Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (3/6)

Thursday, Math: Fractions

·         What is a Fraction?

·         Play-Doh Fractions

·         Fair Share Game

·         Craft: Paper Plate Pizza Pie

·         Literature: Fractions By Sara Pistoia & The Doorbell Rang By Pat Hutchins

3/4 Class Schedule: Dr. Seuss & Story Telling

March 3-7

Letter of the Week:  Yy

Monday:

Circle Time: ‘Today you are You, that is truer than true.’ Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! (March 2)

Literature:  The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew up to Become Dr. Seuss By Kathleen Krull & Happy Birthday to You! By Dr. Seuss

Art:  Paper Cupcake
Math: Candles on a cake
Letter work:  Yeti footprint

Sensory: Shaving Cream, Play-Doh

Movement/Game: Musical Birthday Candle

Tuesday:
Circle Time: ‘Try them, try them, and you may! Try them and you may, I say.’ Story Elements

Literature:  Green Eggs and Ham By Dr. Seuss

Art: Egg Carton Ladybug
Math: Sorting Eggs
Letter work: Yarn Y

Sensory: Pin the Eggs on the Plate 

Movement/Game: Balancing Eggs/ Pass the Egg

Wednesday: 
Circle Time: “I can read in red. I can read in blue. I can read in pickle color too.’ Reading/Sight Words

Literature: I Can Read with My Eyes Shut  by Dr. Seuss

Art:  Decorate Reading Glasses
Math: Sorting & count Yellow objects

Letter work: Y for Yellow

Sensory: Sight Words

Movement/Game: One Word Stories, Bean Bag Toss as a Sight Word Game

Thursday:
Circle Time: ‘Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.’ Rhyme Time

Literature: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Art: Handprint Fish

Math: Patterns

Letter work:  Yoyo Trace

Sensory: Old Fish, New Fish Opposites

Movement/Game: Shark & Minnows

Friday:
Circle Time: ‘Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!’ Imagination
Literature:  Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! By Dr. Seuss
Art:  Creating Our Own Words

Math: Count the Birds

Letter work: a picture of You

Sensory: Sight Words

Movement/Game: One Word Stories, Bean Bag Toss as a Sight Word Game

Music for the Week: 

Green Eggs & Ham

Green eggs and ham. Green eggs and ham.

I like mine fried nice and brown.
(Movement: everyone who likes their eggs fried nice and brown, stand up and then sit down
I like mine turned upside down.
(Movement: everyone who likes their eggs turned upside down, stand and lean to the right and quickly sit back down.)
Green eggs and ham. Green eggs and ham.

Flip em, flop em, don't drop them.
(Movement: one group of children stands and then quickly sits when we sing "flip 'em" and the other group does the same for "flop 'em".)

5 Little Cats

One little cat on a sunny day
Put on his hat and went out to play
Two little cats when it started getting dark
Put on their hats and went to the park.
Three little cats when the sky was blue
Put on their hats and went to the zoo.
Four little cats by the kitchen door
Put on their hats and went to the store.
Five little cats on a sunny day
Put on their hats and they all ran away 

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Dr. Seuss

Week of March 3-7
Theme: Dr. Seuss

Monday:
The Cat in the Hat
Centers: Literacy (Rhymes -at family) Math (count the stripes) Science (explore spatial sense)
Art: Cat & the Hat
Game: Candyland, Monopoly Jr., The Cat in the Hat

Tuesday:
Pets

Literacy: I wish for a pet...

Math: Pet graph

Art: Open-art pet animal

Game: Snap Circuits, Pengoloo

Wednesday:
Hortan Hatches an Egg
Centers: Literacy (-eg family) Math (time) Science (incubation period)
Art: Egg craft
Game: Dr. Seuss Puzzle, The Cat in the Hat

Thursday:
Green Eggs & Ham
Centers: Literacy (I will not eat...) Math (egg counting) Science (egg cycle)
Art: Green eggs & ham play-doh
Game: Candyland, Snap Circuit, Monopoly Jr.

Friday:
The Lorax

Literacy: I would protect and take care of...

