Happy October!
Opening the World of Learning (OWL) is the curriculum we will be using for the remainder of our year. Our first unit is all about families.
Reminder – Please send in 3-5 pictures we can use for our family tree project.
Families Theme
Children will be exploring and talking about families and the many different
ways families relate to and help one another. Through the Story Time
books, children will hear about a boy who helps his family take care of his
baby sister, a boy who realizes how much he has grown when a new baby arrives,
a girl who behaves badly when she want attention, and a lonely stuffed bear who
finds a new friend. Besides listening to stories, children will begin to
recognize initial sounds in words and identify rhyming words as they build
vocabulary and comprehension skills. They will also be participating in a
variety of music, poetry, mathematics, science, and art activities during
Center Time and in Small Groups.
Theme Concepts:
*Family members have role names: mother, father, sister, and so on.
*Some family members live together; some live in other places but are still family members.
*Grown-ups in a family take care of the children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters.
*Children sometimes get angry at parents and may feel that their parents don't love them as much as their siblings.
*Sometimes grown-ups in a family don't like things that children do and tell them to stop or be quiet.
*Families do things together that are fun.
*Some family members live together; some live in other places but are still family members.
*Grown-ups in a family take care of the children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters.
*Children sometimes get angry at parents and may feel that their parents don't love them as much as their siblings.
*Sometimes grown-ups in a family don't like things that children do and tell them to stop or be quiet.
*Families do things together that are fun.
Books This Week:
Oonga Boonga by Frieda Wishinsky
Oonga Boonga by Frieda Wishinsky
Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
Small Groups:-
-Math- How many people live in your house? This is a 2 day activity with coloring, cutting, gluing and counting.
-How many ducks in the pond? A math counting book
-Exploring Books – Students will ‘read to babies’
while learning how to hold a book and to turn pages gently
-Art- Making trees for our ‘Family Tree’ project
Choice Time
-Dramatic Play- Pet Shop
-Sensory Table- Water Movement using squeeze bottles and funnels
-Art Table- Making shakers and Sound Boards
-Writing- Making names with foam letters
-Dramatic Play- Pet Shop
-Sensory Table- Water Movement using squeeze bottles and funnels
-Art Table- Making shakers and Sound Boards
-Writing- Making names with foam letters
-Blocks- Building with wooden blocks and drawing
the building on a white board
-Library- Books about families
-Easel – Painting pictures Peter's Chair
Social Curriculum
We will continue to work on each of the
preschool life skills each week as we introduce new skills. This week we are continuing with out PLS 1 - Response to Name.
Songs, Word Play, and Letters
-Five Green and Speckled Frogs
-If Your Happy
-Itsy Bitsy Spider
-Down by the Bay
-If your name starts with ____ raise your hand
-Poem - Stand Up
