Our New Unit- Our Five Senses
On My Way to Buy Eggs
Seven Blind Mice
Hero Cat
Let's Talk About It
-How we find out about our senses?
-What body part is connected to each sense?
-How do our senses work together?
-Listening Walk reading
Small Groups For April 14--17 Week:
1. Sensory Exploration- We will blindfold the children and have them use their sense of hearing and touch to find an object. They will have to follow directions by listening alone.
2. Math- Understanding ordinal position- In the story Seven Blind Mice, one mouse at a time tried to investigate a mystery object (ie. first, second, third...)We will recall the ordinal position of each mice in the story.
3. Mystery Bags- Children will need to use their sense of touch alone to discover what is in the "mystery bags".(uppercase letters will be in the bags, they will need to identify the letters by describing their lines: straight lines, diagonal lines, curvy lines)
Small Groups For April 28-May 2 Week:
1. Letter Awareness- Guess my rule? Each child will choose 3-4 letters that have something in common. (ie, all have straight lines, all have curvy lines.....) Then the other children in the group will try to guess what the letters have in common.
2. Zingo Game- A sight bingo game
3.Hero Cat Puzzle- Cut and arranging numbers 1-10 to create the cover of our unit book
-Listening Bingo Game(Sounds we hear at home)
-Listening Walk- In the high school and/or outside. We will walk then stop and listen for sounds we hear. Then a teacher will write them down. When we get back to our classroom we will recall where we heard each sound.
Centers (Two weeks of centers are listed below)
Rug Activity- Dinosaur Mountain/ Legos
Science-Blubber Hand- We will create an insulated glove to understand why artic animals do not freeze in the cold icy artic ocean.
Art Table:Stained Glass creations
Blocks: blocks
Sensory Table:Oobleck (cornstarch and water)/Shaving Cream
Book Area: books about senses
Writing Table: Unit Vocabulary Words
Dramatic Play: Movie Theater (Using Ipad for the movie/ pretend popcorn/ drinks)/Pet Vet
Puzzles and Manipulative: puzzles about senses
Songs, Word Play, and Songs
Compound Words
Bingo with the word QUEEN
Ending Sounds in our names
Handwriting
We will continuing a program called Handwriting Without Tears. It's focus is on letter formation and letter awareness. This program reinforces proper grasp and trying to strengthen fine motor muscles.
-Magic C letters/ Alphabet Arc Activities
Preschool Manners
-When someone is in your way or has something you want, say "Excuse Me" to get their attention, then say"May I _____" to get what you want.
-When I have something to say, I will use a just right voice.
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