April 25-April 29

This week will conclude our 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 a still pond, a puppy who thinks he's a kitten, a crocodile collecting reflections in a pain, a sleepy boy who sees a shadow save a cat, and raccoon who has an adventure with his own reflection. Children continue to learn about letters, and sounds and counting concrete objects. They will participate in many other mathematics, science, music, poetry and art activities.
Books this week:
Bear Shadow, by Frank Asch
Kitten for Day, By Ezra Jack Keats
Dreams, By Ezra Jack Keats
Small Groups:
Science - Students will talk about shadows and create a shadow picture from the story Shadow Bear.
Language and Literacy- Students will talk about the animals form our story and match the animal picture to the written animal word.
Drama group - Students will make a kitten puppet and use them to put on their own Kitten for a Day play in our pretend theater.
Art -Students will make a puppy puppet
Choice Time:
-Sensory Table- Sand, swamp and swamp animals
- Dramatic Play - Kittens and puppies
-Easel - Dreams and Kitten for a Day paintings
Creation table- Students will use clay to make animal sculptures
**Art table - This week we will learn about the letter "V". Students will use volleyball cutouts to decorate the letter "V." 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 "V." Send it in this week for show and tell!
-Rug - Farms and farm animals
- Yellow table - Number blocks and number pegs
Songs, Word Play, and Letters
Alphabet Action Song
Rhythm Sticks songs
Bean Bag songs
SNAKE song