Week of January 18th

This week we are continuing the unit study of balls. The main focus this week is to explore if all balls roll and how can we make a ball roll faster with different level ramps.

Learning Centers:
Math: The students will measure balls with yarn
Discover area (science): Students will explore what is inside a ball
Dramatic play: The dramatic play area will be turned into a ball shop Blocks: The students will explore objects rolling down a ramp
Library: Books about balls
Writing: Students will draw their favorite ball
Art: Students will create a ball with paper mache
Sand and Water table: Students will use balls for a floating or sinking experiment
Technology: Counting balloons app

Home - School Connection:

Try reading daily to your child. Reading to children fosters the love for books and learning.
Popular books to read:
The Three Little Pigs
The Little Red Hen
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Snowy Day
Corduroy
The Mitten

Practice recognizing the following letters:
Ss, Ee, Tt, Bb, Aa, Cc, Gg, Mm, Rr ,Oo and Kk

Practice recognizing and writing  numbers 1-10

Reminders:

•       A 20 minute informational parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 26th

at 8:30 A.M. The meeting will be held in the parent conference room on the first floor. We will briefly discuss the curriculum.

•       School will be closed Friday, January 29th, for Teacher Workshop Day.

•       February 9th, 2016 is our Valentine’s Day Show!  The show will take place in the gymnasium at 9 a.m.

Lesson plan for the week