Changes to the Environment 15/15

Thematic Unit Topic: Zoo Animals

Classroom Area: Music/Movement
List the Items You lan to Intro!uce an! "o# Much The$ %ill Cost &a minimum o' ():
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The items shoul! +e sa'e, chil!-!irecte!, encourage the use o' multiple intelligences an! provi!e
opportunities 'or sensor$ learning).
The items shoul! +e reasona+l$ price!, a+le to +e ma!e +$ the teacher or easil$ o+taina+le.
Tr$ to use o+/ects that are alrea!$ in the classroom in creative, ne# #a$s.
Thin0 a+out #hat items $ou might o+tain through !onations 'rom 'amil$, local +usiness, etc.
1. "omema!e 1oo animal instruments ma!e 'rom materials alrea!$ in the classroom.
2. The 3ear "unt 4ong ta0en 'rom the circle time center.
5. 6isual 'or songs ma!e +$ materials alrea!$ in the classroom.
7. The +oo0 83ear Circus9 +$ %illiam :u3ois an! #riting materials alrea!$ in the classroom.
5. Music +o; !onate! +$ the parents.
(. Musical to$s purchase! at !ollar tree 'or <1.== each.
>. Large rag !oll 'or the chil!ren to !ance #ith !onate! +$ the parents.
?. la$ the game 4imon 4a$s using animals @ no cost.
A. Listen to 1oo phonics #hich is alrea!$ availa+le in the classroom.
1=. le;iglas mirror ta0en 'rom the !ramatic pla$ area.
%hen #ill $ou intro!uce these itemsB &At the +eginning o' the thematic unit, throughout the unit @
!uring a small group lesson plan, circle time) I #oul! intro!uce these items !uring circle time.
Are there an$ 8special9 rules that the chil!ren nee! to 'ollo# #hen using these itemsB There are no rules
that the chil!ren nee! to 'ollo# #hen using these items.
%hat !o $ou hope the chil!ren to learnB I hope the chil!ren #ill +e a+le to !evelop large an! small
muscles as #ell as coor!ination, +alance, an! rh$thm +$ singing, pla$ing instruments, an! participating
in movement games.
%hat are some #a$s that the chil!ren can 8re'lect9 on #hat the$ have learne!B The chil!ren can re'lect
on #hat the$Cve learne! +$ +eing a+le to i!enti'$ the !i''erent movements that animals !o +$
participating in the 1oo para!e an! the +ear hunt. The$ #ill also +e a+le to !iscriminate the !i''erent
animal soun!s +$ pla$ing the animal version o' 4imon sa$s.