Thursday, May 26, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Tidepools & Oceans

May 30- June 3
Monday:
No School: Memorial Day

Tuesday:
What is a tide pool?
Literature: Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward
STEM: Making the constellation 
Movement/Game: Tennis

Wednesday:
What lives in a tide pool?
Literature: A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
Art: Egg carton hermit crab
Movement/Game: Sink or Float

Thursday:
Stars in the Sea
Literature: Star of the Sea by Janet Halfmann
Art: Ocean Scene with fish 
Movement/Game: Octopus Tag

Friday:
Field Trip to Alki

Letter & Pattern work
Music:
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.

Monday, May 23, 2016

Pre-k Tidepools and reef animals

Pre-k Tide pool and reef animals   May 23-27

Monday
Literacy: A hermit crab can....
Math: Shell patterning
Art: Pasta hermit crab
Science:  Hermit crab habitat
Music:  Practice graduation songs

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:grad. songs


Friday
Literacy:  A squid....
Math:  patterns and sequence
Art:  squid art with straws and plastic wrap
Science: Squid ink
Music: grad songs

Friday, May 20, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Fairy Tales

May 23-27
Monday:
The Three Little Pigs
Literacy: The Three Little Pigs
Art: Pig Mask
Movement/Game: What Time is it Mr. Fox

Tuesday:
Jack & the Beanstalk
Literacy: Jack & the Beanstalk
STEM: Tissue paper sun
Movement/Game: Red light/ Green light

Wednesday:
Little Red Riding Hood
Literacy: Little Red Riding Hood
Art: Bottle cap character
Game: What Time is it Mr. Fox

Thursday:
Hansel and Gretel 
Literacy: Hansel and Gretel
Art: Popsicle stick characters
Movement/Game: Freeze Tag

Friday:
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Literacy: Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Art: Paper Bears puppets
Game: Red light/ Green light

Letter & Pattern work
Music:
The Grand Old Duke Of York
The grand old duke of York
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up the hill,
He marched them down again.
And when they're up, they're up, (stand up)
And when they're down, they're down, (sit down)
But when they're only half way up, (crouch)
They're neither up nor down

Monday, May 16, 2016

Prek/k May 16-20 Ocean, Shore and Tide Animals

Prek/k  May 16-20 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/ graduation songs
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/ graduation songs
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/graduation songs
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/graduation
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/graduation
Book: The Sand Castle Contest

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Space Exploration

May 16- 20
Monday:
Astronaut Training Camp 
Literature:  Astronaut PiggyWiggy by Christyan Fox
Art: Astronaut Helmets
Movement/Game: Solar System Tag

Tuesday:
Field Trip to Pacific Science Center

Wednesday:
Blast off
Literacy: Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton
Art: Name Rockets
Movement/Game: Parachute

Thursday:
Exploring the Moon
Literacy: Papa, please get the moon for me by Eric Carle
Art: Outer Space Books
Movement/Game: Soccer

Friday:
Exploring the Planets 
Literacy: The Earth Book by Todd Parr
Activity: Galaxy Playdough 
Movement/Game: Airplane Tag

Written/ Math Skill: Shapes sorting, counting forward and back
Reading Skill: Picture walks
Music:
Going to the Moon
Climb aboard the spaceship, we're going to the moon.
Hurry and get ready we're going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmet and buckle up tight.
Cuz here comes the count down, let's count with all our might.
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, BLAST OFF!

Monday, May 9, 2016

3/4 Class Schedule: Dinosaurs

May 9- 13
Monday:
What is a dinosaur?
Literature: Dancing Dinos goes to School by Sally Lucas
Art: Letter D Dinos
Movement/Game: Number Chart

Tuesday: 
Are they still alive?
Literature: Dancing Dinos goes to School by Sally Lucas
STEM: Saturn's Rings 
Movement/Game: Phonics Bingo

Wednesday: 
Paleontologist 
Literature: Digging for Dinosaur Fossil Video
Art: Dinosaur skeleton
Movement/Game: Shape pictures

Thursday:
What do Dinosaurs eat?
Literature: Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Shields
Art: Paper plate dinosaurs
Movement/Game: Shape pictures

Friday: 
Foot Prints
Literature:  A Wish for Dinosaur by Jane Moncure
Art: Foot print cookies
Movement/Game: Dinosaur Dance

Written/ Math Skill: Counting
Reading Skill: Picture walks
Music:
Stomp, Stomp, Stomp Around (Row Your Boat)
Stomp, Stomp, Stomp Around
On your great big feet.
Swish your tail,
turn around,
now go take your seat.

Prek class It's a Bugs Life1 May 9-13

All about insects!  May 9-13

Monday
Literacy: A ladybug can
Math: bug addition
Science:ladybug life cycle
Music: graduation songs
Art:  ladybug free art

Tuesday:
Literacy:  One day a ladybug....
Math: bug addition
Science: observing live ladybugs
Art: ladybug rocks
Music: graduation songs

Wednesday
Literacy: A butterfly can...
Math: bug addition adding 3 numbers
Science: caterpillars to butterflies
Music: Bee boppin bugs
Art: butterfly life cycle

Thursday
Literacy:  A bee can...
Math:  bug patterning
Science: honeybees
Art: honeycomb with bees
Music: baby bumblebee

Friday
Literacy: One day a bee......
Math: bug patterns
Science:  how bees communicate
Art: bee free art

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Pre-k All About Bugs May 2-6

Week of May2-6  BUGS!

Tuesday
Literacy:-ug word family/  My favorite bug is....
Math: 10 frames
Science: examine bugs with magnifying glasses
Art:  bug eye glasses
Music: graduation songs

Wednesday
Literacy: ant. An ant can....
Art/Math: 100 hundred ants
Science: Ants and observing ants outside
Music: the ants go marching

Thursday
Literacy: One day an ant...
Math: ten frames
Science: ants and observing ants
Art: ant homes
Music: the ants go marching

Friday
Literacy: A ladybug can..
Math: how many spots on the lady bug (addition)
Science: ladybugs
Art: ladybug painting
Music: graduation songs

Sunday, May 1, 2016

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

May 2-6
Monday:
Bees
Literature: The Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman 
Art: Paper plate bees
Movement/Game: Bumble Bee Dance

Tuesday: 
Ants
Literature: Ant and Honey Bee, What a Pair! by Megan McDonald
STEM: Solar System
Movement/Game: Phonics Bingo

Wednesday: 
Spiders
Literature: Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dosh Archer
Art: Spiderweb Weaving
Movement/Game: Candyland

Thursday:
Mother's Day
Literature: Mother's Mother's Day by Lorna Balian
Art: Mother's day gift
Movement/Game: Butterfly Match!

Friday: 
Mother's Day
Literature: T.Rex and the Mother's Day Hug by Lois Grambling
Art: Mother's day gift
Movement/Game: Bumble Bee Dance!

Written/ Math Skill: Dice Numbers & Letters
Reading Skill: Phonics and Story telling 
Beginning Science Concepts: Predictions & Observations
Music:
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Ant go Marching On