Here are the tracks that I put on our Week 11 Kingdoms theme compilation CD:
1. I Just Can't Wait to be King - The Lion King Soundtrack
2. Here I am King - Care Bears Journey to Joke-a-Lot
3. Two Princes - Sesame Street Songs from the Street
4. Fairytale Land - Dora the Explorer
5. The Noble Duke of York - The Music Class Frog Collection
6. Henson King of Eight - Sesame Street Songs from the Street
7. Someday My Prince Will Come - Disney Princess The Ultimate Song Collection
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Week 10 - Friday
Circle time:
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made doctor bags from construction paper and stuck on various "medical" items such as band aids, gauze, Q-tips, cotton swabs, tongue depressors, and even medicine droppers.
Free play at stations:
None.
Story time:
Dr. Daisy, M.D. by Feldman/Loter Inc.
Farmer Donald's Pumpkin Patch by Ring/Loter Inc.
I Want to be a Mechanic by Liebman
People in the Community - Doctors by Leake
People in the Community - Firefighters by Leake
Cooperative game:
Clue Jr.
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Floating Eggs
Today the kids experimented with trying to float eggs in both regular tap water and salty water. The difference really surprised them and it was the perfect opportunity to explain to them the reason why we can float so well in the ocean as compared to in a pool! (Note: We had originally planned to do this outdoors as we had been doing all week, but time constraints that day forced us to do it at the kitchen counter instead!)
Physical activity:
Sports Skills Development and Gymnastics class at Le Petit Gym.
Outing/social time:
Sports Skills Development and Gymnastics class at Le Petit Gym.
Worksheets:
Finding words that begin with J, finding pictures that begin with J, colouring J word pictures, filling in the missing J, writing letters F-J uppercase and lowercase, matching word to picture.
Hands on math:
None.
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
Danced, sang and played instruments to our Jobs theme compilation cd.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made doctor bags from construction paper and stuck on various "medical" items such as band aids, gauze, Q-tips, cotton swabs, tongue depressors, and even medicine droppers.
Free play at stations:
None.
Story time:
Dr. Daisy, M.D. by Feldman/Loter Inc.
Farmer Donald's Pumpkin Patch by Ring/Loter Inc.
I Want to be a Mechanic by Liebman
People in the Community - Doctors by Leake
People in the Community - Firefighters by Leake
Cooperative game:
Clue Jr.
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Floating Eggs
Today the kids experimented with trying to float eggs in both regular tap water and salty water. The difference really surprised them and it was the perfect opportunity to explain to them the reason why we can float so well in the ocean as compared to in a pool! (Note: We had originally planned to do this outdoors as we had been doing all week, but time constraints that day forced us to do it at the kitchen counter instead!)
Physical activity:
Sports Skills Development and Gymnastics class at Le Petit Gym.
Outing/social time:
Sports Skills Development and Gymnastics class at Le Petit Gym.
Worksheets:
Finding words that begin with J, finding pictures that begin with J, colouring J word pictures, filling in the missing J, writing letters F-J uppercase and lowercase, matching word to picture.
Hands on math:
None.
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
Danced, sang and played instruments to our Jobs theme compilation cd.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
Week 10- Thursday
Circle time:
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & Crafts:
Earlier in the week I asked the kids what they wanted to be when they grew up and printed out a drawing of the job that they each described. Today the kids first decorated picture frames made from craft foam using foam stickers of various shapes and sizes. Then they coloured the pictures I had printed out and glued a photo of their own face over the face on the drawing. They glued everything together and on the frame I inscribed: "When I grow up I want to be..." and dated it.
Free play at stations:
As described in earlier free play post
Station 1: colouring J word pictures and job theme related pictures, drawing and cutting
Station 2: various puzzles (Dora, The Wiggles, alphabet puzzle)
Station 3: Lite Brite, peg board, lacing toys
Station 4: free play with doctor kit, construction tools, baking set & pirate ship
Station 5: Imaginarium Deluxe Marble Race
Station 6: basket of theme related books
Story time:
Flik the Inventor by Saxon/Brown/Phillipson
When I Grow Up by Mayer
Henry Goes Overboard by Warren/Nunn
When I Grow Up by Hallinan
Cooperative game:
Today we took turns playing doctor with each of us getting a turn to be both the doctor and the patient. Some of the made-up ailments and remedies were quite interesting!
