Monday- Wednesday we will be finishing up our Gingerbread Unit
When we return to school, we will begin our next unit.
Unit 3 SNOW weeks 1 & 2
This week we will begin our unit on SNOW. We are so lucky to have such an abundance of it to explore in our yard. As soon as the temperatures warms up a bit, we will be able to play in it at school.
Here are the theme concepts for this unit:
- When it is very cold, sometimes it snows instead of raining
- Snow comes from the clouds
- Every snowflake is different
- Animals and people need protection from the cold and the snow
- Some animals hibernate during the winter months
- Tools and machines keep us safe when it snows such as shovels and snowplows
- There are many ways to enjoy the snow
- When the temperature gets warmer, the snow melts
Questions for the unit:
- What is snow?
- When does it snow?
- Where does the snow come from?
- What do you wear when it snows?
- Where does it snow?
- What happens when it snows?
- After the snow falls, what happens to it?
- What can you do in the snow?
Week of January 4
Books for the week:
Goodnight Baby Bear by Frank Asch
Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Small Groups:
1. Making Pairs - Students will color pictures of items that show a pair of something (groups of 2)
2. Creating a snowy day picture and describe what is happening in the picture.
3. Bear Positional book
Choice Time
Art Table: Gingerbread Names -
Work Table - Sorting by shapes and colors
Work Table - Sorting by shapes and colors
Easel: Snowflake pictures with stencils and glitter paint
Block Area: Marble Mazes
Library Area: Snow themed books
Sensory Table: Sand
Writing Table: writing/tracing winter words and playing with winter stamps
Dramatic Play: Getting dressed for winter and throwing snowballs at a target
Ipads - making a snowman
