REMINDERS
Wednesday, January 26th: 11:30 a.m. Early Dismissal for Professional Development
Monday, January 31st-February 4th: Catholic Schools Week - Please refer to Mrs. Wilson's Weekly Email for Special Dress Days
Friday, February 4th: 11:30 A.M. Early Dismissal for Professional Development
Monday, January 31st-February 4th: Catholic Schools Week - Please refer to Mrs. Wilson's Weekly Email for Special Dress Days
Friday, February 4th: 11:30 A.M. Early Dismissal for Professional Development
PRESCHOOL NEWS
WEEK OF JANUARY 24, 2022
SNOW UNIT
SNOW UNIT
MORNING TABLE ACTIVITIES
Journal Pictures, Soft Start Boxes, Puzzles and Books
STORIES
How is a Snowflake Made (Video), The Tiny Snowflake by Arthur Ginofli, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowman Storybook by Raymond Briggs, and Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
RELIGION: Jesus shares God’s Good News. (Luke 1:1-4, 14-21)
INTEREST CENTERS (Inside and Outside when possible)
Discovery: Snowflake Pictures & Microscope, Snowflake Life Cycle, and Snow/Ice Vocabulary, Foam Ice Blocks and Artic Animals
Library: Fiction and Nonfiction Stories about Snow
Art: Making Snowflakes, Construction Paper, Coloring Books, and Play Dough
Toys and Games: Don’t Break the Ice, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Alphabet Bingo, ABC Seas, Counting Match It, Puppets, Mr. Potato Head, Pirate Ship, Large Lacing Beads, Doll House, and Train Table
Blocks: Cars, Blocks, Duplos, Magnetic Tiles, Lincoln Logs, Gears, and Marble Maze
Gross Motor: Footballs, