Friday, January 29, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Transportation

Feb 2-6
Monday
Transportation: What things go?
Literature: Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Art: Shape Bicycle
Movement: Race car Tag

Tuesday:

Things that swim
Literature: I'm Mighty! by Kate & Jim McMullan
STEM: Intro to boat unit-build model
Movement: Ship & Shore

Wednesday
Things that use tracks
Literature: Freight Train by Donald Crews
Art: Number Train
Movement: Musical Squares

Thursday 
Things that fly
Literature:  I Love Planes by Philemon Sturges
Art: Paper airplanes
Movement: Parachute

Friday

Things that drive
LiteratureThe Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom
Art: School Bus

Movement:  Relay Race

Writing Skill: Letter Ss
Songs/ Finger Play:
The Wheels on the Bus
Transportation Song (Sung to: Old MacDonald)
Dan the driver has car: beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
And on that car he has a horn: beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
With a beep, beep here and a beep, beep there, here a beep everywhere a beep, beep
Dan the driver has car: beep, beep, beep, beep, beep

Pete the Pilot has a plane: zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
And on that plane there are some wings: zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
With a zoom, zoom, here, and a zoom there, here a zoom everywhere a zoom, zoom
Pete the Pilot has a plane: zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.

The engineer has a train: chug, chug, chug, chug, chug.
And on that train he has a smokestack: chug, chug, chug, chug, chug.
With a chug, chug here and a chug, chug there, here a chug everywhere a chug, chug
The engineer has a train: chug, chug, chug, chug, chug.

The captain has a boat: toot, toot, toot, toot, toot.
And on that boat he has a horn: toot, toot, toot, toot, toot.
With a toot, toot here and a toot, toot there, here a toot everywhere a toot, toot.
The captain has a boat: toot, toot, toot, toot, toot

Monday, January 25, 2016

Pre-k January 25-29 Antarctica: Leopard seals, whales, salt water and ice



Antarctica

Monday
Literacy: Letter r  I can rest in a _____________.
Math: ten frames Adding numbers
Art: Antarctica relief
Music: Create a song about Antarctica
Science: Exploring temperature around the room
Tuesday
Literacy: Letter r  I can run_____________.
Math:  ten frames Adding numbers
Art: Leopard Seal craft
Music:  freeze dance
Science: exploring temperatures with our jackets
Wednesday
Literacy: Letter r  I like to _______in the rain.
Math: adding with two dice
Art: Humpback whale origami
Music:  Musical icebergs
Science:  Exploring saltwater and temperatures
Thursday
Literacy: letter r  I like to read______________.
Math:  adding with two dice
Art: salt painting
Music:  Drawing to music
Science:  Boiling water from ocean and lake (salt difference)
Friday
Literacy:  Letter r  My robot can_______.
Math: addition bingo
Art: ice painting
Music:  musical icebergs
Science: ice and salt experiment


Thursday, January 21, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Arctic and Antarctica Water Animals

Jan 25-29
Monday
Penguins
Literature/ Video: March of the Penguins clip
Art: Emperor Penguin craft 
Movement: Fox Tag

Tuesday:

Seals
Literature: Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff 
STEM: Final animal habitat lesson-creating imaginary animals able to live in 
Movement: Jump rope

Wednesday
Narwhals 
Literature' Video: Planet Earth: Narwhale clip
Art: Narwhal figures
Movement: Hula hoop basketball

Thursday 

Whales (Orca & Beluga)
Literature: Whales by Gail Gibbons
Art: Sponge paint whales
Movement: Parachute

Friday

Walrus
Literature/VideoPlanet Earth: Walrus clip
Art: Walrus puppet

Movement: Parachute

Writing Skill: Letter Rr, Number writting

Songs/ Finger Play:
Baby Beluga

I'm a little penguin (Sung to: I'm a little teapot)
I'm a little penguin short and stout
Flap my wings and waddle about
I wear a coat that's black as night
but my tummy is soft and white.
I'm a little penguin short and stout
I like to waddle across the ice.
When I reach the water, I dive right in.
Hunt for fish as I swim, swim, swim.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

January 19-22 Antarctica, Penguins and Leopard Seals


 Antarctica, Penguins and Seals!


Monday
Literacy:  I am quick when I____________.
Math: roll and count mountain building
Art: penguin free art
Science: reading thermometers
Music: do the penguin

Tuesday
Literacy: I am quiet when...
Math: roll the penguin to safety
Art: antarctica painting
Science: reading thermometers observing temp around the school
Music: draw to the music

Wednesday
Literacy:  Once I quit....
Math/Art:  Penguin craft with fish
Science: light ice heavy water
Music: Marching to music

Thursday
Literacy: A queen can...
Math: bundles of fish
Art: leopard seal craft
Science: ice on a string
Music: waddling to music

Friday
Literacy: Rainbow writing
Math: how many spots on the leopard seal
Art:  leopard seal craft
Science: how the sea freezes
Music: Freeze dance, Molasses

Monday, January 18, 2016

2/3 Class Schedule- Arctic Animals

Monday
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday
What is different between polar bears and brown bears?
* Literature: Little Polar Bear by Hans de Bear
* Art: Potato Print Polar Bears
* Math: How Many Paws Do You See?
* Fine Motor: Polar Bear Maze


Wednesday
  •  Literature: Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister
  • Art: Paper Plate Penguin
  • Math: Penguin Goes Fishing
  • Fine Motor: Line Tracing

Thursday
What do they eat?
* Literature: Polar Bear Polar Bear, What do you hear ? by Bill Martin Jr.
* Art: Polar Bear silhouettes
* Math: Sorting by Size Polar Bears
* Fine Motor: Catch the fish and the seals

Friday
  • Literature: Penguin to the Rescue by Tony Mitton
  • Art: Penguin Stamp Painting
  • Math: Penguin Number Matching
  • Fine Motor: Clothes Pin Number Matching

Friday, January 15, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Arctic Land Animals

Jan 18- 22
Monday
No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday:
Land Animals in the Arctic
Literature: Snow Friends by Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton
STEM: Create your own Animal Habitat 
Movement: Jump rope

Wednesday
Arctic Fox
Literature: Fox's Dream by Tejina
Art: Fox Mask
Movement: Tag & Balance beam

Thursday 

What is different between polar bears and brown bears?
Literature: The Snow Bear by Miriam Moss
Art: Polar Bear 
Movement:  Tag

Friday

Snow Owls
LiteratureOwl Moon by Jane Yolen
Art: Pine cone snow owl
Movement: Parachute

Writing Skill: Letter Rr

Number  counting
Songs/ Finger Play:
Polar Bear (Sung to My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
The polar bear lives in Alaska,
He never gets cold in a storm,
He swims in cold icy water,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Warm, warm, warm, warm,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Warm, warm, warm, warm,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.

Monday, January 11, 2016

Week of January 11-15 Artic Animals and their habitats


-PRE- K Class Week of January 11-15 Artic Animals and their habitats

Monday
Literacy: letter p I want a pet________.
Math: Adding with legos
Music: Arctic song
Art:Artic scene with polar bear
science: exploring ice

Tuesday
Literacy: pop
Math: Adding with legos
Art: Polar Bear Art
Science: Bear fur (how to stay warm)
music: drawing to music

Wednesday
Literacy: A pig can______.
Math/Art: Snow caves & counting marshmallows
Science: Shadows
music: musical icebergs

Thursday
Literacy: ______is my favorite pie.
Math: Measuring narwhal horns (how long they can be)
Art: Narwhal Horns
Science: Narwhal habitat
music: Arctic song

Friday
Literacy: Story writing The little white owl…
Math: Bingo Friday
Art: Snowy pine cone owl
Science: Observe feathers
music: drawing to music (Fantasia)


Sunday, January 10, 2016

2/3 Class Schedule Hibernation

Monday:

  • Art: Binocular Craft
  • Literature: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
  • Math: How Many Acorns Do You See?
  • Fine Motor: Cutting Practice
Tuesday
* Art: Sleep well, bear!!
* Literature: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
* Math: How many bears are sleeping?
* Fine Motor: Bear goes to sleep

Wednesday:
  • Art: Cotton ball bear cave
  • Literature: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
  • Math: Counting with Sticks
  • Fine Motor: Letter Dot-Dot
Thursday:

* Art: Bee and Hive
* Literature: Sleepover with Beatrice & Bear by Monica Carnesi
* Math: How many bees do you see?
* Fine Motor: Who is hiding in the hive?

Friday:
  • Art: Shape Bear
  • Literature: Time to Sleep
  • Math: Bear Counting
  • Fine Motor: Cutting Practice
This Week:
  • Letter: Q
  • Sensory: Winter Sensory Bin
  • Song(s)/Rhyme(s):
    •  We're going on a bear hunt!
      We're going on a bear hunt!
      We're gonna catch a big one!
      We're gonna catch a big one!
      I'm not afraid!
      I'm not afraid!
      Are you?
      Are you?
      Not me!
      Not me!

Thursday, January 7, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Hibernation

Jan 12-16
Monday
How do animals live in cold weather?
Literature: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Art: Paper bag Bears caves
Movement/ Game: Dominoes

Tuesday:
What is hibernation?
Literature: Time for Sleep by Denise Fleming
STEM: Hibernation & Habitation: bear caves 
Movement: Partner song

Wednesday
How do animals stay warm?
Literature: Sleepover with Beatrice & Bear by Monica Carnesi
Art: Finger Knitting
Movement: Partner song

Thursday 
How do animals stay warm?
Literature: Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich 
Art: Bear puppet
Game: Dominoes

Friday

What is hibernation?
LiteratureSleepover with Beatrice & Bear by Monica Carnesi
Art: Bird Feeder
Movement: Parachute

Writing Skill: Letter Qq, Name practice
Songs/ Finger Play:
Where is Bear? (Sung to: Where is Thumbkin)
Where is Bear?
Where is Bear?
Here I am.
Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very tired, thank you.
Go to sleep.
Go to sleep. 
Repeat with other animals that hibernate or migrate

Sunday, January 3, 2016

2/3 Class Schedual 01/04-01/08

Theme: Snowmen

Monday
Literature: Stella Queen of The Snow
Art: Cotton Ball Snowman
Math: Snowman Hat Number Matching
Fine Motor: Letter Dotting

Tuesday
TBA

Wednesday
Literature: White Snow Bright Snow
Art: Snowman Footprint
Math: How Many Snowmen Do You See?
Fine Motor: Shape Organizing

Thursday

TBA

Friday
Literature: The Snowman Storybook
Art: Puffy Paint Snowman
Math: Snowman Hat Number Matching
Fine Motor: Letter Dotting

This week
Letter: O
Songs
A Funny Little Snowman Lyrics
(Sung to the tune of  “Frere Jacques” or “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.”)
A funny little snowman Had a carrot a nose. Along came a bunny, And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny Looking for some lunch Ate that little snowman’s nose, Nibble, nibble, crunch!

Snowflakes Falling Down Lyrics
(Sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Snowflakes falling down
Falling to the ground
Big white fluffy flakes
That do not make a sound

January 4-8 pre-k class Polar Regions Arctic

Monday Where is the Arctic?
Literacy:  I am __________years old.  .
Math:  Sorting lego brick size and color
Art:  Arctic scene black paper and pastels
Science:  Exploring ice
Music: Musical Icebergs
Book:  The Arctic Lands
Tuesday Inuit People
Literacy: Open my box.
Math:  Adding with legos
Art: Igloo  (Inuit people)
Science:  Salt and Ice
Book:  Mama Do You Love Me
Wednesday  Walrus
Literacy: I can jump over _______.
Math: How many Legos can fit in each square and rectangle?
Science: Icebergs
Art:Free art Walrus 
Music: Artic song
Book:  Icebergs
Thursday  Arctic Fox
Literacy:  A ____________is odd.
Math:  Comparing legos
Art:  Arctic fox adaptations
Science:  Camouflage
Music:  Going on a Polar Bear Hunt
Book: Hello Red Fox
Friday  Polar Bear
Literacy:   I like to ____________outside.
Math:  Lego addition and patterns
Art: Polar bear using clay and straws
Science: Polar Bear fur
Music:  Musical icebergs
Book:  The Three Snow Bears