Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Theme: Nursery Rhymes
Dates: February 1st –February 5th and February 8th-12th
Teacher: Erika O.

Language Experiences:
2/1-We will read the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble and create a story page with Jack and his candlestick
2/2- We will make a candlestick
2/3- We will read the nursery rhyme Little Miss Muffet and create a story page with Little Miss Muffet.
2/4-We will make curds and whey
2/5-We will read the nursery rhyme Mary had a Little Lamb and create a story page with Mary and her lamb
2/8- We will make a lamb for Mary
2/9-We will read the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty and create a story page with Humpty Dumpty and his wall.
2/10-We talk about raw and cooked eggs, and we will make scrambled eggs and eat hard boiled eggs
2/11-We will read the nursery rhyme I’m a little teapot and create a story page with a tea pot.
2/12- We will have a Northern Voices tea party!
Vocabulary-quick, candlestick, tuffet, curds and whey, beside, scared, king, queen, men, cracked, teapot, handle, spout, short, long, stout, steam, wool, fleece

Show and Tell days:
Monday- Jameson and Ella B.
Wednesday- Ashden and Mika
Friday-Ryder and Samantha

Monday, January 4, 2010

Theme: Look, Listen and Learn (The 5 senses)
Dates: January 5th-January 8th and January 11th-15th
Teacher: Erika O.

Language Experiences:
1/5-Make magic goop using water and cornstarch and talk about how it feels!
1/6- We are going to make a texture book and talk about how different things feel!
1/7- We will practice using our sense of smell and smell lots of different scents.
1/8-We will make popcorn and talk about all the senses!
1/11-We will taste different things using our tongue.
1/12-We will make pudding and practice tasting it while we eat!
1/13- Make glasses using pipe cleaners so we can practice using our sense of sight.
1/14-We will make a mirror and then take a reflection walk and look for our reflection
1/15-We will talk about our sense of hearing and will hopefully have a special guest!
Vocabulary-bumpy, smooth, rough, 5 senses, smell, touch, reflection, hear, see, sticky, stinky, light, dark
Show and Tell days:
Monday- Jameson and Ella B.
Wednesday- Ashden and Mika
Friday-Ryder and Samantha
Notes: Happy New Year! 2010 is going to be an exciting year at Northern Voices! I updated the show and tell dates, so please try and have an item ready for your child to share on their day!