2/3 Class Schedule: Community Helpers

Monday

• Literature:Jobs People Do
• Art: Tool Belt
• Math: How Many Tools on the Shelf?

  Tuesday

• Literature: All Through My Town
• Art: Mail Bag
• Math: Number Matching

  Wednesday

• Literature: Show me your smile
• Fine motor skill: Dentist with play dough 
• Letter practice: brush letter teeth

  Thursday

• Literature: Pete’s a Pizza
• Art: Shape Pizzas
• Math: How many squares, rectangles or triangles do I see?

  Friday

• Literature: Animal Hospital
• Fine motor skill: pretend play Veterinarian
• Art: Origami Dog 

This Week:
Letter: Y 
Movement: Pretend to be animals, Red light Creen light
Rhyme:  1-2-3-4 Who’s knocking at my door? It’s a ________ (type of community helper)

2/3 Class Schedule: Firefighters

Monday:

• Literature: Fire Fighter! By Angela Royston
• Art: Paper Plate Fire Hat
• Math: Firefighters: Biggest to smallest

 
Tuesday:

• Literature:
  Fire Trucks in Action
• Art: Decorate 911 Picture
• Math: How many firefighters?

 

Wednesday:

• Literature: Fire Fighter! By Angela Royston
• Art:Shape Fire Trucks
• Math: Counting Flames on the Fire?

 
Thursday:

• Literature: Fly Guy Presents Firefighters
• Art: Fierfighter Hats
• Math: Firefighter Counting

 
Friday:
Literature: The Firefighers by Sue Whiting
Art: Paper Firefighter
Math: How many spots on the dog?
 
This Week
Letter: X
Dramatic Play: Firefighter Dress Up
Fine Motor: Firefighter line tracing, Letter Dot-Dot, Cutting practice
Movement: Find the Flames
Song: Hurry Hurry Drive the Fire Truck

2/3 Class Schedule: Dr. Seuss

Monday:

• Literature: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
• Art/Fine Motor: Tissue Paper Fish
• Math: Fish Counting

Tuesday:

• Literature: Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog
• Art: Pinch and Stick PomPom Hat
• Math/Fine Motor: Cat in the hat dot

Wednesday:

• Literature: The Cat in the Hat
• Art: Thing One hand print
• Fine Motor: Letter Dot-Dot

Thursday:

• Literature: Hop on Pop
• Art:  Color Socks
• Math/Fine Motor: Counting Fish

Friday:

• Literature: Green Eggs and Ham
• Art: Green Eggs Puffy Paint
• Fine Motor: Letter Dot-Dot

This Week:

• Letter: W

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

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!

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

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.

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. 

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.

2/3 Class Schedule 11/23 – 11/27

Thanksgiving

Monday
Literature: One Little Two Little Pilgrims 
Art: Turkey hand art
Math:Pumpkin sorting
Fine Motor: Letter L Dot-Dot


Tuesday
Literature: Run Turkey Run by Diane Mayr
Art: Turkey Hat
Math: Counting Cookies
Fine Motor: Applesauce-Cinnamon Playdough


Wednesday
Literature: Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
Cooking: Mash potato and butter
Math: Counting Cookies


Thursday & Friday:
No School
Happy Thanksgiving!


This Week 
Letter: L
Sensory: Thanksgiving Sensory Table
Movement: Turkey Pokey; Game – Who Took the Cookies?
Songs:
Turkey Pokey
I'm a Little Turkey

2/3 Class Schedule 11/9 – 11/13

Autumn & Apples

Monday
Literature: Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
Art: Painting With Apples
Math: Apple Counting
Fine Motor: Letter J Dot-Dot


Tuesday
Literature: Up, Up, Up in the Apple Tree by Jody Shapiro
Art: Paper Collage Apple
Math: Apple Seeds Counting
Fine Motor: Tracing Apples


Wednesday
No School – Veteran's Day


Thursday
Literature: Apples by Nikki McClure
Art: Pop Art Apple
Math: Apple Counting
Fine Motor: Apple Picking (sorting colored poms)


Friday
Literature: Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Art: Apple Print Trees
Math: Apple Tree Math
Fine Motor: Apple Puzzle



This Week 
Letter: J
Sensory: Apple Bin and Apple Tasting
Movement: Pass an Apple
Songs:
Falling Apples
See The Apples Falling Down Falling down, Falling Down See The Apples Falling Down Down To The Ground Pick The Apples And Throw Them Up Throw Them Up, Throw Them Up Pick The Apples And Throw Them Up Up To The Sky

