Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Habitats/Ecosystems (week 2)





Week of: January 9-13
Theme: Habitats/Ecosystems
Social Learning Goal: Independently solving problems
Spanish Learning Goal: Our bodies (tus cuerpos)
Academic Learning Goal: Letter 'N/n', recognize cause/effect

Books:
Habitat Spy 
Follow the Line Around the World 
Grasslands 
Home for a Tiger, Home for a Bear 
Gorillas: Gentle Giants of the Forest 
Lakes and Ponds
Rivers and Strems 
If You Give a Moose a Muffin 
Mountains 
Wetlands 


Activities:
N Detectives
Cause/effect lesson
Habitat whiteboard

Ariann's Project: Animal homes

Amelia's Project: If I could be any animal I would be a ______ that lives in the ________ (M, T, W), Desert landscapes (F)
Kashya's Project: Igloos (M,T,W)














Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Habitats/Ecosystems (week 1)

We spent the morning having fun with patterns!











Week of: January 3- 6
Theme: Habitats/Ecosystems
Social Learning Goal: Independently solving problems
Spanish Learning Goal: Our bodies
Academic Learning Goal: ABC/ABCD/AABBCC Patterns, letter I/i











Books: 
The Croaky Pokey! 
Ecomazes: Twelve Earth Adventures 
When Night Comes 
I See a Kookabura! 

Activities: 
I mystery bag 
I Poem
Habitat Q&A 
Where do I live? (game) 
Habitat memory 

Ariann's Project: Habitats 

Julie's Project: Yellowstone National Park geyser art (T, W) 
Amelia's Project: Make beaver dams, Bever Lodges (T, W), Land or Water venn diagrams (F) 

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Holiday House Decorating

What a fun morning! We had our annual Holiday House Decorating this morning, and it was wonderful! So nice to see our families, and the kiddos had a blast with decorating their houses.

Happy holidays and Happy New Year from all of us at The Children's Center!