World of Color Feb. 25-March 2

World of Color Unit
This week we will continue our Unit 4 of the Owl, World of Color. During this unit students will interact with colors explore topics such as color mixing, stains, fading, camouflage, and color patterns. Students will learn that color can be found in nature, that color can carry information, that paints and dyes are used to color things, colors can be mixed to make new colors and that sun and washing can make colors fade.

Science Experiment in Our Window
Will colored paper fade? We will be conducting an experiment to see how paper fades in the sun. This experiment will continue for our entire unit to compare and discuss how different colors fade in the sun. Our experiment will be in our classroom windows for us to check everyday.
Special Lunch
We will be having lunch in the High School Cafe during the week as a reward to our "high five" program.  The assistant principal will be setting a special table during the high school lunch time for us. We will be in the cafe with the big kids but eating at our own tables.  Everyone is very excited.  We will post pictures of our very exciting lunch.
Artist Project
Over the next 2 weeks we will have a real artist (Boris' Mom) come into our classroom to do a special art project with us.  She will be talking about cool and warm colors with us.  We will post pictures of this special event.

Books This Week

Dog's Colorful Day
The Lion and the Little Red Bird
Red Day, Green Day
Math Counts: Patterns

Small Groups
-Writing- Dog's New Spot- We will create a book based on our unit book Dog's Colorful Day.  We will think of an object that would stain dog.
-Math- Ice Cream Addition"Cub Cadet Style"- We will put 2 colors of pom poms in a bucket.  Each child will take one out
-Language- Matching Color Words and Color Swatches

Center
Science Table-Color screens to explore to try to make new colors.
Blocks-Blocks and Legos
Sensory Table- Colored water to put in clear tubes
Dramatic Play-Ice Cream Shop
Library- A variety of books about color
Art Table- Painting with primary colors to make new colors
Easel- Painting Spots on "Dog"
Puzzles- Puzzles
Manipulatives- Color words and color paddles.
Writing Center- Markers and crayons

Song, Word Play and Letters
Poems- Boom, Bang, Raindrops
Songs-Green Grass Grows All Around, Diagonal Lines
Literacy Skills- Rhyming Word Guessing Game, Interesting Sounding Words(squash, squish, splash)

Let's Talk About It
-Patterns we see all around us
-Fading
-What will make a red stain? green stain? yellow stain?
-Practice our "waiting words"

Handwriting
-We will be working on Diagonal Line Letters. (Z, N,R, M,) We will also be singing songs related to diagonal lines.

Preschool Life Skills
We are continuing to review our previous skills 1-7.
1-When a teacher calls your name, stop, look and say, "Yes".
2-When a teacher tells you to do something, do it "Right Away".
3-When a teacher tells you to do 2 things, do it "Right Away".
4-When something is too hard, first try then say,"Can you help me please?"
5-When you something from a teacher or a friend and they are doing something, say, "Excuse me" to get them to look at you.
(6and 7 are join together)
7-When someone is in your way or has something that you want, say "Excuse me" to get their attention, and then say"May I_____?" to get what you want.
New skill:
When an adult tells you to wait say, "Okay", and your waiting words. (Waiting Words= "When I wait quietly, I get what I want")

We also have been learning:
"Checking our Body" - This is to remind us how to sit during large group activities. We will talk about how to "check" our bodies to get ready to listen. This is a important skill as we transition into kindergarten.