Thursday, June 5, 2014

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Ocean - tide pool animals

Week of June 9-13
Theme: Ocean - tide pool animals

Monday:
Starfish
Centers: Literacy (sh/-sh words) Math (How many legs did the starfish grow/lose) Science (regeneration)
Art: Bubble wrap starfish
Games: Make-N-Break, Puzzles

Tuesday:
Bivalve
Literacy: On the seashore I can find...
Art: Shell fossil
Math: Take away
Games: Othello, Cards

Wednesday:
Crabs
Centers: Literacy (story starter) Math (crabby crabs adding) Science (live crab)
Art: Free art crab
Games: Candyland, Snap Circuits

Thursday:
Field Trip to Constellation Park @ 10AM
Address:  Beach Dr SW & 63rd Ave SW, 98116

Friday:
Sea Anemone
Literacy: Acronym of sea anemone
Math: rainbow number writing
Art: Tube art sea anemone
Games: Othello, Monopoly

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

3/4 Class Schedule: Prairies & Father's Day

June 9-13
Monday:
Circle Time: What would it be like if we live in the grassland?
Literature: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Wilder
Art: Making Lemonade
Math: Count Grasshoppers in the field 
Sensory:  Little House on the Prairie video clip
Movement/Game: Rattlesnake in the grass

Tuesday
Circle Time: Making a house on the Prairie
Literature: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Wilder
Art: Straw Cabin
Math: Count Grasshoppers in the field 
Sensory:  Little House on the Prairie video clip
Movement/Game: Prairie Dog race

Wednesday
Circle Time: How do we keep the grassland from disappearing?
Literature:  Over in the Grassland by Anna Wilson
Art: Growing grass seeds
Math: Animal Sorting 
Sensory: Grass painting
Movement/Game: Prairie Dog race

Thursday:
Circle Time: Why we love our dads
Literature: The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
Art: Paper Ties
Math: Guess the number of hearts in a jar
Sensory: Fabric cutting
Movement/Game: What time is it Mr. Fox?

Friday:
Circle Time: Father’s Day
Literature: The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
Art: Father’s day Cards
Math: Guess the number of hearts in a jar
Sensory: Fabric cutting
Movement/Game: What time is it Mr. Fox?

Writing/Math Skills: Review numbers & recognition.

Music of the Week:
Way out West (Sung to: Old MacDonald)
Way out West are prairie dogs. Yippie-yippie oh!
with a bark, bark here & a bark, bark there.
Here a bark, there a bark, everywhere a bark, bark.
Way out West are prairie dogs. Yippie-yippie oh!
Other Verses:
rattlesnakes- hiss
bison- stomp
coyotes- howl

Monday, June 2, 2014

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Math (6/5)

Thursday, Math: Compare & Grid Charts

  • What is a grid? 
  • Observation Box game
  • Comparing shoes
  • Making Grid charts of Favorite Toys
  • Craft: Grid chart of our favorite ice-cream toppings
  • Literacy: Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno & Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss

Enrichment Classes Schedule: Science & Cooking Around the World (6/2, 6/6)

Monday, Science Class: Food Science (cont'd)
  • My Apple Book
  • Vitamins and Minerals Overview
  • Fruit/Vegetable Dissection Experiment
  • What Our Body Needs
Friday, Cooking Around the World: South Korea
  • South Korea's History
  • Korean Art
  • South Korea's Flag
  • Cooking Project: Bulgogi

Thursday, May 29, 2014

2/3 Class Schedule: Zoo

 
May 2nd - May 6th

Monday:
Circle Time: Lets learn about the Zoo!
Literacy: Going on a Lion Hunt by Michael Rosen
Math: Which Animal is the largest?
Art: Lion Masks
  
Tuesday:
Circle Time: Lets learn about the Zoo!
Literacy: Going on a Lion Hunt by Michael Rosen
Math: Which Animal is the largest?
Art: Zoo Train Craft
 
Wednesday
Circle Time: Lets learn about the Zoo!
Literacy: Eight Silly Monkeys by Steve Haskamp
Math: Zoo Roll
Art: Monkey Craft
 
Thursday
Circle Time: Lets learn about the Zoo!
Literacy: Happy Hippopotami by Bill Martin Jnr
Math: Zoo Roll
Art: Elephant Headbands
 
Friday: 
Circle Time: Why is the American grassland important?
Literacy: The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens
 
Math: Snap Cube building
Art: Paper cup Bison
  
Sensory
Zoo sensory bin
Playdough w/zoo animals
Popsicle stick house
 
Fine Motor
Scissor Skills
Pre-writing practice
Matching Animal shapes/Shadows
 
Movement
Lion Hunt
Snake in the grass
 
 
Five Little Monkeys 
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Four little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Three little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Two little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

One little monkey swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

No little monkeys swinging in a tree
 
Koala Bear 
Koala bear, koala bear, Turn around, (Turn around)
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch the ground (Touch the ground)
Koala bear, koala bear, Dance on your toes, (Dance on tip toes)
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch your nose (Touch your nose)
Koala bear, koala bear, Give a little clap, (clap)
Koala bear, koala bear, Take a nap (Put head on hands like sleeping)
 

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Ocean

Week of June 2-6
Theme: Ocean

Monday:
Ocean
Centers: Literacy (My ocean has...) Math (take away) Science (depth of the ocean)
Art: Ocean Map
Games: Cards, Othello

Tuesday:
Ocean Motion
Literacy: Ocean book
Art: Paint the ocean
Math: Take away
Games: Puzzles, Snap-circuit

Wednesday:
Ocean, Sea, & Rivers
Centers: Literacy (ocean web words) Math (pre-writing practice) Science (salty water experiment)
Art: Ocean mural
Games: Monopoly, Chickaboom
 
Thursday:
Sea Critters
Centers: Literacy (alphabet writing lower & upper case) Math (pre-writing practice) Science (tide pools)
Art: Sea Critters free art
Games: Puzzles, Candyland

Friday:
Seaweed
Literacy: ch/-ch words
Math: Subtract bingo
Art: Seaweed/plant life collage
Games: Puzzles, Candyland

Enrichment Classes Schedule: (6/3, 6/4)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Gymnastics/Ballet/Dance
  • History
  • Safety
  • Art: Gymnastics Paper Chain
  • Skill Building Exercises: Rhythm and balance

Wednesday, Literacy: Chicken Little by Laura Rader
  • Chicken Little Felt
  • Pom-pom Chicken Craft
  • Prewriting Practice
  • Book Review
  • Chicken Little & Friends