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Making Mud
Today the kids investigated the concepts of absorption and saturation by slowly adding water to potting soil. Once the soil was fully saturated they played with the mud, squishing it through their fingers, using cups to scoop and dump it and getting all kids of toys good and muddy. Then they gave everything a bath in a big container of sudsy water!
Physical activity:
Outdoor play in the backyard and a play date at the park.
Outing/social time:
Play date at the park.
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, matching uppercase to lowercase letters F-J, matching word to picture, counting and finding numeral, finding shortest in a group, tracing numeral 10, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
Play with buttons - counting, easy addition & subtraction, multiplication concepts, patterns, estimating who has most, estimating total, sorting by colour, sorting by shape, concepts of "more than", "less than" and "equal to".
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
Danced, sang and played instruments to our Jobs theme compilation cd.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & Crafts:
Earlier in the week I asked the kids what they wanted to be when they grew up and printed out a drawing of the job that they each described. Today the kids first decorated picture frames made from craft foam using foam stickers of various shapes and sizes. Then they coloured the pictures I had printed out and glued a photo of their own face over the face on the drawing. They glued everything together and on the frame I inscribed: "When I grow up I want to be..." and dated it.
Free play at stations:
As described in earlier free play post
Station 1: colouring J word pictures and job theme related pictures, drawing and cutting
Station 2: various puzzles (Dora, The Wiggles, alphabet puzzle)
Station 3: Lite Brite, peg board, lacing toys
Station 4: free play with doctor kit, construction tools, baking set & pirate ship
Station 5: Imaginarium Deluxe Marble Race
Station 6: basket of theme related books
Story time:
Flik the Inventor by Saxon/Brown/Phillipson
When I Grow Up by Mayer
Henry Goes Overboard by Warren/Nunn
When I Grow Up by Hallinan
Cooperative game:
Today we took turns playing doctor with each of us getting a turn to be both the doctor and the patient. Some of the made-up ailments and remedies were quite interesting!
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Making Mud
Today the kids investigated the concepts of absorption and saturation by slowly adding water to potting soil. Once the soil was fully saturated they played with the mud, squishing it through their fingers, using cups to scoop and dump it and getting all kids of toys good and muddy. Then they gave everything a bath in a big container of sudsy water!
Physical activity:
Outdoor play in the backyard and a play date at the park.
Outing/social time:
Play date at the park.
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, matching uppercase to lowercase letters F-J, matching word to picture, counting and finding numeral, finding shortest in a group, tracing numeral 10, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
Play with buttons - counting, easy addition & subtraction, multiplication concepts, patterns, estimating who has most, estimating total, sorting by colour, sorting by shape, concepts of "more than", "less than" and "equal to".
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
Danced, sang and played instruments to our Jobs theme compilation cd.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
Week 10 - Wednesday
Circle time:
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made mailboxes out of old shoe boxes and decorated them by gluing on various craft foam shapes and using letter stickers to spell their names.
Free play at stations:
None.
Story time:
Flik the Inventor by Saxon/Brown/Phillipson
Show Me Your Smile! A Visit to the Dentist by Ricci/Roper
Cooperative game:
Rummy.
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Volcanoes
Today the kids made volcanoes using empty Gatorade bottles, baking soda and vinegar.
Physical activity:
Running, climbing, sliding and playing with balls in the YMCA gym with me. We also inflated the backyard bouncy house for the first time this year and the kids went wild!
Outing/social time:
1 hour at the YMCA childcare.
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, matching uppercase and lowercase letters I-K, counting and finding numeral, finding different, finding longest in a group, tracing numeral 9, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
Today we brought our math into the bouncy house! First I had the kids count their bounces as high as they could go (or until they collapsed!) Then I asked the older kids to skip count as they bounced (i.e. count by 2s, by 5s, by 10s).
