Butterflies!

All of our caterpillars grew and grew and turned into beautiful butterflies.  We released the lovely orange, black and white butterflies today.  

5 senses during the Month of May

June 13th - Our end of the year PARTY!!!

5 senses during the Month of May

This week we will begin our next unit on the 5 Senses. Here are the theme concepts for this unit:

• There are 5 Senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell
• Each sense has a different job and sometimes, they work together
• Different body parts are associated with different senses
• Senses give us important information about the world around us
• Some people do not have full use of all of their senses
• Senses can be enhanced artificially
• Week of May 4th (Sight)

Books for the week:

I can see with my eyes - Melvin Berger (We discussed how pupils change in bright and dim light)

On My Way to Buy Eggs by: Chih-Yuan Chen

Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

Mouse Paint by: Ellen Walsh

Small Groups

Exploring Magnifying glasses

Conducting a science experiment by placing celery in colored water

Making Binoculars

Matching the mouse to the part of the elephant that was described in our story

Choice time:

Manipulatives: Letter matching, number puzzles

Blocks: closed
Library Area: 5 senses/ Little Critter
Sensory Table: pop tubes

Dramatic Play: making pizza

Table: Magnifying glasses, kaleidoscopes and view finders

Rug Toy: Waffle blocks

Week of May 11th (Hearing)

Books for the week:

Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss

Hero Cat by Eileen Spinelli

Listening Walk by Aliki

Small Groups:

Sound Bingo

Mr Brown tally game

Egg Shakers- Guess my sounds

Week of May 18th (Smell & Taste)

Stone Soup

My 5 Senses by Aliki

Stone Soup

Small groups

How many senses?

Abc Memory

Painting with Kool-aid

Week of May 25 (Touch)

Princess and the Pea

Mouse Paint

Small Groups

Creating a book about senses

Painting Mice