This week we will beign a new unit called Shadows and Reflections! During this unit students will explore shadows and reflections using observations, experiments, and books to learn what makes a shadow and a reflection. Through story time books, children hear about a girl playing by astill pond, a puppy who thinks he's a kitten, a crocodile collectiong reflections in a pain, a sleepy boy who sees a shadow save a cat, and racoon who has an adventure with his own reflection. Children continue to learn about letters, and sounds and conuting concrete objects. They will participate in many other mathematics, science, music, poetry and art activities.
Books this week: Play With Me, By Marie Hall Etts Raccoon on His Own, By Jim Arnosky Small Groups: Math and Literacy- Students will develop letter and number recognition skills as they play number and letter go fish. Games and memory - Students will learn about the diiferent animals seen throughout this unit as they play animal memory Science - Students will explore the concept of reflection using mirrors and flashlights. Art - Students will make a paper plate raccoon and learn an accompanying song.
Choice Time: -Sensory Table- Reflective cookie sheets and spoons and bubbly water
-Easel - Students will use colors from the stories read to paint pictures of animals found in the stories.
-Creation table- Play dough
**Art table - This week we will learn about the letter "S". Students will use stickers to decorate the letter "S." We will save the picture to create an alphabet book.** Please look around your house with your child to find something that starts with the letter "S." Send it in this week for show and tell!
-Rug - Large colored lego blocks
- Dramatic Play - Dress up, mirrors and reflective mylar paper
- Yellow table - Animal puzzles
Songs, Word Play, and Letters
5 Little Fishies
Whose reflection is in the pool?
Come and Join in the game
Eentsy Weentsy spider
SNAKE - sung to the tune of Bingo
Clap your hands
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