Monday, June 30, 2014

Summer Messy Science Schedule: (7/7, 7/11)

Monday, Messy Science Class: Slime!

  • Textures of Slime Overview
  • The Different Kinds of Slime Experiment
  • Color Dying Slime
  • Slime Concoctions
Thursday, Messy Science Class: Messy Mixing Madness!
  • Mixing Ingredients Overview
  • Salt & Paint Experiment
  • Adding Vinegar & Baking Soda Experiment
  • Adding Flour & Bicarb of Soda Experiment

Pre K/ K Summer Class Schedule: A Bug's Life

July 7-11
Monday:
The Difference between Insect & Bugs. What’s an Entomolgists?
Literacy: Insects by Illa Podendorf
Art: Bug Pooter!
Activity: Observe Bugs: Go find a bug & draw it (Sci), Spider Web Walk
Drama: Plot of play
Game: Spider Tag, Bumble Bee Dance

Tuesday: 
Bugs that live in the Summer
Literacy: Why mosquitoes buzz in people’s ears
Art: Pasta Butterfly
Activity: Be an Isopod Expert (Sci) Create own bugs, made of recycled material (Art) Spider Web Walk
Drama: Characters of a Bug’s Life Plot of play
Game: Spider Tag, Bumble Bee Dance

Wednesday: 
Bugs Life: Ants & Grasshopper
Literacy: ABC of Crawlers & Flyers by Hope Ryden
Art: Bug Tree Traps
Activity: Nature Walk, Write/draw what you see (Sci) Sit in one area & count the # of bugs you see (Math)
Drama: Write a story
Game: Queen Ant (Follow the leader)

Thursday:
Bugs Life: Pray Mantis
Movie A Bug’s Life
Literacy: The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vermom Lord
Art: Bug Hotel
Activity: Bug decomp (Sci), Balancing act, Spider Web Walk, Movie Time!
Drama: Perform play, ACTION!
Game: Queen Ant (Follow the leader)

Friday:
Nature Field Trip to MaryMoor Park!



2/3 Summer Class Schedule: Knights & Princesses (July 14-18)

Theme: Knights & Princesses

Monday:

  • Circle Time: The Renaissance Era
  • Literature: The Kite Princess
  • Art: Kite Craft
  • Math: Jewels on Crown Game
Tuesday:

  • Circle Time: Knights & Princesses Attire
  • Literature: The Kite Princess
  • Art: Shields & Wands
  • Math: Jewels on Crown Game
Wednesday:

  • Circle Time: Knights & Princesses Attire
  • Literature: Puff the Magic Dragon
  • Art: Knight Helmets & Princess Crowns
  • Math: Sorting Knights & Princesses
Thursday:
  • Circle Time: Where do Knights & Princesses Live?
  • Literature: Puff the Magic Dragon
  • Art: Sugar Cube Castles
  • Math: Counting Dragon's Teeth
Friday:
  • Circle Time: All About Dragons
  • Literature: Puff the Magic Dragon
  • Art: Fire-breathing Dragon Craft
  • Math: Counting Dragon's Teeth

2/3 Summer Class Schedule: A Bug's Life (July 7-11)

Theme: A Bug's Life

Monday:
  • Circle Time: What are bugs? What kind of bugs live here?
  • Literature: The Crunching Munching Caterpillar by Sheridan Cain
  • Art: Caterpillar Balloon Painting
  • Math: Sorting Bugs
Tuesday:
  • Circle Time: A Bug's Habitat
  • Literature: Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood
  • Art: Crown of Grass
  • Math: Sorting Bugs
Wednesday:
  • Circle Time: A Bug's Habitat
  • Literature: One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes
  • Art: Raisin Ants
  • Math: Catching Fireflies (Adding)
Thursday:
  • Circle Time: Survival Guide for Bugs
  • Literature: Bees & Their Hives by Linda Tagliaferro
  • Art: Honeycomb Craft
  • Math: Catching Fireflies (Adding)
Friday:
  • Circle Time: Bees Help What Grow?
  • Literature: Bees & Their Hives by Linda Tagliaferro
  • Art: Wax Paper Bees
  • Math: Counting Bugs

Monday, June 23, 2014

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (6/26)

Thursday, Math: Review of concepts
  • Review of numbers & value
  • Addition Bingo
  • Fraction Action
  • Craft: Trail Mix Measurements
  • Literacy: Go, Dog, Go by P.D Eastman

