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Friday, November 16, 2012

Lesson Plans 11/26/12 - 11/30/12

I am posting these early since I will be away next week.
We have class on Monday 11/19/12 Michelle and Dara will be there. Kristin will be out.
Wednesday 11/21/12 and Friday 11/23/12 we will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving.

Songs      Illy Ally Oh
               Open Shut Them

Sensory   Packing Peanuts (biodegradable and all natural)

Monday 11/26/12
Circle      What's Missing
               Make Pasta Salad
Book      Giraffes Don't Dance
Art          November Gift

Wednesday 11/28/12
Circle     Dice Game
              Science Experiment
Book      The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Art         Ice Cube Painting

Friday 11/30/12
Circle     Guess the Object
Book      Honk Toot Beep
Art         Car Painting

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Lesson Plans 11/14/12 - 11/19/12

Songs:      Animals in the Sea
                Itsy Bitsy Spider

Sensory:   Sidewalk Sponges

Wednesday 11/14
Book       So Happy!
Circle      Planting Seeds
Art          Finger Painting

Friday 11/16
Book      Little Miss Spider
Circle      Mural of Hands 
Art         Chalk Butterflies

Monday 11/19
Book       Mr Seahorse
Circle      What's Missing
Art          Seahorse Paintings

Notes: Kristin will be out on Monday 11/19. Michelle and Dara will be in the classroom.
We are closed Wednesday 11/21 and Friday 11/23.

Animals in the Sea

Tune: “The Farmer In The Dell”
The whales live in the sea.
The whales live in the sea.
Heigh-ho, oh we know,
The whales live in the sea.
The crabs live in the sea.
The crabs live in the sea.
Heigh-ho, oh we knonw,
The crabs live in the sea.
The octopus live in the sea.
The octopus live in the sea.
Heigh-ho, oh we know,
The octopus live in the sea.
The sharks live in the sea.
The sharks live in the sea.
Heigh-ho, oh we know,
The sharks live in the sea.
The oysters live in the sea.
The oysters live in the sea.
Heigh-ho, oh we know,
The oysters live in the sea.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy-bitsy spider
Climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Lesson Plans 11/5/12 - 11/9/12

Songs     The Wheels on the Bus
               Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Sensory   Fabric Scraps

Monday
Book      The Dot by Peter H Reynolds
Circle      Patterns
Art          Dot Painting

Wednesday
Book      Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Circle     Bug Bug Under the Rug
Art         Purple Crayon Mural

Friday
Book      Andrew Drew and Drew by Barney Saltzberg
Circle     Line Puzzles
Art         Yarn Collage

Notes:

Wednesday 11/7 is our field trip to Bookworm.

If you are not driving on the field trip, please be sure to drop off your child's carseat. Your child will not be able to go on the field trip without an appropriate carseat.

If you are driving, please be here by 10:40 so we can install carseats in your car and get to Bookworm by 11:00. Thank you!

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Head shoulders knees and toes
knees and toes
head shoulders knees and toes
knees and toes
eyes and ears and mouth and nose
head shoulders knees and toes
knees and toes

Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round
'round and 'round
'round and 'round
the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round
all through the town.

Repeat with
The doors on the bus go open and shut
The people on the bus go up and down
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep