3/4 Class Schedule: Hibernation

Jan 12-16
Monday
How do animals live in cold weather?
Literature: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Art: Paper bag Bears caves
Movement/ Game: Dominoes

Tuesday:
What is hibernation?
Literature: Time for Sleep by Denise Fleming
STEM: Hibernation & Habitation: bear caves 
Movement: Partner song

Wednesday
How do animals stay warm?
Literature: Sleepover with Beatrice & Bear by Monica Carnesi
Art: Finger Knitting
Movement: Partner song

Thursday 
How do animals stay warm?
Literature: Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich 
Art: Bear puppet
Game: Dominoes

Friday
What is hibernation?
Literature: Sleepover with Beatrice & Bear by Monica Carnesi
Art: Bird Feeder
Movement: Parachute

Writing Skill: Letter Qq, Name practice
Songs/ Finger Play:
Where is Bear? (Sung to: Where is Thumbkin)

Where is Bear?

Where is Bear?
Here I am.
Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very tired, thank you.
Go to sleep.
Go to sleep. 
Repeat with other animals that hibernate or migrate

3/4 Class Schedule: Snow & Winter

Jan 4- 8
Monday
Start of Winter
Literature: Mouse & Mole A Winter Wonderland by Herbert Yee
Art: Water color snowflakes
Movement: Parachute

Tuesday:
Seasons
Literature: Ten on a Sled by Kim Norman
STEM: Intro to animal habitat
Movement: Tag

Wednesday
What is snow?
Literature: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Art: Snowmen
Movement: Freeze dance

Thursday 
Snowman
Literature Big Snowman, Little Snowman by Tish Rabe
Art: Snow Scene 
Movement: Freeze dance

Friday
Igloo
Literature: Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant
Art: Building an igloo
Movement: Parachute

Writing Skill: Letter Pp, Names
Songs
I'm a little snowperson (Tune: I'm a little teapot)

I'm a little snowperson short and fat.
Here are my buttons, here is my hat.
When the sun comes out, I cannot play.
I just slowly melt away!

2/3 Class Schedule: Winter

Monday
Literature: It's Time For Snow
Art: Hand Print Snowflake
Math: Snowman Size Sorting
Fine Motor: Snowflake threading

Tuesday
Literature: The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
Art: My Snowflakes
Math: How many snowflakes do you see?
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Wednesday
Literature: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Art: Snowflake painting
Math: How many snowflakes do you see?
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Thursday
Literature: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Art: Shape Snowmen
Math: Order Snowman by Size
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Friday
Literature: Bear Snores on by Karma Wilson
Art: Bear Cave
Math: Order Bears by Size
Fine Motor: Who is hiding behind the snow? (cutting pratice)

Letter: L
Sensory: Winter Sensory Table
Movement: Gingerbread Man Tag

Song: 5 Little Snowman
         5 Little snowman
        all made from snow.
        Out poped the sun
       and it shone all day.
       One little snowman
        melted away.

Snowflakes Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Snowflakes, snowflakes dance around,
Snowflakes, snowflakes touch the ground.
Snowflakes, snowflakes in the air,
Snowflakes, snowflakes everywhere.
Snowflakes, snowflakes dance around,
Snowflakes, snowflakes touch the ground.

3/4 Class Schedule: Winter

Jan 5-9
Monday
What is Winter?
Literature: The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
Art: Make our own Snowflakes
Movement/ Game: Go Fish

Tuesday:
What do we do in cold weather?
Literature: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Art: Paper Doll
Movement: Parachute

Wednesday
What are winter activities?
Literature: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Art: Bottle Cap Snowmen
Movement: Parachute

Thursday 
What do animals do in cold weather?
Literature: Bear Snores on by Karma Wilson
Art: Bear Cave
Movement: Duck, Duck, Goose

Friday
What animals live in cold weather?
Literature: The Peace Book by Todd Parr
Art: Making Cookies
Movement: Musical Squares

