ROOM #21 WEEKLY PLANNING FORM WEEK OF: June 8-12,2020

TEACHER’S NAME: Michelle AbadyDay of the Week

DAILY FOCUS (Focuses on the unit’s student outcomes- lesson)

Follow up Activity ON DAILY FOCUS

Skill Building Activity(Small group centers:Math, Literacy, cutting/ handwriting, Library)

Play focus[Planting seeds for play activities (aka learning centers)]

MondayDate: 6/8

*Last week we talked about Transformation. It means we see changes all around us. Examples:- Weather/ trees/Seasons-colors-People-Feelings

Our Daily Focus for today we will discuss what kinds of changes happen in nature.Example: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. It goes through 4 stages:

1- Egg2- Caterpillar3- Chrysalis4- Adult Butterfly

*Show the students the

Activity:

“Butterfly Life Cycle Plate Craft”

Click on link below”

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/butterfly-life-cycle-plate-craft

MATHActivity: Mixing colorsWhat happens when we mix the following colors? By using paint/watercolor or markers to transform colors into new colors.Examples:yellow and blue= green

yellow and red = orange

blue and red= purple

Click on link below:Mixing primary colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu44JRTIxSQ&list=RDQMBXojZE1BemU&start_radio=1

LITERACY-Alphabet Review (Phonics)Letter of the Week: LActivity:Color letter T with a crayon or marker.

Music and MovementCan you act out each phase of a butterfly metamorphosis? Have your child look at the pictures and then act them out. Have them act out the following:

Science

caterpillars we received and talk about what happened to them.

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Click on link:https://youtu.be/O1S8WzwLPlM

*See page 71 & 72 by clicking below:https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/literacy.pdf

HANDWRITING- See pages: 7 & 10 by clicking on link below:https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/handwriting.pdf

LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITEClick on link below:

The Very Hungry CaterpillarBy Eric Carlehttps://youtu.be/93fC6kByeY4

Growing BUTTERFLIES From Caterpillars | Insect Lore Butterfly Garden Easy Fun Science ExperimentClick on link below:

https://youtu.be/u8mKoy30dWc

Cooking“Banana Butterfly Snack”

Ingredients: slice of a banana, pretzels for wings, dried cranberries for eyes, and some apple slices for the antennae!

Enjoy a healthy snack !

TuesdayDate: 6/9

Review transformation and the way the seasons change. What Season are we in now? Spring.

During this time there are changes in nature.

-Caterpillars lay their eggs in spring.

What happens next is magical. They go through 4 different stages and at the end they become a butterfly.

Butterfly Life Cycle: Metamorphosis SongClick on link below:

https://youtu.be/a-NOUHqQgm4

Activity: “Egg on a Leaf”Have your child collect a nice green leaf from outside. Then they will glue a small white dry bean to represent the first stage of a butterfly.

MATH- GamePatterns- What comes next?Click on link below:https://www.ixl.com/math/pre-k/what-comes-next

LITERACY- “Letter L “*“My Ll book” see page 75 by clicking link below:https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/literacy.pdf

HANDWRITING- *Practice writing letter L on a piece of paper with a pencil, crayon or marker.

*use playdough to create the letter L

LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE:Click on links below:Becoming a Butterfly (Epic Books) https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12930

https://www.getepic.com/app/

Computer Facts about Butterflies for Kids | Classroom Learning Video

Click on link below:https://youtu.be/7PG2cPqLpKc

Science/Discovery-If you put several items in the sun- what do you think will happen? Can use crayons, ice, marshmallows, etc.…) How long do you think it will take for the items to melt? Why do they melt?

Cooking“The Butterfly To-go Snack Bag”Materials: zip lock sandwich bag, clothes pin.Your child can draw a face on the body (clothespin). You can fill her either side of the wings with fruits, nuts or other small snacks.

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WednesdayDate: 6/10

Our Daily Focus for today will talk about Caterpillars.- Review what comes out of a butterfly egg. –What is a caterpillar?*Caterpillars are a kind of animal called an insect. Remember, Insects have three body parts (head, thorax and abdomen) *Caterpillars can be lots of different colors.

Caterpillars for KidsClick on link below:https://youtu.be/QYbMScXPEV0

Animal Facts - Caterpillarhttps://youtu.be/t7qwwrppJIM

Activity:

“Name Caterpillar craft”

Materials: white or colored paper, scissor, marker, glue.Have your child create their own caterpillar by cutting out circles from paper (white or colored). They will write in each circle the letter in their name. Then they can draw eyes, mouth, antennae, and legs.Look at the picture below:

MATH-Straws-Have your child use straws to shape out numbers. When finished count out straws to demonstrate an understanding of the number created.

