3/4 Class Schedule: Apples

Nov 9-13
Monday

Fall & Apples

Literacy: Apple by Nikki McClure 
Art: Apple Weaving

Movement: Tag

Tuesday
Where do apples grow?

Literacy: Apple by Nikki McClure 
STEM: The Engineering process: Building towers or tunnels

Movement:  Partner Row, Row, Row your boat

Wednesday
No School: Veteran's Day

Thursday
Different Kinds of Apples
Literacy: Ducking for Apples by Lynne Berry 
Art: Apple stamping
Movement: Tag

Friday
5 senses with Apples
Literacy: Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Art: Apple Bits

Movement: Musical Squares

Writing Skills: Letter J
Sensory: Apple Sensory bin
Math: Weighing apples
Songs/ Finger Play
10 Red Apples
10 red apples grow on a tree (hold up both hands high)
5 for you and 5 for me (place each hand in front)
Let's shake this together like so ( pretend to shake tree)
And 10 red apples will fall below
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Ten Little Apples (Tune: Ten Little Indians)
One little, Two little, Three little apples,
Four little, Five little, Six little applies,
Seven little, Eight little, Nine little apples,
Ten little apples falling from the tree.

Pre-k. Leaves! Week of Nov.2-6

LEAVES NOV. 2-6

Week of November 2-6

Letter of the week is  I

Monday:

Literacy:  I is a letter and a word/  I love to _____________.

Math:  recognize and practice numbers 1-10

Art:  Leaf collage

Science:  Trees and their leaves

Music:  All the Leaves are Falling Down/parachute with leaves

Book:  Falling Leaves

Tuesday:

Literacy:  I am ____________inches tall

Math:  Counting and writing numbers 1-10

Art:  Paper Bag fall tree

Science:  Why are leaves colorful?  leaf experiment

Music:  All the Leaves are Falling Down

Book: Why do Leaves Change Color

Wednesday:

Literacy:  _______is my favorite ice cream flavor.

Math:  Counting and recognizing 1-10using a dice activity

Art:  Pounding out leaf colors and Painting fall tree

Science:  Identifying Leaves/Sorting

Music:  All the Leaves are Falling Down

Book:    Fall Leaves Fall

Thursday:

Literacy: I _______inside.

Math:  leaf counters

Art: Wax Paper leaves

Science:  Identifying and sorting leaves

Music: Parachute with leaves and music

Book:  Red Leaf Yellow Leaf

Friday:

Literacy:  I like to imagine I _________.

Math: Counting veins on leaves

Art:  leaf creatures

Science:  What are leaf veins for?

Music:  Leaf song and parachute with leaves

Book:  Leaf Man

3/4 Class Schedule: Leaves & Seasons

Nov 2-6
Monday

What is Fall?

Literacy: Seasons by Blexbolex

Art: Thumb print leaf tree

Movement: Parachute Song

Tuesday

Leaves are all around us
Literacy: Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson 
STEM: Introduction to engineering: Building mini-structures with egg cartons
Movement: Rake the Leaves Tag

Wednesday
Leaves can be found on trees
Literacy: Leaves by David Stein
Art: Leaf People
Movement: Musical Leaf

Thursday
Leaves change colors
Literacy: Zero is the Leaves on the Tree by Betsy Franco
Art: leaf collages with glitter
Movement: Leaf Toss Parachute

Friday
We eat leaves
Literacy: There was an old lady who swallowed some leaves by Lucille Colandro
Art: Making a salad
Movement: Rake the Leaves Tag

Writing Skills: Letter I

Sensory:  Leaf Pile and Sorting

Math: Leaf counting

Songs
Leaves Song Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus"
The leaves on the tree fall on the ground (wiggle fingers and bring hands down)
on the ground, on the ground
The leaves on the tree fall on the ground,
All through the Fall.

The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch (march in place)
crunch, crunch, crunch; crunch, crunch, crunch
The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch
All through the Fall.

The moms and dads will rake the leaves, (make raking motion)
rake the leaves, rake the leaves
The moms and dads will rake the leaves,
All through the Fall.

One autumn day we'll jump in the leaves (jump up and down)
jump in the leaves, jump in the leaves,
One autumn day we'll jump in the leaves,
Then the fall is done.

