Week of February 27th!

Theme for the Unit:

Light!

  

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

•  There are many types of lights in our homes      and our cities.

•  Light helps us see and stay warm.

•  Light helps plants grow.

• When there is little or no light it is dark. Shadows appear when an object blocks light.

Lessons and Activities For Learning Centers

Blocks-Students are invited to explore how they might use blocks and a flashlight to create shadow letters. How can they build structures that will produce a letter shadow? 

Pretend Play-The teacher will add a basket of sunglasses to the Dramatic Play Center. Talk with the children about when and why they might wear sunglasses. 

Art-The teacher will provide tissue paper and contact paper and Invite children to use the tissue paper to create designs and place them on the contact paper. The teacher will encourage children to note the effect sunlight has on the art. 

Science- Students will be able to sort animals into the two categories of nocturnal vs. diurnal. 

Math-Students will be able to match shape manipulative with their shadow and make AB and ABC patterns. 

Library-

My Shadow:

The teacher will write out the poem, My Shadow, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Post it in the library, read it to the children and refer to it throughout the unit. 

Writing/Technology-

Letters with Holes: 

The children are going to use a hole punch with the teacher's assistance to create letters on pieces of paper. Children will place the papers over a flashlight and explore the letters and light.

Sun, Moon and Stars:

Use a search engine to find satellite pictures of the sun, moon and various stars. The teacher is going to show the children how to find a few letters on the keyboard as you use them. 

Sensory- Add liquid watercolors to create dark water and non-toxic glow sticks and invite the children to explore. 

Some of the books we will read this week are:

•  The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

•  Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

•     Moon bear’s Shadow by Frank Asch

Recommended Home School Connection

Monday: Universal Handwriting Page 40 and 41

Tuesday: Getting ready to read and write Page 40 and 41

Wednesday: Hand Writing My Letter Book pages 14 and 15

Thursday: Math News Here’s What I Know

Reminders

•  Tuesday February 28, is Hippie Day! 

 Children are invited to come to school dressed as a hippie.

•  Thursday March 2, is Dr. Seuss

Day!  Children are invited to come to school dressed as their favorite Dr. Seuss Character.

•   Monday March 13, staff development day school will be closed.

Link to Weekly lesson Plan








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