IELS 7: Physical Well-Being and Motor Dev.

• Walks on campus/neighborhood • Animal Action song/movement • Bikes, Trikes, and Scooters • P.E. Class • Washing hands/brushing teeth • Snow play (sensory table/outside) • Ice skating with wax paper • Practice putting on winter clothing

Benchmarks: 7.1 Healthy and Safe Living, 7.2 Play and Senses, 7.3 Large Motor Development, 7.4 Fine Motor Development

IELS 11: Mathematics and Science

• Freezing water/melting ice experiments • Snow ice cream • Winter animals and their homes • Arctic animals and glaciers in water play • Measuring cups in water/sensory table • Cooking activities

o scrambled eggs o pudding o pancakes o smoothies o cookies

Benchmarks: 11.1 Comparison and Number, 11.2 Patterns, 11.3 Shapes and Spatial Relationships, 11.4 Scientific Reasoning, 11.5 Scientific Problem Solving, 11.6 Measurement

IELS 12: Creative Arts

• 5 Little Snowmen poem • Snowstorm pictures • Shaving cream and glue pictures • Painting with glue/glitter • White crayon/white paper/watercolors • Painting at easel • Watercolors • Winter Sky poem and actions • Snowball, snowball, in the snow

Benchmarks: 12.1 Art, 12.2 Music, Rhythm, and Movement, 12.3 Dramatic Play

IELS 9: Social and Emotional Dev.

• Social/Emotional DECA songs • Ramps and Pathways • Cooking activities • Following directions song (“Turn

Around”) • Walks together • Practice turn taking • Playdough

Benchmarks: 9.1 Self, 9.2 Self-Regulation, 9.3 Relationships with Caregivers, 9.4 Peer Interactions, 9.5 Awareness of Community

IELS 8: Approaches to Learning

• Snow Sensory Exploration • Mitten Matching • Puzzles • Board games • Matching Games • Lacing with shoestrings • Ramps and Pathways exploration

Benchmarks: 8.1 Curosity and Initiative, 8.2 Engagement and Persistence, 8.3 Problem Solving

Winter

IELS = Iowa Early Learning Standards *Subject to Change*

IELS 10: Communication, Language, and Literacy

• What begins with the letter ‘S’? • I is for ice • Winter - what do we know? • Ramps and Pathways exploration • Peter the Penguin song/ Letter P • Story re-telling The Mitten

Benchmarks: 10.1 Language Understanding and use, 10.2 Early Literacy, 10.3 Early Writing

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