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We are continuing our family unit. In this unit, students will be exploring and talking about families and the many different ways family members relate to and help one another. Theme Concepts: Family members have role names (mother, father, sister, brother, etc Some family members live together, some live in other places but are still family members. Grown-ups in a family take care of children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters. Families do things together that are fun. Week of October 15-20 Books for the week: Corduroy by Don Freeman Whistle for Willie by: Ezra Jack Keats Small Groups: Letter and Letter Sound Bingo Rhyming Practice and Handwriting lines Matching letters and names Choice time: Under construction - Designing and setting up a tent to go camping Manipulatives: Marble Maze - working together to make a marble run Library Area: Books about family and October booksSensory Table: searching for letters in rice Rug Toy: Trains Table - Large Doll House Art - Making stars for the campout Art - Tracing spiderwebs and painting them Books for the week: 10-22 - 10-27 Corduroy by Don Freeman Big Pumpkin Small Groups: Patterns Sorting by size Corduroy math book

OWL - Unit 1 Weeks 3 & 4

Class Dressup Day 10-31-18

We are continuing our family unit. In this unit, students will be exploring and talking about families and the many different ways family members relate to and help one another.

Theme Concepts:

• Family members have role names (mother, father, sister, brother, etc
• Some family members live together, some live in other places but are still family members.
• Grown-ups in a family take care of children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters.
• Families do things together that are fun.

Week of October 15-20

Books for the week:

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Whistle for Willie by: Ezra Jack Keats

Small Groups:

• Letter and Letter Sound Bingo
• Rhyming Practice and Handwriting lines
• Matching letters and names

Choice time:

Under construction - Designing and setting up a tent to go camping

Manipulatives: Marble Maze - working together to make a marble run

Library Area: Books about family  and October books
Sensory Table: searching for letters in rice

Rug Toy: Trains

Table - Large Doll House

Art - Making stars for the campout

Art - Tracing spiderwebs and painting them

Books for the week: 10-22 - 10-27

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Big Pumpkin

Small Groups:

• Patterns
• Sorting by size
• Corduroy math book

This week we will begin our preschool curriculum. The curriculum we are using this year is Opening the World of Learning (OWL). The first unit is FAMILY. In this unit students will be exploring and talking about families and the many different ways family members relate to and help one another. Theme Concepts: Family members have role names (mother, father, sister, brother, etc Some family members live together, some live in other places but are still family members. Grown-ups in a family take care of children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters. Families do things together that are fun. Week of October 1st-5th Books for the week: Oonga Boonga by: Frieda Wishinsky Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats Small Groups: Storytelling- Students will draw a picture of their of fall activities they like to do with their family. How do you help your family? Matching letters and names Choice time: Ipads Manipulatives: parquetry blocksLibrary Area: Books about family and October booksSensory Table: searching for baby animals Dramatic Play: Taking care of babies Rug Toy: soft blocks Songs, Word Play and Letters 10 Red Apples If You’re Happy and You Know It Week of October 8th-12th (There is No School Monday, October 8th) Books for the week: Corduroy by Don Freeman Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats Noisy Nora by: Rosemary Wells Small Groups: Which Bear is first Counting Bears Memory with paint chips

OWL - Unit 1 Weeks 1&2

This week we will begin our preschool curriculum. The curriculum we are using this year is Opening the World of Learning (OWL). The first unit is FAMILY. In this unit students will be exploring and talking about families and the many different ways family members relate to and help one another.

Theme Concepts:

• Family members have role names (mother, father, sister, brother, etc
• Some family members live together, some live in other places but are still family members.
• Grown-ups in a family take care of children. Younger children need more care. Older children can help take care of younger brothers and sisters.
• Families do things together that are fun.

Week of October 1st-5th

Books for the week:

Oonga Boonga by: Frieda Wishinsky

Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats

Small Groups:

• Storytelling- Students will draw a picture of their of fall activities they like to do with their family.
• How do you help your family?
• Matching letters and names

Choice time:

Ipads

Manipulatives: parquetry blocks
Library Area: Books about family  and October books
Sensory Table: searching for baby animals

Dramatic Play: Taking care of babies

Rug Toy: soft blocks

Songs, Word Play and Letters

10 Red Apples

If You’re Happy and You Know It

Week of October 8th-12th

(There is No School Monday, October 8th)

Books for the week:

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Peter’s Chair by: Ezra Jack Keats

Noisy Nora by: Rosemary Wells

Small Groups:

• Which Bear is first
• Counting Bears
• Memory with paint chips

Burlington Public Schools worked hard over the summer to update and launch new school websites.  If you would like to check them out, the links are below!

District site:

https://www.burlingtonpublicschools.org/

BECC site:

https://www.burlingtonpublicschools.org/schools/burlington-early-childhood-center

Reminder: Back to School night will be Wednesday October 3.  This is a parent only night.  

The Lucky Ducks presentation will begin at 6:30.  After this time you will have an opportunity to view classroom artwork and ask classroom related questions.  We are not able to discuss specific children at this time. Thank you.