Description
Plan-DoReview
Small
Group
Activities
Magic Milk :
Experimenting with milk, dish soap and food coloring, children dipped
their q-tip in dish soap and watched what happened when they held it
in their bowl with milk and drops of food coloring
KDIs
2.
Snowflake Shapes :
Using Snowflake Pattern Block Mats and pattern blocks, children used
the blocks to fill in their snowflake patters by carefully matching each
shape to its corresponding spot on the map. After the children
successfully matched each shape, they used a marker to color in that
shape on their mat.
3.
4.
Emotions:
Using emotion eggs children discussed different facial
expressions and what emotion they represent. Children then
used the eggs to create their own story involving characters
and different emotions they experienced throughout the
story.
Costello Building Blocks- Weekly Happenings: January 12- 16, 20, 21, 2014
5. Playdoh:
Children used playdoh and their imaginations to see what they could
create using only playdoh and their hands. Children came up with
many creative ideas including snowmen (3-6 circles tall), snakes
(mommies and babies) and many other creations!
Large
Group
6. Family Portrait:
Using card stock and various art mediums (crayons, markers, colored
pencils), children created family portraits. Children were encouraged
to include every member of their family in their drawings including
pets.
Social/Emotional: self-identity,
Physical: fine motor skills, body awareness
Language/Literacy: comprehension, speaking, vocabulary, book knowledge
Math: spatial awareness, part-whole relationships
Creative: art
Science: observing, classifying, communicating ideas
Social Studies: diversity
Costello Building Blocks- Weekly Happenings: January 12- 16, 20, 21, 2014
Literature:
Book Title
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do
You Hear?
Wacky Wednesday
Froggy Gets Dressed
Polar Bears
There Was An Old Lady Who
Swallowed Some Snow
Over The River
Scardey Squirrel
Martin MacGregors Snowman
Sensory
Table
Author
Henry Holt
Dr. Seuss
Jonathan London
Laura Marsh
Lucille Colandro