Dates To Remember: Tuesday, February 7th - 10:00 a.m. - Giving Tree Music Drum Circle
OUR THEMES THIS WEEK ARE: "Shadows" and "Groundhog Day."
BOOKS/STORIES:Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andrea, Shadow by Marcia Brown, Groundhog Day by Betsy Lewin, Kids Safari by Gail Tuchman
MATH ACTIVITIES
Patterning With Rectangles and Triangles
Nine Little Groundhogs
FINGER PLAY/LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES
"What is a Shadow?"
"Look All Around"
SOCIAL STUDIES
Me and My Shadow
SPANISH - Wednesday with Ms. DeaDea
SCIENCE/DISCOVERY/SENSORY PLAY
Monday - Wild Animal Habitats - leaves and hollow blocks with Beany Baby animals (Skills: constructing, problem solving, creative play)
Tuesday - Wet Sand and Molds (Skills: experimenting with density)
Wednesday - Bubbles and Bubble Printing (Skills: exploration of absorption)
Thursday - Water Painting With Big Brushes (Skills: small motor, observation of evaporation)
Friday - Playdoh, String, and Sticks (Skills: arranging, patterning, measuring, matching) A visit from Dr. He-No-Head.
CREATIVE EXPRESSION/ART
Giraffe in the Jungle Portrait - mixed media and collage (Skills: small motor, cutting, fringing, gluing, following directions
Groundhog Puppet (Skills: small motor, gluing)
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
Monday: Parachute play with large ball. (Skills: upper body strength, working together) Tuesday: Play Follow the Leader. (Skills: coordination, following directions) Wednesday: Freeze Tag (Skill: controlled movement) Thursday: Hitting balls with a bat. (Skill: eye-hand coordination) Friday: Throwing and catching balls with a partner. (Skills: throwing, catching)
MUSIC and MOVEMENT
Dr. Knicker-Bocker Tooty-Ta I'm a Little Groundhog Boom Chicka Boom Body Rock Freeze Animal Action Chapel Songs
PRAISE AND WORSHIP Happy Everything God So Loved the World Ready For the Call The High Road Character You Are Good
