Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Dinosaurs






















Week of: November 28- December 2
Theme: Dinosaurs
Social Learning Goal: Addresses
Spanish Learning Goal: Numeros
Academic Learning Goal: Counting to 15, letter P/p, sight words; am, at

Books:
Dinosaur Bones 
Dazzle the Dinosaur 
ABC T-Rex 
Skippy Jon Jones and the Dinosaur Bones 
Edwina the Dinosaur That Didn't Know She Was Extinct 


Activities:
Dinosaur, Dinosaur
Story retelling
Dinosaur Memory
Number flashcards
P poem
P mystery bag

Ariann's Project: Shoeasaurus (M, T, F), Reading group (W)

Julie's Project: Fossils (M, T, W), Giant volcano (Th)
AJ's Project: Paper plate dinos (M, T, W), Dinosaur eggs (F)










Thanksgiving

I was out of town for most of Thanksgiving week, but here are some fun pictures from the week! 
















Monday, November 14, 2011

Kindness and Helping Others

Week of: November 14-19
Theme: Kindness and Helping Others
Social Learning Goal: Sharing and helping
Spanish Learning Goal: Days of the week (calendar words)
Academic Learning Goal: #1-15 recognition, Letter T/t sounds/recognition, AB/ABC Patterns








Books:
Big Wolf, Little Wolf 
Don't Need Friends 
Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace 
Johnny Appleseed 






Activities:
Kindness Jar
Kindness conversation-- what does it mean to be kind?
Letter T hunt
Letter T poem
AB/ABC patterns with unifix cubes
Ways we show kindess
T sound recognition game
Erase the number



Ariann's Project: Kindness to our neighbors (bulb deliveries and thank you cards) M,T,F, Reading Group--'oo' sound (W)

Julie's Project: Holiday wreaths for Grizzly Peak Retirement Home (M,T,W) Kindness in other cultures (Th), Smiles (F)
AJ's Project: Kindness heart (M, T, W), Donation gather for youth home (F)