3/4 Class Schedule: The Mitten by Jan Brett & Winter

Week of 1/13-1/17

Monday

Circle Time: How do animals adapt in winter?

            Migration

Art: Migratory Goose

Math: Mitten Math (Estimating & Counting)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Meet the Characters

Tuesday

Circle Time: How do winter animals stay warm?

            Matching animal Fur Activity

Art: Painted Mittens

Math: Mitten Math (Estimating & Counting)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Story Sequence

Wednesday

Circle Time: How do animals stay warm in winter?

            Animal Fur

Art: Polar Bear

Math: Mitten Math (Patterns)

Storytelling:  The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Story Sequence

Thursday

Circle Time: What is hibernation?

            Which Animals Hibernate Game

Art: Toothpick Hedgehogs

Math: Mitten Math (Patterns)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Acting out the story with puppets

Friday

Circle Time: How do animals stay warm in winter? 

            Experiment with cold water and lard

Art: Mitten and puppet craft

Math: Mitten Math (Sorting and Patterns)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett 

           Acting out the story with puppets

All Week:
Alphabet: Letter Rr (Rabbit)
Handwriting: Letters with lines
 
Song:
Have You Seen My Missing Mitten?
Sung to: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?
 
Have you seen my missing mitten?
My mitten, my mitten?
Have you seen my missing mitten?
I lost it somewhere.
It was in my pocket,
It’s white like the snow.
Have you seen my missing mitten?
lost it somewhere.