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
None.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made mailboxes out of old shoe boxes and decorated them by gluing on various craft foam shapes and using letter stickers to spell their names.
Free play at stations:
None.
Story time:
Flik the Inventor by Saxon/Brown/Phillipson
Show Me Your Smile! A Visit to the Dentist by Ricci/Roper
Cooperative game:
Rummy.
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Volcanoes
Today the kids made volcanoes using empty Gatorade bottles, baking soda and vinegar.
Physical activity:
Running, climbing, sliding and playing with balls in the YMCA gym with me. We also inflated the backyard bouncy house for the first time this year and the kids went wild!
Outing/social time:
1 hour at the YMCA childcare.
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, matching uppercase and lowercase letters I-K, counting and finding numeral, finding different, finding longest in a group, tracing numeral 9, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
Today we brought our math into the bouncy house! First I had the kids count their bounces as high as they could go (or until they collapsed!) Then I asked the older kids to skip count as they bounced (i.e. count by 2s, by 5s, by 10s).
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
None.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
Week 10 - Tuesday
Circle time:
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made and coloured police hats and used foil and string to create police badges.
Free play at stations:
As described in earlier free play post
Station 1: colouring J word pictures and job theme related pictures, drawing and cutting
Station 2: various puzzles (Dora, The Wiggles, alphabet puzzle)
Station 3: Lite Brite, peg board, lacing toys
Station 4: free play with doctor kit, construction tools, baking set & pirate ship
Station 5: Imaginarium Deluxe Marble Race
Station 6: basket of theme related books
Story time:
Down on the Farm with Grover by Sipherd/Mill
Say "Ahhhh!" - Dora Goes to the Doctor by Beinstein/A&J Studios
What Do Doozers Do? by Muntean/Venning
Let's Meet Police Officer Patrick by Mitter/SI Artists
I Want to Be by Bendon
Cooperative game:
Today we played "cops & robbers" with each of us having a turn to be both the criminal and the police officer (using their newly made hats and badges of course)! It was very interesting to hear their thoughts on why criminals steal, as well as why they thought it was wrong to do so!
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Make a Rainbow
Today the kids tried to create their own rainbows using a glass of water, the rays of the sun and a white sheet of paper. They had a hard time getting the angles just right, so we moved on to trying to do it using the spray from a hose which was much more successful. We also inadvertently created a beautiful rainbow inside using a CD to reflect the sun onto the wall!
Physical activity:
Long walk on the bicycle path and outdoor play in the backyard.
Outing/social time:
None.
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, finding same, counting and finding numeral, finding tallest in a group, finding item that doesn't belong in group, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
None.
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
Danced, sang and played instruments to our Jobs theme compilation cd.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made and coloured police hats and used foil and string to create police badges.
Free play at stations:
As described in earlier free play post
Station 1: colouring J word pictures and job theme related pictures, drawing and cutting
Station 2: various puzzles (Dora, The Wiggles, alphabet puzzle)
Station 3: Lite Brite, peg board, lacing toys
Station 4: free play with doctor kit, construction tools, baking set & pirate ship
Station 5: Imaginarium Deluxe Marble Race
Station 6: basket of theme related books
Story time:
Down on the Farm with Grover by Sipherd/Mill
Say "Ahhhh!" - Dora Goes to the Doctor by Beinstein/A&J Studios
What Do Doozers Do? by Muntean/Venning
Let's Meet Police Officer Patrick by Mitter/SI Artists
I Want to Be by Bendon
Cooperative game:
Today we played "cops & robbers" with each of us having a turn to be both the criminal and the police officer (using their newly made hats and badges of course)! It was very interesting to hear their thoughts on why criminals steal, as well as why they thought it was wrong to do so!
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Make a Rainbow
Today the kids tried to create their own rainbows using a glass of water, the rays of the sun and a white sheet of paper. They had a hard time getting the angles just right, so we moved on to trying to do it using the spray from a hose which was much more successful. We also inadvertently created a beautiful rainbow inside using a CD to reflect the sun onto the wall!
Physical activity:
Long walk on the bicycle path and outdoor play in the backyard.
