Unit 5 Week 1

Shadows and Reflections

This week we will begin a new unit called 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's a kitten, a crocodile collecting reflections in a pain, a sleepy boy who sees a shadow save a cat, and raccoon who has an adventure with his own reflection. Children continue to learn about letters, and sounds and counting concrete objects. They will participate in many other mathematics, science, music, poetry and art activities.

Books this week:
Play With Me, By Marie Hall Etts
Raccoon on His Own, By Jim Arnosky

Small Groups:

Literacy- Students will develop letter recognition skills as they match upper and lowercase letters.  Literacy - Students will draw a picture from  Play with Me.   The students will label each part of the picture and tell about their favorite part of the story.
Art - Self Portrait for portfolios

Special Activity - On Wednesday we will be attending a brief performance of Beauty and the Beast presented by the High School.

Choice Time:
Sensory Table- Looking for reflections with Bubbles
Easel - Painting pictures of meadows and ponds
Table -  Play dough
Art table - Creating a collages with reflective paper
Rug - Trains
Dramatic Play - Writing and mailing letters
Manipulatives - Animal puzzles

Songs, Word Play, and Letters
5 Little Fishies
Whose reflection is in the pool?
Come and Join in the game
SNAKE - sung to the tune of Bingo Clap your hands

Letter of the week is P.  Students will decorate the letter P with puzzles pieces and add it to our alphabet books.