Pre-k/k class. Snowman

Snowmen

Letter of the week is N

Monday

Literacy:  nice. What I do that's nice

Math:  pattern block snowman

Art: Shape snowman

Music:  Frosty the Snowmen

Science:  What is Snow?

Book:  The Biggest Snowman Ever

Tuesday:

Literacy:  I want a new_____.

Math: Pattern Block Snowman and counting cotton ball snowman

Art: Snowglobe snowman

Music: Frosty the Snowman

Science: What is snow?

Book: Snow Music

Wednesday:

Literacy: my favorite number is_________.

Math: building snowflakes with marshmallows

Art: melting snowman

Science: What are Snowflakes

Music:  I’m a Little Snowman

Book: Snowflake Bentley

Thursday:

Literacy:  I will never ever ________.

Math: roll to win snowmen

Art: Glue snowmen

Music: I’m a Little Snowman

Science:  Making fake snow

Book: I Will Never Ever Not Eat Tomatoes

Friday:

Literacy:  Inside my nest is_____.

Math: Math Center

Art:  shaving cream snowman

Music: I’m a Little Snowman and Frosty the Snowman

Science: Making fake snow

Book: Snowballs

2/3 Class Schedule: Welcome Winter

Monday: 

Literature: When Winter Comes

Art: Snowflake Handprint

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

Tuesday:

Literature: The Big Snow

Art: Crayon Resist Snowflake

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

Wednesday

Literature: Animals in the Winter

Art: Snowy Owls

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

 

Thursday

Literature: When Winter Comes

Art: Q-tip snowflakes

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

 

Friday

Literature: Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit

Art: Macaroni Snowflakes

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

3/4 Class Schedule: Celebrations around the World

Dec 15-19
Monday
What is a holiday?
Literature: Kids around the world celebrate by Lynda, Jones
Art: Making Cards
Movement: Musical Squares

Tuesday:
What holidays are celebrated around the world?
Literature: Kids around the world celebrate by Lynda, Jones
Art: Jingle bracelets
Movement: Parachute Games

Wednesday
Who do we celebrate holidays with?
Literature: The Family Book by Todd Parr
Art: Mini Reindeers
Movement: Parachute Games

Thursday 
What do holidays really mean?
Literature: The Thankful Book by Todd Parr
Art: Snowflakes
Movement: Ship & Shore

Friday
Why do we celebrate holidays?
Literature: The Peace Book by Todd Parr
Art: Making Cookies
Movement: Musical Squares

Writing Skill: Letter Nn, Names
Songs:

Snowflake Song (Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle)

Snowflakes, snowflakes dance around,

Snowflakes, snowflakes touch the ground.

Snowflakes, snowflakes in the air,

Snowflakes, snowflakes everywhere.

Snowflakes, snowflakes dance around,

Snowflakes, snowflakes touch the ground.

Ring the bells

Ring the bells and turn around

Ring the bells and turn around.

Ring the bells and turn around.

For holiday cheer.

(repeat and change the words to any action)

-stomp your feet.

-reach up high

-touch the ground

(Then we ended with…)

Ring those bells quietly.

Ring those bells quietly.

Ring those bells quietly.

For holiday cheer.

PreK/K class gingerbread stories

Gingerbread stories. Letter m

Monday
Literacy: letter M    _______is my favorite month.
Math:  gingerbread roll a number
Art: gingerbread cookie decorating with frosting and fondant
Music: Do Are Mi


Tuesday
Literacy:  letter m. My favorite movie is_______.
Math: writing numbers 1-20
Art:  gingerbread paper house
Music:  jingle bells with rhythm sticks and bells
Science:  exploring heat

Wednesday
Literacy:   __________is magical.
Math:  writing numbers 1-20
Art: gingerbread dough
Music: jingle bells with rhythm sticks
Science: exploring heat

Thursday
Literacy:  My monster has_________.
Math:  gingerbread count
Art:
Music: do re mi
Science:exploring heat

Friday
Literacy:   _______makes me mad.
Math: candy sort and weigh
Art:  large gingerbread house
Music: jingle bells with rhythm sticks and bells
Science:  exploring heat

