Circle Time:
- Sing “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
- Practice identifying and naming different colors
- Play a game of “I Spy” with different colors
Language Arts:
- Read “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
- Discuss the story and the different letters in the alphabet
- Practice identifying and writing the letter “N”
Math:
- Introduce the concept of patterns and the different types of patterns (e.g. AB, ABC, AAB)
- Use manipulatives and other materials to create and identify patterns
- Practice counting to 180 as a group
Social Studies:
- Talk about different types of communities and their characteristics
- Read “Me on the Map” by Joan Sweeney
- Discuss the different levels of community (e.g. neighborhood, city, country)
Science:
- Introduce the concept of living and nonliving things
- Conduct simple experiments to explore the different characteristics of living things (e.g. growing a plant, observing a goldfish)
- Discuss the importance of taking care of living things
Art:
- Use crayons and paper to create a mural of a garden or a park
- Encourage children to use their imagination and creativity to add different elements to the mural
- Display the mural in the classroom for the week