Monday, December 5, 2011

Caves





















Announcements: We have a busy week this week! Tuesday we are celebrating a birthday in our classroom with some holiday cookie decorating and Wednesday we are celebrating our hard work with a marble jar party to Bitterrroot Gymnastics! We will be there from 9:30-11:45. 


This week I am starting to teach the children their addresses; please help me at home by making sure your child knows their full name and begin practicing their address with them.

I also do an out loud read at nap time and I just started James and the Giant Peach. I have read a few Roald Dahl books this year, and the kids have really enjoyed them.






Week of: December 5-10
Theme: Caves
Social Learning Goal: Our addresses
Spanish Learning Goal: Numeros
Academic Learning Goal: Syllables, letter 'G/g', sight words: and, are

Books:
Caves
In the Dark Cave
Cave
Exploring Caves
Let's Take a Field Trip Inside a Cave
Caves, Castles and Honeycombs 


Activities:
Weekend talk
What we KNOW about caves
Syllables
One day I was exploring a cave....

Ariann's Project: Cave art (M, T, F), Making cave crystals (Th)

Julie's Project: Exploring the worlds largest cave (M, T), Stalactites and stalagmites (F)
AJ's Project: Paper mache caves (M, T), Bat project (F)

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)