Week of 12/14 - 12/18

Zoom meetings scheduled for 

8:30am 

1:15pm 

same class code and password for both.

REMINDERS!

• Please have children complete assignments on Seesaw 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Seeing

Weekly Focus: Objects All Around Us 

Monday

BOOK: Row Row Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera 

Activity: play a game of I-spy with your children. Name things that are around you and have them do the same. 

Tuesday 

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! By BOB BARNE

Activity: have children draw or paint some of the bugs they have seen around them. Have them name the bugs and also speak about the bugs they drew. 

Workbook: 54

Wednesday

Book: Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Activity: have children play with toy cars. As they play have them line them up and count them. 

Questions:  How many cars do you have?

What colors are your cars?

Which one is your favorite?

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Week of 12/7 - 12/11

 Zoom meeting scheduled for 

8:30am 

1:15pm 

same class code and password for both.

REMINDERS!

• Please have children complete assignments on Seesaw 

Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Seeing

Weekly Focus: Our Physical Characteristics 

Monday

Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams

Questions: 

How did the child in this book feel when he saw the cat? How do you know?

How did the child in this book feel when he saw the dog? How do you know?

Why do you think the animals followed the child?

Activity: have children play a game where they walk around the house and name a few things that they see. If the items are small and light have them collect the items and count how many items they collected. 

Seesaw activity posted.

Make sure you have the class seesaw app not the family seesaw the assignments won't be found there. 

Workbook page: 50

Grossmotor: Do the bear walk 

Tuesday

Book: Have You Seen My Monster by Steve Light 

What shapes do you see?

What color are the shapes?

Activity: have children make a purple monster like the one in the book 

Seesaw activity posted.

Make sure you have the class seesaw app not the family seesaw the assignments won't be found there. 

Workbook page: 51

Grossmotor: Do the bear walk 

Wednesday

Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams

Questions: 

How did the child in this book feel when he saw the cat? How do you know?

How did the child in this book feel when he saw the dog? How do you know?

Why do you think the animals followed the child?

Activity: Have your child paint a self portrait 

Seesaw activity posted.

Make sure you have the class seesaw app not the family seesaw the assignments won't be found there. 

Workbook: finish all pages up to page 52

Grossmotor: Do the bear walk 

Thursday

Book: Have You Seen My Monster by Steve Light 

What shapes do you see?

What color are the shapes?

Activity: cut shapes out from construction paper. Have children put the shapes together too make themselves. Have children point out what she is being used for what body part. EX. circle for head, triangle for feet exc. 

Seesaw activity posted.

Make sure you have the class seesaw app not the family seesaw the assignments won't be found there. 

Workbook: page 53

Grossmotor: Do the bear walk 

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Week of 11/30 - 12/04

 

REMINDERS!

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Exploration TWO

Exploration 2: Our Environment  

Essential Question: What can we discover about our community?

Focus Area: Seeing

Weekly Focus: Eyes 

Monday

Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr & Eric Carle

Activity: Using the watercolor palette have you child illustrate something they see around them. 

Tuesday 

Book: Different? Same! by Heather Tekavec

Activity: Math have children compare and contrast things around the house. 

Wednesday

Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr & Eric Carle

Activity: have the children match the crayons to the color of the animals and then color them. 

Thursday 

Book: Different? Same! by Heather Tekavec

Activity: Write the child's name with glue and have children use button, scraps of paper, pom poms to design their name. 

Friday 

Book: Corduroy by Don Freeman

Activity: Have children make a Corduroy of their own. A friendly bear. Supply them with buttons and ask what color is Corduroys overall, how many buttons are needed and have them draw the eyes nose and mouth. 

example: 

Activities are assigned on Seasaw please complete them as well 

Please send me picture of your children working on the activities from the blog. 

Workbook pages 48 - 49

Gross Motor: Fun with Gross Motor Skills!

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Week of November 23 - November 27

REMINDERS!

