January 16-19 Presidents and 100 days of school week

January 16-19   Presidents and 100 days of school week

Please have your child bring in 100 of something. Examples:

beans, noodles, shells, marbles etc.

Tuesday

Literacy: letter u ______is ugly.

Math: penny math (weighing pennies, counting and penny facts)

Art: silhouette presidents

Science: Cleaning a dirty penny

Music: Yankee Doodle

Wednesday

Literacy: I can eat 100_________________.

Math: counting 100 pennies

Art: 100 penny art

Science: Disappearing penny

Music: 100^th day song

Thursday

Literacy: When I am 100 years old, I________.

Math: counting 100 crayons into groups of 10

Art: 100 noodles necklace

Science: How much water in 100 ice cubes

Music: 100^th day song

Friday

Literacy: I want 100_____________.

Math/Art: 100 Ants marching

Science: Ant communication

Music: The Ants Go Marching

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: 100th Day Celebration

Week of Feb. 3-7
Theme: 100th Day Celebration

Monday:

100 Monsters in my School

Centers: Literacy & Math (What's in your Jar?) Science (TBA)

Art: 100 Monsters

Game: Snap Circuit

Tuesday:

100th Day Worries

Centers: Literacy & Math (What' s in your Jar?) Science (TBA)

Art: 100 Cereal Necklace

Game: Make-N-Break

Wednesday:

100 Hungry Ants

Centers: Literacy & Math (What I learned in 100 days...) Science (TBA)

Art: 100 Ants

Game: Candyland

Thursday:

The Night Before the 100^th Day of School

Literacy: I would like 100...

Math & Art: Dots of Bubble Gum

Game: Make-N-Break

Friday:

HAPPY 100^th DAY OF SCHOOL

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day

Literacy: With 100 pennies I can buy...

Math: Group of Tens

Art: 100 Days Crown
Game: Snap Circuit

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games and Literacy (2/4, 2/5)

Tuesday, Sports & Games Class: Tennis

• History
• Safety
• Art: Tennis Ball Tissue
• Skill Building Exercises: Swinging 

Wednesday, Literacy: In my World by Lois Ehlert

• Handprint Earth
• Explore Colors
• What Shapes do You See?
• Nature Tour
• Scavenger Hunt

Science and Cooking Around the World Schedule: (2/3, 2/7)

Monday, Science Class: Dinosaurs (continued)

• Fossils Review
• Types of Dinosaurs Observations/Conclusions
• In My Dinosaur's Tummy Experiment
• Dinosaur Puzzle Art
• Herbivores, Omnivores, and Carnivores Review

Friday, Cooking Around the World Class: Asia (Japan)

• Japan's Flag and Culture Overview
• Kimono Art Activity
• Practicing with Chopsticks
• Cooking Project: California Rolls & Tamago Sushi

2/3 Class Schedule (2/3-2/7): 100 Days of School

Theme: 100 Days of School

Monday:

• Art: 100 Days of School Gumball Machine
• Literature: Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
• Math: Counting by 10's
• Fine Motor: Pinching Pom-Poms

Tuesday:

• Art: 100 Days of School with Fruit Loops
• Literature: Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
• Math: Counting by 10's
• Fine Motor: Pinching Pom-Poms

Wednesday:

• Art: 100 Days of School Booklet
• Literature: So Many Bunnies by Rick Walton
• Math: Sorting Beads
• Fine Motor: Tracing Our Hands

Thursday:

• Art: 100 Days of School Booklet
• Literature: Cat Count by Betsy Lewin
• Math: Sorting Beads
• Fine Motor: Tracing Our Hands

Friday:

• Art: 100 Days of School Glasses Craft
• Literature: Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti, Jr.
• Math: Matching Numbers Game
• Fine Motor: Stringing 100 Fruit Loops Activity

This Week:

• Letter: Tt
• Sensory: Beans Bin

3/4 Class Schedule: Chinese New Year/Groundhogs Day

Theme: Chinese New Year/Groundhogs Day

Star of the Week: Ms. Jenn

Monday: 

Circle Time: Celebrating Ms. Kiki!

Literature: Who Will See Their Shadow This Year? By Jerry Pallotta
Art: Salt and Liquid Water Colors

Math: Collection Math (Sorting)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Tuesday

Circle Time: Celebrating Ms. Kiki! *This will be Ms. Kiki's last day.

Literature: Who Will See Their Shadow This Year? By Jerry Pallotta
Art: Groundhog

Math: Collection Math (Sorting)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Wednesday

Circle Time: What is the Chinese New Year?

