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 Week 1

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Alberts Play by Tryon

Shrinking Violet by Best

Amazing Grace by Hoffman

Franklins School Play by Bourgeois

The Quilt Story by Johnston

Circle Time Songs

Tomorrow and Were Off to See the Wizard

Circle Time Felt Board

Queen of Hearts

Individual Activity

Make theater viewing glasses

Story sequencing activity

Dictation about BMA

Family Fun Event (Mall)

Begin Creating Poster for Skit

Finish creating poster for skit

Group Activity

Practice Skit

Practice Skit

Field Trip to BMA

Practice Skit

Letter Qq Show and Tell; Skits

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Variety of stencils; Letter Q stencils, pounders and stamps

Flashlight (to use as spotlight)

Finger puppets and finger puppet theater

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Story sequencing cards

Cassette of sound effects

The Quilt Story by Johnston; Alberts Play by Tryon; Amazing Grace by Hoffman; Franklins School Play by Bourgeois; Shrinking Violet by Best; The Great Artists: Toulouse-Lautrec; Theater: from first rehearsal to opening night by Malam

 Week 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Shields

If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Most

Dinosaurumpus by Mitton

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Shields

Magic School Bus: In the Time of Dinosaurs by Cole

Circle Time Songs

Did You Ever See a Dinosaur?, Dinosaurs, and See the Baby Dinosaurs

Individual Activity

Dictation: Reaction to Tar Pits

Dictation: How we made dinosaur eggs

Making fossils

Family Fun Event (Mall)

 

Letter R tracing activity

Group Activity

Tar Pit Project

Cooking: Dinosaur Eggs

Preparing dough for fossils

Dinosaur Dance

Letter Rr Show and Tell

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Variety of stencils; Letter Q and R stencils, pounders and stamps

Dinosaur Puppets

Dinosaurs

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Dinosaur sorting game

Dinosaurs; Dinosaur Q and A by Abnett; Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life  by DK

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Shields; Dinosaurumpus bu Mitton; If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Most; MSB: In the Time of Dinosaurs by Cole

 

 Week 3

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Mouse Paint by Walsh

Thinking About Colors by Jenkins

Hooray for St. Patricks day! By Holub

Rain by Spiers

A Snake in the House by Rand

Infant Story

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Boynton

What Can You Do in the Rain? By Hines

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Boynton

What Can You Do in the Rain? By Hines

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Boynton

Circle Time Songs

Im Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover, Rig-a-Jig-Jig and Away We Go, I Can Sing a Rainbow

Individual Activity

Rainbow Project

Shamrock Project

Dictation: If I found a 4 leaf clover

Dictation: March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.- what does that mean?

 

Snake Project

Group Activity

Rainbow Jar

Look for 4 leaf clovers

St. Patricks Day Party

Family Fun Event (Mall)

Letter Ss Show and Tell

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Letter S stencils, pounders and stamps; Snakes to make prints with

Rainbow Parrot puppet

Snakes

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Rainbow shape sorting game

Color Paddles

Mouse Paint by Walsh; Thinking About Colors by Jenkins; Hooray for St. Patricks day! By Holub; Rain by Spiers; A Snake in the House by Rand; Blue Hat, Green Hat by Boynton; What Can You Do in the Rain? By Hines

 

 Week 4

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Gigantic Turnip by Tolstoy

The Mitten by Brett

Babushkas Doll by Polacco

Babushkas Mother goose by Polacco

Gigantic Turnip by Tolstoy

Infant Story

A to Z by Boynton

Cliffords Noisy Day by Bridwell

A to Z by Boynton

Cliffords Noisy Day by Bridwell

A to Z by Boynton

Circle Time Songs

May There Always Be Sunshine and If All the Raindrops both in English/Russian

Individual Activity

Russian Flag Project

Dictation: about cooking blini

Dictation: Russian music makes me feel

Counting in Russian

 

Sorting by 9s; creating patterns

Group Activity

Locate Russia on the map and globe

Cooking: blini

Listening and dancing to Russian music

Family Fun Event (Mall)

Set of 9 Show and Tell

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Number 9 pounder; Bolshebnaya Azbukva (Magical Alphabet (Russian) Dry erase book

Toy samovar (for tea); Misha the Russian bear puppet (medved)

Russian block set with onion domes; family set

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Several sets of matroshkas (Russian nesting dolls); squirrel (belka) and fish (riba) puzzles

Faux fur for textural experience

Rechenkas Eggs by Polacco; Babushkas Mother goose by Polacco; Babushkas Doll by Polacco; Babushka Baba Yaga by Polacco; The Gigantic Turnip by Tolstoy; The Mitten by Brett; Dancing to America by Morris

 Week 5

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circle Time Story

Babushkas Doll by Polacco

Babushkas Mother goose by Polacco

Babushkas Doll by Polacco

Gigantic Turnip by Tolstoy

Babushka Baba Yaga by Polacco

Infant Story

A to Z by Boynton

Doggies by Boynton

A to Z by Boynton

Doggies by Boynton

A to Z by Boynton

Circle Time Songs

May There Always Be Sunshine and If All the Raindrops both in English/Russian

Individual Activity

Lapland Felt Project

Scent ID/Dictation: black bread

Fur trimmed hats

Decorating wooden eggs

 

Letter T- Tooth project

Group Activity

Counting in Russian

Snack with black bread

Listening and dancing to Russian music

Family Fun Event (Mall)

Letter T Show and Tell

 

Art/Writing Center

Dramatic Play

Blocks

Number 9 pounder; Bolshebnaya Azbukva (Magical Alphabet (Russian) Dry erase book

Toy samovar (for tea); Misha the Russian bear puppet (medved)

Russian block set with onion domes; family set

Small Manipulatives

Science Center

Library Area

Several sets of matroshkas (Russian nesting dolls); assorted puzzles

Faux fur for textural experience

Rechenkas Eggs by Polacco; Babushkas Mother goose by Polacco; Babushkas Doll by Polacco; Babushka Baba Yaga by Polacco; The Gigantic Turnip by Tolstoy; The Mitten by Brett; Dancing to America by Morris

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