February 22-26

Theme – This week we will begin Unit 4 of the OWL curriculum, World of Color. During this unit students will interact with colors and explore topics such as color mixing, stains, fading, camouflage, and color patterns. Students will learn that color can be found in nature, that color can carry information, that paints and dyes are used to color things, colors can be mixed to make new colors and that sun and washing can make colors fade.

Stories – Max’s Dragon Shirt, By Rosemary Wells.
Dog’s Colorful Day, Emma Dodd

Small Groups –
Science – Students will work with colorfast and non color fast materials. They will see how colors bleed when they are not color fast. They will make connections to this and doing laundry.
Math – Students will use primary colored circles to make a pattern.
Language – Students will learn about different shapes as they play shape bingo.

Choice:
- Max’s green shirt painting on the easel.
- Sensory table with colored soap bubbles
- Dolls and doll clothes in the dramatic play area
- Fire engine puzzle
- Books about colors
- Finger painting with primary colors
- Colored Legos

Music: 1) Apples and Bananas 4) Down by the bay
2) Color Song 5) Green grass
3) Looby Loo 6) Rhythm Sticks

Special Notes:
1) Welcome back! We hope everyone had a great vacation!
2) During our Colors Unit we will celebrate a color of the week! This week we will talk about red. We will play the Color Guessing Game. Teachers will give clues about different red objects and students need to guess! Every Thursday will be color day! Please send your child to school wearing something red on Thursday!
3) Next Wednesday, March 3rd, is picture day!