Erika's NV Blog

2010-02-02T19:01:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-04T12:23:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-12-19T06:40:00.001-08:00

Theme: Jungle
Dates: December 14th -18th and December 21st -23rd
Teacher: Erika O.

Language Experiences:
12/14-Make binoculars using toilet paper rolls
12/15- Make monkey bread
12/16- Make zebra masks using paper plates
12/17-Make parrots using glue on paper and colored sand
12/18-Make safari maps with grocery bags
12/21-Make paper plate spiral snakes
12/22- Make tiger cookies
12/23-Make a swamp snack
Vocabulary-flamingo, gorilla, giraffe, zebra, jungle, Tarzan, elephant, quicksand, safari hat, swamp, khakis, slimy
Show and Tell days:
Monday-Jameson and Ella B.
Wednesday- Ryder and Mika
Friday-Ashden and Levi

Notes: Grandparent Day was a huge success! We will have a half day on Wednesday, December 23rd and school will resume on January 5th, 2010! Enjoy the holiday break!

2009-11-03T06:05:00.000-08:00

Theme: Friends and Family
Dates: November 2nd-6th and 9th-13th
Teacher: Erika O.
Language Experiences:
11/2-Make a house using different shapes
11/3-Read the Three Little Pigs using a flannel board and make an edible house of hay using shredded wheat and graham crackers
11/4- Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears using a flannel board and make porridge( oatmeal)
11/5-Make an edible house using cheese and crackers
11/6-Take a walk outside to look at different types of house or paint a house
11/9-Teachers perform a skit about being good friends
11/10- Make cookies for our families
11/11-Make a family tree
11/12-Talk about sharing and practice sharing trail mix with our friends
11/13-Puppet show with friends
Vocabulary-apartment, house, townhouse, neighborhood, neighbors, living room, kitchen, bedroom, family, pet
Show and Tell days:
Monday-Jameson and Ella B.
Wednesday- Ryder and Mika
Friday-Ashden and Levi
Notes: Please send in a family picture that your child can use to talk about their own family. Thanks for attending your fall planning meetings!!!

2009-10-18T17:48:00.000-07:00

Theme: Earth Conservation
Dates: October 19th-23rd and 26th-30th
Teacher: Erika O.

Language Experiences:
10/19- Earth day walk and pick up trash
10/20-Talk about different types of trash-sort different kinds of trash
10/21-Make a collage using trash
10/22-Make a water bottle vase
10/23-Make trash dessert/walk to Goodwill
10/26-leave art project
10/27-Make pumpkin faces with potato head parts
10/28-Make witches brew-group activity
10/29-Make edible spiders
10/30-Halloween party

Vocabulary-cans, used, new, metal, disposable, newspaper, Goodwill, seeds, glass, compost, fall, recycle bin, empty/full, plastic, recycle

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

2009-10-11T17:35:00.000-07:00

Theme: Dinosaurs
Dates: October 5th-9th and 12th-14th
Teacher: Erika O.
Language Experiences:
10/5- Dig for dinosaur eggs and bones
10/6-Make a dinosaur puppet
10/7-Make volcanoes
10/8-Make colored dinosaur toast
10/9-Make a dinosaur egg
10/12-Touch and feel box
10/13-Make caramel apples
10/14-Make apple pie/apple crisp
Vocabulary-dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus, skeleton, fossils, scales, volcano, museum, dig, extinct, plant eaters, meat eaters, paleontologist, spikes
Show and Tell days:
Monday-Jameson and Ella B.
Wednesday- Ryder and Mika
Friday-Ashden and Levi