Space

Theme: Space
Social Learning Goal: Waiting patiently for a turn, asking politely for a turn
Academic Learning Goal: Recognizing cause/effect and predicting outcomes, letter 'N/n', syllables, and collecting, describing and recording info

Books:
The Magic School Bus Lost in Space
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars
You are the First Kid on Mars
Sheep Blast Off
If You Decide to go to the Moon
Another Day in the Milky Way
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
On the Launch Pad

Ariann's Project: Oil pastel planets

Julie's Project: The moon
Karla's Project: Name constellations

Winter Weather and Sports

Theme: Winter Weather and Sports

Social Learning Goal: Appropriately expressing feelings and independent problem solving
Academic Learning Goal: AB/ABC patterns, letter 'I/i', vowel song
Spanish: Por favor (please), gracias (thank you), de nada (your welcome)

Books:
Frozen Noses 
Footprints in the Snow
Snowboard Twist 
Grump, Grown, Growl! 
The Pigeon has Feelings too: A Smidgen of a Pigeon 
A Kitten Tale 


Ariann's Project: Winter Olympics (M, T, F), Reading Group (th sounds), Snowglobes (Thurs)
Annoncement: The following kiddos are making snow globes on Thursday: Alaina, Hailey, Sheldon, Kaedyn, Eli, Aiden, and Jake. If your child would like to put a small trinket inside of their snow globe (must fit in a baby food jar) they can bring that in for project. Thanks! 

Julie's Project: Handprint poem penguins
Karla's Project: Exploring snowflakes

Season of Giving/Holiday Crafts

Theme: Season of Giving/Holiday Crafts
Social Learning Goal: Being generous to others
Academic Learning Goal: Syllables, letter 'G/g'

Announcements: Ariann is going to be gone all next week-- there will be no reading group on Wednesday, and limited activity on the blog. I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday pictures, and picked them up from the parent cubbies. Happy holidays, and Happy New Year! See you in 2011!

Monday: Julie/Karla combined project: Kwanzaa place mats
Julie's Project: Kwanzaa stories, candle craft
Karla's Project: Kwanzaa beads

Holiday Traditions Around the World Week 2

Some nice winter weather pictures! 

Theme: Holiday Traditions Around the World
Social Learning Goal: Being culturally sensitive, accepting others differences, being generous
Academic Learning Goal: Syllables, letter 'G/g'
Spanish: festividades (holiday), Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas)

Announcements: This week we are closed Thursday and Friday (23rd-24) for the holiday season! Enjoy this time with your families. Happy holidays from The Children's Center!

Books:
The Mitten by Jan Brett
My First Kwanzaa Karen Katz
Hershall and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
Snow Sounds by David A. Johnson
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess
12 Days of Christmas by Rachel Isadora

Ariann's Project: Hanukkah oh Hanukkah, sewing around the tree, snowflakes

Julie's Project: Gingerbread Men
Karla's Project: Salt paint snowmen/ When will it Snow?