Math: Number recognition truffula tree

Art: Truffula feather painting 

Game: Candyland, Monopoly, Dr. Seuss puzzle

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games and Literacy (3/4, 3/5)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Bowling

• History
• Safety
• Art: Decorate Bowling Pins
• Skill Building Exercises: Holding & rolling the ball 

Wednesday, Literacy: Happy Birthday to You by Dr. Seuss

•  Happy Birthday Card
• Birthday Cake
• Birthday Hats
• Decorate Birthday Balloons
• Birthday Walk (game)

2/3 Class Schedule (3/3-3/7): Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Theme: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Monday:

• Circle Time: Who is Dr. Seuss?
• Literature: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
• Art: Red Fish, Blue Fish Hand-prints
• Math: Counting Goldfish

Tuesday:

• Circle Time: Would you let a stranger into your home?
• Literature: The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
• Art: Thing 1 & Thing 2 Hand-prints/Cat in the Hat Craft
• Math: Sorting Hats

Wednesday:

• Circle Time: Why are trees so important?
• Literature: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
• Art: Making Truffula Trees/Lorax Mustache
• Math: Counting Truffula Trees

Thursday:

• Circle Time: What is something little that you could save?
• Literature: Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
• Art: Horton Craft
• Math: Counting Truffula Trees

Friday:

• Circle Time: Was there a time when you didn't like something, but tried it anyway?
• Literature: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
• Art: Making Green Eggs/Green Collage
• Math: Sorting Green Things

This Week:

• Letter: Xx
• Fine Motor: Cutting Practice
• Game/Movement: Clean Up the Thing 1 & Thing 2 Mess! Game

Music:

•   "Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!" Song

We love you, Diffendoofer School, we definitely do.
There surely is no other school,That's anything like you.
You're gribbulous, you're grobbulous, each day we love you more.
You are the school we treasure, and unceasingly adore.
Oh, finest school in Dinkerville. The only one as well,
We love you, Diffendoofer School, much more than we can tell.
You are so diffendooferous, It gives us joy to say,
Three cheers for Diffendoofer School, Hip, Hip HOORAY!  
 
 

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Community Helpers

Week of Feb. 24-28
Theme: Community Helpers

Monday:
What Can We Play Today? (A book about community helpers)
Centers: Literacy (Write letters and envelopes) Math (counting stamps) Science (weighing letters and sorting)
Art: Mail Carrier Car
Game: Candyland, Monopoly Jr, Pengoloo

Tuesday:
Helpers in my Community and Library Lion

Literacy: writing books

Math: How many books do you see on the shelves?

Art: illustrating books

Game: Snap Circuits, The Cat in the Hat

Wednesday:
Bus Driver / Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Centers: Literacy (Bus drivers can...) Math (Transportation Graph) Science (building buses w/KNEX and legos)
Art: Open-ended art Citybus
Game: Puzzles

Thursday:
Field Trip to Crossroads Community weather permitting
We will visit the library, post office, bakery, pet store, police station, city hall and possibly the firestation.  Parents can drop children off at Crossroads or Salouma can give six a ride.

Friday:
Olivia Becomes a Vet

Literacy: When I grow up, I want to be....

Math: Bingo Friday

Art: Veterinarian's Bag

Game: Candyland, Monopoly, Pengoloo

3/4 Schedule: Black History Inventors Week

Week of February 24-28
Letter of the Week:  Xx

Monday:
Circle Time: Check the refrigerator and get the eggs.  What does it mean for everyone to be equal?  Fredrick Jones, inventor of the automatic refrigeration system & Willis Johnson, inventor of the improved mechanical egg beater.
Literature: What Color is My World? By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Art:  Paper Mache Pulp/ Paper
Math: Patterns
Letter work: Q-tip x-ray
Sensory: Light Box with shapes, scrambled paper water
Movement/Game: X Race

Tuesday:
Circle Time: Stop & GO! Garrett A. Morgan, inventor of the T traffic signal
Literature: Inspiring African-American Inventors: 9 Extraordinary Lives By Jeff C. Young
Art:  Stop light bookmark
Math: X out the different
Letter work: X Coloring Sheet
Sensory: Light Box with shapes
Movement/Game: Red Light, Green Light

Wednesday:
Circle Time: Hot Potatoes. George Washington Carver, inventor of uses for peanuts, soy beans & sweet potatoes.
Literature: Inspiring African-American Inventors: 9 Extraordinary Lives By Jeff C. Young
Art:  Potato stamps
Math: Potatoes in a sack
Letter work:  "X"ylophone
Sensory: Music time with Xylophone
Movement/Game: Hot Potato