Writing Skill: Letter Oo, Names
Songs/ Finger Play:

Cloudy Day

The day is cloudy and the wind is bold. Dress up warmly, you mustn't get cold!
Put on your coat and zip it up tight, put on your left boot, put on your right.
Put on your scarf and put on your hat, put on your mittens and clap-clap-clap!
Go outside and play and play. Come in again, and then we'll say-
Take off your coat that was zipped up tight,
take off your left boot, take off your right.
Take off your scarf, take off your hat,
take off your mittens, and then take a nap!
Note: Act out which body part each object goes to while you sing

I'm a Little Snowman (Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot")

I'm a little snowman short and fat.
Here is my scarf and here is my hat.
When the snow is falling come and play.
Build a snowman every day.

2/3 Class Schedule: Welcome Winter

Monday: 

Literature: When Winter Comes

Art: Snowflake Handprint

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

Tuesday:

Literature: The Big Snow

Art: Crayon Resist Snowflake

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

Wednesday

Literature: Animals in the Winter

Art: Snowy Owls

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

 

Thursday

Literature: When Winter Comes

Art: Q-tip snowflakes

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

 

Friday

Literature: Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit

Art: Macaroni Snowflakes

Math: How many snowflakes?

Science: How do animals adapt in winter?

 

3/4 Class Schedule: The Mitten by Jan Brett & Winter

Week of 1/13-1/17

Monday

Circle Time: How do animals adapt in winter?

            Migration

Art: Migratory Goose

Math: Mitten Math (Estimating & Counting)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Meet the Characters

Tuesday

Circle Time: How do winter animals stay warm?

            Matching animal Fur Activity

Art: Painted Mittens

Math: Mitten Math (Estimating & Counting)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Story Sequence

Wednesday

Circle Time: How do animals stay warm in winter?

            Animal Fur

Art: Polar Bear

Math: Mitten Math (Patterns)

Storytelling:  The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Story Sequence

Thursday

Circle Time: What is hibernation?

            Which Animals Hibernate Game

Art: Toothpick Hedgehogs

Math: Mitten Math (Patterns)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett

            Acting out the story with puppets

Friday

Circle Time: How do animals stay warm in winter? 

            Experiment with cold water and lard

Art: Mitten and puppet craft

Math: Mitten Math (Sorting and Patterns)

Storytelling: The Mitten by Jan Brett 

           Acting out the story with puppets

All Week:
Alphabet: Letter Rr (Rabbit)
Handwriting: Letters with lines
 
Song:
Have You Seen My Missing Mitten?
Sung to: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?
 
Have you seen my missing mitten?
My mitten, my mitten?
Have you seen my missing mitten?
I lost it somewhere.
It was in my pocket,
It’s white like the snow.
Have you seen my missing mitten?
lost it somewhere.

 

3/4 Class Schedule: Happy New Year!/Winter Celebration

Monday

Circle Time: When does a new year start?

Art: New Year Celebration Hat

Math: Counting Backwards (10-1)

Storytelling: The Lion and the Mouse 

            Meet the Characters

Tuesday

Circle Time: How do we celebrate a new year?

Art: Fireworks (Painting with Straws)

Math: Counting Backwards (10-1)

Storytelling: The Lion and the Mouse 

            Meet the Puppet Characters

            Story Sequence

Wednesday

Circle Time: How do we celebrate a new year?

Art: Noise Makers

Math: Counting Backwards (10-1)

Storytelling: The Lion and the Mouse 

            Puppet Show Practice

            Story Sequence

            Drawing nets over a lion

Thursday

Circle Time: What is winter?

Art: Snowflake Popsicle Sticks

Math: Counting Snowflakes

Storytelling: The Lion and the Mouse

            Making Storytelling Headbands 

            Acting out the story

Friday

Circle Time: What do animals do in winter?

