory

Math:
Sorting Button Game
Musical Numbers Game
I Have, Who Has Number Game

Music:

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!

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Enrichment Classes Schedule: (6/24-6/28)

Monday, Math/Science Class: All About Germs
  • What Are Germs? Where Are They?
  • UV Black-light Germs Experiment
  • Bacteria and Viruses
  • Growing Germs Experiment
  • Counting with Pipets
 Wednesday, Literacy Class: The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
  • Tissue Paper Fireflies
  • Catching Bugs Game
  • Thumbprint Fireflies Art
  • Recyclable Glowing Fireflies Craft
Friday, Cooking Around the World: Japan
  • Japanese Fan-Collage Art
  • Sumi-e Ink Painting
  • Making Scrolls
  • Cooking Project: Kare Raisu (Japanese Curry Rice)

Friday, June 21, 2013

PM Preschool Schedule: Eric Carle

Week of June 24-28
Theme: Author - Eric Carle

Literature:
Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle

Letter:
Review Lowercase Letters
Letter c
Letter d

Art/Science:
Draw me a Star Art
What are Stars?
Firefly Art

Math:
Count the Stars
How Many Fireflies Did You Catch?
Number eight (8)
Number nine (9)

Fine Motor:
Tracing Curve Lines
Tracing Straight Lines
Different Stars (tracing activity)

Music: 
TWINKLING STAR

At night I see the twinkling stars
And a great big smiling moon.
My mother tucks me into bed
And sings a good-night tunes.

TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STARS
Tune:  “Music, Music, Music”

Twinkle, twinkle little stars
Friends of Jupiter and Mars.
All you do the whole night through
Is twinkle, twinkle, twinkle.

Rockets keep flying higher,
Keep flying further, further every day
And need the stars to chart their way.

So while you watch the ships go by,
Keep on lighting up the sky,
Keep on shinning through the night
And twinkle, twinkle, twinkle.
                                    Jean Warren

Thursday, June 20, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule (6/24-6/28): Eric Carle Month

Theme: Eric Carle Month

Literature:
  • The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle
  • Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle
  • Today is Monday by Eric Carle
  • The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
  • The Lamb and the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard Pictures by Eric Carle
Letter: Ll
  • Ll is For Leaves
  • Ll is For Ladybug
  • Ll is For Lion
  • Ll is For Ladder
  • Ll is For Lemon
Art:
  • Cricket Art Cards
  • Cat Masks
  • Today is Monday Booklets
  • Tissue Paper Firefly Art
  • Cotton Ball Lamb Craft
Math:
  • Size Sequencing Crickets Game
  • Counting Fireflies in the Jar
  • Counting Paws
Fine Motor:
  • Pre-Cutting Practice: Bug Cutting Fun!
  • Pre-Writing Practice: Tracing with Dry Erase Markers
Music:
  • Ten Flashing Fireflies (Rhyme)
Ten fireflies flying in the night.
One's bright light
Went night, night.
Good-bye, sleep tight!
(Count down to one)
No more fireflies flashing in the night.
They are all gone, good-night!

Event:
  • Friday, 6/28/13: We will be having an end of the school year party after lunch (noon). You are welcome to bring any dishes or treats for the party!
 

Monday, June 17, 2013

Shark Week

Learning About Sharks!

Monday
Literacy: At school I love to..... -ark word family
Math: Goldfish Subtraction
Art: Shark Jaws
Science: KWL Shark
Music: Exploring Enstruments
Book: Surprising Sharks

Tuesday
Literacy: When I first started school I didn't know how to........ -aw word family
Math: How Many Teeth has the Shark Lost?
Art: Shark Clothespin
Science: Shark Teeth
Music: Boomwhackers
Book:Shark vs Train

Wednesday
Literacy: At school, I learned to... -ee words
Math: Grouping (repeated addition)
Art: Shark Watercolor
Science: Are Sharks Fsh or Mammals?
Music: Exploring Instruments
Book: Sharks

Thursday:
 Literacy: When school is done, I will miss..... -in word family
Math: Adding Shark Teeth
Art: Shark Envelope
Science: Shark Skin
Music: Boomwhackers
Book: I am a Shark

Friday:
Literacy: My school is special because..... -ean family
Math: Shark Pattern Blocks
Art: Stuffed Shark
Science: Different Kinds of Sharks
Music: Exploring Instruments
Book: Smiley Shark

