Week of March 30- April 3rd
Reminders: Book Backpacks are due on Tuesday March 31st
There is not school on Friday April 3rd in observance of Good Friday. Have a great long weekend!
This week we will begin our next unit, Shadows and Reflections. In this unit, children explore shadows and reflections using observations, experiments, and books to learn about what makes a shadow and a reflection. During story time, children will hear about a girl playing by a still pond, a puppy who thinks he is a kitten, a crocodile collecting reflections in a pail, a sleepy boy who sees a shadow save a cat, and a raccoon who has an adventure with only his reflection as company. Children will continue to learn about letters, letter sounds, and counting concrete objects.
Theme Concepts for this Unit
- Reflections are images thrown back from a shiny surface
- There must be light, or there can be no reflection
- Mirrors and still water reflect light well; dull surfaces do not
- If water is moving, its reflections are blurry and crooked
- Objects are opaque, translucent or transparent
- Shadows are dark areas made when an object blocks light
- The sizes of shadows vary, depending on how close an object is to the light source.
Books for the week:
Play with Me by: Marie Hall Ets
Raccoon on His Own by Jim Arnosky
Small Groups:
- Letter Matching with the words shadows and reflections
- We will be taking a walk to the science center to see animals. Then we will document what each person saw with a self portrait for our wall.
- Animal Memory - Variations of this game will include beginning sound animal memory, and beginning letter animal memory
Choice time
Art Table: Decorating Frames for mirrors
Manipulatives: Woodland Creature puzzles
Library Area: Animals
Sensory Table: bubbles
Dramatic Play: Playing Vet
Rug Toy: Legoes
Class Mural - Students will work together to create a pond with the different animals that live in that habitat. We will post pictures of this project as it develops.
