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)

Dinosaurs Week 2

Theme: Dinosaurs
Social Learning Goal: Appropriately expressing feelings to friends
Academic Learning Goal: Counting up to 15 (with 1-1 correspondence) and the letter 'P/p'
Spanish: Por favor (please), gracias (thank you), de nada (your welcome)

Books:
Little Grunt and the Big Egg by Tomie dePaola
Dinosaur Bones by Bob Barner
Could a Tyrannosaurus Play Table Tennis? by Andrew Plant
Dinosaur! by Peter Sis
Ten Little Dinosaurs by Pattie Schnetzler
Tyranasaurus Math by Michelle Markel
The Dinosaurs Are Back and Its All Your Fault Edward! by Wendy Hartman and Niki Daly
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo by William Joyce
Trouble at the Dinosaur Cafe by Brian Moses

Ariann's Project: Stuffed 3-D Dinosaurs, dinosaur memory and reading of Could a Tyrannosaurus Play Table Tennis? 


Julie's Project: Playdough volcanoes
Karla's Project: Digging up Dinosaurs by Aliki, exploring fossils, dinosaur noodle skeletons

Dinosaurs Week 1

Announcements: With winter weather in full swing, we need parents to please send their child to school with appropriate clothing. We go outside everyday! Your child needs snowpants, snowboots, a hat, and waterproof mittens. Also if you can encourage your child to learn how to put these items on themselves, that would be a greatly appreciated! Many of our kiddos can get the majority of their snow clothes on alone, but we are hoping for parents to continue working with their children at home!

Theme: Dinosaurs
Social Learning Goal: Following three-step directions
Academic Learning Goal: AB/ABC Patterns and the letter 'D/d'
Spanish: caballo (horse), conejo (rabbit), gracias (thank you), de nada (your welcome)

Books:
Buying, Training, and Caring for your Dinosaur by Laura Joy Rennert
Dinosaur Dances by Jane Yolen
How High Can a Dinosaur Count? Valorie Fisher
Prehistoric Pinkerton by Steven Kellogg
The Super Hungry Dinosaur Martin Waddell
Theasaurus Rex Laya Steinberg

Ariann's Project: Dino Day (acting) and Ask Dr. K. Fisher about Dinoaurs

Julie's Project: Dinosaur fossiles with plaster of paris and categorizing dinosaurs
Karla's Project: Fossils Tell of Long Ago and clay handprints