Pre-k. More apples. week of October 25-30

Week of Oct. 25-30
Theme: Apples

Monday
Literacy: letter h.    Hot
Music: apples and bananas
Math: Apple parts/ fractions
Science: Apple seeds
Art: Apple tree with Apple painting
Book: Arnold's Apples


Tuesday
Literacy: Lowercase h journal writing. hat
Music & Movement: Yummy apples (Tune: b-i-n-g-o)
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: Ramps/rolling with apples (gravity)
Art: Sequin Apples
Book: The Biggest Apple Ever by Steven Kroll

Wednesday
Literacy: Lowercase h  house. journal writing
Music & Movement: Falling apples (Tune: London bridges falling down)
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: Caramel Apples (burning sugar)
Art: Caramel Apples Decorating
Book: Apples by Gail Gibbons

Thursday
Literacy: Lowercase H happy
Music & Movement: Apples & Bananas
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: Sink & Float
Art: Paper Bag Apples
Book: One Red Apple by Harriet Ziefert

Friday
Literacy: Lowercase h hug
Music & Movement: Yummy Apples (Tune: b-i-n-g-o)
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: How do apples grow?
Art: Coffee Filter Apple Art
Book: How Do Apples Grow by Betsy Maestro

***School carnival tonight***

2/3 Class Schedule 10/26 – 10/30

Halloween Week
Monday
Literature: Little Frankenstein and the Mummy
Art: Paper Mummy Craft
Math: How Many Mummies Do You See?
Fine Motor: Tissue Paper Cutting


Tuesday
Literature: The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trpani
Art: Handprint Spider
Math: Spider Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting Out Spiders


Wednesday
Literature: There's an Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
Art: Paper Plates Owls
Math: Owl Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting Out Owls


Thursday
Literature: We are going on a Ghost Hunt by Marcia Vaughan
Art: Textute Collage Ghosts
Math: Ghost Bead Count
Fine Motor: Ghost Bead Lace


Friday
Literature: Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert
Art: Witch Shape Art
Math: Color and Count Shapes
Fine Motor: Spooning Spiders in Witches Brew


This Week 
Letter: H
Sensory: Halloween Sensory Table
Movement: Scarecrow Tag
 Songs: We're Not Afraid (Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")
Ghosts and goblins,
cats and bats,
We're not afraid of this or that.
They are only make-believe,
Funny costumes on Halloween.
Ghosts and goblins,
cats and bats,
We're not afraid of this or that.

3/4 Class Schedule: Dress up & Halloween

Oct 26-30
Monday
Using our imagination
Literacy: Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert
Art: Witch/ Wizard Hat
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Tuesday
Let's Pretend
Literacy: Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert
STEM: Apple exploration
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Wednesday
Spook-tacular
Literacy: The Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything by Linda Williams
Art: Weaving Spiders
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Thursday
Dress Up!
Literacy: We're going on a Ghost Hunt by Marcia Vaughan
Art: Monster masks
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Friday
Dress Up!
Literacy: Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin
Art: Witch's Hand
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Writing Skills: Letter H

Sensory: Tearing Leaves

Math: Snap Cubes

Songs
Itsy Bitsy Spider
5 Little Bats

2/3 Class Schedule 10/19 – 10/23

Theme: Pumpkins & Bats

Monday
Literature:Pumpkin Cat
Art: Pumpkin Puppets
Math/Fine Motor:Pumpkin Sorting


Tuesday
Literature: Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Art: Paper Pumpkin Soup
Math: Math Game
Fine Motor: Pumpkin Seed Soup


Wednesday
Literature: Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Art: Bats Silhouette
Math: Egg Carton Bats
Fine Motor: Wrapping Bat


Thursday
Literature: Little Lost Bat by Sandra Markle
Art: Paper Bag Bat
Math: Sorting Paper Shapes
Fine Motor: Spooning Bat


Friday
Literature: Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde
Art: Flying Bat
Math: Counting Bat
Fine Motor: Spooning Flat Marbles



This Week 
Letter: G
Sensory: Stop and Go
Movement: Pass the Pumpkin Songs:
Five Little Bats
Five Little Bats were hanging from a tree,
Teasing Mr. Ghost "you can't catch me, you can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Ghost as quiet as can be..
He said "Boo!", scaring that bat right out of the tree.
Repeat 4,3,2,1