2/3 Class Schedule 11/2 – 11/6

Autumn & Leaves

Monday
Literature: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves
Art: Fall Tree
Math: How Many Leaves on the Tree?
Fine Motor: Building With Sticks


Tuesday
Literature: It's Fall! by Linda Glaser
Art: Leaf Print
Math: Sorting Leaves/ Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting and Gluing Leaves


Wednesday
Literature: Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins
Art: Squishy Leaves
Math: Sorting Leaves/ Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting and Gluing Leaves


Thursday
Literature: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Art: Forest In Autumn
Math: Sorting Leaves by Shape
Fine Motor: Tracing Leaves


Friday
Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Art: Autumn Tree
Math: Sorting Leaves by Shape
Fine Motor: Tracing Leaves

This Week
Letter: I
Sensory: Fall Button Tree
Movement: Parachute with Leaves
Songs: Leaves (sung to the tune of London Bridge)
All the leaves are falling down Faling down, falling down. All the leaves are falling down, It is fall time. They are yellow, red and brown, Red and brown, red and brown. They are yellow, red and brown. It is fall time. Take the leaves and crunch them up, Crunch them up, crunch them up.

Pre-k. More apples. week of October 25-30

Week of Oct. 25-30
Theme: Apples

Monday
Literacy: letter h.    Hot
Music: apples and bananas
Math: Apple parts/ fractions
Science: Apple seeds
Art: Apple tree with Apple painting
Book: Arnold's Apples


Tuesday
Literacy: Lowercase h journal writing. hat
Music & Movement: Yummy apples (Tune: b-i-n-g-o)
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: Ramps/rolling with apples (gravity)
Art: Sequin Apples
Book: The Biggest Apple Ever by Steven Kroll

Wednesday
Literacy: Lowercase h  house. journal writing
Music & Movement: Falling apples (Tune: London bridges falling down)
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: Caramel Apples (burning sugar)
Art: Caramel Apples Decorating
Book: Apples by Gail Gibbons

Thursday
Literacy: Lowercase H happy
Music & Movement: Apples & Bananas
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: Sink & Float
Art: Paper Bag Apples
Book: One Red Apple by Harriet Ziefert

Friday
Literacy: Lowercase h hug
Music & Movement: Yummy Apples (Tune: b-i-n-g-o)
Math: Apple Centers (sequence, sorting, weighing, measurements, pattern, counting, etc.)
Science: How do apples grow?
Art: Coffee Filter Apple Art
Book: How Do Apples Grow by Betsy Maestro

***School carnival tonight***

2/3 Class Schedule 10/26 – 10/30

Halloween Week
Monday
Literature: Little Frankenstein and the Mummy
Art: Paper Mummy Craft
Math: How Many Mummies Do You See?
Fine Motor: Tissue Paper Cutting


Tuesday
Literature: The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trpani
Art: Handprint Spider
Math: Spider Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting Out Spiders


Wednesday
Literature: There's an Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
Art: Paper Plates Owls
Math: Owl Counting
Fine Motor: Cutting Out Owls


Thursday
Literature: We are going on a Ghost Hunt by Marcia Vaughan
Art: Textute Collage Ghosts
Math: Ghost Bead Count
Fine Motor: Ghost Bead Lace


Friday
Literature: Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert
Art: Witch Shape Art
Math: Color and Count Shapes
Fine Motor: Spooning Spiders in Witches Brew


This Week 
Letter: H
Sensory: Halloween Sensory Table
Movement: Scarecrow Tag
 Songs: We're Not Afraid (Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")
Ghosts and goblins,
cats and bats,
We're not afraid of this or that.
They are only make-believe,
Funny costumes on Halloween.
Ghosts and goblins,
cats and bats,
We're not afraid of this or that.

3/4 Class Schedule: Dress up & Halloween

Oct 26-30
Monday
Using our imagination
Literacy: Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert
Art: Witch/ Wizard Hat
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Tuesday
Let's Pretend
Literacy: Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert
STEM: Apple exploration
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Wednesday
Spook-tacular
Literacy: The Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything by Linda Williams
Art: Weaving Spiders
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Thursday
Dress Up!
Literacy: We're going on a Ghost Hunt by Marcia Vaughan
Art: Monster masks
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Friday
Dress Up!
Literacy: Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin
Art: Witch's Hand
Movement: Scarecrow Tag

Writing Skills: Letter H

Sensory: Tearing Leaves

Math: Snap Cubes

Songs
Itsy Bitsy Spider
5 Little Bats