Thursday:
Circle Time: Tee Time! Golf with Gearge Grant, inventor the golf tee.
Literature: What Color is My World? By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Art: Golf Ball Paint Tracks
Math: More or less, which bucket has more tees
Letter work:  Pirate X marks the spot
Sensory: Treasure map
Movement/Game: Golf ball balance

Friday: 
Circle Time: Yum, The Potato Chip! George “Speck”Crum, inventor of the chip!
Literature: My Mom Has X-ray Vision By Angela McAllister
Art: Potato Head
Math: X out the different
Letter work: Handprint X-Ray Fish
Sensory: Play-Doh chips
Movement/Game: Red Light, Green Light

Music of the Week:
X-ray Technician Song (Tune: Hokey Pokey)
I put the film in,
I take the film out, I put the film in
And I turn you all about.
I am a technician
And I take the X-rays out.
That's what it's all about.

I take an x-ray one,
I take an x-ray two,
I take an x-ray three
To show what's inside of you.
I am a technician
And I take the X-rays out.
That's what it's all about.

Peanut Butter

Peanut, peanut butter (Whisper "and Jelly")

Peanut, peanut butter (Whisper "and Jelly")

First you take the peanut and you crack 'em, you crack 'em (imitate cracking peanuts)

Then you take the peanut and you mash 'em, you mash 'em (imitate mashing peanuts)

Next you take the peanut and you spread it, you spread it. (imitate spreading peanut butter)

Peanut, peanut butter (Whisper "and Jelly")

Peanut, peanut butter (Whisper "and Jelly")
Then you take the grapes and you squish 'em, you squish 'em (imitate squishing)

And then you take the jelly and you spread it, you spread it. (imitate spreading)

Peanut, peanut butter,  (Whisper  "Jelly")
Then you put the bread together and you cut it, you cut it. (imitate cutting).

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (2/27)

Thursday, Math: Measurement (Weight & Volume)

• Review units of measurement (Length, Height, Width & Circumference)
• Measurement Book Part 2: Discover measurement for liquids
• Use of rulers: Increments 
• Craft: Making Hot Chocolate (Measure wet & dry ingredients)
• Literature: Measurement By Sara Pistoia & Measuring at Home By Jennifer & Gregory Roy

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games and Literacy (2/25, 2/26)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Tennis

• Teams
• Mascots
• Art: Tennis Ball Mascots
• Skill Building Exercises: Warm-up Exercises & Scrimmage

Wednesday, Literacy: Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert

•  Eating the Alphabet
• Our Favorite Fruit
• Healthy homemade snacks
• What letter would you eat?
• Letter & picture match

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Science and Cooking Around the World (2/24, 2/28)

Monday, Science Class: Chemistry (Chemical Reactions)

• What is a Chemical Reaction?
• Fun with Vinegar and Baking Soda Experiment
• Mentos and Soda Experiment (Outside)
• Cleaning Pennies Experiment
• Observations/Conclusion

Friday, Cooking Around the World Class: Japan

• Japanese Gardens
• Origami Art
• Chopsticks Game
• Cooking Project: Udon

2/3 Class Schedule (2/24-2/28): Community Helpers

Theme: Community Helpers (Week 2)

Monday:

• Circle Time: Doctors and Nurses
• Literature: Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling
• Art: Doctor's Kit
• Math: Counting Q-Tip Dots

Tuesday:

• Circle Time: Chefs
• Literature: Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling
• Art: Making Rice-balls
• Math: Sorting Vegetables

Wednesday:

• Circle Time: City Workers
• Literature: Where Does the Garbage Go? by Paul Showers
• Art: Garbage Truck with Tissue Paper
• Math: How Many Garbage Cans Do You See?

Thursday:

• Circle Time: City Workers
• Literature: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
• Art: Shape Bulldozer Craft
• Math: Counting/Matching Cones

Friday:

• Circle Time: Farmers
• Literature: Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
• Art: Red Barn Popsicle Sticks
• Math: How Many Farm Animals are There?

This Week:

• Letter: Ww
• Sensory: Construction Bin and Doctor Play
• Fine Motor: Pre-Writing Practice
• Game/Movement: Duck, Duck, Goose!

