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Focus:
October's unit of study is discovering all about TREES. The children will have many hands on experiences with trees. We will have fun observing how the trees change throughout Fall.
Core Concepts:
Week 1 (Sept 30th-Oct. 4th): What are the parts of a tree?
Week 2 (Oct. 7th–Oct. 11th): Who lives in a tree?
Week 3 (Oct. 15th–Oct. 18th): What grows on trees?
Week 4 (Oct. 21st–Oct. 25th): How do trees change?
Skills:
-Sequencing
-Sorting the letter “S” and letter “A” objects
-Patterns
-Descriptive words (rough, soft, big, little, short, long)
Literacy:
The Acorn, Ellen Tarlow
We're going on a Leaf Hunt, Steve Metzger
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
Apple Farmer Annie, Monica Wellington
A Tree is Nice, Janice May Udry
The Busy Little Squirrel, Nancy Tafuri
Apple Countdown, Joan Holub
The Apple Pie Tree, Zoe Hall
Songs:
10 Little Trees
Planting a Tree
The Green Grass Grows
Way Up High in the Apple Tree
Focus:
October's unit of study is discovering all about TREES. The children will have many hands on experiences with trees. We will have fun observing how the trees change throughout Fall.
Core Concepts:
Week 1 (Sept 30th-Oct. 4th): What are the parts of a tree?
Week 2 (Oct. 7th–Oct. 11th): Who lives in a tree?
Week 3 (Oct. 15th–Oct. 18th): What grows on trees?
Week 4 (Oct. 21st–Oct. 25th): How do trees change?
Skills:
-Sequencing
-Sorting the letter “S” and letter “A” objects
-Patterns
-Descriptive words (rough, soft, big, little, short, long)
Literacy:
The Acorn, Ellen Tarlow
We're going on a Leaf Hunt, Steve Metzger
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
Apple Farmer Annie, Monica Wellington
A Tree is Nice, Janice May Udry
The Busy Little Squirrel, Nancy Tafuri
Apple Countdown, Joan Holub
The Apple Pie Tree, Zoe Hall
Songs:
10 Little Trees
Planting a Tree
The Green Grass Grows
Way Up High in the Apple Tree