2/3 Class Schedule- Arctic Animals

Monday
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday
What is different between polar bears and brown bears?
* Literature: Little Polar Bear by Hans de Bear
* Art: Potato Print Polar Bears
* Math: How Many Paws Do You See?
* Fine Motor: Polar Bear Maze


Wednesday

•  Literature: Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister
• Art: Paper Plate Penguin
• Math: Penguin Goes Fishing
• Fine Motor: Line Tracing

Thursday
What do they eat?
* Literature: Polar Bear Polar Bear, What do you hear ? by Bill Martin Jr.
* Art: Polar Bear silhouettes
* Math: Sorting by Size Polar Bears
* Fine Motor: Catch the fish and the seals

Friday

• Literature: Penguin to the Rescue by Tony Mitton
• Art: Penguin Stamp Painting
• Math: Penguin Number Matching
• Fine Motor: Clothes Pin Number Matching

3/4 Class Schedule: Arctic Land Animals

Jan 18- 22
Monday
No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday:
Land Animals in the Arctic
Literature: Snow Friends by Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton
STEM: Create your own Animal Habitat 
Movement: Jump rope

Wednesday
Arctic Fox
Literature: Fox's Dream by Tejina
Art: Fox Mask
Movement: Tag & Balance beam

Thursday 
What is different between polar bears and brown bears?
Literature: The Snow Bear by Miriam Moss
Art: Polar Bear 
Movement:  Tag

Friday
Snow Owls
Literature: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Art: Pine cone snow owl
Movement: Parachute

Writing Skill: Letter Rr
Number  counting
Songs/ Finger Play:
Polar Bear (Sung to 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.

Week of January 11-15 Artic Animals and their habitats

-PRE- K Class Week of January 11-15 Artic Animals and their habitats

Monday

Literacy: letter p I want a pet________.

Math: Adding with legos

Music: Arctic song

Art:Artic scene with polar bear

science: exploring ice

Tuesday

Literacy: pop

Math: Adding with legos

Art: Polar Bear Art

Science: Bear fur (how to stay warm)

music: drawing to music

Wednesday

Literacy: A pig can______.

Math/Art: Snow caves & counting marshmallows

Science: Shadows

music: musical icebergs

Thursday

Literacy: ______is my favorite pie.

Math: Measuring narwhal horns (how long they can be)

Art: Narwhal Horns

Science: Narwhal habitat

music: Arctic song

Friday

Literacy: Story writing The little white owl…

Math: Bingo Friday

Art: Snowy pine cone owl

Science: Observe feathers

music: drawing to music (Fantasia)

2/3 Class Schedule Hibernation

Monday:

• Art: Binocular Craft
• Literature: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
• Math: How Many Acorns Do You See?
• Fine Motor: Cutting Practice

Tuesday
* Art: Sleep well, bear!!
* Literature: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
* Math: How many bears are sleeping?
* Fine Motor: Bear goes to sleep

Wednesday:

• Art: Cotton ball bear cave
• Literature: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
• Math: Counting with Sticks
• Fine Motor: Letter Dot-Dot

Thursday:

* Art: Bee and Hive
* Literature: Sleepover with Beatrice & Bear by Monica Carnesi
* Math: How many bees do you see?
* Fine Motor: Who is hiding in the hive?

Friday:

• Art: Shape Bear
• Literature: Time to Sleep
• Math: Bear Counting
• Fine Motor: Cutting Practice

This Week:

• Letter: Q
• Sensory: Winter Sensory Bin
• Song(s)/Rhyme(s):
•  We're going on a bear hunt!
  We're going on a bear hunt!
  We're gonna catch a big one!
  We're gonna catch a big one!
  I'm not afraid!
  I'm not afraid!
  Are you?
  Are you?
  Not me!
  Not me!

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

2/3 Class Schedual 01/04-01/08

Theme: Snowmen

Monday
Literature: Stella Queen of The Snow
Art: Cotton Ball Snowman
Math: Snowman Hat Number Matching
Fine Motor: Letter Dotting

Tuesday
TBA

Wednesday
Literature: White Snow Bright Snow
Art: Snowman Footprint
Math: How Many Snowmen Do You See?
Fine Motor: Shape Organizing

Thursday
TBA

Friday
Literature: The Snowman Storybook
Art: Puffy Paint Snowman
Math: Snowman Hat Number Matching
Fine Motor: Letter Dotting

This week
Letter: O
Songs
A Funny Little Snowman Lyrics
(Sung to the tune of  “Frere Jacques” or “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.”)
A funny little snowman Had a carrot a nose. Along came a bunny, And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny Looking for some lunch Ate that little snowman’s nose, Nibble, nibble, crunch!

Snowflakes Falling Down Lyrics
(Sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Snowflakes falling down
Falling to the ground
Big white fluffy flakes
That do not make a sound

January 4-8 pre-k class Polar Regions Arctic

Monday Where is the Arctic?

Literacy:  I am __________years old.  .

Math:  Sorting lego brick size and color

Art:  Arctic scene black paper and pastels

Science:  Exploring ice

Music: Musical Icebergs

Book:  The Arctic Lands

Tuesday Inuit People

Literacy: Open my box.

Math:  Adding with legos

Art: Igloo  (Inuit people)

Science:  Salt and Ice

Book:  Mama Do You Love Me

Wednesday  Walrus

Literacy: I can jump over _______.

Math: How many Legos can fit in each square and rectangle?

Science: Icebergs

Art:Free art Walrus 

Music: Artic song

Book:  Icebergs

Thursday  Arctic Fox

Literacy:  A ____________is odd.

Math:  Comparing legos

Art:  Arctic fox adaptations

Science:  Camouflage

Music:  Going on a Polar Bear Hunt

Book: Hello Red Fox

Friday  Polar Bear

Literacy:   I like to ____________outside.

Math:  Lego addition and patterns

Art: Polar bear using clay and straws

Science: Polar Bear fur

Music:  Musical icebergs

Book:  The Three Snow Bears