Shadows and Reflections-Week 4
Theme –Shadows and Reflections. During this unit students will explore shadows and reflections, using observations, experiments and books to learn what makes a shadow and a reflection. Through Story Time books, children hear about a girl playing by a still pond, a puppy who thinks he is a kitten, a crocodile collecting reflections in a pail, a sleepy boy who sees a shadow save a cat, and a raccoon who has an adventure with only his reflection for company.Theme

Concepts:Reflections are images thrown back from a shiny surface. There must be light or there is no reflection. Mirrors and still water reflect light well; dull surfaces do not .If water is moving, its reflections are blurry or crooked. Objects are opaque, translucent, or transparent. Shadows are the dark areas made when an object blocks light.

Stories:
Kitten for a Day – Ezra Jack Keats
Dreams – by Ezra Jack Keats
What makes a Shadow? – Clyde Robert Bulla

Small Groups:
Science – Building blocks and using flashlights to create shadows
Language – Discussing animal homes and locating matching pictures
Math – How many frogs in the pond?


Choice: -
-Easel – Bingo Markers
-Sensory– Sand Table
-Dramatic Play – Kitchen
-Math-Using sets of ten to match numerals
-Art – making sun catchers
-Writing Center – Making Special Cards
–Blocks with flash lights
- Rug – playing with cars

Songs:
The wheels on the Bus
Old MacDonald had a Farm
Open Shut them
Head Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Poems:
Hands on Shoulders
Stand Up