Sunday, June 16, 2013

3/4 Class Schedule: Eric Carle (Little Cloud Week)

Theme: Eric Carle (Little Cloud Week)      
 
Literature:
Little Cloud
Cloudette
It Looked Like Spilled Milk
Rain!
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
 
Alphabet:
Alphabet Dot Art
Push Pin Names
White Board Writing (Practicing Names)
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Raindrop” (cutting practice)
Playdough with Straws
 
Art:
Little Cloud Emergent Reader
It Looked Like…Cloud Art
Shaving Cream Clouds
Eye Dropper Cloud Books
 
Math:
How Many Lightning Bolts?
Pack Peanut Cloud Addition
 
Science:
Rain Jars
Shaving Cream Clouds
 
Music:
What’s the Weather?
Tune: Jungle Bells
 
Sunny day,
Cloudy day,
Or rainy day so gray?
Look outside and tell us now:
Can we go out and play?

Out Pop the Raindrops!
Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel
 
All around the sky today,
The clouds are full of raindrops.
The push and shove until the burst.
Out pop the raindrops.


 

 

 

 

Friday, June 14, 2013

PM Enrichment Classes Schedule: (6/17-6/21)

Monday, Math/Science Class: Chemical Reactions
  • Hypothesis/Observation/Conclusion Set-Up
  • Formation of a Solid Experiment
  • Pop Rocks Experiment
  • Clean Pennies Experiment
  • Counting Pennies
  • Making Slime Experiment
Wednesday, Literacy Class: The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
  • Foreshadowing/Discussion
  • The Mixed-Up Chameleon Clay Sculptures
  • Tissue Paper Chameleons
  • Sentence Sequencing Game
  • Chameleon Collage Art
 Friday, Cooking Around the World: Japan
  • What is a Kimono?/Kimono Doll Bookmarks
  • Koi Fish Kites
  • Geisha Paper Plate Craft
  • What is the Japanese Tea Ceremony?/Making Green Tea
  • Cooking Project: Udon (Noodles)

PM Preschool Schedule: Eric Carle

Week of June 17-21
Theme: Author - Eric Carle

Literature:
The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Letter:
Review Lowercase Letters
Letter a
Letter b

Art/Science:
Secret Message Art
Color Illusions
Hungry Caterpillar Bag Art

Math:
Number six (6)
Number seven (7)

Fine Motor:
Cutting Curve Lines
Cutting Straight Lines
Lemon Juice - Squeezing Activity

Music: 
CATERPILLAR SONG
Tune: Skip to My Lou

Caterpillar oh, so fuzzy,
Caterpillar oh, so fuzzy,
Caterpillar oh, so fuzzy,
Eating green leaves today.

Caterpillar's making a cocoon,
Caterpillar's making a cocoon,
Caterpillar's making a cocoon,
Now she's sleeping.

Caterpillar's waking up,
Caterpillar's waking up,
Caterpillar's waking up,
Out of her cocoon she comes.

Caterpillar's grown some wings,
Caterpillar's grown some wings,
Caterpillar's grown some wings,
Now she's a butterfly.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule (6/17-6/21): Eric Carle Month

Theme: Eric Carle Month

Literature:
  • Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle
  • 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle
  • "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth by Eric Carle
  • The Rabbit and the Turtle by Eric Carle
  • Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle
Letter: Kk
  • Kk is For Kites
  • Kk is For Kangaroo
  • Kk is For Keys
  • Kk is For King
  • Kk is For Kitten
 Art:
  • Feathered Roosters
  • Animal Train Craft
  • Craft Stick Sloths
  • Paper Bowl Turtles
  • Mouse Ears Headband
Math:
  • Counting with Animals
  • Animal Train Math Game
Fine Motor:
  • Pre-Cutting Practice: Cutting Straight Lines
  • Pre-Writing Practice: Tracing
  • The Slow Game
Music:
  • The Animals at the Zoo (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
The snake at the zoo goes Hiss Hiss Hiss Hiss Hiss Hiss
The Snake at the zoo goes Hiss Hiss Hiss
All day long 
The lion at the zoo goes Roar Roar Roar Roar Roar Roar
The lion at the zoo goes Roar Roar Roar
All day long (Add other animals
  •   The Elephant Song (Tune: The Mulberry Bush)
The elephant goes like this and that, this and that, this and that. (Walk heavily and stomp feet) The elephant goes like this and that, cause he's so big and he's so fat! (Puff up cheeks and stretch out arms)
He has no fingers and has no toes, He has no fingers and has no toes. (Wiggle fingers; wiggle toes) He has no fingers and has no toes, But goodness, gracious, what a nose! (Pull hands out from face to suggest a long trunk.)

