Week 14 - Monday

Circle time:
As described in earlier circle time post
Letters of the week: O and P
Theme of the week: Outer Space and Planets


Arts & crafts:
Today the kids made aliens using various craft materials. First they each drew a sketch of what they wanted their alien to look like and then chose the appropriate materials to bring their creation come to life. The results were great and it was fun for them to compare their initial drawings to their finished products!








Free play at stations:
None.

Story time:
The Magic School Bus Out of This World by Cole/Degen
Dora - The Number Constellations by Imagine Publications
Dora Climbs Star Mountain by Inches/A&J Studios

Cooperative game:
Uno.

Science experiment:
This week's science theme: Outer Space and Planets of course!

Rockets Away
Today the kids did an experiment which demonstrated the basics of how a rocket works. First we attached a string to one end of the room and threaded the other end through a straw. After that one person held onto that end and we attached an inflated balloon to the straw with tape. The person holding the balloon closed then let go and we saw the balloon shoot across the room on the string. Very cool!


Physical activity:
Outdoor play in the back yard.

Outing/social time:
Library visit.
7 of our 15 selections were theme related books:

Images - Space by Beaumont/Pimont
There's No Place Like Space by Rabe/Ruiz
Space Postman/Le Facteur Spatiale by Morton/Bougard/Ursell
Martian Rock by Shields/Nash
The Magic School Bus Takes a Moonwalk by Cole/Degen
Space Revealed by Barnett
Star Seeker by Heine/Tavares

Worksheets:
Coloring O and P word pictures, tracing letters O and P, tracing O and P words, writing name, matching lowercase to uppercase letters K-O, counting and finding numeral, writing numerals 5 and 6, matching theme words to pictures, finding same, themed dot-to-dot, cutting small zig-zag lines.

Hands on math:
None.

Computers:
Outer Space and Planets games on the iPad (Alien Rock Lite, Letter Wars, Space Images, Solar System Lite, Rocket Chimp, 8 Planets).

Music:
Danced and sang along to our Outer Space and Planets theme compilation cd.

French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "J'ai faim" when they are hungry and "J'ai soif" when they are thirsty, and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.