Thursday, February 6, 2014

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Valentine's Day/Love

Week of Feb. 10-14
Theme: Valentine's Day/Love

Monday:
The Biggest Valentine Ever
Centers: Literacy (valentine) Math (roll & dice hearts) Science (heart)
Art: Valentine Boxes
Game: Make-N-Break

Tuesday: 
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink
Literacy: I love to play...
Math:Math heart
Art: Valentine Boxes
Science: Heart
Game: Candyland

Wednesday:
No Matter What
Centers: Literacy (love) Math (sweetheart math) Science (pumping blood)
Art: Heart-shape Person
Game: Penguin

Thursday:
The Night Before Valentine's Day
Centers: Literacy (love) Math (sweetheart math) Science (veins)
Art: Valentine Cards
Game: Make-N-Break

Friday:
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!
Literacy: I love my...
Math: Math heart
Art: Valentine Decorations
Science: Anatomy of the heart
Game: Snap Circuit
 

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Enrichment Classes Schedule (2/10-2/14): Science & Cooking Around the World

Monday, Science Class: Valentine's Science Day!
  • Love Potions Experiment
  • Fizzy Hearts Experiment
  • Dissolving Hearts Experiment
  • Where is Our Heart? What does it do?
  • Observations/Conclusion
Friday, Cooking Around the World: Valentine's Day Special
  •  Making Valentine's Day Cards
  • Valentine's Day History
  • Cooking Project: Valentine's Candy and Treats

2/3 Class Schedule (2/10-2/14): Valentine's Week

Theme: Valentine's Week

Monday:
  • Circle Time: What is Valentine's Day?
  • Literature: Be My Valentine by Rosemary Wells
  • Art: Heart Trees
  • Math: Counting Hearts
Tuesday:
  • Circle Time: How Do We Celebrate Valentine's Day?
  • Literature: Be My Valentine by Rosemary Wells
  • Art: Hearts on the Line
  • Math: Counting Hearts
Wednesday:
  • Circle Time:What is a Card? Mailbox?
  • Literature: The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
  • Art: Valentine Mailboxes
  • Math: Sweethearts Math Pattern Game
Thursday:
  • Circle Time: Where is Our Heart? What Does it Do?
  • Literature: The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
  • Art: Valentine Mailboxes
  • Math: Sweethearts Math Pattern Game
Friday:
  • Circle Time: How Do We Show Love?
  • Literature: Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
  • Art: Dotting Hearts Craft
  • Math: Sweethearts Math Pattern Game
This Week:
  • Letter: Uu
  • Sensory: Easel Painting and Hearts Bin
  • Fine Motor: Broken Hearts
  • Game/Movement: Who Has My Heart Game/Love Dance
  • Music: 
  1. Oh Valentine, Oh Valentine
    (Sung To: 'Oh Christmas Tree')

    Oh Valentine, oh valentine
    I think you'll like my valentine
    It's big and pink and lacey too
    Three special words say I love you
    Oh valentine, oh valentine
    I think you'll like my valentine.
  2. Love, Love, Love
    (Sung to: '3 Blind Mice')

    Love, love, love, love, love, love
    See how it grows, See how it grows.
    I love my friends and they love me.
    We love each other that's plain to see.
    There's plenty for a big family.
    Love, love, love, love, love, love.
  3. Mail Myself To You
    I'm gonna wrap myself in paper.
    I'm gonna dab myself with glue.
    Stick some stamps on top of my head.
    I'm gonna mail myself to you.

    I'm going to wrap myself in paper
    I'm going to stick myself with glue
    I'm going to tie a BIG bow on me
    I'm going to mail myself to you.

    I'm gonna tie me up in red string,
    I'm gonna use blue ribbon too.
    I'm gonna climb up into your mailbox.
    I'm gonna mail myself to you. 

Saturday, February 1, 2014

3/4 Class Schedule: Groundhog Day & 100 Days of School!

Theme: Groundhog Day & 100th Day of School Celebration!

