Friday, November 25, 2016

Biomes/Habitats



Learning Board

Letter E


Color White


Shape- Circle



Numeral- 5


Name Practice-

Monday-

Story- I might start with this first and then read the book.



In the Forest





Music-  Habitats Song




Math/Life Skills/Science  


Forest Graphing



Sorting Forest Mat
or Forest Biome Sorting


Mini Sensory Bin- trees, owls, insects, deer, eagle, bear, possum, raccoon, fox, turkey, squirrel, toad, wolves, moose, birds, beaver

Journal-

Stamp E's in an E.


Snack- Nuts- you know like Pine(Tree) Nuts :)

Tuesday-

Fingerplay Sally the Camel






Art- Cactus fork

Make a green cactus and dip a fork into green paint.  We may or may not use sand lol


Math/Science- Desert Board game



Life Skills- Cactus toothpicks



Mini Sensory Bin- sand animals(camel, lizard, coyote, fox, bird, snake) 


Journal-Color in number 5

Snack- Chips and salsa.

Thursday-
Story  In the Tall Tall Grass






Fingerplays- Move like an Animal







Art- Tall Tall Grass
Fold a green paper in half. Older kids can cut using a line or no line.  You could print out the desert pictures twice if would like and glue them behind the green grass.
  

Math/Science Pattern Block animals


Life Skills- Snake Safari

Toss some snakes into the center of your room in a pile.  Use a grabber to pick them up and move them. I got my grabber at Target. I've seen it in the toys section and the party section.

Mini Sensory Bin- green grass (paper shreds or Easter grass)

Journal- Trace the shape

Draw some circles on your paper and have your child trace them with different colors.


Snack- Giraffe String Cheese


Friday-
Story Polar Bear




Fingerplays- Arctic Animals





Music-Waxed Paper Skates

tear off some waxed paper about the size of your feet.  The goal is to "skate" with your feet still on the waxed paper.



Math/Science- 4 paper sort  


I was thinking of just 4 colors of paper for the 4 biomes/habitats we are studying and having Froglet put animals correctly in each square. Of course switch ocean for grassland. 

Although I picked up these at Target. I am so glad that I got two! I put a colored dot on each card, so we would know which card went with each mat and we didn't have to worry about what was on the other side of the cards.



Life Skills- Animal Home Clip it cards


Mini Sensory Bin- glass rocks "ice cubes" from Break the Ice.
penguin, polar bear, blue whale, snowy owl, reindeer, walrus


Journal- Where do they live?  (older)

or

Where do they live? (younger)




Snack-Ice Cream

Shopping List:
Waxed paper
Paint
Toothpicks
clothes pins
stickers
construction paper
snakes
grabber (I found some at Target)

Items for sensory bins (if you want)
Sand
Trees
Grass
glass rocks
Don't Break the Ice ice
animals-


Food:
Nuts
Chips
Salsa
string cheese
pretzel sticks
ice cream

Friday, November 18, 2016

Thanksgiving in the Kinderpond



Learning Board


Letter T

Color Pink because aren't we all thankful for pink?!?!?!?!

Shape- Triangle

Numeral- 4


Name Practice- Turkey Feathers



Day 1-

Story- Hide Turkey Hide  
To make this book, fold in half so the back of the page is together. Stack the folds and staple on the opposite side.  It makes the pages stronger for little fingers.




Poem Thanksgiving Colors


 


Art~ Footprint and Handprint


Math/Life Skills/Science  Dominoes








Life Skills- Turkey Baster Relay




Journal-Thanksgiving Sheet  
print off at 80% so it fits in the journal.







Snack- Pumpkin Seeds

Day 2-
Story- Our Friends



Fingerplay Going on a Turkey Hunt










Life Skills- Trail Mix and Match
Journal- Triangle Tree



Snack- Blessing Mix


Day 3-
Story  Swallowed a Pie (yes it's in Spanish...still can tell the story)




Fingerplays- Hello Mr Turkey





Music-  Turkey Dance




Math/Science                         Cube Roll   the colorful one





and yes, I have used them all in the classroom :)
I copy one and glue it to an envelope and laminate the whole thing.  Cut out a slit in the top. Pop the recording sheets inside.  




Life Skills- Pumpkin Pies


These are my Pampered Chef mini pans.
Orange pom-poms for the filling and small tan felt for the crust.


Here you can grab some pieces. But honestly, I would just grab some real Dollar Tree mini pans.



Journal- I am Thankful Sheet



Snack- Turkey Graham Crackers


Day 4-




Fingerplays- 5 Little Turkeys






Music-Turkey Pokey









Math/Science Racing Turkeys


Life Skills- Sandwich & Burrito Sets  Bring out your pretend food :)


I am also going to add felt sheets with a correct place settings. Cup on top, fork to the left, plate, and knife and spoon to the right.  It's not something Froglet usually sees and he should.  I am going to trace the outside of some toys that fit on the felt sheet.


Journal- Glue in Indian Corn



Snack-Peanut Butter Turkeys



Shopping List:

Paint- red, yellow, orange, brown
Turkey Basters
Feathers
Tissue Paper
Orange Pompoms
Felt- brown
Pie Tins
Clothes Pins


Snacks
Pumpkin Seeds
Bugles
Pretzels (with the three loops)
Candy Corn
Graham Crackers
Peanut Butter
Straight Pretzels

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Wednesday Week in Review: Nursery Rhyme

Here is my actual lesson plan.
I write it on laminated paper.
Write with dry-erase marker.
Then I slip it into a dry-erase sleeve.
I cross them off when we do them.

I slipped the poem into our learning board.
Here is our "candle" aka frog cookie jar lol


Not a fan of the pickles lol


Muffin Man tin.


Nursery Rhyme notebook.


Woohoo!!! We painted a sheep!!


More of our learning board.



Number 2 in our journal.


Yep, one lonely star :( 
Well I guess it is a little star lol


We just used Washi tape on our egg :)


Yes this is a random,
he was willing to paint and this was still in there from who knows when lol