Music:

•   Garbage Man (to the tune of Do You Know the Muffin Man) 
  Garbage man, garbage man, he picks up the garbage can
  Drops the trash in his garbage van
  Then he drives away
  Takes the trash to the dump, drops it out in a great big lump
  Drives away bumpity-bump He's the garbage man!

 

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (2/20)

Thursday, Math: Measurement (Length, Height, Width)

• Continuation of foot print measuring
• Units of measurement game
• Concept of Measurement with objects
• Use of shapes as "rulers" 
• Art: Creating Rulers
• Literature: Measurement By Sara Pistoia & Jim & the Beanstalk By Raymond Briggs

3/4 Class Schedule: Community & Its Helpers

Week of February 17-21

Letter of the Week: Ww

Monday:

No School: President's Day

Tuesday:

Circle Time: What is Community? Police Officers, how do they help the community? 

Literature:  Helpers in My Community By Bobbie Kalman

Art: Police Hats

Math: Mail delivery sorting colors & shapes

Letter work: "W"alrus

Sensory: Water table with Whales & Walruses

Movement/Game: Waiter, Waiter & Help I've lost my child (Detective Game)

Wednesday: 

Circle Time: Doctors & Nurses

Literature:  What Can We Play Today By Jane Moncure

Art: Magic Wands

Math: Character Match to Occupation

Letter work: Color W for Whale

Sensory: Water table with Whales & Walruses

Movement/Game: Waiter, Waiter & Operation

Thursday:

Circle Time: Firefighter

Literature:  What Can We Play Today By Jane Moncure

Art: Firefighter finger puppet

Math& Letter Work: Dot-to-dot Whale 1-10

Sensory: Dramatic Play- Firefighter dress up

Movement/Game: Fire Hoops (Musical Hoops)

Friday:

Circle Time: Everyday Community Helpers!

Literature:  Helpers in My Community By Bobbie Kalman

Art: "W" for Worm

Math: Mail delivery sorting colors & shapes

Letter work: Word Trace

Sensory: Community costume dress up & story telling

Movement/Game: W movement game

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Music of the Week:

What is my job? (Are you sleeping)

What is my job? What is my job?
Can you guess? Can you guess?
I help people get well.
I help people get well.
Who am I? Who am I?

Other verses: I can fix the water pipes.I deliver letters. I make tasty meals for you. I keep your pets healthy. I can teach you new things. I can help if you get lost.

The People in Our Town (The Wheels on the Bus)

The librarian in the town says "Read a book, Read a book, Read a book"

The librarian in the town says "read a book" all day long

Other verses:

The firefighter says stop drop roll.

The teacher says let's learn new things.

The carpenter builds lots of things.

The mail carrier brings the mail.

The doctor makes you well.

The dentist says open up. 

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Community Helpers

Week of Feb. 17-21
Theme: Community Helpers

Monday:
NO SCHOOL (President's Day)

Tuesday:
Police Officers on Patrol

Literacy: Police officers help... 

Math: How many sirens do you hear?

Art: Police Car Visit - Thank you cards

Science/Game: Snap Circuit

Wednesday:
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Centers: Literacy (I want to build...) Math (measurements) Science (building with straws)
Art: Tractor Craft
Game: Pengloo

Thursday:
Visit to the Dentist
Centers: Literacy (I like the dentist because...) Math (teeth counting) Science (germs in our mouth)
Art: Teeth in our mouth (marshmallow)
Game: Candyland

Friday:
Fire! Fire!, Hurry! Hurry!

Literacy: A fire fighter can...

Math: How many fire fighters on the truck?

Art: Fire Fighter Truck (shapes)

Science: How hot can a fire get?

Game:Make-N-Break

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games and Literacy (2/18, 2/19)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Tennis

• Positions
• Scoring
• Art: Tennis Puppets
• Skill Building Exercises: Single/Double Teams

Wednesday, Literacy: Lots of Spots

• Spotted Animals
• Flounder: Round Stickers
• Eel: Painted Bubble Wrap
• Skate: Bingo Marker
• What's Your Favorite?

