In Nature/Science this week we will read Water Travel, Boat Book by Gail Gibbons, and Tugboats. We are comparing the boats on the flannelboard and in Science Center to those in the the books. The children will test various objects in water to see if they are absorbent. They will also experiment by adding substances to water and charting the results in circle. We will also experiment with mixing oil and water and draw conclusions. We will read The Sense of Hearing as we continue to learn about our Five Senses. The children will learn about how sound waves travel from the outer ear and into the ear canal. We'll also learn about how animals use their sense of hearing to stay safe. We'll practice listening with our listening ears and play listening lotto.
In Gardening we are planning to paint and label the parts of a plant and pick and press stems for our Nature Journal. We're planning to pull weeds and examine the parts of the plant as we pull them. We will also plant herbs into the herb garden.
In Math we will practice writing the numbers 1-4 and working with ABB patterns.
In Bible we will learn about the Fruit of the Spirit: Patience. We will read Abraham and Patience and listen to a puppet show called "Waiting". We will practice patience as we finish our work with Mosaic Patterns this week. We will listen to a Social Story called, "Sitting In My Chair". We will also make a little book about patience called Never Give Up.
We will introduce the letter "W" this week and sort objects beginning with "V" and "W" into letter tubs. Most of the children have learned to recite the first stanza of "Where Go The Boats" by Robert Louis Stevenson. We will begin to work on the second stanza this week. We will work on beginning sounds and rhyming words using our Phonemic Awareness Stamps. We will also read and narrate "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Anderson.
In Art we will create a ferryboat with a milk carton and other objects. We'll continue to work with Spectrum Mosaics. We'll also begin a picture study of Vincent Van Gogh's "Fishing Boats on the Beach of Santes-Maries.
In Creative Movement we will pretend to be floating in a boat. The sea will be calm as we move to Corelli's Concerto grosso in F major. Then we will go through a storm as we listen to Chopin's Prelude in D flat major (Raindrops). We will learn the words and motions to "In My Garden". We'll listen toa Social Story called "Use My Words". The children will also learn how to do a slide step and a cross-over step as we learn a traditional folk dance called Loop 'D Loo.
