Theme: Nurturing Earth Enrichment: Art Week: May 13th 17th · “Uptown Funk” Saxophone cover -Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a saxophone / look at picture of saxophone

Theme: Nurturing Earth Enrichment: Art Week: __May 13th-17th____

Day of the Week

Gard 2 Gard 3 Crème Prep Transitional Kindergarten

Monday

Earth Sun Catchers The students will use colored tissue paper and contact paper to create a sun catcher. Objective: To arrange objects within a given space

Earth Sun Catchers The students will use colored tissue paper and contact paper to create a sun catcher. Objective: To arrange objects within a given space

Magazine Collage The students will use a variety of age appro-priate magazines and scissors to create a “recycled magazine collage” Objective: To strengthen fine motor skills through cutting

Magazine Collage The students will use a variety of age appro-priate magazines and scissors to create a “recycled magazine collage” Objective: To strengthen fine motor skills through cutting

Tuesday

Recycled Tube Painting The students will use recycled cardboard tubes and a variety of colored paints to create a portrait. Objective: To incorporate recycled mate-rials into art

Recycled Tube Painting The students will use recycled cardboard tubes and a variety of colored paints to create a portrait. Objective: To incorporate recycled materi-als into art

Brown paper bag paintings The students will use recycled paper bags and a variety of colored paints to create their own portraits. Objective: To express creativity and individ-uality

Brown paper bag paintings The students will use recycled paper bags and a variety of colored paints to create their own portraits. Objective: To express creativity and individ-uality

Wednesday

Button Trees The students will use a variety of colored buttons and glue to create a recycled buttons tree. Objective: To incorporate recycled mate-rials into art

Button Trees The students will use a variety of colored buttons and glue to create a recycled but-tons tree. Objective: To incorporate recycled materi-als into art

Cardboard Sculptures The students will use a variety of shaped cardboard pieces and paints to design their own cardboard sculptures, Objective: To incorporate recycled materials into art

Cardboard Sculptures The students will use a variety of shaped cardboard pieces and paints to design their own cardboard sculptures, Objective: To incorporate recycled materials into art

Thursday

Leaf Rubbings The students will use a variety of leaf rubbing stencils and crayons to create their own leaf rubbings. Objective: To explore the variety of leaves found in nature

Leaf Rubbings The students will use a variety of leaf rubbing stencils and crayons to create their own leaf rubbings. Objective: To explore the variety of leaves found in nature

Nature Stamp Collage The students will use a variety of nature themed stampers and stamp pads to create a nature stamp collage. Objective: To arrange objects within a given space

Nature Stamp Collage The students will use a variety of nature themed stampers and stamp pads to create a nature stamp collage. Objective: To arrange objects within a given space

Friday

Creation Stations T1: Buttons and yarn T2: Chalkboard drawings T3: Rainbow crayons mural Objective: Independent exploration




Theme: Nurturing Earth

Enrichment: Music Week: May 13 – May 17 Word of the Week: Jazz (Brass)

Becky Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Gard 2&3

- Song: “The Brass Family”

- Objective Activity: Jazz means a style of music with brass instruments (listen to different snippets)

- Instrument: triangle

- Musical Activity: have them take turns tapping triangle

- Song: “Uptown Funk” Saxophone cover

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a saxophone / look at picture of saxophone & talk about the different parts (color sheet)

- Instrument: rhythm sticks

- Musical Activity: pretend to play saxophone

- Song: “Let it Go” Trumpet Cover

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a trumpet / look at pictures of trumpets & talk about the different parts (color sheet)

- Instrument: castanets

- Musical Activity: Ribbon Dancing to trumpet song

- Song: “Let it Go” flute cover

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a flute / look at pictures of flutes & talk about the different parts (color sheet)

- Instrument: shakers

- Musical Activity: learn how to hold a flute

- Song: “Happy & You Know It” (instrument song) by melody street

- Objective Activity: act out each instrument

- Musical Activity:

Musical Chairs!