3/4 Class Schedule: Gingerbread Stories

Dec 8-12
Monday
Who is the Gingerbread Man?
Literature: The Gingerbread Man
Art: Gingerbread play-doh
Movement: Act out story/ Gingerbread man tag

Tuesday:
What can we learn from the Gingerbread Man?
Literature: The Gingerbread Man
Art: Gingerbread Cookies
Movement: Act out story / Gingerbread man tag

Wednesday
Gingerbread Baby
Literature: Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Art: Write our own Gingerbread story
Movement: Musical Squares

Thursday 
The Gingerbread Girl
Literature: The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Ernst 
Art: Gingerbread Houses
Movement: Musical Squares

Friday
The Gingerbread Friends
Literature: The Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
Art: Gingerbread Houses with Friends
Movement: Beanbag catch

Writing Skill: Letter Mm, Names
Songs:

Five Gingerbread Men 

Five little gingerbread men in a row (Hold up five fingers, waving back & forth)

Not gonna' eat one no, no, no. (shake finger and head side to side)
But they look so sweet from head to toe (hand binoculars at eyes touch head then toes)
Crunch, munch...uh oh! (slap thighs on crunch, clap hands on munch, then put hands over mouth on uh oh)
Continue until...
No little gingerbread men in a row
Wasn't gonna' eat one, no, no, no
But they looked so sweet that it's sad to tell (binoculars on sweet, then
index fingers run down cheeks to represent tears on sad)
Crunch.. munch... oh well! (slap thighs once, clap once, then throw hands up
and shrug shoulders)

2/3 Class Schedule:Gingerbread

Theme: Gingerbread

Monday:

• Art: Gingerbread Puffy Paint
• Literature: Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
• Math: Counting Gingerbread Man's Buttons
• Fine Motor: Stringing Gingerbread

Tuesday:

• Art: Stuffed Gingerbread People
• Literature:  Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
• Math: Counting Gingerbread Man's Buttons
• Fine Motor: Stringing Gingerbread

Wednesday:

• Art: Foam Gingerbread People
• Literature: Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
• Math: How Many Gingerbread Houses Do You See?
• Fine Motor: Gluing on Candy to Our Gingerbread Houses

Thursday:

• Art: Gingerbread Decorations (People)
• Literature: Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
• Math: How Many Gingerbread Houses Do You See?
• Fine Motor: Gluing on Candy to Our Gingerbread Houses 

Friday:

• Art: Gingerbread Decorations (Houses)
• Literature: Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmot
• Math: Gingerbread Cinnamon Dough with Measurements
• Fine Motor: Cool Swirl Experiment

Gingerbread Man
Run, run, as fast as you can,
You can't catch me,
I'm the Gingerbread Man!

Gingerbread Baking
Stir a bowl of gingerbread,
Smooth and spicy brown.
Roll it with a rolling pin,
Up and up and down.
With a cookie cutter,
Make some little men.
Put them in the oven
Till half past ten!

Gingerkids (Tune: Ten Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little Gingerkids,
Four little, five little, six little Gingerkids,
Seven little, eight little, nine little Gingerkids,
Ten little Gingerbread Kids.

Prek, K class Jan Brett, ice and the letter l.

Jan Brett stories and the letter l


Literacy:  love. I love ______.
Math: centers with geoboards and counting activities
Art:  What can fit in my hat?
Science: exploring ice with salt
The Snow Queen

Literacy: little  When I was little I________.
Math: winter math stations. (Adding and number recognition)
Art:  snow hats
Science: exploring ice with salt, sugar and baking soda
Music:  jingle bell rock with instruments
The Hat

Literacy: lost I lost my______.
Math:  winter math stations
Art: mitten craft
Science: animal adaptations when the weather gets cold
Music: Jingle bells with instruments
The Mitten

Literacy:  laugh   _____makes me laugh.
Math: bingo
Art: potato trolls
Science: hibernation
Music:  Frosty the a Snowman
Trouble with Trolls

Literacy: loud      ______is loud.
Math:  addition bingo
Art: reindeer craft
Science:  migration
Music: do re mi
Annie and the Wild Ones