2/3 Class Schedule: Shells

Theme: Shells         

Literature:

There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Shell
I’m the Biggest Fish in the Ocean
Commotion in the Ocean
A House for a Hermit Crab
Jump Fish Jump

Art:

Shell Water Coloring

Clay Shells

Rock Magnets

Glitter Hermit Crab

Hermit Crab in a Shell

 

Fine motor/Sensory:

Shell Cutting
Fishing Poles and Fish
“Don’t Cut the Fish” (cutting practice)
Pinching Fish
Play Dough Sea Urchins

Math:

Shell Number Matching
Sorting Colored Shells
How Many Shells in the Pail?

Movement:

Ocean Movement Game
Octopus Tag
Jump Fish Jump

Music:

Five Cranky Crabs (Rhyme)
Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.
One swam into a net and then there were four.
Four cranky crabs were floating in the sea.
One got tangled up in seaweed then there were three.
Three Cranky crabs were wondering what to do.
One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.
Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.
One got scooped up in a cup. Then there was one.
One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.
He hid between the jagged rocks.
That's how the story ends.

Swim, Fish, Swim

Tune: Jingle Bells

Swim, fish, swim,
Swim, fish, swim.
Swim fast—do not stay!
Look! –There’s a great big (child names a sea animal).
And you must get away.

 

3/4 Class Schedule: Tide pools

June 1-5

Monday: 

Circle Time: What is a tide pool?

Literature: Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward

Art: Clam puppet

Movement/Game: Tennis

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: What lives in a tide pool?

Literature: A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
Art: Paper plate Hermit Crab

Movement/Game: Sink or Float

Wednesday: 

Circle Time: Stars in the Sea

Literature: Star of the Sea by Janet Halfmann

Art:  Cereal Starfish

Movement/Game: Octopus Tag

Thursday:

Constellation Park Field Trip

Friday: 
Circle Time: All the things in the tide pool
Literature: Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer

Art: Sea anemones

Movement/Game: Jump Rope

Written/ Math Skill: Sea animal letter sounds & basic number counting3
Reading Skill: Letter sound & recognition 
Beginning Science Concepts: Scale & Weight

Songs/ Finger Play:

Catch a Fish (Sung To: Row, Row, Row your boat)
Catch, catch, catch a fish,

Hook it on your line.
Reel it, reel it, reel it,
This one will be mine.

2/3 Class Schedule: Ocean Week 2

Theme: Ocean Week 2    

Literature:
I’m the Biggest Fish in the Ocean
From Pup to Shark
One Tiny Turtle
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Pirate” (cutting practice)
Pinching Fish Water Play

Art:
Sand Paper/Oil Pastel Starfish
Rubber Glove Squid
Tissue Paper Fish
Liquid Water Color Jellyfish

Sensory:
Colored Sand
Pinching Fish Water Play
 
Math:
Measuring Sea Animals with Links
Sea Animal Patterns
Counting Sea Animals

Movement:
Pirate Planks
Follow the Leader

Science:
Sink or Float
 
Dramatic Play:
Pirate Treasure Hunt

Music: 

Five Cranky Crabs (Rhyme) 

Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.
One swam into a net and then there were four.
Four cranky crabs were floating in the sea.
One got tangled up in seaweed then there were three.
Three Cranky crabs were wondering what to do.
One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.
Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.
One got scooped up in a cup. Then there was one.
One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.
He hid between the jagged rocks.
That's how the story ends.
 

Swim, Fish, Swim

Tune: Jingle Bells

Swim, fish, swim,
Swim, fish, swim.
Swim fast—do not stay!
Look! –There’s a great big (child names a sea animal).
And you must get away.

 

May 26-29 Prek-k tidepool animals and ocean zones

Tide pool and reef animals   May 26-29

Tuesday
Literacy: A seastar can...
Math:  tide pool patterns and sequencing
Art: clay seastars with toothpicks
Science: ocean zones
Music: oceans of fun

Wednesday
Literacy: _____can hide in a sea anemone.
Math: How many tentacles on the anemone?  Adding with numbers
Art: clay anemones
Science: anemone habitat
Music: oceans of fun

Thursday
Literacy: A seahorse can....
Math: How many reeds of Grass?  Adding with 2 to 3 numbers.
Art: seahorse freeart
Science: camouflaging
Music: three little birds, happy


Friday
Literacy:  A squid....
Math:  patterns and sequence
Art:  squid art with straws and plastic wrap
Science: Squid ink
Music: Happy, 3 Little Birds

3/4 Class Schedule: Sea creatures

May 25-29

Monday: 
Memorial Day: No School

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: What are saltwater creatures?

