Wind and Water Week 3

Wind and Water - week 3

In unit 3, children explore wind and water observations, experiments, and books to learn about such topics as evaporation, weather, temperature, insulation, rain, and snow. Through the story time books, children hear about a boy playing on a windy day, baby rabbits and kitten finding shelter in storms, a child playing in the snow, and a silly hen trying to keep warm in winter. In addition, to listening to stories, children increase their listening and speaking vocabulary and continue to learn about rhymes and identify letters and sounds.

Theme Concepts
-We find water in different forms- as rain(liquid), snow and ice(solid), and as steam(gas). Temperature affects the form of water.

-Water soaks into, or is absorbed by, some things but is repelled by others.

-Wind- moving air- affects things. Lighter things are moved a lot by wind. Heavier things are moved less by wind. The amount of wind changes with the weather. In storms, wind can blow very hard.

-Water comes to us through rain or snow.

-Water evaporates from puddles and from things that are wet.

-Plants and animals need water to live.

-Water and wind provide opportunities for recreation.

This week we are reading:
*Snowy Day by by Ezra Jack Keats
*A Hat for Minerva Louise
*Little Cloud

Small Groups this week
*Literacy -ABC go fish - Students will play go fish using uppercase alphabet cards
*Math - Students will use pictures of hats to match a given number of dots to a numeral
*Art - Students will create their own picture after reading the story Little Cloud, then describe what they see.
*Math - Footprints in the snow - Students will make a given number of footprints as related to reading the story Snowy Day.
*Literacy - Sorting pictures cards by sounds
*Science - Drying and Reconsitituting Clay
Choice Activities this week:
Easel: Painting with primary colors
Art: Clay Sculptures
Math - Matching numerals with clothespins
Writing: blank books with crayons, pencils, markers and vocabulary cards
Sand and Water table: Playing with Snow and using eye droppers with water colors to paint the snow
Dramatic Play: Taking care of animals in our vet shop
Science - Melting a block of ice to find hidden treasures


Songs, Word play and Letters :
Songs: Apples and Bananas, What are you wearing?, Open Shut Them, If your happy and you Know it, Looby Loo, Twinkle Twinkle, Head Shoulders, Bingo, More we get together

 
Book: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Book: Golden Bear

Poems: Cloud, 5 little owls, stand up, raindrops


Letter of the Week:  H

Outside:
We will continue to try and go outside everyday, weather permitting.  Please send in appropriate snow gear for your child to play outside for about 20 minutes.  It is helpful if all clothing and boots are labeled.  Please also send in with your child a change of shoes or slippers to wear.  Since much of our time is spent playing and working on the floor, the change of shoes helps to keep the floor dry upon returning from playing outside.  If you would like to keep an extra set of shoes/slippers in school, please send us a note to let us know.

Movement Activities for the days we are unable to play outside:
Dancing
Alphabet Search
Hop and Stop - jumping game
Riding Bikes
Scooter boards