 

Monday, June 10, 2013

Seahorses and Octopuses/Octopi



Seahorses and Octopuses/Octopi
Monday
Literacy: -ea word family, review letter I, writing a story about an ocean animal
Math: measurement using hands and feet
Art: Handprint seahorse
Science:  KWL seahorse
Music: Boomwhackers
Seahorse

Tuesday
Literacy: -eg word family, review letter I, continue story
Math: Ocean animal measurement with thumbprints
Art: Shimmery Seahorse
Science: The importance of the seahorse tail
Music: Boomwhackers
Book: Mister Seahorse

Wednesday
Literacy: -ark word family, review letter j, continue story
Math: Measuring with scales
Art: Octopus
Science:  KWL octopus
Music:  exploring various instruments
Book:Octopus Under the Sea

Thursday
Literacy: -eat family, review letter J, finish ocean story
Math/Art:  Counting the suckers on the octopus
Science: What is ink?  ink experiments
Music: Exploring instruments
Book: Tickly Octopus

Sunday, June 9, 2013

3/4 Schedule: Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Week)


Theme: Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Week)
 
Literature:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Butterfly Alphabet
Waiting For Wings
Clara Caterpillar
From Caterpillar to Butterfly
 
Alphabet:
Alphabet Dot Art
Push Pin Names
White Board Writing (Practicing Names)
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Caterpillar ” (cutting practice)
Drawing Fingerprint Bugs
Playdough and Straws
 
Art:
Very Hungry Caterpillar Storytelling Bags
Caterpillar Balloon Painting
Handprint Butterflies
Handprint Caterpillars
Pipe Cleaner and Beaded Caterpillars
 
Science:
Caterpillar Life Cycle

Math:
Count to ten Caterpillar Game
Drawing & Counting Caterpillar Circles 

Music/Movement:

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.

 

 

 

 

Friday, June 7, 2013

Enrichment Classes Schedule: (6/10-6/14)

Monday, Math/Science Class: Chemical Reactions
  • Making Bubbles Experiment
  • Borax Crystal Experiment
  • Mentos and Soda Experiment
  • Overview of Chemical Reactions and How They Work Discussion
  • Math: Counting with Blocks
Wednesday, Literacy Class: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  • Potato Printing Caterpillars and Flowers
  • Acronyms with Hungry Caterpillar
  • Caterpillar Play-dough Sculptures
  • Our Own Caterpillar Booklet
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Group Game
Friday, Cooking Around the World: Japan
  • Japan's Culture and Traditions 101
  • Japan's History and Geographic Location
  • What is the Capital of Japan? Game and Discussion
  • The History of Sushi
  • Cooking Project: Sushi

PM Preschool Schedule: Eric Carle

Week of June 10-14
Theme: Author - Eric Carle

Literature:
Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle
The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle

Letter:
Last Week to Review Uppercase Curve Letters
Letter S
Letter U

Art/Science:
Making Pancake Activity
Which is your favorite pancake flavor? (Art Craft)
Colorful Chameleon

Math:
Number four (4)
Number five (5)

Fine Motor:
Tracing straight and curve lines
Cutting straight and curve lines

Music:
The Pancake Song

We made pancakes on Tuesday, we tossed them in the air,
One fell on the table and one fell on the chair,
One fell on the floor and one fell on the cooker and,
One fell on the grate, but luckily for me then
One fell on my plate!

 Color Song
I know my colors for painting fun
green like the grass and the yellow sun,
an orange pumpkin and white snow,
a red rose and a black crow,
blue like a mailbox, brown like an ape,
a pink pig and some purple grapes!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule (6/10-6/14): Eric Carle Month

