3/4 Class Schedule: What we CAN do!

Sept 21-25

Monday:

Circle Time: we CAN...say hello!

Fine Motor: water color 

Literacy: All by Myself by Aliki

Art: Name train

Movement: Can you...? game

Tuesday:

Circle Time: we CAN...build & shape play doh 

Fine Motor:  play doh 

Literacy: I Can Be Anything! by Jerry Spinelli

Art: Blow in Hair

Movement: Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes!

Wednesday:

Circle Time: we CAN...share & take turns

Fine Motor: using hole punches

Literacy: How to Be a Friend by Laurene Brown

Art: Friendship rings

Movement: Bean Bag Balance game

Thursday:

Circle Time: My birthday is...

Fine Motor: threading

Literacy:  The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle 

Art: Hand Print People

Movement: Bean Bag Balance game

Friday:

Circle Time: I like me because...

Fine Motor: cut and paste

Literacy: It's OK to Be Different by Todd Parr

Art: Self Mirrors

Movement: Freeze Dance

Pre-Writing Skills: Finger Trace Shapes, Play-doh shapes 
Sensory: Rice Bin With Red Colored Objects, Teddy Bear Dress-up
Math: Felt Numbers, Foam Number Mats
Songs:
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Do Your Ears Hang Low

All About Me

Ten little fingers, ten little toes,

Two little ears & one little nose.

Two bright eyes that shine so bright,

Two little lips to say Hello

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 

PreK/K Class Schedule: All About Me

Sept 8-12

Monday:

Literacy: Long A sounds/Journal writing ___________makes me sad

Math: Probability charts

Art: Self portraits

Movement: Singing and yoga

Tuesday:

Literacy: Letter B/Journal writing _________is so big

Math: Shape bingo

Art: Shape people

Movement: Singing and yoga

Wednesday:

Literacy: Letter B/Words that rhyme with Ball

Math:  Sorting shapes

Art: Family tree painting

Movement: Creating rhythm with instruments

Thursday:

Literacy: Word of the day is book/Journal writing my favorite book is ________

Math/Art: Making shape houses

Movement: “Follow the leader” game

Friday:

Literacy: Word of the day is bed/Journal writing I have a ____________bed

Math: Shape probability

Art: Making an “our world” collage with magazine pictures

Movement: Freeze dance

3/4 Class Schedule: All about Me & Things We CAN Do!

Sept 8-12

Monday:

Circle Time: All about Me! My name is....

Fine Motor: we CAN...say hello!

Literacy: All by Myself by Aliki

Art: Water color Names

Movement: Can you...? game

Tuesday:

Circle Time: Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes!

Fine Motor: we CAN...build & shape play doh

Literacy: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Art: Face Collage

Movement: Can you...? game

Wednesday:

Circle Time: Watch what I CAN do!

Fine Motor: we CAN...play at the water table

Literacy: I Can Be Anything! by Jerry Spinelli

Art: Blow in Hair

Movement: Bean Bag Balance game

Thursday:

Circle Time: My birthday is...

Fine Motor: we CAN...use magnets

Literacy: It's OK to Be Different by Todd Parr

Art: Hand Print People

Movement: Bean Bag Balance game

Friday:

Circle Time: I like me because...

Fine Motor: we CAN...play with friends

Literacy: All by Myself by Mercer Mayer

Art: Self Mirrors

Movement: Freeze Dance

Pre-Writing Skills: Finger Trace Shapes, Play-doh shapes 
Sensory: Rice Bin With Red Colored Objects, Silly Faces Props, Teddy Bear Dress-up
Math: Felt Numbers, Foam Number Mats
Songs:
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Do Your Ears Hang Low

All About Me

Ten little fingers, ten little toes,

Two little ears & one little nose.

