Showing posts with label Leaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leaves. Show all posts

Sunday, November 1, 2015

3/4 Class Schedule: Leaves & Seasons

Nov 2-6
Monday
What is Fall?
Literacy: Seasons by Blexbolex
Art: Thumb print leaf tree
Movement: Parachute Song

Tuesday
Leaves are all around us
Literacy: Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson 
STEM: Introduction to engineering: Building mini-structures with egg cartons
Movement: Rake the Leaves Tag

Wednesday
Leaves can be found on trees
Literacy: Leaves by David Stein
Art: Leaf People
Movement: Musical Leaf

Thursday
Leaves change colors
Literacy: Zero is the Leaves on the Tree by Betsy Franco
Art: leaf collages with glitter
Movement: Leaf Toss Parachute

Friday
We eat leaves
Literacy: There was an old lady who swallowed some leaves by Lucille Colandro
Art: Making a salad
Movement: Rake the Leaves Tag

Writing Skills: Letter I
Sensory:  Leaf Pile and Sorting
Math: Leaf counting
Songs
Leaves Song Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus"
The leaves on the tree fall on the ground (wiggle fingers and bring hands down)
on the ground, on the ground
The leaves on the tree fall on the ground,
All through the Fall.

The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch (march in place)
crunch, crunch, crunch; crunch, crunch, crunch
The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch
All through the Fall.

The moms and dads will rake the leaves, (make raking motion)
rake the leaves, rake the leaves
The moms and dads will rake the leaves,
All through the Fall.

One autumn day we'll jump in the leaves (jump up and down)
jump in the leaves, jump in the leaves,
One autumn day we'll jump in the leaves,
Then the fall is done.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

3/4 Class Schedule: Leaves

Nov 3-7
Monday
Leaves are all around us
Literacy: Lucky Leaf by Kevin O'Malley
Art: Leaf place mat
Movement: Rake the Leaves Tag

Tuesday
Leaves can be found on trees
Literacy: Lucky Leaf by Kevin O'Malley
Art: Leaf print
Movement: Musical Leaf

Wednesday
We eat leaves
Literacy: There was an old lady who swallowed some leaves by Lucille Colandro
Art: Making a salad
Movement: Rake the Leaves Tag

Thursday
Leaves change colors
Literacy: Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson
Art: Shaving cream leaves
Movement: Leaf Toss Parachute

Friday
Leaves fall and we rake them up
Literacy: Leaf Man
Art: Leaf Puppets
Movement: Leaf Toss Parachute

Sensory: Leaf Pile and Sorting
Writing Skill: Names & Letter H
Songs:
Leaves Song Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus"
The leaves on the tree fall on the ground (wiggle fingers and bring hands down)
on the ground, on the ground
The leaves on the tree fall on the ground,
All through the Fall.

The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch (march in place)
crunch, crunch, crunch; crunch, crunch, crunch
The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch
All through the Fall.

The moms and dads will rake the leaves, (make raking motion)
rake the leaves, rake the leaves
The moms and dads will rake the leaves,
All through the Fall.

One autumn day we'll jump in the leaves (jump up and down)
jump in the leaves, jump in the leaves,
One autumn day we'll jump in the leaves,
Then the fall is done.

2/3 Class Schedule: Leaves

Monday
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Fingerprint Trees
Math: How Many Leaves?
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Tuesday
Literature: A Friend for All Seasons by Julia Hubery
Art: Pumpkin Seed Trees
Math: How Many Leaves?
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Wednesday
Literature: Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Art: Q-tip Leaf Painting on Trees
Math: Leaf Color Sorting and Counting
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Thursday:
Literature: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Art: Leaf Man Art
Math: Leaf Letter Sort
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Friday
Literature: Leaves Change Color by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Art: Color Mixing Leaves
Math: Leaf Letter Sort
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 

 

Monday, November 11, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule (11/11-11/16): Leaves Week 2

Monday
Alphabet: Letter Kk
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Q-Tip Fall Leaves
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game/Patterns
Fine Motor: Pre-writing Leaf Worksheets
Music: Fall Leaves (Rhyme)
 
Tuesday
Alphabet: Letter Kk
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Handprint Leaves
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game/Patterns
Fine Motor: Pre-Writing Leaf Worksheets
Music: Fall Leaves (Rhyme)
 
Wednesday
Alphabet: Letter Kk 
Literature: Fall Leaves by Ken Robbins
Art: Leaf Shakers
Math: Leaf Counting/Sorting
Fine Motor: Cutting
Music: Dancing Leaves (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
 
Thursday
Alphabet: Letter Kk 
Literature: Fall Leaves by Ken Robbins
Art: Leaf Shakers
Math: Leaf Counting/Sorting
Fine Motor: Cutting
Music: Dancing Leaves (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
 
Friday
Alphabet: Letter Kk
Literature: It’s Fall by Linda Glaser
Art: Tissue Paper Stain Glass Leaves
Math: Leaf Counting/Sorting
Fine Motor: Pre-Writing Leaf Worksheets
Music: Dancing Leaves (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Friday, November 8, 2013

Pre-K Class Schedule: Leaves Cont.