•  Wednesday Dismissal is at 2:00pm
• School will be closed for thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday

Exploration One 

Exploration 1: Our Community 

Essential Question: What is our community?

Focus Area: Us

Weekly Focus: Caring

• Helping children explore how to care for each other.
• Helping children explore how to care for our classroom.
• Helping children explore how to care for the classroom.

Monday 

Book: Don't Wake Up The Tiger By Britta Teckentrup

Questions: 

In the book the animals are carrying balloons. Where do you think they are going?

What happened to the fox’s balloon?

The animals are working together to get over Tiger. Why did the animals need to get over Tiger?

Activity: 

please have children draw an ice-cream and draw someone the they would like to share their ice-cream with. 

Workbook: page 46

Gross-motor: workouts 

Tuesday 

Book: Don't Wake Up The Tiger By Britta Teckentrup

Questions: 

In the book the animals are carrying balloons. Where do you think they are going?

What happened to the fox’s balloon?

The animals are working together to get over Tiger. Why did the animals need to get over Tiger?

Activity: speak to your children about caring for others and doing nice things, remind them that you care about them very much. Also remind them of all the nice things you do for them. 

Allow your child to think of al the nice things that has been done for them and the nice things they have done.

Ask them to draw a picture 

Workbook: page 47

Gross-motor: workouts 

Tuesday 

Book: Don't Wake Up The Tiger By Britta Teckentrup

Questions: 

In the book the animals are carrying balloons. Where do you think they are going?

What happened to the fox’s balloon?

The animals are working together to get over Tiger. Why did the animals need to get over Tiger?

Activity: remind your child what thanksgiving is about. Giving thanks! Ask them what they are Thankful for and do the activities as follow: 

Making a Turkey out of their hands. 

Supplies:  Scissors, glue and construction papers 

cut out these pieces(it doesn't have to be perfect)

Have the children Glue the pieces 

and then you'll have your turkey. 

you can also make corn

cut out the pieces and have the children glue them up.

And you'll have your corn. 

please remember to send me picture of your child working, it is part of their attendance. 

THANK YOU

Have a Great Thanksgiving!!!

Gross-motor: Turkey Hokey Pokey

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Week of November 16 - 20th

Reminders!

Wednesday children may dress-up for Mickey Mouse Birthday.

 Exploration One 

Exploration 1: Our Community 

Essential Question: What is our community?

Focus Area: Us

Weekly Focus: Our Building

• Helping children get to know each other.
• Helping children connect and develop the ability to engage with each other 
• Exploring the interest of their friends

Monday 

Wet by Carey Sookocheff

Water: please hand a bin (with water in it) to your child, hand them some water toys rubber ducky, boats etc.

Allow them to play for a while, it will help with their sensory. 

Workbook: pages 42

Gross-motor: Morning kids workout: wake up exercises 

Tuesday

My Friends by Taro Gomi

Sensory: During sensory play children may play with play-dough. 

Have children make their favorite pet using play-dough. 

Children may also play with water, allow them to play with soap and washable materials from. 

Workbook: pages 43

Gross-motor: Morning kids workout: wake up exercises 

Wednesday 

Wet by Carey Sookocheff

Painting:  Hand children blue paint and have them paint anything that has to do with water. rain, an ocean, river, a shower. 

Ask children what they have made and write it down.

please send me a picture of the children working. 

Workbook: pages 44

Wednesday 

Blocks by Irene Dickson

 

Goal P-SE. 3 Child engages in and maintains positive interactions and relationships with other children.

What color blocks did Ruby have? What color blocks did Benji have?

What happened when Benji took one of Ruby’s blocks?

How do you think Ruby felt when Benji took one of her blocks?

What did Ruby and Benji do when all of their blocks crashed to the floor?

Blocks:  Hand children some blocks and allow them to build buildings of their choice. 

Workbook: pages 45

What is Coronavirus? An explainer for children  

Gross-motor: Morning kids workout: wake up exercises

Friday

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Week of November 9 - 13

  Morning Zoom Meeting at 8:30am everyday 

Reminders:

School closed Wednesday for Veterans Day!

