Enrichment Classes Schedule: Science & Cooking Around the World (4/14, 4/18)

Monday, Science Class: All About Insects (Bees)

• What are bees? What do they make?
• Messy Honeycomb Experiment
• Exploring Bees Habitat
• Bees Anatomy Art
• Overview of Insects

Friday, Cooking Around the World: Thailand

• Thailand's New Year Celebration
• Thailand's Animal Craft
• Making Islands with Play-Dough
• Cooking Project: Tom Yum Soup

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (4/10)

 Thursday, Math: Brain Puzzle

·                 Review what do puzzles do?

·                 Venn diagram puzzles & Word search puzzles

·                 Craft: Make our own letter puzzle

·                 Literature: I Spy a Butterfly by Jane Marzollo

3/4 Class Schedule: Farms

April 7- 11

Monday:

Circle Time: Farms & Farmers

Literature: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins

Art: Easel art Barn painting

Math: Farm animal memory game

Sensory: Play-doh animals

Movement/Game: Ridin’ Race & Horseshoes

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: What animals live on a farm?

Literature: The Farmyard Jamboree by Margaret Read MacDonald

Art:  Folded Barn

Math: Farm animal memory game

Sensory: Building blocks for a barn

Movement/Game: Wheelbarrows & Horseshoes

Wednesday: 

Circle Time: Jobs for farm animals

Literature: Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Art: Straw scarecrow

Math: Animal matching

Sensory: Building blocks for a barn

Movement/Game: Wheelbarrows & Basketball Horse

Thursday:

Circle Time: Farm animal sounds

Literature: “Not now” Said the Cow by Joanne Oppenheim

Art: Cotton ball sheep

Math: Farm bingo

Sensory: Play-doh animals

Movement/Game: Beanbag toss & Basketball Horse

Friday:
Circle Time: Food from the farm
Literature: The Little Red Hen and The Ear of Wheat by Mary Finch

Art: Pig Nose

Math: Animal matching

Sensory: Animal play

Movement/Game: Horses Stop & Go

Literacy work for the week: Review of the Alphabet & written skills

Music of the Week:

This is the way…
This is the way we plant the hay
plant the hay, plant the hay
This is the way we plant the hay so early in the morning

This is the way we feed the chickens
Feed the chickens, feed the chickens
This is the way we feed the chickens so early in the morning.

This is the way we chop the wood
chop the wood, chop the wood
This is the way we chop the wood so early in the morning

This is the way we milk the cows
Milk the cows, milk the cows

Ho Dow
The barnyard dance is about to begin
Hitch up your pants and jump right in (grab belt loops)
Husk the corn (making husking motion)
Feed the chickens (act like scattering grain)
Crow with the rooster in the early morn
Bow to your partner (bow)
Wave hello (wave)
Clap your hands and tap your toe (Tap Your feet)
Pick the apples (bend down)
Milk the cow (making milking motion)
Hoe the weeds and push the plow
The barnyard dance has come to an end
Kick up your heels and start again

2/3 Class Schedule (4/7-4/11): Farms

Theme:

Farms

Monday

Circle Time:         Farm overview

Literature:           Cock a Doodle doo! Barnyard Hullabaloo by Giles Andreae

Art:                        Spotting Cows

Math:                    Counting ducks

Tuesday:

Circle Time:         Farm Overview

Literature:           Pigs Egg by Katherine Sully

Art:                        Muddy Pig Craft

Math:                    Farm Yard Counting

Wednesday:

Circle Time:         Farm Animals

Literature:           Never say Boo to a Goose by Jakki Wood

Art:                        Cotton Ball Sheep

Math:                    Counting ducks

Thursday:

Circle Time:         Farm Animals

Literature:           Driving my Tractor by Jan Dobbins

Art:                        Chick Handprints

Math:                    Farm Yard Counting

  

Friday:

TBA

This week:

Letter:                  Review of Alphabet

Fine Motor:        Lead Chicks to Mom

                                Farm Match Animals

Sensory:              Crows in the corn

Game/Movement:

Music:

Old Mac Donald had a farm:

Old Mac Donald had a farm

E-I-E-I-O

And on that farm he had some cows

E-I-E-I-O

With a moo moo here

And a moo moo there,

Here a moo

There a moo

Everywhere a moo moo[JT1] 

Old Mac Donald had a farm E-I E-I-O

2. Duck – Quack

3. Turkey – Gobble

4. Chicks – Chick

5. Pig - Oink

Ten Little Pigs (sung to the tune of 5 little ducks)

Ten Little Pigs rolled in the mud

Squishy, squashy felt so good

The farmer took 1 piggy out

“Oink, Oink Oink” the pig did shout.

Continue with nine, eight, seven and so forth then…

No little pigs rolled in the mud, they all looked so clean and good

The farmer turned his back and then,

Those pigs rolled in the mud again.

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 [JT1]

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Farms

Week of April 7-April 11
Theme: Farms

Monday:
Farming
Centers: Literacy (rainbow writing) Math (10 frames) Science (Silo)
Art: Farm Mural
Game: Gobblet, Candyland

Tuesday:
Big Red Barn

Literacy/Art: My farm has... (red barn)
Math: 10 frames (cubes)

Game: Puzzles, Make-N-Break

Wednesday:
Gregory the Terrible Eater
Centers: Literacy (letter writing) Math (10 frames - teddy bears) Science (milking animals/tractors)
Art: What did my goat eat
Game: Gobblet, Pengoloo
  
Thursday:
Where is the Green Sheep
Centers: Literacy (letters g, c, h, m w/vowels) Math (10 frames - farm animals) Science (wool)
Art:2 Sided Sheep
Game: Candyland, Puzzles

Friday:
Woolly Jumper: The Story of Wool

Literacy: My sheep's wool...

Math: Addition Bingo

Art: Sheep toilet paper tube

Game: Make-N-Break, Gobblet

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games and Literacy (4/8, 4/9)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Olympics/Track & Field

• Gear/Equipment
• Different tournaments
• Art: Olympics Logo
• Skill Building Exercises: Hurdle Jumping

Wednesday, Literacy:  Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin

•  Diary Book cont.
• Healthy Spider Snack
• Spider Webs on a Stick 
• Are You Afraid of Spiders?
• Spider Rhyme/facts

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Science & Cooking Around the World (4/7, 4/11)

Monday, Science Class: All About Insects

• Body of an Insect Activity
• Finding and Observing Insects
• What is your Favorite Insect? Activity
• Insects and Their Environment Experiment

Friday, Cooking Around the World: Thailand

• Tracing Thailand's Language
• Fingerprint Insects Art Project (Talking About Environment)
• Review of Thailand's Culture and Art
• Cooking Project: Thai Coconut Curry Chicken