Monday, July 29, 2013

PM Enrichment Classes Schedule: M/W/F (7/29-8/2)

Monday, Science Class: Acids and Bases
  • What is an Acid? What is a Base?
  • Part 1: Purple Cabbage Experiment
  • Characteristics of an Acid and Base
  • Part 2: Purple Cabbage Experiment
  • Testing Acids and Bases Experiment
  • Is it an Acid or Base? Game/Trivia
Wednesday, Literacy Class: Deep in the Jungle by Dan Yaccarino
  • Safari Maps
  • Jungle Free-Art Painting
  • Safari Backpack Craft
  • Coffee Filter Lions
  • Don't Wake Up the Lion! Game
Friday, Cooking Around the World: France
  • Flag of France Bingo Art
  • About the Famous Eiffel Tower
  • Map of France Activity/Locating France
  • Cooking Project: Orange-Cardamom Madeleines

3/4 Class Schedule: African Safari

Literature:
Giraffes Can't Dance
Snakes, Snakes, Snakes
How Loud is a Lion?
Hidden Hippo
Walking in the Jungle
Animal Boogie
You Put Your Left Paw In

Art:
Juggle Vines
Yawning Hippos
Paper Tube Snake
Corkscrew Pasta Lion
Hand and Footprint Parrot

Dramatic Play:
African Animal Hunt

Sensory:
Water Table
Snakes Bin
African Safari Hunt

Fine Motor:
Rolling Snakes with Play dough
Cutting Snakes

Movement:
Predator Vs. Prey Game
Sack Snake Races
Snakes in the Grass

Going On an Animal Hunt (Chant)
We're going on an animal hunt, (your turn)
Searching for our friends. (say as I say)
Got my map in my hands,
And my binoculars too.

I see an animal in the distance.
It's got a long, wavy mane
Big, huge eyes
And a swishy swashy tail.

Shhhhhh! Tip-toe, tip-toe, tip-toe, tip-toe, tip-toe
It’s a lion!

I see an animal in the distance
It’s got a very, long neck
Straight, boney legs
And spots all over it’s body

It’s a giraffe!

I see an animal in the distance
It’s got a big, long trunk
Two sharp tusks
And some huge, flapping ears

It’s an elephant!

I see an animal in the distance
It’s got very big mouth
Some tough gray skin
And floats in muddy water

It’s a hippo!

I see an animal in the distance
It’s got long, bendy arms
A very strong tail
And swings through the trees
It’s a monkey!

Sunday, July 28, 2013

PM Enrichment Classes Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday

Week of July 29-August 2
Theme: Football & Patterns

Tuesday, Sports & Games:
Group Warm Up & Stretch

Learning Objectives:
  • Where did Football Come From?
  • What are the Safety Rules?
  • What Equipment are Needed?
  • What Positions can be Played?
  • Scrimmage & Skill Building Exercises
Other Games:
Ring Toss Fun
Pin the Donkey

Thursday, Discovery Math:
  • What are Patterns?
  • Color, shape, & number patterns
  • Different Pattern Examples
  • Make Your Own Patterns
  • Explore Patterns Around the School
Other activities:
Pipe cleaner & beads
Practice pre-writing numbers

2/3 Class Schedule: African Safari (7/29-8/2)

Theme: African Safari

Art:
  • Paper Plate Lions/Masks
  • Spiral Jungle Snakes Craft
  • 3-D Giraffes
  • Elephant Hand-prints
  • Safari Scenery Painting
Sensory:
  • Water Table
  • Snakes Bin
  • African Safari Hunt
Fine Motor:
  • African Safari Puzzles
  • Cutting Snakes
Movement:
  • Predator Vs. Prey Game
  • Sack Snake Races
Music:
  • I'm a Little Zebra (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a little zebra white and black
With a bush mane running down my back
I like to gallop and run and play
Out on the African plains all day.
  • I'm a Lion (Tune: Three Blind Mice)
I'm a lion, I'm a lion
Hear me roar, hear me roar
I love to sleep out in the sun
And chase other animals just for fun
In all the jungle I'm Number One
  • Do You Know the Jungle Animals

Do you know the slimy snake, the slimy snake, the slimy snake
Oh do you know the slimy snake that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee
Oh do you know the chimpanzee that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the wildebeest, the wildebeest, the wildebeest
Oh do you know the wildebeest that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the crocodile, the crocodile, the crocodile
Oh do you know the crocodile that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the mountain lion, the mountain lion, the mountain lion
Oh do you know the mountain lion that lives deep in the jungle?

