Unit of Study: Migration, Adaption, Groundhog’s Day

Bridges: Snowflakes & Winter Countdown

This week at school…

1/27/2020

Upcoming Events:

2/14 to 2/18 No School

2/24 Visit from the Dentist

2/27 & 2/28 Mrs. Judy from Mansfield Library

Signing Time

We learned the signs:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Walk & Run	Sit & Swing	Dance & Sing

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Jump & Swim	Vocab Review

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Practice Writing Names Review hibernation. Sing, "Are You Sleeping, Big Black Bear?" What have we learned about hibernation? List out as many ideas as we can. Teach/Model Rhyming	Practice Writing Names What is Migration? Migration is when animals travel to other places where the weather is warmer or they can find food Discuss what migration is and what animals migrate: monarch butterflies, geese and other birds, caribou, elk, whales travel in search of food. Beetles and earthworms travel deeper in the soil about 6 feet down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAS4SdPj-w Emotional Expression - Identifying feelings & cause for feeling	Practice Writing Names What is adaptation? Some animals remain and stay active in the winter. They must adapt to the changing weather. Many make changes in their behavior or bodies. To keep warm, animals may grow new, thicker fur in the fall. On some animals, the new fur is white to help them hide in the snow. They collect food in summer and fall and save it for later others eat different things like twigs and moss that is around in the winter. Animals find shelter in trees, underground, or under rocks. Discuss what adaptation is and what animals adapt in winter: weasels, snowshoe rabbits, squirrels, mice, beavers, deer, and red fox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7FGPeykfE Drawing & Writing - Model labeling pictures using writing

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Practice Writing Names Discuss what a shadow is? What causes a shadow? Have flashlight ready to demonstrate shadows with the lights off. Phonological Awareness - Clapping beats to words (hibernate, hibernation, migrate, migration, adapt, adaptation)

No Mrs. Lasky Practice Writing Names Introduce Groundhog's Day. Describe the legend of the Groundhog coming out of his burrow from hibernation. When he comes out if he sees his shadow he will be frightened and go back into his burrow. If he doesn't see his shadow he stays out and looks for food. https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=CTloFRDL0eo Children will act out being groundhogs popping out of their burrows to see thier shadows. Make Groundhog's Day predictions. Will the groundhog see his shadow?

Number Corner (math)

Module 4 Session 5: Calendar update. Chirpy's Double Dice Action Game

Module 1 Session 1: Calendar update. Mystery Box: Mittens (attribute cards: 8 colors, you can wear it, more than 1, soft, dry)

Module 1 Session 2: Calendar update. Today is, Yesterday was. Read, Mittens 1-10 (look for patterns)

Module 1 Session 3: Calendar update. Today is, Yesterday was. Mitten Match Read, A Mitten for Little Mouse

Module 1 Session 4: Calendar update. Today is, Yesterday was. Mystery Box: Scarf (attribute cards: 8 colors, round, square, rectangular shaped, triangular shaped, you can wear it, one, soft, dry

Second Step (Emily & Emilio)

Week: 14 Strong Feelings

Concepts:

·         Sometimes your feelings can be strong

·         Strong feelings need to be managed

·         Putting your hands on your tummy and saying “Stop” are ways to begin to calm down

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
Ice & Snow exploration wk 1 - sorting, measuring, exploring snowflakes	Wooden Blocks, Cardboard Bricks, Large Duplo Bricks Add: Large Duplo Blocks	Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family	Winter Wonderland-ice skating
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Students will independently select writing mediums to write, dough stamp or use letter magnets to create words Bear Snores on ~ tracing straight, curvy, zig-zag lines	Students will independently select literacy strategies that support their learning during independent reading times- arrival, centers & independent reading/conferring time	Students will independently select own art mediums for their creations Fir Trees in the Snowy Woods (5 - 3/4" green strips 2 1/2", 4 1/2", 6 1/2", 8 1/2", 10 1/2") Logic & Reasoning (COG 5)	Snow People and Buttons (counting buttons to match the numeral on snow person)
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement
Flip Flop stampers	Rice w/ various scoopers/pourers, teddy bears, rocks	Feeling Fishing, Feeling Sharks, Rocking Boat

Rotating Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

Receptive Language: hibernating animals Phonological Awareness: beg. sounds snowballs

Receptive Language: hibernating animals Making mittens & scarf calendar markers

Receptive Language: hibernating animals Phonological Awareness: beg. sounds snowballs

Making mittens & scarf calendar markers Phonological Awareness: beg. sounds snowballs

Work Places: Which shape will win? Which numeral will win? Fill the fir tree Longer than/Shorter than

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Book: Bear Snores On Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Phonological Awareness Vocab: lair, heap, damp, whimpers Questions: Can you remember some of the animals that came and visited Bear? Why was Bear grumpy? Activity: Have identifying words with similar end sounds (rhymes)	Book: Migration Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: seasons, cycle, migration, south, north Questions: What does it mean when an animal migrates? What are some animals that migrate? Activity: Reading book using contextual clues (looking at pictures to help us) Book: Shh! Bears Sleeping Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Phonological Awareness Vocab: frolic, heap Questions: Review what the bears did in preparation for winter. What animals were in the story that did not hibernate? Why do you think they did not hibernate? How do they prepare for winter? Activity: Have fun creating new words with similar end sounds (rhymes)	Book: Who Lives in the Arctic Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: Questions: What animals lived in the arctic? What did you notice about their bodies that tell you they can live in the arctic? Activity: Following print and looking at pictures closely. Book: Old Bear Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Phonological Awareness Vocab: dreaming, cub, crocus, blazing Questions: Prediction: What do you think Old Bear saw when he woke up? Activity: What other words rhyme with /bear/

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Book: Light (Big Book) Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts Vocab: lava, electricity, reflections, light rays Questions: What were some things that make light? What happens to light when the rays are bent through water, raindrops, or bubbles? Activity: Teach/Model Rhyming

Book: Bear Shadow (Big Book) Standard: Literacy, Print Concepts, Drawing & Writing Vocab: shadow, brook, cliff, noon Questions: Could bear trap his shadow? Why not? What was causing the shadow? What do you think would have made the shadow disappear? How do you think Bear was feeling? Why do you think he was feeling that way? Activity: Writing - What would you like to do with your shadow? Model drawing self portraits

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Day 1: Winter Animals Winter is cold The fluffy red fox Has fur to keep warm The bear is in the cave Sleeping through the storm. 1. Literature Introduction. What do you think it is going to be about? Why do you think I chose this text? 2: First Read. 3: Reading Focus: Print directionality	Day 2: Winter Animals 1. Second Read. 2. Reading Focus: Rhyming. Identify words that rhyme vs. words that don't.	Day 3: Winter Animals 1: Third Read. 2: Reading Focus: Print vs Pictures (matching pictures to print)

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Day 4: Winter Animals 1. Fourth Read: Orchestration 2: Reading Focus: Choral reading - 4/5 students will lead in reading	Clifford’s Big World - Sleepy Animals