Week of Nov. 11-15
Theme: Leaves
 
Monday
Literacy: Lowercase k, journal writing
Music & Movement: One, Two Leaves Fall Down
Math: Roll & Dice Leaf Game
Science/Art: Leaf Pounding
Book: We’re Going on a Leaf Hung by Steve Metzger

Tuesday
Literacy: Lowercase k, journal writing
Music & Movement: Autumn Leaves
Math: Leaves Center
Science/Art: Falling Leaves
Book: Fall Leaves Fall! By Zoe Hall

Wednesday
Literacy: Lowercase k, journal writing
Music & Movement: All the Leaves are Falling Down (tune: London Bridges)
Math: Leaves Center
Science/Art:  Preserve leaves with wax
Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Thursday
Literacy: Lowercase k, journal writing
Music & Movement: Saw a Leaf
Math: Leaves Center
Science: Water Transport
Art: Leaf People
Book: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Friday
Literacy: Lowercase k, journal writing
Music & Movement: The Dancing Leaves
Math: Leaf Center
Science: Plant Leaf Experiment
Art: Leaf Rubbing Collage
Book: Look What I did With a Leaf! By Morteza E. Sohi

Sunday, November 3, 2013

3/4 Class Schedule: Leaves

Monday
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Raking the Leaves
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game
 
Tuesday
Literature: A Friend for All Seasons by Julia Hubery
Art: Leaf Garland
Math: Sort Leaves by Shape
 
Wednesday
Literature: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Art: Leaf People
Math: Leaf Color Sorting and Counting
 
Thursday
Literature: Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Art: Leaf Print
Math: Leaf Hide and Seek
 
Friday
Literature: It’s Fall by Linda Glaser
Art: Leaf Mask
Math: Leaf Match Up
 
All Week
Alphabet: (Letter Jj) 
            J is for jellybean
            J is for jewel
 
Sensory: 
Leaves and Pumpkin Counting and Pouring 
Gooey Gak
 
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
 

 

Friday, November 1, 2013

Pre-K Class Schedule: Leaves

Week of Nov. 4-8
Theme: Leaves

Monday
Literacy: Lowercase j, journal writing
Music & Movement: All the Leaves are Falling Down (tune: London Bridges)
Math: Leaf Matching
Science: Examining and observing leaves with magnifying glasses and microscopes
Art:: Autumn Watercolor
Book: Autumn Days by Ann Schweninger

Tuesday
Literacy: Lowercase j, journal writing
Music & Movement: Five Little Leaves
Math/Science: Counting and discussing veins on leaves/learning how water and nutrients travel
Art: Popcorn Tree Craft
Book: Red Sings from Treetops (a year in colors) by Joyce Sidma

Wednesday
Literacy: Lowercase j, journal writing
Music & Movement: All the Leaves are Falling Down (tune: London Bridges)
Math roll and color leaf count
Science: Extracting pigment from leaves
Art:  Seasons Stain glass
Book: Sky Tree by Thomas Locker

Thursday
Literacy: Lowercase j, journal writing
Music & Movement: Five Little Leaves
Math: Leaf Estimation
Science: Leaf Sorting
Art: Fall Color Leaf Painting
Book: A Tree for All Seasons by Robin Bernard

Friday
Literacy: Lowercase j, journal writing
Music & Movement: The Sky is Falling by Jean Warren
MathLeaf Sequence
Science experimenting leaves in baking soda solution and vinegar
Art: Twirling Leaves
Book: Have You Seen Trees? by Joanne Oppenheim

Thursday, October 31, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule (11/4-11/8): Leaves

Theme: Leaves (Week 1)

Monday:
  • Art: Stained Glass Leaves Craft
  • Literature: Leaves by David Ezra
  • Math: Leaf Counting Book
  • Fine Motor: Cutting Up Leaves
Tuesday:
  • Art: Leaf Printing/Rubbing
  • Literature: Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro
  • Math: Leaf Counting Book
  • Fine Motor: Cutting Up Leaves
Wednesday:
  • Art: Crumpled Up Tissue Paper Leaves
  • Literature: Look What I Did with a Leaf! by Morteza Sohi
  • Math: Leaf Counting Book
  • Fine Motor: Raking Up Leaves
Thursday:
  • Art: Coffee Filter Autumn Leaves
  • Literature: Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
  • Math: Leaf Counting Book
  • Fine Motor: Raking Up Leaves
Friday:
  • Art: Lion Leaf Masks
  • Literature: There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! by Lucille Colandro
  • Math: Leaf Counting Book
  • Fine Motor: Play-Dough with Leaf Cookie Cutters
This Week:
  • Letter: Jj
  • Sensory: Fall/Leaves Sensory Bin
  • Movement: Catch Those Leaves!
  • Songs/Rhymes:
  1. 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.
Take the leaves and crunch them up.
It is fall time.
 

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

2/3 Class Schedule: Welcome Autumn!

Theme: Welcome Autumn!

