Week of October 24th

October Theme: The Five Senses

Student Outcomes:

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

There are five senses. They are smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing.

We use our senses to understand our bodies, learn what they need and keep us safe.

We use our senses to learn about the people, places, objects and environment around us. We experience and interact with the world differently when our senses, such as vision or hearing, are impaired.

Lesson and activities for the week:

 Blocks-Children are encouraged to use blocks that are covered

with green and/or brown paper to make them look like tree parts.    

Dramatic Play: Children are invited to explore lengths of fabric in various textures (silky, burlap, terry cloth, etc.). 

Art: Children will be provided with leaves collected from trees in the neighborhood. The children will place a paper over a leaf and rub the side of a crayon over the paper. 

Science/ Discovery:   

The children will be invited to use a magnifying glass to look at objects collected from our neighborhood walk. 

 Toys and Games / Math Manipulatives: The children will be invited to sort  manipulatives by color, size, shape or texture. 

 Sand and Water / Sensory: Children will explore an assortment textured materials (i.e. sandpaper, cotton balls, fabric samples, seashells, wax paper, etc.) to the sensory table. 

Library:  Children will be invited  to look at the books with another child and discuss what they see. 

Computer/Technology: Have children practice identifying the sound.

Writing: Children’s will be encouraged to practice name writing with scented markers.

Book of the week:

Rah, Rah, Radishes! by April Pulley Sayre

Home-School Connection

Dear families invite your children to smell or taste a new food or something they would not usually eat. Provide prompts to encourage discussion, how does it look? What do you see? How does the food feel before you try it? How does it feel in your mouth? How does it taste? How does it smell? Would you try it again? Why or why not?

Note: Help families stay safe when trying new foods by providing information about allergic reactions and what to do in case of an emergency.

Letter of the week: Ll

Number of the week: 7

Weekly lesson plan