3/4 Class Schedule: Snow & Winter

Jan 4- 8
Monday
Start of Winter
Literature: Mouse & Mole A Winter Wonderland by Herbert Yee
Art: Water color snowflakes
Movement: Parachute

Tuesday:
Seasons
Literature: Ten on a Sled by Kim Norman
STEM: Intro to animal habitat
Movement: Tag

Wednesday
What is snow?
Literature: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Art: Snowmen
Movement: Freeze dance

Thursday 
Snowman
Literature Big Snowman, Little Snowman by Tish Rabe
Art: Snow Scene 
Movement: Freeze dance

Friday
Igloo
Literature: Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant
Art: Building an igloo
Movement: Parachute

Writing Skill: Letter Pp, Names
Songs
I'm a little snowperson (Tune: I'm a little teapot)

I'm a little snowperson short and fat.
Here are my buttons, here is my hat.
When the sun comes out, I cannot play.
I just slowly melt away!

2/3 Class Schedule: Winter

Monday
Literature: It's Time For Snow
Art: Hand Print Snowflake
Math: Snowman Size Sorting
Fine Motor: Snowflake threading

Tuesday
Literature: The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
Art: My Snowflakes
Math: How many snowflakes do you see?
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Wednesday
Literature: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Art: Snowflake painting
Math: How many snowflakes do you see?
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Thursday
Literature: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Art: Shape Snowmen
Math: Order Snowman by Size
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Friday
Literature: Bear Snores on by Karma Wilson
Art: Bear Cave
Math: Order Bears by Size
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Letter: L
Sensory: Winter Sensory Table
Movement: Gingerbread Man Tag

Song: 5 Little Snowman
         5 Little snowman
        all made from snow.
        Out poped the sun
       and it shone all day.
       One little snowman
        melted away.

Snowflakes Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
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.

3/4 Class Schedule: Holiday Celebrations

Dec 14-18
Monday
What holidays do we know?
Literature: Kids around the world celebrate by Lynda, Jones
Art: Jingle Bracelets
Movement: Musical Squares

Tuesday:
What holidays are celebrated around the world?
Literature: Kids around the world celebrate by Lynda, Jones
STEM: Exoskeletons Breastplates
Movement: Parachute Games

Wednesday
Family Holiday Celebration
Literature: The Family Book by Todd Parr
Art: Family Wreath
Movement: Parachute Games

Thursday 
What makes us Thankful
Literature: The Thankful Book by Todd Parr
Art: Popsicle Stick People Bookmark
Movement: Ship & Shore

Friday
Peaceful Holidays
Literature: The Peace Book by Todd Parr
Art: Holiday Print
Movement: Musical Squares

Writing Skill: Letter Oo, Names
Songs:

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.

Pre-k Dec. 7-11. Gingerbread stories and celebrations

Gingerbread stories and celebrations around the world

Monday

Letter n  write about nice

Math:  gumdrop addition

Art: making real gingerbread 

Science:  burnt sugar

Music:  Big Rock Candy Mountain

Book: Gingerbread Girl

Tuesday

Literacy: Letter n _____ naps.

Math: gingerbread number race with partner

Art: design a gingerbread

 man

Science: candy experiments

Music:  Big Rock candy

Book: Gingerbread on the Loose

Wednesday

Literacy:I want a new....

Math: How many presents?

Art:  Hannukah craft

Science: what does fire need?

Music: dreidel dreidel

Book: Herschel and The Hannukah Goblins

Thursday

Literacy:  I will never ever...

Math:  candlelight takeaway

Art: Kwanzaa place mat

Music:Tune: “Sing A Somg of Kwanzaa"Sing a song of Kwanzaa 

For seven nights long.
Light a Kwanzaa candle
As each night comes along.
Celebrate first harvest
And for unity.
That’s the way to celebrate
With friends and family

Science: fire experiment (no oxygen) 

Book: Seven Candles for Kwanzaa

Friday

Literacy: I will not

Math: addition bingo

Art: Divali colored rice design

Music: Indian music and dance

Book:  Little Babaji

2/3 Class Schedule 12/07 – 12/11

Gingerbread

Monday
Literature: Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Art: Stuffed Gingerbread People
Math: Gingerbread Button Counting
Fine Motor: Stringing Gingerbread People

Tuesday:

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

Wednesday:
Art: Fingerprint Gingerbred Friends
Literature: Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
Math: Pom Pom Match
Fine Motor: Transferring Candies with tweezers

Thursday:
Art:Paper Gingerbread House
Literature: Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
Math: How Many Gingerbread Houses Do You See?
Fine Motor: Trace GingerFriends 
 
Friday:
Art: Paper Gingerbread House
Literature: Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmot
Math: Pom Pom Match
Fine Motor: Transferring Candies with tweezers

This week:

Letter: N
Sensory: Cinnamon Theme Sensory Bin
Movement: Gingerbread Man Tag
Song: 5 LITTLE GINGERBREAD MEN

 5 Little Gingerbread Men

    Jumping on the Bed

1 Runs Away – He is RED.

 4 Little Gingerbread Men

    Eating Jello

1 Runs Away – He is YELLOW.

 3 Little Gingerbread Men

     Acting Mean

1 Runs Away – He is GREEN.

 2 Little Gingerbread Men

     About to Fall Down

1 Runs Away – He is BROWN.

 1 Little Gingerbread Men

     Looking at You

1 Runs Away – He is BLUE.

Eat, Eat, Your Gingerbread Boy (Tune: Row, Row, Row, Your Boat)
Eat, eat, your Gingerbread Boy,
Before he runs away.
Faster, faster, faster please,
Don't let him get away!

Catch, catch the Gingerbread Boy,
Catch him, yes, today.
Faster, faster, faster still,
For he has run away.

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

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. 

3/4 Class Schedule: Gingerbread Stories

Dec 8-12
Monday
Who is the Gingerbread Man?
Literature: The Gingerbread Man
Art: Gingerbread man puppet  
Movement: Story Sequence

Tuesday:
Different Stories of Gingerbread Man
Literature: The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray
STEM: Bone Functions & Noodle Skeletons
Movement: Gingerbread man tag

Wednesday
Gingerbread Baby
Literature: Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Art: Gingerbread house decoration
Movement: Act out Gingerbread story

Thursday 
The Gingerbread Girl
Literature: The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Ernst 
Art: Paper gingerbread men
Movement: Musical Squares

Friday
Field Trip: Seattle's Children Museum 

Writing Skill: Letter Nn, 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 11/30 – 12/4

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Monday
Literature: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Art: Design your Mitten
Math: Matching Mittens by Color
Fine Motor: Mitten Lacing


Tuesday
Literature: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Art: Symmetry Mittens
Math: Matching Mittens by Size
Fine Motor: Mitten Lacing


Wednesday
Literature: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Art: Handprint Mittens
Math: Mitten Counting
Fine Motor: Sewing Mittens


Thursday
Literature: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Art: Knitting Mittens
Math: Mitten Counting
Fine Motor: Trace the Mitten


Friday
Literature: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Art: Paper Tissue Mittens
Math: Mitten Button Counting
Fine Motor: Trace the Mitten


This Week 
Letter: M
Sensory: Playdough Mittens, Hanging Mittens
Movement: Act out Story
Fingerplay
Story: Mitten Weather
Song: Have You Seen My Missing Mitten? Sung to: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?
Have you seen my missing mitten? My mitten, my mitten? Have you seen my missing mitten? I lost it somewhere. It was in my pocket, It’s white like the snow. Have you seen my missing mitten? lost it somewhere.