3/4 Class Schedule: Family & Birthdays

Theme: Family & Birthdays
 
Literature:
On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
Bear’s Birthday by Stella Blackstone
Bear’s Busy Family by Stella Blackstone
The Family Book by Todd Parr
The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
Me and My Family by Joan Sweeny
 
Alphabet: Letter B
Puppet Guest: Bear
Bb is for Birthday (Dramatic Play)
Bb is for Bubble Bee (Counting Game)
Bb is for Boat (Water Table)
Bb is for Book (Exploring the School Library)
 
Small Groups:
Birthday Pre-writing Activity
Alphabet Letter Match
Which is Different?
 
I Can! (Handwriting Focus):
Use a crayon
Use a helper hand
Draw lines
 
Art:
Me Book
Paper Plate Faces
Family Tree
Marshmallow Family
Play Dough Family
 
Sensory:
Boats in Water Table
 
Math:
How Many Buttons? (Calendar Estimation)
Bubble Bee Counting Game
 
Movement:
I Am Me Poem/Animal Movement
 
Dramatic Play:
Birthday Party

Music: (Handwriting Focus)
Where do we start our letters?
Tap, Tap, Tap Big Lines
Handwriting Hokey Pokey

Pre-K Class Schedule : Family

Week of Sept 9-13
Theme: Family

Monday:
Literacy: Lowercase b, journal writing
Music & Movement: The Family Song
Math: How Many People in my Family?
Science: Genetics
Art: Family Portrait
Book: Would I Trade my Parents? by Laura Numberoff

Tuesday:
Literacy: Lowercase b, journal writing
Music & Movement: Some Families
Math: Sibling Graph
Science: Genetics (cont.)
Art: Family Tree
Book: The Family Book by Todd Parr

Wednesday:
Literacy: Lowercase b, journal writing
Music & Movement: Lets Go See Our Grandparents
Math: Grandparents Graph
Science: DNA
Art: Family College
Book: How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Reagan

Thursday:
 Literacy: Lowercase b, journal writing
Music & Movement: The Family Song
Math: Pet Graph
Science: DNA (cont.)
Art: Family String Puppets
Book: The Kid's Family Tree Book by Caroline Leavitt

Friday:
Literacy: Lowercase b, journal writing
Music & Movement: Some Families
Math: Creating a Person w/probability
Science: Traits
Art: The House I live in Art
Book: The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

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)