This week we will continue our study of clothing. The concept this week is features of clothing. We will talk about size, shapes and patterns and buttons/ fasteners. In our discovery center this week we will be doing different measurement activities. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday
A.M.
Today we will be talking about comparing sizes. We will look at real objects and talk about small medium and large. Next we will sort stickers by size. Then the children will sort buttons by size. Our story today is Big and Little.
P.M.
Today we will introduce our letter of the week which is N. We will also talk about small, medium and large. The children will sort buttons by size and complete a paper where they have to color balloons the correct color according the their size. We will also read Big and Little.
Tuesday
? of the day – Is your shirt bigger or smaller than this one?
Large Group – talk about Golidlocks and the Three Bears and how the bears are small medium and large, this ties into our clothing study because clothes come in many different sizes
Small Group A.M. and P.M.- Bigger Than, Smaller Than and Equal To – children will break up into 4 small groups with a teacher and we will build block towers and compare them by size. This activity will also incorporate counting and fine motor skills as we build the towers.
During choice time today each class will do an activity based on comparing sizes. The morning class will make a Goldilocks picture and the afternoon class will complete a paper where they have to color the correct item. We will be doing these “worksheet” type activities from time to time to help prepare the children to do similar tasks in Kindergarten.
Story – Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Wednesday
? of the day – Do you wear mittens or gloves?
Large Group – talk about the features of clothes, color, pockets etc.
Small Group – Second Step lesson with the Social Worker, Meg Will.
Art: Mittens
Story – A Pocket for Corduroy
Thursday
? of the day – How many buttons do you have on your clothes?
Small Group A.M. - Shape Stations
Small Group P.M. - letter N activity
Story – Button Button
Friday
Today both groups will be doing many shape activities. Our story today is The Shape of Things.