Crème Prep & Transitional

Kindergarten

GRADUATION

[morning block] - Objective Activity: Jazz

means a style of music with brass instruments (listen to different snippets)

GRADUATION

[morning block]

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a saxophone / look at picture of saxophone & talk about the different parts (color sheet) & trace the word

GRADUATION

[morning block]

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a trumpet / look at pictures of trumpets & talk about the different parts (color sheet) & trace the word

GRADUATION

[morning block]

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a flute / look at pictures of flutes & talk about the different parts (color sheet) & trace the word

GRADUATION

[morning block]

- Objective Activity: act out each instrument & be able to match each instrument to the song

Crème Prep (non-graduates)

- Song: “The Brass Family”

- Objective Activity: Jazz means a style of music with brass instruments (listen to different snippets)

- Instrument:

- Song: “Uptown Funk” Saxophone cover

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a saxophone / look at picture of saxophone & talk about the different parts (color

- Song: “Let it go” Trumpet Cover

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a trumpet / look at pictures of trumpets & talk about the different parts (color

- Song: “Let it Go” flute cover

- Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a flute / look at pictures of flutes & talk about the different parts (color sheet)

- Song: “Happy & You Know It (instrument song) by melody street

- Objective Activity: act out each instrument

- Musical Activity:

Musical Chairs!

Notes:

Graduation practice for Crème Prep and Transitional Kindergarten starts this week in the gym! During the blocked out times of practice, each group will do run-throughs of the entire program with Miss Becky and Miss Andrea.

Crème Prep Graduation Practice

1. Review “All That We Know” 2. Review “Crème Alma Mater” 3. Review Poem 4. Review “Heigh Ho!” (kazoo song) Word of the Week: JAZZ (brass instruments)

Review of different genres.. Fundamental Music Genre List:

Blues Classical Country Electronic Folk Jazz Rock New Age Pop Reggae

triangle

- Musical Activity: have them take turns tapping triangle

sheet) - Instrument:

rhythm sticks

- Musical Activity: pretend to play saxophone

sheet) - Instrument: castanets

- Musical Activity: Ribbon Dancing to trumpet song

- Instrument: shakers

- Musical Activity: learn how to hold a flute

- Extra Time: Music Coloring Sheet

Objective

To respond to different musical styles through movement and play.

To develop Listening Skills.

To participate in classroom activities.

To move creatively and freely.

To identify different dynamics in music/ songs.

To follow simple instruction.

To identify different dynamics in music/ songs.


To identify and recognize music symbols and their value.

To distinguish different musical instruments.

To identify moods in different songs using listening skills and dynamic understanding.

To move freely and creatively.


Theme: Nurturing Earth/

La Tierra Nos Alimenta

Enrichment: Spanish Week: May 13- May 17 Letter Knowledge: Letter Names and Sounds of Vocab words

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Word of the Day Earth/ Tierra Rocket/ Cohete Compost/ Abono Protect/ Protejer Chocolate/ Qiǎo kè lì

Gard 2&3

- Hello song, Calendar - Introduce theme as

well as word of the day.

- Literacy Story: “Our Big Home”

- Activity: What does the tierra provided

- Hello song, Calendar - Word of the day - Literacy Story:

“Earth to Stella” - Activity: Decorate a

Cohete

- Hello song, Calendar - Word of the day. - Literacy Story:

“Compost Stew” - Activity: What do we

need to make compost stew?


Dinosnores - Activity: What kind

of choices can we make around our house to protect our earth?

- Hello song, Calendar - Word of the day

- Mandarin

- Book: “Buying Stuff” - Activity: Shopping

for teacher

Crème Prep & Transitional

Kindergarten

- Hello song, Calendar - Introduce theme as

well as word of the day.

- Literacy Story: “Our Big Home”

- Activity: Discuss all that our tierra provides for our well-being.


“Earth to Stella” - Activity: Color a

Cohete

- Hello song, Calendar - Word of the day. - Literacy Story:

“Compost Stew” - Activity: How do

composts help the earth?


