Week 4

World of Color – Unit 4
 
The World of Color

Color of the week is yellow.  Please bring in or wear something yellow on Thursday.

In Unit 4, children learn about color. Color names, color mixings, camouflage, and color patterns are just a few of the topics covered. Through the story time books, children will hear about a dog that stains his white coat, a lion who paints pictures, a boy who gets special letters from his grandmother, and a rabbit who wants to buy a special shirt. In addition to listening to stories, children will increase their vocabulary and observe and explore color and patters directly. They will continue to learn about letters and sounds, including rhyming words, and will participate in music, poetry, mathematics, science, and art activities.



Concepts for the Month

-Color is one thing that makes our world beautiful, both in nature and through art. Different colors and designs appeal to different people.

-Color can carry information.

-Paints and dyes are used to color other things and are mixed to make new colors.

-Different substances can cause stains of different colors

-Sun and Washing often bleach color – make them fade

-Color is an identifier of many natural things.

Stories:
Mouse Paint - Ellen Stoll Walsh
Dear Juno - Soyung Pak

Small Groups
Math - My Ice Cream Scoop Book - Students will complete an ice cream book, in which each page an ice cream scoop falls off the cone.  Students are working on the concept of one less with this task.
Art- Students will mix primary colors to make secondary colors and create their own book of mice paint.

Language - Students will complete a positional book including the words (in, on, under, above and in between).

Language - Students will match color words to color swatches, by using the beginning sound of the word.
Choice Time
Sensory Table – Sand - digging for treasures

Dramatic Play – Itty Bitty Ice Cream Shop

Art - Painting and color mixing mice

Science - Melting broken crayon pieces to make new crayons

Fine Motor – Play dough

Blocks –Legoes
Easel – Mixing colors on a palate to make their own creation.

Letter of the week is M. Students will decorate the letter M. This page will be added to our Alphabet book.