LITERACY- “My L tree”See page 76:https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/literacy.pdf

HANDWRITING-Have your child write Letter L.

LIBRARY/ MEDIA- READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY- VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITECaterpillar to Butterflyhttps://www.getepic.com/app/read/8139

Music/Movement-The Butterfly Song for Children | Egg Caterpillar Chrysalis | Patty Shukla

Click on link:

https://youtu.be/1EQeYA5Qbic

-Crawl like a caterpillar

ArtHave your child draw a caterpillar using crayons/markers, paper.

Outdoor PlayIf weather is nice outside have your child use chalk-They can create by drawing a caterpillar or writing their name, tic tac toe game, etc.… Have Fun!

* Parents please remember to take pictures of your child’s drawing.

ThursdayDate: 6/11

Our Daily Focus for Today:

Caterpillar- transforming food into energy to be able to grow and build aChrysalis.- What is a Chrysalis?It’s another name for a cocoon that the caterpillar makes before becoming a butterfly.

Activity:

“Cocoon craft”Materials:Toilet paper roll, green paint/crayons/markers.Have your child write the word “cocoon” on a piece of paper

Math-Find number 1-20 around the house. Write the numbers down as you find them. This can be played with shapes, letters, colors…

Literacy- Butterfly Letter matchingClick on below:

* https:// hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/butterfly-letter-matching.pdf

Handwriting-Write the following words:-Transformation-Egg--Caterpillar-Chrysalis-Butterfly

Library/Media-READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY-VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITEClick on link below:

ComputerThe Very Hungry Caterpillar - Animated FilmClick on link below:

https://youtu.be/75NQK-Sm1YY

Cooking-Orange juice challenge- Can you create orange juice from an orange? What do you need to make orange juice?

Dramatic play-Pretend to cook or bake your favorite meals, cookies or cake.

The Cautious Caterpillarhttps://youtu.be/UG-Q2ZL3w_Y

FridayDate: 6/12

Our daily Focus for today will be to talk about the last stage of the life cycle of a Butterfly.

What is a Butterfly?Remember we learned about butterflies during our unit of Plants.

Butterflies are insects and are born as a crawling ‘caterpillar’.*There are four lifecycle parts to a butterfly: egg, larva (known as a caterpillar), pupa (known as a chrysalis and adult (known as a butterfly).*Butterflies have the ability to see the colors green, red and yellow. This is useful for them when finding flowers.*A majority of butterflies actually eat the nectar inside of

Activity:

Paper Butterfly Hand Puppet Craft Template - paper crafts for kids

Click on link below:

https://youtu.be/v9ECCu_ynJs

Math- Review of the Life CycleSequence cardsClick on link below:

https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/life-cycle-sequence-cards.pdf

Literacy-Go on the Letter “L” hunt.Prepare small pieces of paper with the Letter L. Tape them around the room. Have your child find it and identify the letter /sound.

Handwriting-Have your child look through a picture book or a magazine and write words that begin with ”L” letter.

Library/Media-READ A BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY-VISIT A RECOMMENDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE

Art- Have your child create a Butterfly by tracing their hands on a paper, color, then draw the butterfly's body in the middle of their handprints. - Materials: Pencil, paper, crayons

Have your child write the word: Butterfly

Movement-Butterfly Metamorphosis Songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-NOUHqQgm4

Library-Caterpillar to Butterflyhttps://www.getepic.com/app/read/8139

flowers. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carlehttps://youtu.be/93fC6kByeY4

Social/ Emotional- Week to ReviewWeek 8: MORE FEELINGS

Please refer to HIDEC.org for the complete social emotional parent newsletter. Look at page 62 https://hidecorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/social-emotional-home-english.pdf

Common Core Domains

Domain 3: Social and emotional learning- Self-awareness and self-management skills PK.SED.7: Adapts to change.

Domain 4B: Communication, language and literacy-Speaking and listening PK.CLL.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on pre- kindergarten reading and content.

Domain 5A: Cognition and knowledge of the world: Math PK.ATL.2 Actively engages in problem solving

Domain 5B Cognition and knowledge of the world: Science PK.CKW.4 (Science): Observes and describes characteristics of earth and space. Dramatic Play PK.AL.1: Actively and confidently engages in play as a means of exploration and learning.

Any questions please email at mglik@hidec.org