Outing/social time:
None.
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, finding same, counting and finding numeral, finding tallest in a group, finding item that doesn't belong in group, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
None.
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
Danced, sang and played instruments to our Jobs theme compilation cd.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
Week 10 - Monday
Circle time:
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made paper firefighter dolls using cutouts of people along with firefighter uniforms and tools which they glued together and then coloured.
Free play at stations:
None.
Story time:
Dr. Daisy, M.D. by Feldman/Loter Inc.
Arthur's Teacher Trouble by Brown
When I Grow Up by Mercer Mayer
I Want to be an Astronaut by Muntean/Ewers
Henry Goes Overboard by Warren/Nunn
Cooperative game:
Clue Jr.
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Bubble Mix
Today the kids did a little chemistry and created their own homemade bubble mix using dish soap, water and sugar. They then of course experimented with blowing bubbles!!
Physical activity:
Outdoor play in the backyard.
Outing/social time:
Library visit.
9 of our 15 selections were theme related books:
Who Are You, Sue Snue? by Rabe/Ryan/Brannon
I Want to be a Mechanic by Liebman
I Want to be a Police Officer by Liebman
I Want to be an Astronuat by Maze/Grace/Smith
Community Workers - Librarians by Flannagan
People in the Community - Vets by Leake
People in the Community - Teachers by Leake
People in the Community - Doctors by Leake
People in the Community - Firefighters by Leake
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, writing name, matching uppercase and lowercase letters H-K, counting and finding numeral, spring picture matching, finding shortest in a group, finding item that doesn't belong in group, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
Today we took the measuring tape outside to the backyard and the kids took turns measuring various items and reading both centimeters and inches on the measuring tape. They also compared the height of the items to each other (i.e. the basketball hoop is taller than the playhouse, the wagon is shorter than the structure).
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
None.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
As described in earlier circle time post
Letter of the week: J
Theme of the week: Jobs
Arts & crafts:
The kids made paper firefighter dolls using cutouts of people along with firefighter uniforms and tools which they glued together and then coloured.
Free play at stations:
None.
Story time:
Dr. Daisy, M.D. by Feldman/Loter Inc.
Arthur's Teacher Trouble by Brown
When I Grow Up by Mercer Mayer
I Want to be an Astronaut by Muntean/Ewers
Henry Goes Overboard by Warren/Nunn
Cooperative game:
Clue Jr.
Science experiment:
Since the weather this week was forecasted as being sunny and warm, I decided the theme for this week's experiments would be "Outdoor Fun!"
Bubble Mix
Today the kids did a little chemistry and created their own homemade bubble mix using dish soap, water and sugar. They then of course experimented with blowing bubbles!!
Physical activity:
Outdoor play in the backyard.
Outing/social time:
Library visit.
9 of our 15 selections were theme related books:
Who Are You, Sue Snue? by Rabe/Ryan/Brannon
I Want to be a Mechanic by Liebman
I Want to be a Police Officer by Liebman
I Want to be an Astronuat by Maze/Grace/Smith
Community Workers - Librarians by Flannagan
People in the Community - Vets by Leake
People in the Community - Teachers by Leake
People in the Community - Doctors by Leake
People in the Community - Firefighters by Leake
Worksheets:
Coloring J word pictures, tracing letter J, tracing J words, writing name, matching uppercase and lowercase letters H-K, counting and finding numeral, spring picture matching, finding shortest in a group, finding item that doesn't belong in group, cutting straight lines.
Hands on math:
Today we took the measuring tape outside to the backyard and the kids took turns measuring various items and reading both centimeters and inches on the measuring tape. They also compared the height of the items to each other (i.e. the basketball hoop is taller than the playhouse, the wagon is shorter than the structure).
Computers:
Job games on the iPad (Swapsies, Great Jobs for Kids, Occupations puzzles).
Music:
None.
French:
French is emphasized throughout the entire day; especially theme related words. Today we practiced saying "Est-ce que je peux aller dehors s'il-vous-plait?" when they want to go outside and also continued to reinforce all of the notions that we covered in previous weeks. We will continue to practice these sentences all week.
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