American Journeys

Week of: April 30- May 4
Theme: American Journeys
Social Learning Goal: Self control and independent problem solving
Spanish Learning Goal: Clothing
Academic Learning Goal: Review letters A-E, observing/recording info

Books:
Our Colonial Year 
D is For Drum 
Animalia 
All The Way To America 
One Nation 
You Can't Do That Amelia! 


Activities:
Weekend talk
Mingle, mingle game
A-E Cups
I can dress myself (spanish activity)
Bug in a Rug
Telephone A-E words
Hangman
Ball bounce (cooperative game)

Ariann's Project: The Amazing Air Balloon and hot air balloons (M, T), Word family: ight (W), Gold Fever (F)

Justine's Project: Wee and the Wright Brothers and airplanes (M, T, W), How We Crossed the West and Lewis and Clark project (Th, F)
Karen's Project: Trains (M, T, W)

Our World

Week of: January 23-27
Theme: Our World
Social Learning Goal: Positive/ negative emotions
Spanish Learning Goal: Tus Cuerpos (our bodies)
Academic Learning Goal: Measurement, #10-20 recognition, letter O/o

Books:
Whoever You Are 
Pretty Salma 
Can You Say Peace? 
Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa 
The Skin You Live In 
Lots of Feelings 
Shades of People 


Activities:
Weekend talk
Positive vs negative emotions (using Feeleez)
"I'm different!" (song and activity)
Exploring long vowels
Spanish memory
I am different because... (whiteboard)
Story retelling
Measurement (with paperclips)

Ariann's Project: The Crayon Box that Talked and project (M, T, F), "CH" words (reading group)

Justine's Project: Drumbeat in our Feet and drum craft (M,T,W), Kente cloth strips craft (Th, F)
Amelia's Project: Chinese New Years and make Chinese lanterns (M,T,W)

Rainforest (wk 2)

Week of: May 23-27

Theme: Rainforest (wk 2) 

Social Learning Goal: Demonstrates give/take interactions 

Academic Learning Goal: Measurement, review letters P-T 

Books: 

The Frog with the Big Mouth 

Way High Up In a Tall Green Tree 

A Color of His Own 

No More, Por Favor 

Bedtime in the Jungle 

Verdi 

Jooka Saves the Day 

Over in the Jungle 

The Clever Chameleon

Ariann's Project: Toucans (Tues and Friday), Slowly Slowly Said the Sloth and make sloths (Thursday) 

Julie's Project: Bromeliad Flowers 

Karla's Project: Tropical taste test 

Rainforest (wk 1)

Week of: May 16-20
Theme: Rainforest
Social Learning Goal: Demonstrate give/take interactions and negotiates conflict
Academic Learning Goal: Measurement, review letters K-O

Books:
The Umbrella 
Guess Who's in the Jungle? 
The Delicious Bug 
The Rainforest Grew All Around 
A Color of His Own 
Over in the Rainforest 


Ariann's Project: Rafflesia poem and information, Rafflesia portraits with oil pastels

Julie's Project: Baobab flowers
Karla's Project: The Great Kapok Tree (story and sequencing activity)