African Safari/Egypt



Monday
Giraffe art
Going on a lion hunt
Drum freeze dance
Crocodile tag
Book: Giraffes Can't Dance

Tuesday
African drums
Elephant Congo
Balancing plates on head
Binoculars
Book: Jungle Drums

Wednesday
Zebra painting scene
Lion tag
Lion face
Going on a lion hunt
Book:  Honey, Honey...Lion

Thursday
Clay map of Africa
Safari obstacle course
Exploring African instruments
Book: Zomo the Rabbit

Friday
Egypt
Catch the snake by the tail
Building pyramids
Camel handprint painting
Make babousa
Book:  hieroglyphs A to Z

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

PM Enrichment Classes Schedule: (7/22-7/26)

Monday, Science Class: All About Ice
  • Exploring Ice Cubes
  • Melting Ice Paint Experiment
  • Sun vs. Shade
  • Making Ice Cream Experiment
  • Discussing the Outcomes and Predictions
Wednesday, Literacy Class: Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
  • Caps on a Tree Craft
  • Silly Monkey Hand-print Art
  • Caps Collage
  • Caps For Sale -ap Real or Nonsense Activity
  • Monkey in the Middle Game
Friday, Cooking Around the World: India
  • Decorative Indian Elephant Art
  • The Mango Festival
  • Smelling Spices Game
  • Cooking Project: Mango Chicken Curry

2/3 Class Schedule: Around the World (7/22-7/26)

Theme: Around the World

Art:
  • Sumi-E Paintings (Japan)
  • Food Project: Making Kim-Bap (South Korea)
  • Elephants and Mangoes Craft (India)
  • Pizza and Spaghetti Art (Italy)
  • African Drums and Instruments Craft (Africa)
Sensory:
  • Around the World Bin
  • World Map with Hot Air Balloons
  • Globe
Fine Motor:
  • Cutting Earth (Circles)
  • Gluing Earth Puzzle 
 Movement:
  • Around the World Ball Game
  • Playing with African Drums

Sunday, July 21, 2013

3/4 Class Schdule: Fairy Tales: Week 2

Fairy Tales: Continued
 
Literature
Little Red Riding Hood
The Kite Princess
The Billy Goats Gruff
Three Little Red Hen
                          
Art
Paper Plate Goat
Five Little Piggies
Counting Kites
Little Red Hens
 
Project
Baking Bread
 
Dramatic Play
Three Little Pigs Play
 
Games
Frisbee
Sack Races
Dancing with Scarves

PM Enrichment Classes Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday

Week of July 22-26
Theme: Soccer & Graphs

Tuesday, Sports & Games:
Group Warm Up & Stretch

Learning Objectives:
  • Where did Soccer Come From?
  • What are the Safety Rules?
  • What Equipment are Needed?
  • What Positions can be Played?
  • Scrimmage & Skill Building Exercises
Other Games:
Bean Bag Toss
Balloon Ping Pong

Thursday, Discovery Math:
  • What are Graphs?
  • Line, bar, picture & circle (pie) graphs
  • Surveys & questions (favorite ice cream & fruits)
  • Count up results and make our class/individual graphs
Other activities:
Sorting color & shapes
Practice pre-writing numbers

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

PM Enrichment Classes Schedule: (7/15-7/19)

