February 2012
Hello! Things are in full swing right now with our classroom changes and I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year! Star of the Week has been a great way for the children to get to know more about each other, and I know the children feel really special when it is their turn. Thank you so much for your involvement in making sure they bring their Tuesday Folders back every week! February is full of fun themes such as Groundhog’s Day, Valentines, Presidents Day, Dental Health and March 2- Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! Here is what you can expect your child to be learning this month:
Week: January 30th- February 3rd
CHAPEL: Jesus Makes People Well
DOMAIN #1 – Speech and Language Development
1) Receptive Language (Books)
a. Substitute Groundhog by: Pat Miller
b. Jamberry by: Bruce Degen
DOMAIN #2 – Early Literacy Skills
1) Early Writing
a. Building Words in the –am Family
b. Printing Letter J
c. Printing number 20
2) Early Literacy
a. Pop-Up Story (Substitute Groundhog)
b. A Jam Session (Jamberry)
c. J is for Jam (Jamberry)
d. Real or Pretend (Jamberry)
DOMAIN #3 – Math and Science
1) Groundhog’s Substitute (Substitute Groundhog)
2) Berry Ballot (Jamberry)
3) Recognizing 20
4) Counting 1-50
5) Sequencing
6) Count and Chant (Jamberry)
DOMAIN #4 – Social Studies
Where do groundhogs live and what is the geography?
DOMAIN #5 – Creative Arts
1) Groundhog’s Flu (Substitute Groundhog)
2) A “Berry” Special Painting (Jamberry)
3) Hat full of berries (Jamberry)
DOMAIN #6 – Social-Emotional Development
1) Show and tell is: Something beginning with Letter J
2) A time when I was mad…
DOMAIN #7 – Physical Development
1) Gross Motor- Groundhog’s Job (Substitute Groundhog)
2) Fine Motor- Table Toys
Week: February 6th-10th
CHAPEL: Jesus and the Lonely Woman
DOMAIN #1 - Speech an Language Development
1) Receptive Language (Books)
a. Little Blue and Little Yellow by: Leo Lionni
b. Guess How Much I Love You by: Sam McBratney
DOMAIN #2 – Early Literacy Skills
1) Early Writing
a. Who Do You Love (Guess How Much I Love You)
b. Printing Letter Y
c. Printing Numbers
2) Early Literacy
a. Friends That Blend (Little Blue and Little Yellow)
b. Lighten Up (Little Blue and Little Yellow)
c. Little Yellow’s Favorite Game
DOMAIN #3 – Math and Science
1) How Many Hearts (Guess How Much I love You)
2) Counting 1-60
DOMAIN #4 – Social Studies
1) Yummy Yogurt (Little Blue and Little Yellow)
DOMAIN #5 – Creative Arts
1) Lots of Love (Guess How Much I Love You)
2) Plate Puppets (Guess How Much I Love You)
DOMAIN #6 – Social-Emotional Development
1) Show and tell is: Something beginning with Y
2) A Time when I was excited…
DOMAIN #7 – Physical Development
1) Gross Motor – Morning Exercise and Recess
2) Fine Motor – In the Mix (Little Blue and Little Yellow) and Table Toys
Week: February 13th- 17th
CHAPEL: Jesus and Zaccaeus
DOMAIN #1 Speech and Language Development
1) Receptive Language (Books)
a. Growing Vegetable Soup by: Louis Ehlert
b. Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by: Diane deGroat
DOMAIN #2 – Early Literacy Skills
1) Early Writing
a. Valentines for Friends (Roses…)
b. A Perfect Poem (Roses…)
c. Soups On (Growing Vegetable Soup)
d. Printing Letter V
e. Printing Numbers
2) Early Literacy
a. From Seeds to Soup (Growing Vegetable Soup)
b. Sounds like Veggies (Growing Vegetable Soup)
DOMAIN #3 – Math and Science
1) Missing Valentines (Roses…)
2) Counting 1-70
3) Peas Please! (Growing Vegetable Soup)
DOMAIN #4 – Social Studies
1) Know Your Vegetables (Growing Vegetable Soup)
2) What Foods are different countries known for?
DOMAIN #5 – Creative Arts
1) Heart Shaped Cookies (Roses…)
2) Love Bugs
3) Heart People
DOMAIN #6 – Social-Emotional Development
1) Show and Tell is: Something beginning with V
2) A time when I was sad…
DOMAIN #7 - Physical Development
1) Gross Motor- Morning Exercise and Recess
2) Fine Motor- Table Toys and Valentines Day Games
Week: February 20th-24th
CHAPEL: Matthew Meets Jesus
DOMAIN #1 - Speech and Language Development
1) Receptive Language (Books)
a. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by: Michael Rosen
b. Where the Wild Things Are by: Maurice Sendak
c. What a Wonderful World by: George David Weiss
DOMAIN #2 - Early Literacy Skills
1) Early Writing
a. Go Away Max (Where the Wild Things Are)
b. Printing Letter W
c. Printing Numbers
2) Early Literacy
a. Dandy Descriptions (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt)
b. What is Wild? (Where the Wild Things Are)
c. A Toothy Tale (Where the Wild Things Are)
DOMAIN #3 – Math and Science
1) Over and Under (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt)
2) Counting 1-80
3) Simple Addition with manipulatives
DOMAIN #4 – Social Studies
1) Study different Habitats
2) Presidents Day!
DOMAIN #5 - Creative Arts
1) Bear’s Cave (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt)
2) Wild Thing Footprints (Were the Wild Things Are)
3) What a Wonderful World Paintings
4) Who’s A Wild Thing (Where the Wild Things Are)
DOMAIN #6 – Social-Emotional Development
1) Show and Tell is: Something beginning with W
2) A time when I was happy…
DOMAIN #7 - Physical Development
1) Gross Motor
a. Moving Along (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt)
b. Wonderful Wild Things (Where the Wild Things Are)
2) Fine Motor
a. Table Toys and Art
Week: February 27th- March 2nd
CHAPEL: A Boy Helps Jesus
DOMAIN #1 - Speech and Language Development
1) Receptive Language
a. Zoo-Looking by: Mem Fox
b. On Beyond Zebra by: Dr. Seuss
c. Various Dr. Seuss Books
DOMAIN #2 Early Literacy Skills
1) Early Writing
a. Watchful Critters (Zoo-Looking)
b. My Favorite Dr. Seuss Book is…
c. Printing Letter Z
d. Printing Numbers
2) Early Literacy
a. Animals, Animals Everywhere! (Zoo-Looking)
b. A Zoo Full of Z’s (Zoo-Looking)
DOMAIN #3 – Math and Science
1) Zoo Clues (Zoo-Looking)
2) Counting 1- 90
3) Simple Addition with manipulatives
4) Zoo Animals
DOMAIN #4 – Social Studies
1) Where does your favorite Zoo Animal live in the Wild?
2) Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
DOMAIN #5 – Creative Arts
1) Zany Zoo (Zoo-Looking)
2) A Zoo Sing- Along (Zoo-Looking)
3) Cat in the Hat Drawings
DOMAIN #6 – Social-Emotional Development
1) Show and Tell is: Something beginning with Z
2) A time when I was scared…
DOMAIN #7 – Physical Development
1) Gross Motor- Morning Exercise and Recess
2) Fine Motor- Table Toys and Art