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Science & Cooking Around the World (6/23, 6/27)

Monday, Science Class: Free-For-All Science Day!
  • Chemical Reaction Experiments
  • Making Bubbles
  • Ice Cream Experiment
  • Observations/Conclusion
Friday, Cooking Around the World: Free-For-All Cooking Day!
  • Hot Dog History
  • Hot Dog Art
  • Making Summer Recipe Books
  • Cooking Project: Pigs in a Blanket

2/3 Class Schedule: Welcome Summer & Last Week of School

June 23-27

Monday:
  • Circle Time: What do you like to do during summer time?
  • Literature: Welcome Summer by Read-Aloud Collections
  • Art: Beach Art
  • Math: Counting Beach Balls
Tuesday:
  • Circle Time: What do you like to do during summer time?
  • Literature: Welcome Summer by Read-Aloud Collections
  • Art: Sun Puppets
  • Math: Counting Beach Balls
Wednesday:
  • Circle Time: Summer Sports & Play
  • Literature: It's Summer! by Linda Glaser
  • Art: Summer Watercolors
  • Math: Sorting Sea-shells
Thursday:
  • Circle Time: Summer Sports & Play
  • Literature: It's Summer! by Linda Glaser
  • Art: Stained Glass Art
  • Math: Sorting Sea-shells
Friday:
  • Circle Time: Last Day of School: What will we do this summer?
  • Literature: Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
  • Art: Bubble art
  • Math: What time is it?
Fine Motor:
  • Cutting Lines
  • Pre-writing Names
Sensory:
  • Beach Theme Bins
Music/Movement:
  • To The Beach
    Sung to: "London Bridge"
    We are going to the beach,
    to the Beach, to the beach,
    We are going to the beach,
    in our bathing suits.
    We will find there rocks and shells,
    Rocks and shells, Rocks and Shells.
    We will find there rocks and shells,
    to gather by the water.
    We will build a sand castle,
    Sand castle, sand castle,
    we will build a sand castle,
    with bridges and a tower.
    We will have a picnic too,
    picnic too, picnic too,
    We will have a picnic too,
    With Sandwiches and oranges.
    Home we head with Sunburned Cheeks,
    Sunburned Cheeks, Sunburned Cheeks,
    Home we head with sunburned Cheeks,
    and treasures from our visit.
  • Take Me Out to the Ocean      
    Sung to: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"

    Take me out to the ocean
    Take me out to the sea
    There goes a starfish and sand dollar,
    I'm having such fun, I've just got to holler
    Oh, it's swim, swim, swim, underwater
    Catch a ride on a whale, don't fear,
    For the sea animals are our friends,
    Let's give a great big cheer!


Friday, June 20, 2014

3/4 Class Schedule: Celebrating Summer & Last Week of School

June 23-27
Monday:
Circle Time: What & When is Summer solstice? 
Literature: Celebrating summer by Rita Kohn
Art: Sunglasses
Math: Seasons
Sensory: Video clip “How do you know it is summer?”
Movement/Game: Dress for the weather

Tuesday: 
Circle Time: What is the weather like?
Literature: Lucy’s Summer by Donald Hall
Art: Suncatcher
Math: Seasons
Sensory: Shadow play
Movement/Game: Dress for the weather

Wednesday: 
Circle Time: What activities can we do in the summer?
Literature:  Harry by the Sea by Gene Zion
Art: Water color beach
Math: Sea creatures in the ocean
Sensory: Float or Sink
Movement/Game: Beachball volleyball

Thursday:
Circle Time: What fruits are in season?
Literature: A Summer Day by Douglas Florian
Art: Making fruit salad
Math: fruit grid
Sensory: 5 senses with fruit
Movement/Game: Beachball volleyball

Friday: 
Circle Time: Last Day of School: What will we do this summer?
Literature: Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
Art: Bubble art
Math: What time is it?
Sensory: Shadow play
Movement/Game: Beachball volleyball

Music of the Week:
Mr. Sun
Oh Mister Sun, Sun
Mister Golden Sun, 
Please shine down on me

Oh Mister Sun, Sun
Mister Golden Sun, 
Hiding behind a tree
These little children 
Are asking you 
To please come out 
So we can play with you 

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Last Week of School & Graduation!