Apples! Week of Oct. 19-23

Week of Oct. 19-23

Theme: Apples

Monday

Literacy: Lowercase g great journal writing

Music & Movement: Apples & Bananas

Math: measure PPatch Pumpkins

Science/Art: parts of apple 

Book: Apples, Apples, Apples by Nancy Wallace

Tuesday

Literacy: Lowercase go journal writing

Music & Movement: Yummy apples (Tune: b-i-n-g-o)

Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)

Science: flight

Art: apple tree seasons

Book: Apples for Everyone by Jill Esbaum

Wednesday

Literacy: g.  game journal writing

Music & Movement: Falling apples (Tune: London bridges falling down)

Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)

Science/Art: Apple Tree Seasons

Book: Apple Picking Time by Michele Benoit Slawson

Thursday

Literacy: Lowercase journal writing gentle

Music & Movement: Apples & Bananas

Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)

Science/Art: Apple Pie

Book: Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie by Herman Parish

Friday

Literacy: Lowercase journal writing giggle

Music & Movement: Yummy Apples (Tune: b-i-n-g-o)

Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)

Science: Apple Sauce

Art: Apple print painting

Book: The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

3/4 Class Schedule: Bats & Pumpkins

Oct 20-24

Monday

5 senses with Pumpkins

Fine Motor: Felt number pumpkin match

Literacy: Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington

Art: Pumpkin soup

Movement: Pumpkin roll

Tuesday

Jack O' Lantern

Fine Motor: Felt number pumpkin match

Literacy: This is Not a Pumpkin by Bob Staake

STEM: How do feathers catch air and help a bird fly?

Movement: Pumpkin Hunt

Wednesday

Bats

Fine Motor: Imaginative Play Pumpkin soup

Literacy: The Bat in the Boot by Annie Cannon

Art: Bats

Movement: Bat Tag

Thursday

Where do bats live?

Fine Motor: Fall watercolor Dropper 

Literacy: Bats by Lily Wood
Math: Number recognition 
Movement: Basketball

Friday

What do bats eat?

Fine Motor: Dropper Melt Frozen Pumpkins

Literacy:  The Bat in the Boot by Annie Cannon

Art: Bat Mask

Movement: Bat Tag

Writing Skills: Letter G, Line Trace

Sensory: Stop & Go

Math: Pumpkin match

Songs:

Five Little Bats

Five Little Bats were hanging from a tree,

Teasing Mr. Ghost "you can't catch me, you can't catch me!"

Along came Mr. Ghost as quiet as can be..

He said "Boo!", scaring that bat right out of the tree.

Repeat 4,3,2,1

5 Little Bats

5 little bats went on a flight

By the light of the moon one night.

Mama bat said squeak, squeak, squak!

But only 4 little bats came back

Repeat 4,3,2,1

Sad mama bat went on a flight

By the light of the moon one night.

Mama bat said squeak, squeak, squak!

And all of 5 little bats came back!

Pre-k. Week of 10/12-10/16. Pumpkins

Pre-k. Week of 10/12-10/16. Pumpkins

Monday 

Literacy: Lester f   ______is fun.

Math: patten block exploration

Art: tear art pumpkin

Music:  pumpkin pumpkin

Gym: relay races

Tuesday

Literacy:letter f.   fit connecting sounds to read small words

Math/science. Exploring flight

Art:  stuffed pumpkins

Music:  Ukulele exploration

Gym: stations

Wednesday

Literacy: f  fan  I am a ________fan!

Math: weighing/ sorting by size mini pumpkins

Science:  ramps and rolling pumpkins

Art: pumpkin painting

Music exploring guitar

Gym: relay races

Thursday 

Literacy:  f  I am fast at_______.

Math:  measuring and weighing pumpkins

Science:  ramps and rolling pumpkins

Art:  pumpkin soup free art

Cooking pumpkin soup

Gym:  relay races

Friday

Field trip to Dr. maze's farm

2/3 Class Schedule 10/12-10/16

2/3 Class Schedule

Monday
Literature: The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin
Art: Pumpkin Paper Art
Math: How Many Pumpkins in the Patch?
Fine Motor: Small Pumpkin Sorting


Tuesday
Literature: Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer
Art: “What's Inside!“ Pumpkin Craft
Math: Pumpkin Seed Puzzles
Fine Motor: Pumpkin Seed Transfer


