Kindergarten Prep Planning the Environment and Experiences

Week of: 12/01/2014

Classroom: The Polar Bears

Learning
Centers

Emerging Skills and Interests: Fairy Tales and STEM

Teacher(s): Natasha Williams, Allie Timpert, Simone
Ferreras

Language Works / Books / Pre-reading:

Fairy Tale Stories
Sight Word Wall
Beginner Readers

Construction / Blocks / Woodworking:

STEM: House Buildings
Unit Blocks
Community Road and Vehicles

Math Counts / Manipulatives:

Graphing Station: What is your favorite
Fairy Tale?
Journal Writing: Fractions and Number
Stories
Workbooks
Fractions

Dramatic play / Housekeeping:

Fairy Tales- Felt Stories
Pretend Food and Babies
Dress up Clothes

Monday
Meeting /
Circle

Tuesday

Language Works / Writing:

Journal Writing
Word Webs
Workbooks
Sentence Strips

Wednesday

Sensory / Water / Sand:

Orbeez- the children will be making our
water gems for the sensory table and
watching them grow!

Thursday

Friday

Homework Review
What is a Fairy Tale?

Word Wall- with word rings

Activity Works

Gingerbread House- Word

Web

Word Wall- with word rings

Word Time

Minute Math
Fraction Review

Language Works: The

Three Little Pigs
Language Works: Weekend
Share
STEM: 3 Little Pigs Homeswho can blow down my
house?
Math Counts: Journal
Writing- Subtraction Stories
Art Smart: Easel Paintingmy favorite pig and house
Movement Matters

Language Works: Little Red

Riding Hood
Language Works: Picnic
Basket- what food did you
bring?
Math Counts: Scale
Measurements (picnic
basket food)
Science Rocks: Pudding for
Grandma!
Art Smart: Dramatic Play
Felt Stories
Movement Matters

Language Works: Hansel

and Gretel
Language Works: Journal
Writing- "why is it important
not to talk to strangers?"
Math Counts: Fractions
Science Rocks:
Gingerbread Homes
Art Smart: Easel Painting candy homes
Art Studio

Language Works: Jack and

the Beanstalk
Language Works: Should
Jack take the Giants gold?
Math Counts: Giant
Beanstalk- how tall are you
against our stalk?
Math Counts: Gold Coin
Hunt
Science Rocks: Grow your
own Bean
Art Smart: Bean Stalks and
Castle
Movement Matters

Language Works: 3 Billy

Goats Gruff
Language Works:
Workbooks
Math Counts: Make 4!
STEM: Bridge Building
(spaghetti)
Art Smart: Dramatic Play
Felt Story
Movement Matters

Outdoor
Experiences

Stick Collection

Big Bad Wolf Tag

Big Bad Wolf Tag

Bean Stalk Hop Scotch

Chalk Bridges

Projections /
Project Work

Wolves: The children will be researching wolves this week since they are in multiple fairy tales. Where do they live? What animal do they look similar to? What do they eat?

Small Group

Family
Partnership

December 16, 2014

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To-Do-List

STEM: cups, unit blocks and Popsicle sticks

Orbeez- sensory table

Reflecting on
the Week

December 16, 2014

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