Letter of the Week:  Uu (Unicorn Puppet)

Monday:
Circle Time: What is Groundhog Day?
Literature: It's Groundhog Day, Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert
Art: Silhouette Art
Math & Letter Work: Unicorn Connect the Dots
Centers: Shadow Puppets
 
Tuesday:
Circle Time: Shadow Play
Literature: It's Groundhog Day, Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert
Art:  Groundhog mask
Math: 100 gumball counting
Centers: Shadow Puppets
Letter work: Find the Letter Coloring sheet
 
Wednesday:
Circle Time: Counting to 100
Literature: The 100th Day of School by Brenda Haugen
Art: Hand Print Paint collage 100
Math: 10 x 10 object poster
Centers: Number Search for 10 X 10
Letter work: Upside Down craft
 
Thursday:
Circle Time: Things we have learned in school
Literature: The 100th Day of School by Brenda Haugen
Art: Mini Umbrella        
Math: 100 kisses for our brain :)
Centers: Number Search for 100
Letter work: Bingo Marker Letter Search
 
Friday: 
Circle Time: 100th day of school celebration!
Literature: The 100th Day of School by Brenda Haugen
Art: 100 days Smarter Crowns           
Math: 100 Fruit Loop Necklace
Centers: Number Search for 100
Letter work: Handprint Unicorn
 
Shadows Big and Shadows Small
(Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
 
Shadows big and shadows small
I see shadows on the wall
Shadows here and shadows there
Lots of shadows everywhere
All the shadows that I see
Big or small they don't scare me.
Shadows. shadows—oh what fun.
I can make them in the sun
I will make some big and small
I make shadows by the light
In my room so late at night


100 Days of School Song
100 days of school,
100 days of school,
So clap and sway, and say, hurray!
100 days of school today.

Let's count everyone,
Let's count everyone,

10, 20, 30, 
40, 50, 60, 
70, 80, 90, 
100!

100 days, 100 days, 100 days of school today
So clap and sway, and say, hurray!
Say cool! Say awesome! Say all right!
100 days of school today

Friday, January 31, 2014

January 16-19 Presidents and 100 days of school week

January 16-19   Presidents and 100 days of school week

Please have your child bring in 100 of something. Examples:

beans, noodles, shells, marbles etc.


Tuesday

Literacy: letter u ______is ugly.

Math: penny math (weighing pennies, counting and penny facts)

Art: silhouette presidents

Science: Cleaning a dirty penny

Music: Yankee Doodle


Wednesday

Literacy: I can eat 100_________________.

Math: counting 100 pennies

Art: 100 penny art

Science: Disappearing penny
Music: 100th day song


Thursday

Literacy: When I am 100 years old, I________.

Math: counting 100 crayons into groups of 10

Art: 100 noodles necklace

Science: How much water in 100 ice cubes

Music: 100th day song


Friday

Literacy: I want 100_____________.

Math/Art: 100 Ants marching

Science: Ant communication


Music: The Ants Go Marching

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: 100th Day Celebration

Week of Feb. 3-7
Theme: 100th Day Celebration

Monday:
100 Monsters in my School
Centers: Literacy & Math (What's in your Jar?) Science (TBA)
Art: 100 Monsters
Game: Snap Circuit

Tuesday:
100th Day Worries
Centers: Literacy & Math (What' s in your Jar?) Science (TBA)
Art: 100 Cereal Necklace
Game: Make-N-Break

Wednesday:
100 Hungry Ants
Centers: Literacy & Math (What I learned in 100 days...) Science (TBA)
Art: 100 Ants
Game: Candyland

Thursday:
The Night Before the 100th Day of School
Literacy: I would like 100...
Math & Art: Dots of Bubble Gum
Game: Make-N-Break

Friday:
HAPPY 100th DAY OF SCHOOL
Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day
Literacy: With 100 pennies I can buy...
Math: Group of Tens
Art: 100 Days Crown
Game: Snap Circuit

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Sports & Games and Literacy (2/4, 2/5)

Tuesday, Sports & Games Class: Tennis
  • History
  • Safety
  • Art: Tennis Ball Tissue
  • Skill Building Exercises: Swinging 
Wednesday, Literacy: In my World by Lois Ehlert
  • Handprint Earth
  • Explore Colors
  • What Shapes do You See?
  • Nature Tour
  • Scavenger Hunt