Two bright eyes that shine so bright,

Two little lips to say Hello

3/4 Class Schedule: My Body

Theme: Body/Nutrition/Germs

Literature:

Germs Are Not for Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick

Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger

The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

Good Enough To Eat by Lizzy Rockwell

Letter: Cc

Animal Puppet: Camel

Cc is For Cupcakes

Cc is For Cars

Cc is For Color

Art:

Sponge Lungs

Skeleton Craft

Full Stomach Collage Art

Fruit Muscle Food Activity

Shadow Body Drawing

Sensory:

Washing Cars

Making Cupcakes

Dramatic Play:

Taking care of babies

Science:

Germ Experiment

Fine Motor:

Pre-Writing Practice

Movement:

Where Does it Go on Your Body? Game

Compare and Contrast (Humans and Animals)

Follow the Skeleton

Music:

Head, Shoulder, Knees, & Toes

Pre-K Class Schedule: Character Edu./Body

Week of Sept. 16-20
Theme: Character Edu./Body

Monday:
Literacy: Lowercase c, journal writing
Music & Movement: Hokey Pokey
Math: Measure height
Science: Rubbery Bones Experiment
Art: Our Funny Bones
Book: Dem Bones by Bob Barner

Tuesday:
Literacy: Lowercase c, journal writing
Music & Movement: Head & Shoulders
Math: Measure feet
Science/Art: Blood Bag
Book: The Busy Body Book by Lizzy Rockwell

Wednesday:
Literacy: Lowercase c, journal writing
Music & Movement: Me Complete
Math: Measure Weight
Science: Germ Experiment
Art: Germy Hand
Book: I Know How we Fight Germs by Kate Rowan

Thursday:
Literacy: Lowercase c, journal writing
Music & Movement: Hokey Pokey
Math: Measure Length of Jump
Science: Joint Experiment
Art: Food Groups
Book: Human Body by DK

Friday:
Literacy: Lowercase c, journal writing
Music & Movement: Head & Shoulders
Math: Heavy/Light
Science: Moveable Experiment
Art: Healthy vs Unhealthy
Book: Good Enough to Eat by Lizzy Rockwell

2/3 Class Schedule: (Sept. 9-13, 2013)

Theme: All About Me/Family

Literature:

• All Kinds of Families by Mary Ann Hoberman
• Bear's Busy Family
• Are You My Mother?

Letter: Bb

• Bb is For Bees
• Bb is For Butterflies
• Bb is For Buttons
• Bb is For Buildings

Art:

• Family Trees
• I Like... Poster Board
• Rock Family
• Painting My House
• Family Chain

Sensory:

• Show & Tell About Families
• Dramatic Play About Families
• Diaper Changing Station
• Family Clothing Sort

Fine Motor:

• Cutting Out People
• Pre-Writing Letters

Math:

• Family Sort
• Family Puzzles

Music:

• My Family (Rhyme)
• Here is My Family (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
• Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Game:

• Who Am I? (Family Members Game) 

 

All About Me

Throughout the week we will work on sight words and counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.  We’ll have daily number practice during calendar time.

Tuesday:
Literacy:  Journal writing:  The best part of summer was……..

Math: Letters in our last name Name Graph

Music: Spelling Names
Science Experiment: Oil & Water
Art: Painting Our Names
Book: Beatrice Doesn't Want To by Laura Numeroff/Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Wednesday:
Literacy: All About me book
Music Movement: Spelling Names (Tune: London Bridges)
Math: Birthday Graphing/ordinal numbers
Science Experiment: Unique Snowflakes
Art: Self Portrait with Mirror
Book: I Like Myself by Karen Beaument

Thursday:
Literacy:Journal writing (I can_________.)  All About Me Book
Music Movement: Feelings (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Math: Emotions Scale
Science Experiment: Boiling Water
Art: Self Portrait (Cont.)
Book: When Sophie gets Angry - Really Really Angry by Molly Bang

Friday:
Literacy: Feelings book 

Music Movement: Feelings (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Math: Many Emotions Graph
Science Experiment: Happy Rainbows
Art: Self Portait (Play-doh)
Book: I'm Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell

Pre-K Class Schedule: Names & Feelings

Week of Sept. 2-6
Theme: Names & Feelings

Monday:
Labor Day, No School

Tuesday:
Literacy: Lowercase a, journal writing (names & feelings)
Music Movement: Spelling Names (Tune: London Bridges)
Math: Letters in our Name Graph
Science Experiment: Oil & Water
Art: Painting Our Names
Book: Beatrice Doesn't Want To by Laura Numeroff

Wednesday:
Literacy: Lowercase a, journal writing (names & feelings)
Music Movement: Spelling Names (Tune: London Bridges)
Math: Birthday Graphing
Science Experiment: Unique Snowflakes
Art: Self Portrait with Mirror
Book: I Like Myself by Karen Beaument