Week June 23-27
Theme: Last Week of School & Graduation

Monday
Pete the Cat I Love my White Shoes
Centers: Literacy (At school I learned...) Math (Birthday Calendar)
Art: Mason jars
Games: Othello, Make-N-Break

Tuesday
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Literacy: My favorite part of school...
Math: Height/weight
Art: Mason jars
Games: Capture the Flag

Wednesday
How to be a Friend
Centers: Literacy (With my friends I like to...) Math (When I'm 25...)
Art: Handprint Rainbow
Games: Cards, Snap Circuits

Thursday
Chester's Way
Centers: Literacy (I will miss...) Math (In 5 years...)
Art: Handprint Rainbow
Games: Othello, Candyland

Friday
Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes
Literacy: My favorite memory...
Math: How many days in school?
Art: Free art drawings
Games: Baseball

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games (6/24) and Literacy (6/25)

Tuesday, Sports & Games:
  • Dance
  • Counting Steps
  • Art: Shakers
  • Skill Building Exercises: Warm-up Exercises & Dance Class Fun!
Wednesday, Literacy: The Little Red Hen
  • Little Red Hen comprehension
  • Little Red Hen rhyming
  • Family Words
  • Why helping others is important
  • What do you like to cook?

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games (6/17) and Literacy (6/18)

Tuesday, Sports & Games:
  • Positions
  • Ballet Terms
  • Art: Ballerina Cards
  • Skill Building Exercises: Ballet Positions
Wednesday, Literacy: Little Red Riding Hood by Candice Ransom
  • Grandma's Basket
  • Sequencing activity
  • Little Red Riding Hood puppet
  • Little Red Riding Hood rhyme time

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Ocean - fish, sharks, & seahorses

Week of June 16-20
Theme: Ocean - fish, sharks, & seahorses

Monday:
Fish
Centers: Literacy (-ish poem) Math (Gold fish assortment) Science (underwater breathing)
Art: Pepperfish  pinata
Games: Monopoly, Othello

Tuesday:
Octopus
Literacy: Blends
Math: How many suctions on the octopus legs?
Art: Octopus tube art
Games: Cards, Make-N-Break

Wednesday:
Sharks
Centers: Literacy (all about sharks) Math (shark teeth addition) Science (life cycle of the great white shark)
Art: Sand paper shark
Games: Candyland, Puzzles

Thursday:
Sea Turtles
Centers: Literacy (bubble word graph) Math (how many eggs eaten?) Science (sea turtle age)
Art: Sea turtle water color
Games: Othello, Cards

Friday:
Seahorse
Literacy: My seahorse...
Math: Seahorse & seaweed counting
Art: Colorful seahorse
Games: Candyland, Monopoly

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (6/19)

Thursday, Math: Review of Compare & Contrast
  • Review how we collect data with grid charts
  • Review More than/Less than symbols & Other symbols (Addition, Subtraction, Equal)
  • Flip a coin- Heads or Tails
  • Craft: Making our own grids
  • Literacy: Sorting Through Spring by Lizann Flatt

Friday, June 13, 2014

2/3 Class Schedule: Weather

June 16th - June 20th

Monday
Circle Time:  Lets talk about the Weather
Literacy: It looked like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
Math: Counting Raindrops
Art: Raindrops Art
 
Tuesday
Circle Time:  Lets talk about the Weather
Literacy: What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Ann Schwartz
Math: Counting Raindrops
Art: Fruit Loops Rainbow
 
Wednesday
Circle Time:  Hot or Cold... What should we wear?
Literacy: What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Ann Schwartz
Math: Cloud Math Activity
Art: Cloud Window Craft
 
Thursday
Circle Time:  Hot or Cold... What should we wear?
Literacy: Don't be afraid to Drop by Julia Cook
Math: Sun Math
Art: Sun Craft
 
Friday:
Circle Time: Friendship
Literature: Pancake, Pancakes! & Friends by Eric Carle
Art: Making pancakes
Math: Number of Fruit on pancakes


Fine Motor
Cutting Clouds
Paper Tear Rainbow
Play Dough


Sensory
Cloud Sensory Bin

Music/Movement

5 Little Raindrops (Rhyme):
Five little raindrops plopping on the floor,
one plopped away, and then there were four.
Four little raindrops dripping on the trees,
one dripped away, and then there were three.
Three little raindrops splashing on my shoe,
one splashed away, and then there were two.
Two little raindrops starting to run,
one ran off, and then there was one.
One little raindrop drying in the sun,
it dried all up, and then there were none!
                
 
What's the Weather Like today?
What's the weather, what's the weather, like today, like today?
Look outside the window, look outside the window
Can you say?

