Focus:
We have made it to the home stretch! Our final unit of study is WATER! Our class will have fun experimenting with all different forms of water and how it changes. Our whole school will be participating in a water week with fun outdoor activities.
Core Concepts:
Week 1 (May 5th-May 9th) Where do you find water?
Week 2 (May 12th-May 16th) What do you do with water? (Life: bath, brush teeth, drink, etc.)
Week 3 (May 19th-May 23rd) What do you do with water? (Recreational: fish, swim, etc.)
Week 4 (May 27th-May 30th) Who lives in water?
Week 5 (June 2nd-June 10th) How does water change?
Skills:
Counting
Patterning
Prepositions (in, out, under, etc.)
Re-telling stories
Literacy:
Rain, Robert Kalan
Say it, Sign it, Elaine Epstein
Little Quack's Hide and Seek, Lauren Thompson
Tell Me Why Rain Is Wet, by Shirley Willis
The Puddle, by David McPhail
Songs:
5 Little Ducks
5 Green and Speckled Frogs
Slippery Fish
Let's Go Swimming
Important Dates:
Thursday, May 15th: Early Release. Students dismiss at 11:10 a.m.
Monday, May 26th: No School, Memorial Day
Friday, June 6th: Preschool Graduation and end of the year party
Tuesday, June 10th: Last day
Thank you,
Ms. Tracy and Ms. Emily