Theme: Eric Carle Month

Literature:
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Eric Carle
  • The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
  • The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
  • The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
  • Pancake, Pancake by Eric Carle
Letter: Jj
  • Jj is For Jelly Beans
  • Jj is For Jungle
  • Jj is For Jellyfish
  • Jj is For Jacket
  • Jj is For Jar
 Art:
  • Textured Brown Bear
  • Tissue Paper Chameleons
  • Dotting Ladybugs
  • Seed Art
  • Pancake Food Project
Math:
  • Brown Bear Matching Activity
  • Brown Bear, What Comes Next?
  • Counting Dots on Ladybugs
Fine Motor:
  • Pre-Cutting Practice: Cutting Out Shapes
  • Pre-Writing Practice: Trace the Lines
Music:
  • Ladybug, Ladybug (Poem)
Ladybug, Ladybug on the tree.
Fly down here and sit with me.
Rest on my hand, I'll count your spots.
2, 4, 6, 8 POLKA-DOTS!
  • The Bear Went Over the Mountain 
Oh, the bear went over the mountain, the bear went over the mountain, the bear went over the mountain, to see what he could see.
To see what he could see, to see what he could see O the bear went over the mountain, the bear went over the mountain, the bear went over the mountain, to see what he could see.
But all that he could see, but all that he could see, was the other side of the mountain, the other side of the mountain, the other side of the mountain Was all that he could see.
 

Monday, June 3, 2013

PM Enrichment Classes Schedule: (6/3-6/7)

Monday, Math/Science Class: Chemical Reactions
  • What Are Chemical Reactions?/Hypotheses and Observations
  • Red Bull & Milk Experiment (Precipitation)
  • Food-Colored Vinegar and Baking Soda Activity
  • Elephant Toothpaste Experiment
  • Counting Dominoes
Wednesday, Literacy Class: A House For Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
  • Retelling Story/Discussion
  • Hermit Crab Pasta Art
  • Paper-Plate Hermit Shells
  • Outgrowing things Activity
Friday, Cooking Around the World: Japan
  • Japan's National Flag Art
  • Japan's Culture and Customs
  • Where is Japan? What is it like there?
  • Japan's Diet
  • Cooking Project: Onigiri (Rice Balls) and Yakitori (Grilled Chicken Skewers)

Sunday, June 2, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule (6/3-6/7): Eric Carle Month

Theme: Eric Carle Month

Literature:
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  • The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle
  • Little Cloud by Eric Carle
  • A House For Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
  • The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Letter: Ii
  • Ii is For Ice Cream
  • Ii is For Ice
  • Ii is For Igloo
  • Ii is For Iguana
  • Don't Drip the Ice Cream Activity
Art: 
  • Potato Printing Caterpillars and Flowers
  • Polka-Dotted Painting Animals
  • Cloud Paint and Little Cloud Parfaits
  • Our Own Hermit Crab Homes
  • Paper Plate Spider Yarn Craft
Math: 
  • Counting Foods with the Hungry Caterpillar
  • Sorting Clouds
  • Spider Legs Math Activity
Sensory:
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Bin
  • Cloud Sensory Bin
Fine Motor:
  • Pre-Cutting Practice: Don't Cut the Spider
  • Pre-Writing Practice: Tracing Lines
Music:
  • 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 she could fly.
And later on when she woke up, she was a butterfly!
  • Caterpillar (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
One caterpillar ,two caterpillars, three caterpillars today. 
Four caterpillars, five caterpillars eating all the day. 
One cocoon, two cocoons, three cocoons today. 
Four cocoons, five cocoons sleeping all the day. 
One butterfly, two butterflies, three butterflies today. 
Four butterflies, five butterflies, flying, flying away.  

All About Fish and the Letter I




Monday
Literacy: -ish family   The fish in the dish is__________________.
Math: How Many fish Scales   (addition with two dice)
Art: Flashy Fish
Science:  Fish Anatomy
Music: Seven Goldfish
Book: What is it Like to be a Fish?
Tuesday
Literacy: -own family    One day a little fish…..
Math: How Many Ways to make 10
Art: Clownfish in a Reef with oil pastels
Science: Animals living together and camouflage
Music: Under the Sea
Book: Clownfish
Wednesday
Literacy: -ow family    One day Rainbow Fish met a _____________________.
Math:  How many scales on the rainbow fish?
Art: Rainbow fish craft
Science: Observing a real fish
Music: Seven Goldfish
Book: Rainbow Fish
Thursday
Literacy: -out word family    My favorite fish is a _______________.
Math: Fish in a Bowl subtraction.  (dice game)
Art:  Puff Paint an Angler fish
Science: Fish in the deep dark ocean
Music:  Under the Sea
Book: The Pout Pout Fish in the Big Big Dark
Friday
Literacy:  -in word family       If I were a fish, I would ______________.
Math/Art  How Many in the School of Fish
Science:  KWL Fish
Music: Seven Goldfish
Book: Swimmy