Weather Week!!!

Starfish
September 27-October 1, 2010 Theme: Weather
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
CENTERS (COMMUNICATION SKILLS & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT) Beach ball toss Water play: Aqua-doodle Bundled-up dress-up Windy Bubbles Rainbow books
OUTDOOR PLAY SKILLS (GROSS MOTOR & SOCIAL SKILLS) EITHER OUTSIDE OR IN THE MOTOR ROOM, WE WILL WORK ON MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION WHILE CONTINUING TO HONE OUR SOCIAL SKILLS. THEME BASED ACTIVITIES WILL BE A FOCUS.

CIRCLE TIME (COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LITERACY DEVELOPMENT) Books and songs about rain, sunshine, snow, wind, ice, rainbows, etc.
MUSIC/MOVEMENT/CREATIVE EXPRESSION (GROSS MOTOR & CREATIVE EXPRESSION) Sunshine songs Rain, Rain, go away Frosty the Snowman Windy songs Rainbow hankerchief dancing/movement
LANGUAGE ARTS (COGNITIVE, LITERACY & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Painting a sunrise/sunset Tissue paper/water art Drawing on foggy mirrors Kazoos, whistles, and horns Painting rainbows
MATH/SCIENCE/SENSORY (COGNITIVE & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Mirrors/ magnifying glasses Rain Boots, Parkas and Hats Ice cube building Leaf-blowing Experimenting with Crystals: Rainbows
DIVERSITY OUR LESSONS IN DIVERSITY WILL BE TAUGHT AND REINFORCED DAILY BASED ON THEME AND OPPORTUNITY. FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS TO OUR ATTENTION SO WE MAY SHARE THEM
HEALTH AND WELLNESS THIS PART OF THE CURRICULUM WILL TEACH CONCEPTS SUCH AS WASHING HANDS, EXERCISE, HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, AND SAFE BEHAVIOR. WE WILL INCORPORATE THEME RELATED MATERIALS AS NECESSARY.