Wednesday
Literature: It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall
Art: Pumpkin Finger Painting
Math: Match and Count Size of the Pumpkin
Fine Motor: Pumpkin Seed Transfer


Thursday
Literature: Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino
Art: Fist Print Craft
Math: How many Pumpkins we have?
Fine Motor: Gluing Pumpkins


Friday
Field Trip to Dr. Maze



This Week
Letter: F
Sensory: Pumpkins and Seeds Movement: Pumpkin Hunt Songs: Five Little Pumpkins
I'm a Little Pumpkin

3/4 Class Schedule: Pumpkins

Oct 12-16

Monday

Pumpkins

Fine Motor: Felt number pumpkin match

Literacy: Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer 

Art: Pumpkin Finger Puppet

Movement: Pumpkin toss

Tuesday

How to grow a pumpkin

Fine Motor: Felt number pumpkin match

Literacy: It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall

STEM: Wind Resistance- Paper birds

Movement: Pumpkin Hunt

Wednesday

What does it look like

Fine Motor: Dropper melt ice

Literacy: Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino

Art: Five Little Pumpkins Poem

Movement: Hide & Seek Pumpkins

Thursday

Going to the Pumpkin Patch

Fine Motor: Dropper melt ice

Literacy: Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington

STEM: Wind Resistance- Paper birds

Movement: Bat Tag

Friday

Field Trip to Dr. Maze

Writing Skills: Letter F, Line Trace

Sensory: Freeze Dance

Math: Fall object sorting

Songs:

Five Little Pumpkins poem

Pre-k class October 5-9 Pumpkins!

Monday

Literacy:  letter e. I like to eat...

Math:  tangrams

Art: Pumpkin book

Science:  Pumpkin life cycle

Music:  Musical bottles

Book: The Pumpkin Book

Tuesday

Literacy:  _________ is exciting.

Math: tangrams

Art: Pumpkin cups (mixing colors)

Science: Pumpkin life cycle

Music: Musical Bottles

Book:  The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

Wednesday

Literacy: I'm excellent at.....

Math: drawing shapes

Science: pumpkin seed growth

Music: pumpkin song

Book: From Seed to Pumpkin

Thursday

Literacy: I have ______eyes.

Math:  Drawing shapes

Art:  Carving pumpkin, five little pumpkins sitting on a gate 

Science: Float and Sink

Music:  Sing 5 Little Pumpkins

Book:  Runaway Pumpkin

Friday

Literacy:  Enter in my _________.

Math:  Shape bingo

Art: Jack-O-Lantern

Science:  Float/Sink

Music: 5 Little Pumpkins

Book:  Boo To You

2/3 Class Schedule 10/05-10/09

2/3 Class Schedule: Feelings

Monday: Happy

•  Literature: Too Loud Lily
• Art: Happy Face/Sad Face
• Fine Motor: Mirror Expressions

Tuesday: Angry

•  Literature: When Sophie Gets Angry by Molly Bang 
• Art: Painted Angry Face 
• Math: Counting Faces 
• Fine Motor: Gluing Faces

Wednesday: Scared

• Literature: The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
• Art: Shaped Scare Faces
• Math: Counting Faces
• Fine Motor: Gluing Faces 

Thursday: Proud

•  Literature: The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
• Art: Mirror Art 
• Math: Matching Feelings with Faces 
• Fine Motor: Felt Board Faces 

Friday: Sad

• Literature: Glad Monster, Sad Monster: A Book about Feelings by Ed Emberley 
• Art: Finger Painting Faces 
• Math: Matching Feelings with Faces  
• Fine Motor: Felt Board Faces

This Week:
Letter: E
Sensory: Play-doh faces, Shape faces
Movement: Feeling Parachute, Make a Circle
Songs:

•  If You’re Happy & You Know It

Variations: Angry: Stomp your feet

Sad: Say boo boo

Tired: Start to sleep

•  Make a Circle

Puppet Story - Happy Face

Happy face, happy face, what do you see?

I see a sad face looking at me.

Sad face, sad face, what do you see?

I see an angry face looking at me.

Angry face, angry face, what do you see?

I see a scared face looking at me.

Scared face, scared face, what do you see?

I see a sleepy face looking at me.

Sleepy face, sleepy face, what do you wee?

I see a surprised face looking at me.

Surprised face, surprised face, what do you see?

I see all my friends looking at me!