Literature: Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward

Art:  Colorful Jellyfish

Movement/Game: Sink or Float

Wednesday: 

Circle Time: What are the BIG fishes in the Ocean?

Literature: Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway

Art:  Paper Tube shark

Movement/Game: Sharks and Minnows

Thursday:

Circle Time: How do small fishes HIDE in the Ocean?

Literature: How to hide an Octopus & other sea creatures by Ruth Heller

Art: Bubble wrap jelly fish

Movement/Game: Hopscotch

Friday: 
Circle Time: All the things in the Ocean
Literature: Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae

Art: Fish Magnet

Movement/Game: Basketball

Written/ Math Skill: Seashell counters
Reading Skill: Tell a Story game
Beginning Science Concepts: Guess & Check

Songs/ Finger Play:

Catch a Fish (Sung To: Row, Row, Row your boat)
Catch, catch, catch a fish,

Hook it on your line.
Reel it, reel it, reel it,
This one will be mine.

Prek/k May 18-22 Ocean, Shore and Tide Animals

Prek/k  May 18- 22 Ocean, Shore and Tide Animals


Monday:
Literacy:  An ocean is a home for....
Math: counting and sorting  shells
Science: Why is the ocean salty
Art: ocean painting
Music: Oceans of Fun
Book: Commotion in the Ocean




Tuesday:
Science/Literacy: What are Shells? My favorite shell is...   -ell word family
Math: Sorting Shells
Art: Shell art
Music: Bivalves
Book: Shore Life

Wednesday:
Literacy: One day a fighting conch...     -ight word family
Math: adding with shells
Art: sand candles
Science: boiling down ocean water from the Atlantic to extract salt
Music: Scallops, oysters and Clams
Book: There was an old Lady who Swallowed a Shell

Thursday:
Literacy: One day a hermit crab....    -ab word family
Math: How Many Reeds of Seagrass?
Art: Hermit Crab in a Shell
Science: What is a Crab? Observing a real crab.
Music: The Crab walk
Book: Hermit Crab

Friday:
Literacy: These are things I can find on a beach...    -each word family
Math: How Long is one Minute? (using minute sand glasses)
Art: Beach Scene with Sand
Science: What is Sand? Observing Sand
Music: At the Beach
Book: The Sand Castle Contest

2/3 Class Schedule: Ocean

Theme: Ocean         

Literature:
I’m the Biggest Fish in the Ocean
Commotion in the Ocean
Clumsy Crab
Jump Fish Jump

Secret Seahorse

Art:

Octopus with tentacles
Shell Threading Craft
Paper bag Jellyfish
Liquid Watercolor Ocean Scene
Handprint Crab

Fine motor/Sensory:
Fishing Poles and Fish
“Don’t Cut the Fish” (cutting practice)

Pinching Fish
Play Dough Sea Urchins

 

Math:

How Many Fish Bubbles?
Sorting Colored Fish
How Many Shells in the Pail?

Movement:

Ocean Movement Game
Octopus Tag
Jump Fish Jump

Music:

Five Cranky Crabs (Rhyme)
Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.
One swam into a net and then there were four.
Four cranky crabs were floating in the sea.
One got tangled up in seaweed then there were three.
Three Cranky crabs were wondering what to do.
One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.
Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.
One got scooped up in a cup. Then there was one.
One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.
He hid between the jagged rocks.
That's how the story ends.

Swim, Fish, Swim

Tune: Jingle Bells

Swim, fish, swim,
Swim, fish, swim.
Swim fast—do not stay!
Look! –There’s a great big (child names a sea animal).
And you must get away.

Shape on the Move

I have a (pick a shape or object) in front of me.
I think I’ll put it on my knee.
Then I’ll hide it under my chair.
Can you see it under there?

I’ll take it out so I can put
That pretty (shape) on my foot.
Off of my foot and into my hair.
My, it looks so nice up there.

Out to the side. Up in the air.
Is that my (shape) way up there?
Down to the ground my (shape) lands.
I pick it up with my two hands.

Behind my back my (shape) goes.
Where is it now? Nobody knows.
Here it is for all to see.
It’s right back here in front of me.

