Monday, November 7, 2011

November 9-7 Family Traditions

***Just a reminder, there is no school on Thursday(Prof. Dev) and Friday(Veteran's Day) for students.***
Books This Week:
Apples and Pumpkins
Full, Full, Full of Love

Concept Questions For This Week:
-What is a family?
-Who are the people in your family?
-Begin discussion of family tree project

Small Groups This Week:
1. Pumpkin sorting- We will put real pumpkins in size order, then cut and glue a set of pumpkins to put them in order from smallest to biggest and/or biggest to smallest
2.Measuring and scooping a pumpkin- We will estimate the height and circumference of a pumpkin using non-standard units of measure(using cubes to measure how tall and string to measure length around the pumpkin). Then we will scoop the seeds out of the pumpkin. We will use our senses to discuss the inside of each of our pumpkins.
3. Pumpkin and Vine Math Books- First we will draw vines on each page of our books. Then we will use 1:1 correspondence to place the correct number of pumpkins(our thumbprints) on each page. We will focus on numbers 6-10.
Centers
Art Table:create family trees with our arms and hands with paints
Block Area:blocks pumpkins to make rows
Sensory Table:water in gloves(like milking a cow) We will fill funnels to put water in gloves
Book Area: books about families
Easel: pumpkins and orange and green paints
Writing Table: family words to copy
Dramatic Play: tools
Puzzles and Manipulatives: Ipads
Science Table: Our last week with snowball and snowflake-Drawing them a picture to say good bye

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