More Artic Animals and their Habitats

Arctic Animals

Letter of the week is Qq

Monday

Literacy:  I am quick at________.

Math: tangrams

Science:  KWL seals  (know, what I want to know and what I learned)

Art: harp seal sock

Music:  creating our own polar region song

Book:  Seal Pup Grows Up

Tuesday

Literacy:  My question is…..

Math: working with tangrams

Art: Narwhal shape art and narwhal tusks

Music:  continue to work on Polar Region song/tusk fighting dance

Science:  Narwhals

Book: Narwhal Unicorn of the Sea

Wednesday

Literacy:  I am quiet when____.

Math/Art   building ice caves/ igloos with sugar cubes  (counting, estimating)

Science:  What is ice?

Book:  Mama do You Love Me?

Thursday

literacy: I am quiet when________.

Math:  tangram (patternblocks) activity

Science:  All about the walrus and what is blubber?

Art: walrus picture from feet and handprints

Music: Creating our own song about polar animals

Book: Little Walrus Warning

Friday

Literacy:  I need  ________quarters to buy a________.

Math:  counting with money

Art: Snowy owl using pinecones/ Snowy owl paper strips

Science:  Dissecting owl pellets

Music:  Pretend ice  skating to music

Book: The Little White Owl

PM Preschool Class Schedule

PM Preschool

Week of Jan. 7-11

Polar Bears

Literature:

The Biggest Thing in the World by Kenneth Steven

Panda and Polar Bear by Mathew Baek

Letter:

Q is for Queen

Q is for Quack

Art:

Polar Bear Mask

Paper Plate Polar Bear w/puffy Paint

Pom Pom Polar Bear

Polar Bear Water Bottle

Math:

Polar Bear Hunting

Polar Bear Sorting

Fine Motor:

Puffy Polar Bear (Marshmallows)

Polar Bear Cut Out

Music:

Polar Bear Rhyme

Polar Bear, Polar Bear

PM Enrichment Classes

Monday, Math/Science Class: Solid, Liquid, and Gas

• What is a Solid, Liquid, and Gas?
• Making Solids
• Run Away Peppers Experiment
• Hypothesis About the Three States of Matter
• Distinguishing the Three States of Matter

Wednesday, Literacy Class: The Umbrella by Jan Brett

• Umbrella Craft
• Toucan Sand Art Project
• What is a Rain forest?
• Rain forest Game
• Rain forest Maze/Puzzle

Friday, Math/Science Class: Solid, Liquid, and Gas

• Sorting the Three States of Matter
• Liquid Concoction Experiment
• Ice Observation
• Looking into the Changes of Matter
• Is it a Solid, Liquid, or Gas Game

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: 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:
Puppet Guest: Quail
Q is for Q-tips
Q is for quarter
Letter Q mini book

Fine Motor:

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

Art:

Sugar Cube Igloos
Artic Animal Blizzard Art
Puffy Paint Polar Bear
Egg Carton Igloos
Water Color Crayon Resist Snowflakes

Sensory:
Artic Animals in Shaving Cream
Bird Beak Fishing in Water
Shivery Snow Slime

Math:

Bear Counting and Sorting
Sugar Cube Tower Counting

Movement:

Iceberg Jump

Polar Bears and Popcorn

Polar Bears, Popcorn and the Letter P

Monday

Literacy:  I want a ________for a pet.

Math: Popcorn estimation

Science: Where is the North Pole and who lives there?

Art: Paperplate polar bear face

Music:  Polar Bear(to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")
The polar bear lives in Alaska,
He never gets cold in a storm,
He swims in cold icy water,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Warm, warm, warm, warm,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Warm, warm, warm, warm,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Book: Ahoy There Little Polar Bear
Tuesday
Literacy:  I like to push a__________.
Math/Art  Ice Caves/Igloo using foam blocks
Science: What is ice?
Music:Polar bear
Book:  Polar Bears

Wednesday
Literacy:  I like to play with___________.
Math:  How many popcorn seeds?
Art: Popcorn Seed Art
Science:  What is Popcorn?
Music:   I'm a Little Kernel (sung to I'm A Little Teapot)
I'm a little kernel in a pot
Turn on the heat and watch me hop.
When I get all warmed up then I'll pop.
Yummy-yum I taste good when hot!
Book:  The Popcorn Book
Thursday
Literacy:  I can pretend to be a___________.
Math: How many ice blocks in each square?
Art: Polar Bear tear art
Science: Ice experiments with salt
Music: Polar Bear song
The polar bear lives in Alaska,
He never gets cold in a storm,
He swims in cold icy water,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Warm, warm, warm, warm,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Warm, warm, warm, warm,
His heavy coat keeps him warm.
Book: Big Bear Little Bear
Friday
Literacy:  I want _____pennies to buy a ________.
Math: How many ice blocks in a rectangle?
Art: Polar Bear painting
Science:  What kind of plants grow in the Arctic?
Music: POLAR BEARS HAVE FIR THAT’S WHITE
Tune:  “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
Polar bears have fir that’s white,
Fur that’s white, fur that’s white.
Polar bears have fir that’s white
It lets them hide from sight.
Polar bears are big and strong,
Big and strong, big and strong.
Polar bears are big and strong,
They swim the whole day long.
Polar bears have lots of blubber,
Lots of blubber, lots of blubber.
Polar bears have lots of blubber,
To keep them nice and warm.k
Book:  Snow Bears

Polar Animals

Polar Regions/Antarctica   Letter of the week is O

Wednesday

Literacy:  My __________is old.

Math:  Rolling icebergs

Art: Penguin from shapes

Science:  Where is Antarctica and what animals live there?

Music:
I'm a little penguin in the snow.
I slide on my tummy to and fro.
I eat the fish from the deep blue sea.
I'm black and white so look at me.

Book: Penguins and Polar Animals/ Penguins

Thursday

Literacy: Open my box.

Math: Roll and Draw a Penguin

Art: Texture penguin

Science: How do Polar Animals stay warm?

Music:

The penguin slides over the ice bank
The penguin jumps into the sea.
Look at his black and white feathers,
That penguin's as cute as can be!

Book: Tacky the Penguin. Three Cheers for Tacky

Friday

Literacy: I can jump over _______.

Math: How many blocks of ice?

Art: Penguin on an iceberg

Science:  What is ice?  Experimenting with ice and salt

Music: 

I'm a little penguin in the snow.
I slide on my tummy to and fro.
I eat the fish from the deep blue sea.
I'm black and white so look at me.

Book:  Penguins