Ms. Salouma's K group

Week of September 9-13

We will focus on All About Me Books, short a sound, collecting data and graphing.  Art, Music and Science will be the same as the schedule for Ms. Somalis's class.  The All About Me Books will be coming home so that you can help your child answer some questions.

Monday

Literacy: Journals  When I was a baby I …

All About me Book

short a sounds

Math:  graphing family

Tuesday

Literacy: Journals  My eyes are …….

All About Me Book

Short a sounds

Math:  Graphing Siblings

Wednesday

Literacy: Journals  My hair is…..

Literacy Centers

short a sounds

Math: Graphing granparents

Thursday

Literacy: Journals I love to wear_____________________.

Literacy Centers

Math: Graphing pets

Friday

Literacy: Journal  My family loves to___________________.

All About Me Book

Short A

Math: Graphing Traits

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

Enrichment Classes Schedule: (Sept. 9-13, 2013)

ENRICHMENT         MONTH: September

YEAR: 2013

monday, Discovery Science CLASS (9/9/13)

TOPIC: Sink or Float?

·          Making Predictions

·          Sink or Float Experiment

·          Graphing Our Observation

·          Full, Half-Empty, Empty Juice Experiment

·          Juice Experiment Conclusion

tuesday, sports & Games (9/10/13)

TOPIC: Football

·          Gear/Equipment

·          Positions

·          Art: Field Posts

·          Skilling Building Exercises: Punting

wednesday, literacy (9/11/13)

TOPIC: Pete the Cat, I Love my White Shoes by Eric Litwin

·          What Color is the Shoe?

·          Matching Color Words w/ Colors (Letter Recognition)

·          Shoe Art with Laces

·          Pete the Cat Hand-Print

·          I Love my Shoes Booklet

thursday, discovery math (9/12/13)

TOPIC: Graphing

·          Outside Adventures (Collecting Pinecones, leaves, etc. for Graphing)

·          Bar Graphs

·          Picture Graphs

·          What Do You See? (Trees, birds, etc.)

friday, cooking around the world (9/13/13)

TOPIC: North America

·          Native American History

·          Native American Stories Activity

·          Paper Towel Totem Poles

·          Dream Catcher’s Craft

·          Cooking Project: Southern Potato Salad

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) 

 

All About Me

Throughout the week we will work on sight words and counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.  We’ll have daily number practice during calendar time.

Tuesday:
Literacy:  Journal writing:  The best part of summer was……..

Math: Letters in our last name Name Graph

Music: Spelling Names
Science Experiment: Oil & Water
Art: Painting Our Names
Book: Beatrice Doesn't Want To by Laura Numeroff/Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Wednesday:
Literacy: All About me book
Music Movement: Spelling Names (Tune: London Bridges)
Math: Birthday Graphing/ordinal numbers
Science Experiment: Unique Snowflakes
Art: Self Portrait with Mirror
Book: I Like Myself by Karen Beaument

Thursday:
Literacy:Journal writing (I can_________.)  All About Me Book
Music Movement: Feelings (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Math: Emotions Scale
Science Experiment: Boiling Water
Art: Self Portrait (Cont.)
Book: When Sophie gets Angry - Really Really Angry by Molly Bang

Friday:
Literacy: Feelings book 

Music Movement: Feelings (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Math: Many Emotions Graph
Science Experiment: Happy Rainbows
Art: Self Portait (Play-doh)
Book: I'm Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell

3/4 Class Schedule: (9/3-9/6)

Theme: Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom. Look Who’s in our Classroom!    

(Exploring names, birthdays, and feelings) 

 
Literature:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley
 
Alphabet:
Exploring our Names and Letters
Puppet Guest: Alligator
A is for Apple
A is for Acorn
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Acorn”
Classroom Sign-In Sheet
 
Art:
Birthday Cake Candle
Name Puzzle
Name Bracelet
Clown Face
Feelings Wheel
 
Sensory:
Water Table
Play Dough Face Mats
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom Sensory Bin
 
Math:
Exploring our Ages and Birthdays
Measuring Height
 
Movement:
Guess Who Game
Simon Says (Acting out feelings)
 
Character Education:
Creating Classroom Rules
 
Music:
If Your Happy and You Know It
A is for Astronaut Chant