Early Dismissal is not permitted for children who have doctor appointments. If your child has a doctors appointment he/she is to attend virtually for the day. 

November 13th, 12:00 noon early dismissal for virtual parent teacher conferences. 

 Exploration One 

Exploration 1: Our Community 

Essential Question: What is our community?

Focus Area: Us

Weekly Focus: Our Class 

• Helping children get to know each other.
• Helping children connect and develop the ability to engage with each other 
• exploring the interest of their piers 

Monday 

Play With Me! by Michelle Lee

Art: please have your child draw a friend and draw all the toys he/she would like to play with. After ask your child questions: 

    What is your friends name?

Why did you pick this friend?

What are some games or toy, you and your friend can play?

Workbook: pages 38-39

Thursday

Play With Me! by Michelle Lee

My Friends by Taro Gomi

Whenever children say, ‘let’s pretend,’ a new landscape of possibilities for learning is revealed. When children pretend, they try on new feelings, roles and ideas. They stretch their minds along with their imaginations.”

Curtis and Carter

Dramatic play: Allow children to play with their toys. 

As they play you ask them questions:

TO SUPPORT LEARNING:

You are ________ and _________ is _________.

You are _________. I remember when we saw _________.

It looks like you are pretending you are a _________. Do you know any ________?

Workbook: page 40

Friday (Half Day)

My Friends by Taro Gomi

Math: learning about circles

On a blank sheet of paper have children practice Drawing circles. 

Explain to them that circle have no sides

they just go around and around.

click here to play: The circle song

Workbook: page 41

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Week of 11/2 - 11/6

 Morning Zoom Meeting at 8:30am everyday 

Reminders:

Early Dismissal is not permitted for children who have doctor appointments. If your child has a doctors appointment he/she is to attend virtually for the day. 

November 13th, 12:00 noon early dismissal for virtual parent teacher conferences. 

 Exploration One 

Exploration 1: Our Community 

Essential Question: What is our community?

Focus Area: Self

Weekly Focus: Our Bodies 

• What are something’s you like or dislike?
• What are some of your interest in the classroom?
• Teachers will be working closely with children, to help them find things they like or dislike. 

Monday

I Am So Brave! by Stephen Krensky

• The boy in this book was scared of many things. What are some of the things that made him scared?
• The boy was scared of big dogs. When he made a new dog friend he stopped being scared, he overcame his fear. He was also scared of the dark. What helped him stop being scared, or overcome his fear of the dark?
• Are you scared of anything? What might help you stop being scared?

Activities 

Write the word Brave on a construction paper.  

Have your child draw a picture of what makes them Brave. 

please take pictures and send them to me of your child completing the assignment.

Workbook pages:

Gross motor:Super Yoga: Safari Stretch 

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING:

• You’re _________. • What do you see?

• How does it feel outside today?

• I noticed you ______. Where did you learn that?

Tuesday

I Am So Brave! by Stephen Krensky

• The boy in this book was scared of many things. What are some of the things that made him scared?
• The boy was scared of big dogs. When he made a new dog friend he stopped being scared, he overcame his fear. He was also scared of the dark. What helped him stop being scared, or overcome his fear of the dark?
• Are you scared of anything? What might help you stop being scared?

Activities 

Write the word Brave on a construction paper.  

Have your child draw a picture of what makes them Brave. 

please take pictures and send them to me of your child completing the assignment.

Workbook pages: 35

Gross motor: Super Yoga: Safari Stretch 

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING:

• You’re _________. • What do you see?

• How does it feel outside today?

• I noticed you ______. Where did you learn that?

Wednesday 

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle 

Activities 

Have your child create him/herself using play dough. Speak to them about their body parts. being with the hard and help them learn about their bodies.

Questions 

What are some parts of out bodies?

what are they used for? 

what would happen if we didn't have that part of our body?

please take pictures and send them to me of your child completing the assignment.