It's a sunny, it's a sunny, sunny day, sunny day
Go out in the sunshine
Go out in the sunshine
Play, play, play
Play, play, play

It's a cloudy, it's a cloudy, cloudy day, cloudy day
Better get a sweater
Better get a sweater
If it's cold
If it's cold

It's a windy, it's a windy, windy day, windy day
Let's go fly a kite now
Let's go fly a kite now
Fly it high
Fly it high

It's a rainy, it's a rainy, rainy day, rainy day
Better get a raincoat
Better get a raincoat
It's all wet
It's all wet

It's a snowy, it's a snowy, snowy day, snowy day
Get your coat and mittens
Get your coat and mittens
Burr, burr, burr, burr, burr, burr

What's the weather, what's the weather, like today, like today?
Look outside the window, look outside the window
Can you say? Can you say?                                                                                            

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

3/4 Class Schedule: Eric Carle + What we’ve learned

June16- 20

Monday:
Circle Time: Who is Eric Carle? What does he do?
Literature: The Art of Eric Carle & From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Art: Eric Carle Style animals
Math: Animals are in the cage From 1,2,3 to the Zoo
Sensory: Puppet show
Movement/Game: What can your body do? From Head to Toe

Tuesday:
Circle Time: Insects
Literature: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Art: Caterpillar puppet
Math: Days of week (Time)
Sensory: Follow along activity for Hungry Caterpillar
Movement/Game: What can your body do? From Head to Toe

Wednesday:
Circle Time: Ocean
Literature: Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
Art: Coffee filter Seahorse
Math: Sea creatures in the ocean
Sensory: Float or Sink
Movement/Game: Sharks & Minnows

Thursday:
Circle Time: Plant life
Literature: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Art: Seed picture
Math: Seed Grid
Sensory: Seed Sorting
Movement/Game: Seed, Seed, Grow!

Friday:
Circle Time: Friendship
Literature: Pancake, Pancakes! & Friends by Eric Carle
Art: Making pancakes
Math: Number of Fruit on pancakes
Sensory: Play-doh pancakes
Movement/Game: Back-to-Back

Music of the Week:
The Fuzzy Caterpillar (Sung to: 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 7, 2014

2/3 Class Schedule: Eric Carle & Fathers

June 9-13
 
Monday
Circle Time: Eric Carle
Literacy: Draw me a Star by Eric Carle
Math: Counting Stars
Art: Chameleon Craft

Tuesday:
Circle Time: Lets see what books Eric Carle has written.
Literacy: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Math: Counting Circles
Art: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Art

Wednesday:
Circle Time: Why we should always use our manners...
Literacy: The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Math: Counting dots on Ladybugs
Art: Father's Day Cards

Thursday:
Circle Time: Why we love our dads
Literature: The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
Art: Father's Day Cards
Math: How many people are in your family?
 
Friday:
Circle Time: Father’s Day
LiteratureThe Daddy Book by Todd Parr
Art: Father’s day Cards
MathGuess the number of hearts in a jar
 
 
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!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are....

Fine Motor
Pom Pom Pinching
Pre- writing skills
Matching Ladybugs

Sensory
The Very Hungary Caterpillar Sensory tub.

Movement
What Time is it Mr Fox
 

Friday, June 6, 2014

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (6/12)

Thursday, Math: Compare & Grid Charts
  • Review how to collect & record data  
  • Flip a coin- Heads or Tails
  • Observation box game/ Grid chart
  • Fruit Loops Graph
  • Craft: Fruit Loop necklace
  • Literacy: Bar Graphs by Vijaya Bodach & Sorting Through Spring by Lizann Flatt

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Science & Cooking Around the World (6/9, 6/13)

Monday, Science Class: Food Science
  • Balanced Diet Activity
  • Overview of Our Food Groups
  • Protein Experiment
  • Observations/Conclusion
Friday, Cooking Around the World: South Korea
  • My Recipe Book
  • South Korea's Flag Review
  • South Korea's History
  • Cooking Project: Hotteok (Sweet Pancakes)

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games (6/10) and Literacy (6/11)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Gymnastics/Ballet/Dance
  • Attire
  • Positions/routine
  • Art: Ballet Slippers
  • Skill Building Exercises: Ballet Positions
Wednesday, Literacy: The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall
  • 3 Little Pigs Vocabulary
  • Story time craft
  • Tell your own story
  • What's stronger and why?
  • Talk about how houses are made