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Science and Cooking Around the World (2/17, 2/21)

Monday, Science Class:

NO SCHOOL (PRESIDENTS DAY)

Friday, Cooking Around the World: Japan

• Where is Japan?
• Japanese Culture and Traditions
• Making Japanese Kites
• Cooking Project: Onigiri (Rice Balls) and Tamago (Egg)

2/3 Class Schedule (2/17-2/21): Community Helpers

Theme: Community Helpers (Week 1)

Monday:

NO SCHOOL (PRESIDENTS DAY)

Tuesday:

• Circle Time: What do Police Officers do?
• Literature: A Day in the Life of a Police Officer by Linda Hayward
• Art: Making Stop Signs
• Math: How Many Police Cars do You See?

Wednesday:

• Circle Time: Have You Ever Had a Haircut?
• Literature: I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia
• Art: Haircut Craft
• Math: Sorting Hair color Activity

Thursday:

• Circle Time: What do Dentists do?
• Literature: Topsy and Tim Go to the Dentist by Jean Adamson
• Art: Brushing Our Tooth Activity
• Math: Counting Teeth

 Friday:

• Circle Time: What do Firefighters do?
• Literature: At the Firehouse by Anne Rockwell
• Art: Five Little Firefighters
• Math: Counting and Putting Out the Fire Game

This Week:

• Letter: Vv
• Sensory: Hair Salon Station and Blocks
• Fine Motor: Cutting Pretend Hair Strips & Play-dough Teeth
• Game/Movement: Freeze! Police! Game

Music:

• 911 is Who You Call! (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)

9-1-1 is who you call
who you call, who you call
9-1-1 is who you call
when you need some help
doctors, policemen and firemen too
firemen too, firemen too
doctors, policemen and firemen too
are there to help you
call only in an emergency
emergency, emergency
call only in an emergency
and they'll send help to you 

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (2/13)

Thursday, Math: Estimation 

• Explanation of Estimation
• Which Bag Contains 100 objects?
• Guess It! Game of More, Less or Equal
• Literature: Watch Out A Giant by Eric Carle

3/4 Class Schedule: Valentine's Week & Meaning of Love!

 February 10-14

Letter of the Week:  Vv 

Monday:

Circle Time: What is Valentine's Day?
Literature: Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 
Art: Play-doh Ornaments 
Math: Jar of  Hearts Estimation

Letter Work:  Paper Vase
Centers: Cupids Q-tip Arrow Target Practice

Tuesday:
Circle Time: Where is our heart? What does it do?
Literature: Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 
Art:  Watercolor Heart
Math: Deck of cards Memory game
Letter work: Letter V Search
 Centers:  Cupids Q-tip Arrow Target Practice

Wednesday:
Circle Time: Making and Sending Valentine's Day Card
Literature: The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting 

Art: Hand & Heart Cards
Math: Number of objects in our vacation bag (More, Less or Same)

Letter work: Packing our Vacation bag
Centers: Letter Search, Card Writing

Thursday:
Circle Time: How we show and share our love for friends & family

Literature: The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
Art: Valentine's Necklace   

Math: Jar of Hearts

Letter work: Make a Volcano!
Centers: Letter Search, Card Writing

Friday: 
Circle Time: Valentines Day Celebration! 
Literature: The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
Art:  Valentine's Day Hats     
Math: Deck of cards Memory game
Letter work:  Foot Vegetable

Centers: Cupids Q-tip Arrow Target Practice

Valentine's Day Song: Mail Myself to you

I'm gonna wrap myself in paper

I'm gonna dab myself with glue

Stick some stamps on top of my head

I'm gonna mail myself to you

I'm gonna tie me up in a red string

I'm gonna tie blue ribbons too

I'm gonna climb up in my mailbox 

I'm gonna mail myself to you 

When you see me in your mail box

Cut the string and let me out

Wash the glue off of my fingers

Stick some bubble gum in my mouth

Take me our of my wrapping paper

Wash the stamps off of my head

Pour me  full of ice cream sodas 

Put me in my nice warm bed

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games and Literacy (2/11, 2/12)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Tennis

• Gear/Equipment
• Positions
• Art: Tennis Racket Craft
• Skill Building Exercises: Serving

Wednesday, Literacy: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

• Explore Fake Snow
• Our Snowman Friend
• Cut out "clothes" for scarves
• Snowman made from Crackers
• Cotton Ball Snowballs