Monday, Math/Science Class: Free-For-All Science/Math Day
  • Milk Painting Experiment (Continued)
  • What Does Dissolve Mean? What Can Be Dissolvable?
  • Sugar Cubes with Colors Experiment
  • Caterpillar Body Count Game
Wednesday, Literacy Class: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Retold and Illustrated by Jan Brett
  •  Small, Medium, and Large Game
  • Making Our Own Porridge
  • Bear Claws Craft
  • Don't Wake Up the Bear Game
  • Retelling of the Story

2/3 Class Schedule: Fairy Tales

Theme: Fairy Tales

Literature:
  • The Three Little Pigs
  • Jack and the Beanstalk
  • The Ugly Duckling
  • The Frog Prince
  • Hansel and Gretel
Art:
  • The Three Little Pigs Puppets and Houses
  • Castle in the Sky Craft
  • 3-D Sock Ducks
  • Crowns and Tiaras
  • Candy Houses Craft
Sensory:
  • Dress-Up Plays
  • Rubber Ducks in Water Bin
Movement:
  • P.E. Activities in New Area 

PM Preschool Schedule: Fairy Tales

Week of July 15-19
Theme: Fairy Tales

Alphabet:
Letter e
Letter f

Art:
Pig Houses
Bean Stalk Paper Roll

Games:
Who's the big bad Wolf? (Tag)
Where are the Beans?  (Hunt)

Fine Motor:
Tracing Pigs
Cut Different Bean Shapes

Music:
Ribbon Beats
Shakers 

Sunday, July 14, 2013

3/4 Class Schedule: Fairy Tales


Fairy Tales
  
Fairy Tales
Jack and the Beanstalk
Three Little Pigs
The Billy Goats Gruff
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The House that Jack Built
                          
Art
Thumbprint Beanstalk
Castle in the Clouds
Little Pig’s Houses
Toothpick Houses
Paper Plate Woof
 
Project
Building Straw, Wood and Brick House
 
Sensory/Dramatic Play
Ice Cream Parlor
 
Games
Frisbee
Sack Races

 

 

Monday, July 8, 2013

PM Preschool Schedule: The Great Outdoors

Week of July 8-12
Theme: The Great Outdoors

Art:
Fire Hand Print Paint
Fly Swatter Painting
Making S'mores

Math:
How Many Pine Cones Did You Find?
How Many Bugs Did You See?

Fine Motor:
Tracing Hands For A Tree
Cutting Tents

Game:
Flashlight Words
Scavenger Hunt

Music:
Oh, the ants are busy!
Tune: She'll be coming 'round the mountain

Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be.
Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be.
See them dig and dig and dig.
Lots of tunnels, oh, so big.
Oh, the ants are busy, busy as can be.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule (7/8-7/12): The Great Outdoors

Theme: The Great Outdoors

Art:
  • Snap Painting Outdoors
  • Natural Paintbrushes
  • Making S'mores
  • Hand-print Trees
  • Painting Mountains and 3D Trees
  • Turtle Pond Craft
Sensory:
  • Outside Color Hunt
  • Lincoln Logs
Fine Motor:
  • Cutting Mountains
  • Sorting Dyed Eggs
  • Tracing Flowers
  • Pinching Pom-Poms
Math:
  • Counting Flowers in a Garden Game
Movement:
  • Nature Walk

3/4 Class Schedule: The Great Outdoors


The Great Outdoors

Names, Names, Names
We will spend this week recognizing, writing and reading our fellow campers names. Activities include name stamping, names on a necklace, writing letters, and push pin names.

Art
Egg Carton Owls
Mini Camp Fires
Paper Towel Tube Squirrel Homes
Paper Plate Nests
Pipe Cleaner Bird Food
Paper Bag Nests

Project
Building Tents

Sensory
Clean Mud
Forest Animal Sensory Bin

Games
Fishing Game
Sack Races 

Fishy, Fishy Song
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Fishy, fishy in a brook
Watch me catch it with my hook
I will fry it up tonight
Then, eat it in the bright moonlight 

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.