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February Lesson Plans '04
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 Week 1

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Gregorys Shadow by Freeman

The Coin Counting Book by Williams

­Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Viorst

America: A Patriotic Primer by Cheney

Selling Jellybeans by

Circle Time Songs

Up at the Knob

How Much Are They Worth?- a coin song (original)

Individual Activity

Create silhouettes; dictation: Do you want the ground hog to see his shadow?

Building pretzel log cabins; dictation: Would you like to live in a log cabin?

Coin rubbings

Cherry Tree Collage

Writing with Quills

Group Activity

Shadow Puppets

Building with Lincoln Logs

Cooking: Alphabet Soup

Family Fun Event (Mall)

Coin Matching Game

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Coin Stamps; letter Nn stampers, pounders, tracers

Cash register; play money

Lincoln Logs

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Coin Roll and Match Game

Flashlight for shadow puppets

Gregorys Shadow by Freeman; The Coin Counting Book by Williams; ­Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Viorst; America: A Patriotic Primer by Cheney; Selling Jellybeans by

 

 Week 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Clifford Loves Me! By Bridwell

I Love You As Muchby Melmed

Guess How Much I Love You by McBratney

Olivia by Falconer

Biscuits Valentines Day by Capucilli

Circle Time Songs

I Love You (Barney Song), Theres a Little Wheel aTurning in My Heart, Skinamarink and Queen of Hearts

Individual Activity

Make Valentines for Parents

Make Heart Mice

Dictation: What is a Valentine?

Dictation: How to Make an Orange Dreamsicle Slushy

Dictation: I love

Group Activity

Field Trip to Exploraworld

Walk to neighborhood center to mail Valentines

Baking: Valentine cookies

Family Fun Event (Mall); Cooking: Orange Dreamsicle Slushies

Letter O Show and Tell; Valentine Tea

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Letter O pounders, tracers and stamps; heart shaped sponges and stamps, red and pink paper

Envelopes and cards; cookie sheet and pretend valentine cookies

Lincoln Logs (extended from last week)

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Heart Matching Game

Owl Books:

Owls Live in Trees by Berger

Owl Babies by Waddel

Owls Live in Trees by Berger; Owl Babies by Waddel; Biscuits Valentines Day by Capucilli; Guess How Much I Love You by McBratney; I Love You As Much by Melmed; Clifford Loves Me by Bridwell; Olivia by Falconer

 

 Week 3

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

CLOSED

The Children of Morocco by Hermes

Zorahs Magic Carpet by Czernecki

Whats the Matter, Habibi? By Lewin

If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Numeroff

Circle Time Songs

CLOSED

Mama Wait (in Arabic);

Circle Time Felt Board

CLOSED

 

Individual Activity

CLOSED

Make Moroccan flag placemats; Locate Morocco on globe and map

Dictation: How does Moroccan music make you feel?

Counting (in Arabic).

 

Polka Dot Project

Group Activity

CLOSED

Cooking: couscous

Listen and dance to Moroccan music.

Family Fun Event (Mall)

Letter Pp show and tell (bring in an object beginning with P).

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Arabic newspapers; letter P pounders, stampers and tracers; pom poms.

Traditional Moroccan clothing and shoes; Moroccan instruments.

Horse and cart.

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Arabic letter blocks.

Fossils and rocks from Morocco. Book: The Sahara Desert by Weintraub

Arabian Nights by Lattimore; The Children of Morocco by Hermes; Whats the Matter, Habibi? By Lewin; The Arabian Nights by Moxley; Zorahs Magic Carpet by Czernecki; Milet Mini Picture Dictionary (Arabic-English) by Turhan

 

 Week 4

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Count Your Way through the Arab World by Haskins

Zorahs Magic Carpet by Czernecki

How the Camel Got His Hump by Kipling

Whats the Matter, Habibi? By Lewin

If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Numeroff

Circle Time Songs

Mama Wait (in Arabic); My Sweet School (in Arabic)

Circle Time Felt Board

Number 7 Walk

Individual Activity

Hand of Fatima Project

Scent ID: mint (dictation)

Dictation: Did you like eating with bread?

Begin Mosaic Tile Collage

 

Complete Mosaic Tile Collage

Group Activity

 

Drink Moroccan mint tea

Eating lunch with bread (Moroccan style)

Family Fun Event (Mall)

Sets of Seven show and tell; sorting activity

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Arabic newspapers; Number 7 pounders

Traditional Moroccan clothing and shoes; Moroccan instruments.

Horse and cart.

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Arabic letter blocks; container of couscous for writing; sets of 7 items for sorting

Fossils and rocks from Morocco. Book: The Sahara Desert by Weintraub

Arabian Nights by Lattimore; The Children of Morocco by Hermes; Whats the Matter, Habibi? By Lewin; The Arabian Nights by Moxley; Zorahs Magic Carpet by Czernecki; Milet Mini Picture Dictionary (Arabic-English) by Turhan; Count Your Way through the Arab World by Haskins; How the Camel Got His Hump by Kipling

 

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