Literature: Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
Art: Chinese New Year Cards

Math: Collection Math (Counting and Sorting)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Thursday

Circle Time: Chinese Zodiac

Literature: The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey

Art: Year of the Horse Craft

Math: Collection Math (Classifying)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Friday

Circle Time: How do we celebrate the Chinese New Year?

Literature: Lin Yi's Lantern by Brenda Williams

Art: Horseshoe Art

Math: Collection Math (Classifying

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare 

All Week:
Alphabet: Letter Tt (Turtle puppet)
Handwriting:
Letters with Lines
            Writing in “snow”
Sensory: Arctic Animals in sticky beads
Fine Motor: Chinese Noodles (yarn) with chop sticks   
Movement:
           Jack Frost Game
           Snowball Drop
           
Song:
Tune: I’m a Little Teapot

I’m a little groundhog in my hole,
On February 2^nd you will know.
If I see my shadow it will be,
Six more weeks of winter
For you and me!

2/3 Class Schedule (1/27-1/31): Chinese New Year

Theme: Chinese New Year- The Year of the Horse

Letter of the Week: Ss

Monday

Literature: The Great Race: The story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey

Art: Red Paper lanterns 

Math: Counting the animals of the Chinese calendar

Fine Motor: Cutting straight lines 

Letter work: Finger paint letter upper and lower case s

Tuesday

Literature: Max & Kate Chinese New Year By Mick Manning

Art:  Water color horse

Math: Counting the animals of the Chinese calendar

Fine Motor: Cutting shapes

Letter work: Marker trace letter S

Wednesday

Literature: The Cat's Tale: Why the Years are Named for Animals by Doris Orgel

Art:  Letter S snake

Math: Zodiac Animal order matching

Fine Motor: Pre-writing line practice

Letter work: Q-tip dot-a-dot S

Thursday:

Literature: The Great Race: The story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey

Art: Weaving Chinese Red Envelope

Math: Zodiac Animal order matching

Fine Motor: Pre-writing skills

Letter work: Coloring page letter S

Friday: Happy Chinese New Year!

Combined with 3/4 class

The Order of the Zodiac Animals:

Rat

Ox

Tiger

Rabbit

Dragon

Snake

Horse

Sheep

Monkey

Rooster

Dog

Pig

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Antarctica & Chinese New Year

Week of Jan. 27-Jan. 31
Theme: Antarctica & Chinese New Year

Monday: 

Penguins

Centers: Literacy (A penguin can…) Math (penguin Math - adding) Science (ice slate)

Art: Watercolor penguin

Game: Candyland

Tuesday:

The Emperor’s Egg

Centers: Literacy (rhyming activity) Math (penguin math - takeaway) Science (frozen liquids)

Art: Penguin craft

Game: Make-N-Break

Wednesday:

Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

Centers: Literacy (making words out of seals) Math (seal balance balls - roll the dice adding) Science (Freezing point of salt liquid)

Art: Seal craft (fur)

Thursday:

Sleek Seals

Literacy: A seal can…

Math: Seal balance balls - roll the dice take away

Art: Tube seals

Science: Seal’s blubber

Friday:

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

Dim Sum for Everyone

Literacy: With my change I would buy…

Math: Counting change

Art: Lanterns & red envelopes

Science: Dragons

Enrichment Classes Schedule: (1/27/14-1/31/14)

ENRICHMENT         MONTH: January

YEAR: 2014

  

monday, Discovery Science CLASS (1/27/14)

TOPIC: Dinosaurs!

·          What are Dinosaurs?

·          Dinosaur Pasta Skeletons

·          Making Fossils Experiment

·          Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores

tuesday, sports & Games (1/28/14)

TOPIC: Baseball

·          Teams

·          Mascots

·          Art: Your Own Team Mascots

·          Skill Building Exercises: Warm-Up Exercises & Scrimmage

wednesday, literacy (1/29/14)

TOPIC: If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

·          Moose Hats

·          Bake Muffins

·          Muffin Math Count & Clip

·          Upper & Lower Case Muffin Match

·          Rhyme Words

thursday, discovery math (1/30/14)

TOPIC: Subtraction

·           Review concept of Subtraction

·           Bowling Subtraction

·           Subtraction worksheet

·           Necklace Math

·           Putting it all together, Addition and Subtraction

friday, cooking around the world (1/31/14)

TOPIC: Asia

·          Celebrating Chinese New Year

·          Year of the Horse Art

·          Chinese New Year Cards

·          Cooking Project: Pot Stickers and Sticky Rice