Dinosnores - Activity: A cut and

glue sorting handout about recycling.

- Hello song, Calendar - Word of the day

- Mandarin

- Book: Buying Stuff - Activity: Shopping

for teacher

Objective

Identifying Spanish vocabulary.

To introduce them to class.

Ability to match object to correct word.

Improve motor skills and letter recognition

To answer questions that are given while staying on specific subject

To strengthen problem solving skills

To understand the theme of the week.

To practice handwriting in Spanish.

To identify problems To answer questions

that are given while staying on specific subject

To introduce Mandarin

Students are able to gather the correct items quickly and collaboratively

Theme: Nurturing Earth Enrichment: Math and Science Week: __May 13-17, 2019 _

Day of the Week

Gard 2 Gard 3 Crème Prep Transitional Kindergarten

Center Activities

Objectives

Monday

•Review Nature’s Giants book

•Make a list of Giants we remem-bered, Giants we did not remember

•Make a tally chart for each

column •Cubetto Lesson: Cubetto’s Messy

Message


•Make a list of Giants we remem-bered, Giants we

did not remember, and Giants not in

the book •Make a tally chart

for each column •Cubetto Lesson: Cubetto’s Messy

Message





for each column •Cubelette Lesson:

Legos Week 2





for each column •Cubelette Lesson:

Legos Week 2

•Math Center– Children will

have popsicle sticks and model tally marks 1-5

•Science Center– Children will inspect various objects

and sort between in nature & not in nature

•Counts up to ten items

and demonstrates that the last count indicates how

many items were counted

•Recognizes one-digit numerals 0 through 9

•Collects data and

organizes it in a graphic representation

Tuesday

•Sing Johnny Appleseed

•Display an apple and predict how many seeds are inside the apple •Count the seeds

in the apple


•Display an apple and predict how many seeds are inside the apple

•Count the seeds in the apple







•Sensory Table– Encourage children to find seeds inside

the sensory buckers and tally their results

•Math Center– Children will

play a seed game with connecting cubes

•Recognizes one-digit numerals 0 through 9

•Uses concrete models or

makes a verbal word problem for subtracting

Wednesday

Chef It Up •Alphabet Chocolates

-Children will follow a recipe to measure and melt chocolate and use

an icing bag -Children will write out their

first name initial in chocolate and enjoy as a treat!



an icing bag -Children will

write out their first name initial in

chocolate and en-joy as a treat!











•Sensory bins with measuring spoons and cups

•Playdough flattening with

rolling pins

•Children will recall measuring skills

•Use sequencing while

following a recipe

Thursday

•Alphabet Trash

pick up game •We will discuss

the importance of picking up litter

•Cubetto Lesson: Cubetto’s Messy

Message

•Alphabet Trash



•Cubetto Lesson: Cubetto’s Messy

Message

•Alphabet Trash



•Cubelette Lesson: Legos Week 2

•Alphabet Trash



•Cubelette Lesson: Legos Week 2

•Math Center– Children will shake 6 pennies in a cup then tally how many came out on heads and how many on tails

•Creativity Station– Children will have the opportunity to make a patterned necklace

•Demonstrates the im-

portance of caring for our environment and planet

•Collects data and

organizes it in graphic representation

Friday

•Make a colored cube tower

•Rearrange colors to make different

combinations •Count the

possible combinations

•Children will make a patterned color cube tower

with 3 colors •Children will help

find all of the different

combinations, and count









•Science Center– Review the meaning of reduce, reuse and

recycle. Have children sort items into recycling and not

recycling

•Math Center– Children will revisit their cube towers and sort by the base color of each

•Demonstrates

understanding that, when counting, the items can be

chosen in any order

•Collects data and organizes it in graphic rep-

resentation

Theme: Nututring Earth (cont) Enrichment: Math and Science Week: _May 13-17, 2019 _

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Theme: Nurturing Earth Enrichment: Art Week: May 13th 17th · “Uptown Funk” Saxophone cover -Objective Activity: listen to the sounds of a saxophone / look at picture of saxophone