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We are busy getting our classroom ready and can't wait to meet all of you at the Open House on Thursday, September 4th at 9:00.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Wind and Water Week 1 and 2
We are continuing are Wind and Water unit. Many of our choice time activities are the same as last week, as we had a short week last week.
Reminders: We will be going outside everyday that the weather is above 25 degrees. Please send your child to school with appropriate clothing to play outside (in the snow - while it lasts).
Books this Week:
Gilberto and the Wind
One Dark Night
The Wind Blew
Small Groups
Art - Decorating pinwheels
Writing - What do you like to do on a windy day?
Science - What can air move?
Self Portraits for portfolios
Math - Size Sequencing snowballs to make a snowman
Center Activities
Art: Painting with straws (moving paint on paper blowing into straws)
Easel: Painting with colors from the book Gilberto and the Wind (black, brown and and white paint)
Blocks: building with blocks
Reminders: We will be going outside everyday that the weather is above 25 degrees. Please send your child to school with appropriate clothing to play outside (in the snow - while it lasts).
WIND AND WATER THEME
This theme allows children explore wind and water using observations, experiments,
and books to learn more about topics such as evaporation, weather, temperature, insulation, rain, and snow
Concepts for this unit include:
- Finding water in different forms - as rain (liquid), snow and ice (solid) and as steam (gas). Temperature affects the form of water.
- Water soaks into, or is absorbed by , some things but is repelled by others.
- Wind - moving air - affects things. Lighter things are moved a lot by wind. Heavier things are moved less by wind. The amount of wind changes with the weather. In storms, wind can blow very hard.
- Plants and animals need water to live.
- Water and wind provide opportunities for recreation.
Books this Week:
Gilberto and the Wind
One Dark Night
The Wind Blew
Small Groups
Art - Decorating pinwheels
Writing - What do you like to do on a windy day?
Science - What can air move?
Self Portraits for portfolios
Math - Size Sequencing snowballs to make a snowman
Center Activities
Art: Painting with straws (moving paint on paper blowing into straws)
Writing: blank books with crayons and markers
Sand and Water: playing with sailboats in the water table
Library: Exploring books
Puzzles and Manipulatives: Matching uppercase alphabet arch letters
Dramatic Play: playing with a clothes line and clothes pins for dramatic play
Dramatic Play: playing with a clothes line and clothes pins for dramatic play
Blocks: building with blocks
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