Art: Snowflake Ornaments

Math: Counting Backwards (10-1)

Storytelling: The Lion and the Mouse             

           Making Storytelling Headbands

           Acting out the story

All Week:
Alphabet: Letter Qu (Alphabet Quilt)
Handwriting: Letters with lines

Songs:

HAPPY NEW YEAR
Tune:  “Happy Birthday”

Happy New Year to you.
May all your wishes come true.
Happy New Year my friend.
Happy New Year to you.
                   -Jean Warren

THE PEOPLE ON THE BUS
Tune:  “The Wheels On The Bus”

Oh, the people on the bus wear party hats,
Party hats, party hats.   (Children place hands together in a point over their heads)
Oh, the people on the bus wear party hats,
All through the town.

Oh, the people on the bus are blowing horns,
Blowing horns, blowing horns.  (Children place fist over their mouth)
Oh the people on the bus are blowing horns,
All through the town.

Oh, the people on the bus say, “Happy New Year”,
“Happy New Year”,  “Happy New Year”.
Oh, the people on the bus say, “Happy New Year”,
All through the town.
                      -Adapted Traditional

2/3 Class Schedule (1/6-1/10): New Year Celebration/Winter Season

Theme: New Year Celebration/Winter Season

Monday:

• Art: Hand-print Fireworks 
• Literature: There was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro
• Math: Counting Fireworks Game
• Fine Motor: Cutting Strips

Tuesday:

• Art: Party Blowers/Paper Crowns
• Literature: A Busy Year
• Math: Calendar Holiday Match
• Fine Motor: Cutting Strips 

Wednesday:

• Art: Snowflake Ornaments with Pasta
• Literature: Sledding by Elizabeth Winthrop
• Math: Snowman Dice Game
• Fine Motor: Gluing on Shapes

Thursday:

• Art: Snow Scene Chalk/Blue Paper with Stickers
• Literature: Katy and the Big Snow
• Math: Snowman Dice Game
• Fine Motor: Gluing on Shapes

Friday:

• Combine with 3/4 Class 

This Week:

• Letter: Pp
• Music: Let it Snow, Little Snowflakes
• Sensory/Centers: Retelling of Stories 
• Science: "Cold" Water and "Warm" Water

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Winter Time

Monday: 

When Winter Comes

Centers: Literacy (rhyming) Math (blocks to make a square) Game (to be determined)

Art: Hibernation free art

Science: Adaptations (hibernation, body fat)

Tuesday:

The Big Snow

Centers: Literacy (making words) Math (blocks to make a square) Game (to be determined)

Art: Snow Window Scene

Science: Adaptations (camouflage, changes in fur)

Wednesday

Animals in the Winter

Centers: Literacy (reading Bob books) Math (triangles in a triangle) Game (to be determined)

Art: Snow Window Scene

Science: Adaptations (camouflage, changes in fur)

Thursday

Groundhog gets a Day

Literacy: One day a groundhog got ready to hibernate…

Math: How many shadows do you see?

Art: Silhouette 

Science: Shadow

Friday

Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit

Literacy: Making words with Adaptations

Math: Counting bunny tails

Art: Camouflage Rabbit

Science: Winter vs Spring

3/4 Class Schedule: Winter

Monday

Literature: Snowmen at Night

Art: Mittens

Math: Play Dough Snowball Counting

Science: Melting Ice with Salt

Tuesday

Literature: Biggest Snowman Ever

Art: Snowman Craft Stick

Math: Snowman Name Graph

Science: Melting Ice with Salt

Wednesday

Literature: Penguin and Pinecone

Art: Penguins

Math: Snowman Dice Game

Science: Ice Cube Art

Thursday

Literature: Ten in a Sled

Art: Paper Snowflakes

Math: Honeycomb Snowflake Counting

Science: Ice Rainbows

Friday

Literature: Snowy Day 

Art: Snowflake Wands

Math: Honeycomb Snowflake Counting

Science: Ice Rainbows

All Week:

Alphabet: Letter Pp (Parrot)
Movement: Iceberg Jump
Sensory: Artic Animals in Ice