 

3/4 Class Schedule: Ocean

May 18-22

Monday:

Circle Time: What is an Ocean?

Literature: The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow

Art: Ocean poster

Movement/Game: Octopus Tag

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: What's the difference between the Ocean & a Pond?

Literature: Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck

Art: Water color Ocean scene

Movement/Game: Octopus Tag

Wednesday: 

Circle Time: How is there sand?

Literature: Beach Day by Karen Roosa

Art:  Sand Art

Movement/Game: Sharks & Minnons

Thursday:

Circle Time: What sea plants are there? Even ones we can eat!

Literature: Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas by Molly Bang

Art: Seaweed snack

Movement/Game: Shark in the Sea

Friday: 
Circle Time: What do we know about the Ocean?
Literature: Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward

Art: Egg carton Jelly fish

Movement/Game: Sharks & Minnons

Music of the Week:
Down by the Shore

Down by the shore 
In the sand and in the sun
I like to dive and splash and run 
And as the waves roll out and in
I'll get warm in the sun and 
Have lots of fun 
Down by the shore

2/3 Class Schedule: Farm

Theme: Farm

Literature:
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddel
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins
Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Farm by Joy Cowley
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming
           
Retelling Story:
The Three Little Pigs
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Chicken” (cutting practice)

Farm Animal Cutting

Art:
Pig Mask
Fork Painting Chickens
Three Little Pigs Puppets
Paper Plate Cow
Sticker Sheep

Sensory:
Hay and Corn Sensory Bin

Math:
How Many Farm Animals?
Big Button Game (Sorting, Counting, Identifying Numbers)

Movement:
Old MacDonald Says…
The Pigs Go Skipping

Music:

In and Out of the Barn Game
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell

The (farm animal)’s out of the barn.
The _______’s out of the barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s out of the barn.

The (farm animal)’s is in the barn.
The _______’s is in barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s is in the barn.

Prek/ k Farm Animals May 11-15

Farm animals May 11-15

Monday
Literacy: One day a horse....
Math: horse race roll and add
Art: horse craft with recycled materials
Science: planting seeds using horses
Music: Three Little Birds

Tuesday
Literacy: One day a chicken...
Math: how many is a dozen
Ways to make 12
Art: nesting chicken
Science: experimenting with eggs and various liquids
Music: Happy

Wednesday
Field Trip Fox Hollow Farm

Thursday
Literacy: A sheep can...
Math: How many bundles of wool?
Art: felting
Science: What is in wool?
Music: Freeze Dance

Friday
Literacy: A goat ate a....
Math: ten frames
Art: goat free art
Science: making cream with milk
Music: high hopes

3/4 Class Schedule: Farm

May 4 - 9

Monday:

Circle Time: What is a farm?

Literature: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins
Art:  Easel art Barn painting

Movement/Game: Obstacle course

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: Who lives in a farm?

Literature: Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Art: Cotton ball sheep

Movement/Game: Candyland

Wednesday: 

No School: Field Trip to Fox Hollow Farm

Thursday:

Circle Time: What happens at a farm?

Literature: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins

Art: Folded Barn

Movement/Game: Phonics Bingo

Friday: 

Circle Time: Farmers

Literature: Old MacDonald had a Farm

Art: Farmer puppet

Movement/Game: Butterfly Match!

Written/ Math Skill: Dice Numbers & Letters
Reading Skill: Phonics and Story telling 
Beginning Science Concepts: Estimation

Songs/ Finger Play:

This is the way…
This is the way we plant the hay
plant the hay, plant the hay
This is the way we plant the hay so early in the morning

This is the way we feed the chickens
Feed the chickens, feed the chickens
This is the way we feed the chickens so early in the morning.

This is the way we chop the wood
chop the wood, chop the wood
This is the way we chop the wood so early in the morning

This is the way we milk the cows
Milk the cows, milk the cows

5/4-5/8 PreK-K Schedule FARMING

Week of May 4^th through May 8    Farming

Monday

Literacy: My farm has….

Math:  Harvest subtraction

Art: My own farm (free art on large paper)

Science:  What is inside a seed and how do farmers get the best crop

Music: Three Little Birds, Happy

Tuesday

Literacy: Inside my barn is__________.

Math: 10 frames (subtraction)

Art: Barn with animals

Science: How choose seeds to grow for your area

Music: Can you be a Frog, High Hopes

Wednesday

Literacy: A cow can____________________.