Monday:
  • Art: Leaf Printing Trees
  • Literature: Leaves Change Color by Melvin & Gilde Berger
  • Math: Counting Falling Leaves
  • Fine Motor: Cutting Triangles
Tuesday:
  • Art: Autumn Shaving Cream Marbling
  • Literature: Autumn Days by Ann Schweninger
  • Math: Counting Acorns
  • Fine Motor: Tracing Rain Clouds
Wednesday:
  • Art: Tissue Paper Trees
  • Literature: A Busy Year by Leo Lionni
  • Math: Counting Falling Leaves
  • Fine Motor: Leaf Lacing and Pre-Writing Practice 
Thursday:
  • Art: Rainclouds and Raindrops
  • Literature: Rabbits & Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
  • Math: Sorting and Matching Weather and Counting Raindrops
  • Fine Motor: Cutting Triangles
Friday:
  • Art: Bird-feeder Pinecones
  • Literature: Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidman
  • Math: Counting Falling Leaves and Acorns
  • Fine Motor: Pre-Writing Practice and Cutting Triangles
This Week:
  • Letter: Ee
  • Color: Red
  • Shape: Triangle
  • Sensory: Water Duck Table and Drama Play
  • Song(s): Leaves Are Falling   

Monday, November 12, 2012

2/3 Class Schedule: Leaves Week 2


Monday
Alphabet: Letter Kk
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Q-Tip Fall Leaves
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game/Patterns
Fine Motor: Pre-writing Leaf Worksheets
Music: Fall Leaves (Rhyme)
 
Tuesday
Alphabet: Letter Kk
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Handprint Leaves
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game/Patterns
Fine Motor: Pre-Writing Leaf Worksheets
Music: Fall Leaves (Rhyme)
 
Wednesday
Alphabet: Letter Kk 
Literature: Fall Leaves by Ken Robbins
Art: Leaf Shakers
Math: Leaf Counting/Sorting
Fine Motor: Cutting
Music: Dancing Leaves (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
 
Thursday
Alphabet: Letter Kk 
Literature: Fall Leaves by Ken Robbins
Art: Leaf Shakers
Math: Leaf Counting/Sorting
Fine Motor: Cutting
Music: Dancing Leaves (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
 
Friday
Alphabet: Letter Kk
Literature: It’s Fall by Linda Glaser
Art: Tissue Paper Stain Glass Leaves
Math: Leaf Counting/Sorting
Fine Motor: Pre-Writing Leaf Worksheets
Music: Dancing Leaves (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
 

Sunday, November 11, 2012

3/4 Class Schedule: Leaves 11/12-11/16

Monday
Alphabet: Letter Kk (K is for Kite)
Literature: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Art: Leaf Man Art
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Tuesday
Alphabet: Letter Kk (K is for Kite)
Literature: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Art: Leaf Man Art
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Wednesday
Alphabet: Letter Kk (Build a Letter)
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Q-tip Leaf Painting on Trees
Math: Leaf Counting
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Thursday
Alphabet: Letter Kk (Spaghetti Formations)
Literature: Fall Leaves by Ken Robbins
Art: Color Mixing Leaves
Math: Leaf Pattern Blocks
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Friday
Alphabet: Letter Jj (Spaghetti Formations)
Literature: It’s Fall by Linda Glaser
Art: Color Mixing Leaves
Math: Leaf Pattern Blocks
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 

 

 

Sunday, November 4, 2012

3/4 Class Schedule: Leaves

Monday
Alphabet: Letter Jj (J is for Jellybean)
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Pretzel Trees
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Tuesday
Alphabet: Letter Jj (J is for Jellybean)
Literature: A Friend for All Seasons by Julia Hubery
Art: Leaf Printing
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Wednesday
Alphabet: Letter Jj (Build a Letter)
Literature: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Art: Leaf Man Art
Math: Leaf Color Sorting and Counting
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Thursday
Alphabet: Letter Jj (J is for jewel/Alphabet Movement)
Literature: Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Art: Q-tip Leaf Painting on Trees
Math: Leaf Letter Sort
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 
Friday
Alphabet: Letter Jj (J is for jewel/Alphabet Movement)
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Color Mixing Leaves
Math: Fall Tree Dice Game
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
 

 

Monday, October 31, 2011

Leaves!

Monday:
·         Letter L: Lollipop
·         Book: Luther’s Halloween by Cari Meister
·         Art: fall colors finger painting
·         Math: leaf matching
·         Science: examining & observing leaves

Tuesday:
·         Letter L: Lion
·         Book: It’s Fall! By Linda Glaser
·         Art: Sponge paint leaves
·         Math & Science: counting & graphing number of points on a leaf

Wednesday:
·         Letter L: lines
·         Book: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
·         Art: Leaf People
·         Math & Science: counting and discussing veins on leaves

Thursday:
·         Letter L: leaves
·         Book: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
·         Art: Leaf rubbing
·         Math: leaf estimation
·         Science: leaf sorting

Friday:
·         Letter L
·         Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
·         Art: Twirling leaves
·         Math: Leaf sizing (small to large)
·         Science: life cycle of tree