Workbook pages: 36

Gross motor: Super Yoga: Safari Stretch 

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING:

• You’re _________. • What do you see?

• How does it feel outside today?

• I noticed you ______. Where did you learn that?

Thursday 

Book: You Be You by Linda Kranz

Questions:

• What are somethings are similar between the fish?
• What are some differences between the fish?
• Where do all the fish live?

Workbooks: 37

Friday

Go Away Big Green Monster! By Ed Emberley

Activity 

Have children watch the video of the book. after watch the video the children may then color the monster and name the parts of his face. 

Gross motor: Super Yoga: Safari Stretch 

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING:

• You’re _________. • What do you see?

• How does it feel outside today?

• I noticed you ______. Where did you learn that?

 

 

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Week of 10/26 - 10/30

 Morning Zoom Meeting at 8:30am everyday 

Reminders:

Early Dismissal is not permitted for children who have doctor appointments. If your child has a doctors appointment he/she is to attend virtually for the day. 

Children may wear costumes Friday. 

November 13th, 12:00 noon early dismissal for virtual parent teacher conferences. 

 Exploration One 

Exploration 1: Our Community 

Essential Question: What is our community?

Focus Area: Self

Weekly Focus: Things We Like 

• What are something’s you like or dislike?
• What are some of your interest in the classroom?
• Teachers will be working closely with children, to help them find things they like or dislike. 

Monday

Hands Say Love By George Shannon 

• What are some of the things hands can do?
• What are some things you can do with your hands in the classroom?
• What things can you do with your hands now that you could not do when you were younger?

Activities 

Blocks: have your child explore blocks, you can hand then cardboard boxes or lego's. Let them work in their building then ask questions. Be sure to ask open-ended questions to keep conversations going with your child. 

please take pictures and send them to me of your child completing the assignment.

• I notice that you ____.

• This reminds me of ________.

• You put this ______ here and this _______ here.

• You are ____. Last time you played here you______. I wonder _________.

Workbook pages: 32 & 33 

Gross motor: Morning workout for kids 

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING:

• You’re _________. • What do you see?

• How does it feel outside today?

• I noticed you ______. Where did you learn that?

Tuesday

In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo

Witek

Goal P-SE 9. Child recognizes self as a unique individual having own abilities, characteristics, emotions and interests.

• What are some of the feelings the girl in this book has in her heart?
• How does the girl in this book feel when her heart is yelling hot and loud?
• Sometimes the girl in this book feels happy. What makes you happy?
• How does your heart feel today? Why?

Activities 

Math: Have your child choose to colors of construction paper, cut out a few heart shapes with your child. Demonstrate what a pattern is. Have them replicate the pattern on their own piece of paper and glue it. 

please take pictures and send them to me of your child completing the assignment.

Have your child Practice the letter Aa

Gross motor: Morning workout for kids 

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING:

• You’re _________. • What do you see?

• How does it feel outside today?

• I noticed you ______. Where did you learn that?

Wednesday

Hands Say Love By George Shannon 

• What are some of the things hands can do?
• What are some things you can do with your hands in the classroom?
• What things can you do with your hands now that you could not do when you were younger?

Halloween story :

Scaredy Cat Splat by Rob Scotton 

Art: have children draw or paint a picture of what they will be dressing upon for Halloween.

 Have them explain it to an adult, so that the adult can take notes and send it to me 

please take pictures and send them to me of your child completing the assignment.

Thursday 

Hands Say Love By George Shannon 

• What are some of the things hands can do?
• What are some things you can do with your hands in the classroom?
• What things can you do with your hands now that you could not do when you were younger?

Halloween story :

Pete the Cat Five Little Pumpkins by James Dean 

Art: Cut out paper in the shape of a ghost the children put glue over it and paste cotton balls all over. 

example:

then, add some eyes. 

you can also make Hand Monster 

Or a black Cat

please take pictures and send them to me of your child completing the assignment.

Workbook pages: 34 

FRIDAY

For more information please click here to view the lesson plan