2/3 Class Schedule: Penguins

Monday
What is a penguin?
Literature: Emperor Penguins up Close 
Art: Paper Plate Penguins
Movement: Parachute

Tuesday:
Baby Penguins 
Literature: Penguin Chicks by Ruth Owen 
Art: Shape Penguins
Movement: Sharks and Minnows 

Wednesday
Where do they live?
Literature: The Little Penguin by A.J Wood
Art: Iceberg Picture
Movement: Freeze Tag

Thursday 
What do they eat?
Literature:  Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Art: Painting Penguins
Movement: Parachute

Friday
How can we take care of them?
Literature: Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough
Art: Peguin chicks
Movement: Duck, duck, goose

Fine Motor Skills: Gluing, Cutting, Pre-writing Strokes

Songs/ Finger Play:
Little Penguin (Sung to: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Little penguins black and white
on the ice, what a sight!
See them waddle, see them glide
watch them as they slip and slide. 
Little penguins black and white
on the ice, what a sight!

I'm a little penguin (Sung to: I'm a little teapot)
I'm a little penguin short and stout
Flap my wings and waddle about
I wear a coat that's black as night
but my tummy is soft and white.
I'm a little penguin short and stout
I like to waddle across the ice.
When I reach the water, I dive right in.
Hunt for fish as I swim, swim, swim.

3/4 Class Schedule: Penguins

Jan 26-30
Monday
What is a penguin?
Literature: Emperor Penguins up Close 
Art: Bottle Penguins
Movement: Parachute

Tuesday:
Baby Penguins 
Literature: Penguin Chicks by Ruth Owen 
Art: Potato Penguins
Movement: Sharks and Minnows 

Wednesday
Where do they live?
Literature: The Little Penguin by A.J Wood
Art: Iceberg Picture
Movement: Freeze Tag

Thursday 
What do they eat?
Literature:  Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Art: Penguin puzzle
Movement: Parachute

Friday
How can we take care of them?
Literature: Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough
Art: Peguin chicks

Movement: Duck, duck, goose

Writing Skill: Letter Rr
Songs/ Finger Play:
Little Penguin (Sung to: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Little penguins black and white
on the ice, what a sight!
See them waddle, see them glide
watch them as they slip and slide. 
Little penguins black and white
on the ice, what a sight!

I'm a little penguin (Sung to: I'm a little teapot)
I'm a little penguin short and stout
Flap my wings and waddle about
I wear a coat that's black as night
but my tummy is soft and white.
I'm a little penguin short and stout
I like to waddle across the ice.
When I reach the water, I dive right in.
Hunt for fish as I swim, swim, swim.

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Antarctica & Chinese New Year

Week of Jan. 27-Jan. 31
Theme: Antarctica & Chinese New Year

Monday: 

Penguins

Centers: Literacy (A penguin can…) Math (penguin Math - adding) Science (ice slate)

Art: Watercolor penguin

Game: Candyland

Tuesday:

The Emperor’s Egg

Centers: Literacy (rhyming activity) Math (penguin math - takeaway) Science (frozen liquids)

Art: Penguin craft

Game: Make-N-Break

Wednesday:

Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

Centers: Literacy (making words out of seals) Math (seal balance balls - roll the dice adding) Science (Freezing point of salt liquid)

Art: Seal craft (fur)

Thursday:

Sleek Seals

Literacy: A seal can…

Math: Seal balance balls - roll the dice take away

Art: Tube seals

Science: Seal’s blubber

Friday:

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

Dim Sum for Everyone

Literacy: With my change I would buy…

Math: Counting change

Art: Lanterns & red envelopes

Science: Dragons

2/3 Class Schedule: Polar Bears

Theme: Polar Bears

Literature:

Polar Bear, Polar Bear Who Do You See?
Where Snowflakes Fall
When Will It Snow?
Artic Animals
Snow Bears

Alphabet:
Q is Queen
Q Bingo Markers Worksheet
Itsy Bitsy Q Books
Q Practice Worksheet

Fine Motor:

Penguin Matching
Cutting Practice
Writing Motor Control

Art:

Model Magic Penguins and Polar Bears
Sugarcube Igloos
Puffy Paint Polar Bear
Water Color Crayon Resist Snowflakes
Marshmallow Polar Bears

Sensory:
Styrofoam Ice Blocks with Arctic Animals
Arctic Water Play
Colored Rice Play

Math:

Penguin Fishing for Goldfish
Sugar Cube Tower Counting

Movement:

Freeze Dance

3/4 Class Schedule: Penguins

Theme: Penguins

Literature:

Where Snowflakes Fall by Claire Freedman
When Will It Snow? by Kathryn White
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester

Alphabet:
Puppet Guest: Panda
P is for popcorn
P is for penguins
P Alphabet Book
Penguin Letter Find

Fine Motor:

Mitten Vocabulary Tracing
“Don’t Cut the Penguin” (cutting practice)
Lines and Curves (handwriting practice)

Art:
Heart Penguin Craft
Sponge Penguin Abstract Art
Snowflake Stamping with Pine Needles

Sensory:
Bird Beak Fishing in Water
Shivery Snow Slime

Movement:
Iceberg Jump

Math:

Gingerbread Dice Game
Mitten and Snowflake Counting Game

Penguins

We are learning all about penguins this week! The art projects from last week and this week are being kept at school to hang up on the windows… we are creating arctic and Antarctic scenes.

Sorry for the late post!

Monday:

·         Story: Student Created Penguin Book

·         Letter: P- Penguins

·         Math: Penguin Patterns

·         Science: Penguin Huddling

·         Art: Penguin Hand Painting

Tuesday:

·         Letter: P- Peas/Pig

·         Math: Fish Addition

·         Science: Group Discussion- Do penguins fly?

·         Art: Penguin and Scenery Cutting Project

Wednesday:

·         Letter: P-Purple/Pink

·         Math: Shapes (Counting Sides)

·         Science: Group Discussion- How penguin eggs are taken care of?

·         Art: Igloos

Thursday:

·         Letter: P- Party/Play dough

·         Math: Color and Count (Penguin Coloring and Goldfish Counting 1-5, 10-15)

·         Science: Penguin Facts

·         Art: Penguin Book Cover

Friday:

·         Letter: P-People

·         Math: Goldfish Math: One to One Correspondence and Addition Math Sentence

·         Science: Group Discussion- What do penguins eat?

·         Art: Penguin Tear Art