Eat An Apple
Eat an apple (Pretend to eat fist) Save the core (Put one hand in the other) Plant the seeds (pretend to plant seeds) And grow some more (make tree shape over head

2/3 Class Schedule 11/2 – 11/6

Autumn & Leaves

Monday
Literature: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves
Art: Fall Tree
Math: How Many Leaves on the Tree?
Fine Motor: Building With Sticks


Tuesday
Literature: It's Fall! by Linda Glaser
Art: Leaf Print
Math: Sorting Leaves/ Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting and Gluing Leaves


Wednesday
Literature: Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins
Art: Squishy Leaves
Math: Sorting Leaves/ Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting and Gluing Leaves


Thursday
Literature: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Art: Forest In Autumn
Math: Sorting Leaves by Shape
Fine Motor: Tracing Leaves


Friday
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Autumn Tree
Math: Sorting Leaves by Shape
Fine Motor: Tracing Leaves

This Week
Letter: I
Sensory: Fall Button Tree
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
Songs: Leaves (sung to the tune of London Bridge)
All the leaves are falling down Faling down, falling down. All the leaves are falling down, It is fall time. They are yellow, red and brown, Red and brown, red and brown. They are yellow, red and brown. It is fall time. Take the leaves and crunch them up, Crunch them up, crunch them up.

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.

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

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

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!

2/3 Class Schedule 09/28-10/02

Theme: 5 Sense
Fine Motor: Pompom sorting, playdough free play

Monday: Touch
Literature- Dinosaur's Binkit
Art- Glitter Free Art

Tuesday: Sight
Literature- Glad Monster; Sad Monster
Fine Motor- Expressions with Playdough

Wednesday: Sound
Literature- Five little Ducks
Music- Five Little Ducks with Puppets

Thursday: Scent
Literature- Sniff, Sniff
Art- Cinnamon Art

Friday: Taste
Literature- Fun with my 5 Senses
Art- Shaving Cream Ice Cream

2/3 Class Schedule

Sept 21-25
Theme: Shapes and Letters
Song: The Shape Song Swingalong

Monday
Literacy: Skippyjon Jones: Shape Up
Art: Cup Painting
Fine Motor: Shape Magnets

Tuesday
Literacy: Letters ABC
Art: Triangle Free Art
Fine Motor: Large Beading

Wednesday
Literacy: My Very First Book of Shapes
Art: Square Tape Art
Fine Motor: Letter C Dot-Dot

Thursday
Literacy: Sleepy ABC
Art: Shape Matching
Fine Motor: Shape Magnets

Friday
Literacy: What am I?
Art: Painting with Shapes
Fine Motor: Letter C Dot-Dot

2/3 Class Schedule:

2/3 Class Schedule (9/14-9/19): Colors of the Rainbow

Song: Colors of the Rainbow

Monday
Literacy: Spot Goes to School
Art: Paper Plate Lady Bug
Fine Motor: Lady Bug Matching Game

Tuesday
Literacy: My First Day at School
Art: Paper Tiger
Fine Motor: Pompom Color Matching

Wednesday
Literacy: If You Take a Paintbrush
Art: Sunflower Hand Painting
Fine Motor: Large Bead Threading

Thursday
Literacy: The Rainbow Fish
Art: Tissue Paper Tree
Fine Motor: Letter A Dot-Dot

Friday
Literacy: Seven Blind Mice
Art: Blue Butterfly
Fine Motor: Letter B Dot-Dot

2/3 Class Schedule: Welcome Summer!

Theme: Welcome Summer!
 
Monday:
Literature: Let It Shine
Art: Fork Art Sunshine
Math: Counting Buttons
 
Tuesday:
Literature: If You’re Happy and You Know It
Art: Sunny Rainbow
Math: Watermelon Math
 
Wednesday:
Literature: What will the Weather Be Like Today?
Art: Sun Visor
Math: Pattern Block Animals
 
Thursday:
Literature: And Here’s to You!
Art: Ice Cream Cone
Math: Pattern Block Animals
 
Friday:
Literature: The Watermelon Seed
Art: Watermelon
Math: Watermelon Math
 
All Week
Science/Sensory:
Melting Ice in the Water Table
Color Mixing
 
Fine Motor:
Dot and Cut
Sticker Shapes
Don’t Cut the Sunshine 
 
Song:
Mr. Sun
Oh Mister Sun, Sun
Mister Golden Sun, 
Please shine down on me
 
Oh Mister Sun, Sun
Mister Golden Sun, 
Hiding behind a tree
These little children 
Are asking you 
To please come out 
So we can play with you