3/4 Class Schedule: Chinese New Year & Valentine's Day

Feb 8-12
Monday
Chinese New Year Celebration 
Literature: The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey
Art: Red lanterns
Movement: Parachute

Tuesday:
What is Chinese New Year?
Literature: The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey
STEM: Boat model making
Movement: Tag

Wednesday
What is Valentine's day?
Literature: The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
Art: Valentine's Cards
Movement: Jump rope

Thursday 
Valentine's Day Celebration
Literature: Arthur's Great Big Valentine by Lillian Hoban
Art: Heart magnets 
Movement: Parachute
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Friday
Valentine's Day Celebration
Literature: Arthur's Valentine by Marc Brown
Art: Valentine's day gift
Movement: Scarf Dancing

Writing Skill: LetterUu
Songs/ Finger Play:
The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, together, together
The happier we'll be
Cuz your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together, together, together
The happier we'll be

3/4 Class Schedule: Chinese New Year

Feb 17-20
Monday
No School: President's Day

Tuesday:
What is Chinese New Year?
Literature: The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey
Art: Red Lanterns
Movement: Night at the Museum

Wednesday
Chinese New Year of the Ram
Literature: My First Chinese New Year by Karen Katz
Art: Bubble Wrap Ram

Movement: Tug-of-War

Thursday 
How do we celebrate Chinese New Year
Literature: Lin Yi's Lantern by Brenda Williams
Art: Red Lanterns
Movement: Duck, Duck, Goose

Friday
Why we celebrate Chinese New Year
Literature: Max & Kate Chinese New Year by Mick Manning 
Art: Chinese Drums
Movement: Ribbon Dancing

Writing Skill: LetterUu
Songs/ Finger Play:
Lantern Parade (Sung to: When Johnny come marching home)
The children are marching into town, hooray, hooray
They all have lanterns as they come, our way.
Some are big with lots fo light,
Some are small but just as bright
Oh we're glad the children could come today, hooray
The children are marching into town, hooray, hooray
To celebrate the New Year hooray, hooray
Spring has come, with all that's new
Oh we're glad the children could come today, hooray

3/4 Class Schedule: Chinese New Year/Groundhogs Day

Theme: Chinese New Year/Groundhogs Day

Star of the Week: Ms. Jenn

Monday: 

Circle Time: Celebrating Ms. Kiki!

Literature: Who Will See Their Shadow This Year? By Jerry Pallotta
Art: Salt and Liquid Water Colors

Math: Collection Math (Sorting)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Tuesday

Circle Time: Celebrating Ms. Kiki! *This will be Ms. Kiki's last day.

Literature: Who Will See Their Shadow This Year? By Jerry Pallotta
Art: Groundhog

Math: Collection Math (Sorting)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Wednesday

Circle Time: What is the Chinese New Year?

Literature: Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
Art: Chinese New Year Cards

Math: Collection Math (Counting and Sorting)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Thursday

Circle Time: Chinese Zodiac

Literature: The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey

Art: Year of the Horse Craft

Math: Collection Math (Classifying)

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare

Friday

Circle Time: How do we celebrate the Chinese New Year?

Literature: Lin Yi's Lantern by Brenda Williams

Art: Horseshoe Art

Math: Collection Math (Classifying

Storytelling: The Tortoise and the Hare 

All Week:
Alphabet: Letter Tt (Turtle puppet)
Handwriting:
Letters with Lines
            Writing in “snow”
Sensory: Arctic Animals in sticky beads
Fine Motor: Chinese Noodles (yarn) with chop sticks   
Movement:
           Jack Frost Game
           Snowball Drop
           
Song:
Tune: I’m a Little Teapot

I’m a little groundhog in my hole,
On February 2^nd you will know.
If I see my shadow it will be,
Six more weeks of winter
For you and me!