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
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