Thursday:
Literacy: Lowercase a, journal writing (names & feelings)
Music Movement: Feelings (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Math: Emotions Scale
Science Experiment: Boiling Water
Art: Self Portrait (Cont.)
Book: When Sophie gets Angry - Really Really Angry by Molly Bang

Friday:
Literacy: Lowercase a, journal writing (names & feelings)
Music Movement: Feelings (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Math: Many Emotions Graph
Science Experiment: Happy Rainbows
Art: Self Portait (Play-doh)
Book: I'm Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell

3/4 Class Schedule: Five Senses

Monday

Alphabet: Letter Dd

Literature: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Art: Popcorn Art

Math: Counting Kernels with Pincers

Science: 5 Senses with Popcorn

Tuesday

Alphabet: Letter Dd

Literature: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Art: Popcorn Art

Math: Counting Kernels with Pincers

Science: 5 Senses with Popcorn

Wednesday

Alphabet: Letter Dd

Literature: My Five Senses

Art: Scented Books

Math: Graphing Favorite Smells

Science: Smelling Bottles

Thursday

Alphabet: Letter Dd

Literature: Five Senses Book

Art: Texture Hands

Math: Texture Sort

Science: Smelling Bottles

Friday

Alphabet: Letter Dd

Literature: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Art: The Five Senses Picture Sort

Math: Graphing Favorite Tastes

Science: Taste Test

 

2/3 Class Schedule: 5 Senses

Monday:

·         Letter D

·         Literature: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?

·         Art: Dancing Beans

·         Small Groups: Taste bud experiment

·         Music: parachute rhythm

Tuesday:

·         Letter D

·         Literature: Rain

·         Art: scented picture

·         Small groups: sticky table art

·         Music: parachute rhythm

Wednesday:

·         Letter D

·         Literature: Rain

·         Art: painting with eyes closed

·         Small Groups: taste bud experiment

·         Music: parachute rhythm

Thursday:

·         Letter D

·         Literature: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do you Hear?

·         Art: tom-tom drums

·         Small Groups: Listening Ears

·         Music: parachute rhythm

Friday:

·         Letter D

·         Literature: Who’s Ears?

·         Art: Texture board

·         Small Groups: listening ears

·         Music: parachute rhythm

2/3 Class Schedule: Bodies

Monday:

·         Letter C

·         Literature: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

·         Art: rubber glove painting

·         Small groups: mirror drawing

·         Music: dancing with ribbon wands

Tuesday:

·         Letter C

·         Literature: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

·         Art: tracing our bodies

·         Small groups: play dough faces

·         Music: dancing with ribbon wands

Wednesday:

·         Letter C

·         Literature: Here are my Hands by Bill Martin Jr

·         Art: making play dough and sculpting bodies

·         Small groups: mirror drawing

·         Music: dancing with ribbon wands

Thursday:

·         Letter C

·         Literature: Here are my Hands by Bill Martin Jr

·         Art: shape person

·         Small groups: play dough faces

·         Music: dancing with ribbon wands

Friday:

·         Letter C

·         Literature: Dem Bones by Bob Barner

·         Art: Q-tip skeleton

·         Small Groups: mirror drawing

·         Music: dancing with ribbon wands

Songs for the week:

Hokey Pokey

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

3/4 Class Schedule: Bodies

Week of: September 17th- September 21st 

Monday

Alphabet: Letter Cc

Literature: The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Art: Q-tip Hand

Math: Measuring with Feet and Thumbs

Movement: I Can Do It! Can You?

Tuesday

Alphabet: Letter Cc

Literature: The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Art: Q-tip Hand

Math: Measuring with Feet and Thumbs

Movement: I Can Do It! Can You?

Wednesday

Alphabet: Letter Cc

Literature: Dancing in my Bones by Sylvia Andrews

Art: Bones Body Art with Chalk

Math: Shape Person Game with Dice

Movement: Dancing in my Bones Game

Thursday

Alphabet: Letter Cc

Literature: Dem Bones by Bob Barner

Art: Labeling Body Parts

Math: Shape Person Game with Dice

Movement: Dem Bones Movement 

Friday

Alphabet: Letter Cc

Literature: Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeny

Art: Easel Painting with Googly Eyes

Math: Marshmallow Teeth Game

Movement: How Can You Dance? By Rick Walton