Math:  Swishing flies (subtraction)

Art: Cow painting

Science:  Different kinds of cows and how to milk a cow

Music:  The Farmer in The Dell, BINGO

Thursday

Literacy:  The Sheep in the Jeep are going to….

Math:  Lost Sheep

Art: Felting with wool

Science:  Sheep and their wool

Music:  Happy, Farmer in the Dell

Friday

Literacy:  A Pig can___.

Math:  Muddy Pigs (roll and color)

Art:  Pig in the Mud

Science: How Smart is a Pig

Music: Granpa’s Farm

2/3 Class Schedule: Mother's Day and Babies

Theme: Mother’s and Babies
 
Monday:
Literature: How Pig is a Pig?
Art: Pig in the Mud
Math: Farm Animal Matching (Mother’s and Babies)
 
Tuesday:
Literature: Where is Green Sheep?
Art: Sticky Sheep
Math: Sheep Counting Graph
 
Wednesday:
Literature: One Duck Stuck
Art: Handprint Duck Craft
Math: Duck Counting Graph
 
Thursday:
Literature: What Mommies Do Best
Art: Mother’s Day Craft
Math: Farm Animal Matching (Mother’s and Babies)
 
Friday:
Literature: What Mommies Do Best
Art: Mother’s Day Craft
Math: How Many Egg’s Did the Farmer Find?
 
All Week
Sensory:
Seeds and Corn Sensory Bin
 
Dramatic Play:
Farm Work
 
Fine Motor:
Clothes on the clothesline
“Don’t Cut the Chicken!” (Cutting Practice)

Movement:Old MacDonald Says…
The Pigs Go Skipping

Music:
In and Out of the Barn Game
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell

The (farm animal)’s out of the barn.
The _______’s out of the barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s out of the barn.

The (farm animal)’s is in the barn.
The _______’s is in barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s is in the barn.

3/4 Class Schedule: Rainforest & Mother's Day

April 28- May 2
Monday:

Circle Time: What is a Rainforest? Where are they?

Literature: We’re Roaming in the Rainforest by Laurie Krebs

Art: Rainforest Mural

Movement/Game: If you're happy & you know it

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: What animals live in the Rainforest?

Literature: The Umbrella by Jan Brett

Art: Toucan Bird

Movement/Game: Parachute

Wednesday: 

Circle Time: Why is the Rainforest important to us?
Literature: Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker

Art: Penne Snake

Movement/Game: Act-it-out Rainforests

 

Thursday:

Circle Time: Why we love our moms
Literature: The Mommy Book by Todd Parr
Art: Mother's day gift

Movement/Game: Bumble Bee Dance!

Friday: 
Circle Time: Mother’s Day
Literature: The Mommy Book by Todd Parr
Art: Mother's day gift

Movement/Game: Bumble Bee Dance!

Music of the Week:

Boa Song

I'm being swalloed by a boa constrictor, boa constrictor, boa constrictor.

I'm being swalloed by a boa constrictor,

Now what do you think of that?

Oh no---he's got my toe

Oh gee---he's has my knee

Oh my---he's up to my thigh

Oh fiddle---he's up to my middle

Oh heck---he's up to my neck

I'm being swalloed by a boa constrictor, boa constrictor, boa constrictor.

I'm being swalloed by a boa constrictor

No! No! No! (In a high squeaky voice)

Layers in the Rainforest (sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It")

There are layers in the rainforest, yes indeed, yes indeed
There are layers in the rainforest, yes indeed, yes indeed
Emergent, canopy and the understory
There are layers in the rainforest, yes indeed, yes indeed

The emergent is home to birds and butterflies, butterflies
The emergent's home to birds and butterflies, butterflies
The trees are so high that they almost touch the sky.
The emergent is home to bird and butterflies, butterflies

The canopy is like a big umbrella, big umbrella
The canopy is like a big umbrella, Big umbrella
Monkeys, sloths orangutans, eat all the fruit they can
The canopy is like a big umbrella, big umbrella

The understory is home to many snakes, many snakes
The understory is home to many snakes, many snakes
They eat cats and bats and rats, And they like the gnats for snacks
The understory's home to many snakes, Many snakes

The forest floor is dim, dark and wet, dark and wet
The forest floor is dim, dark and wet, dark and wet
Oh, the ants go marching by, As they watch the birds up high.
The forest floor is dim, dark and wet, dark and wet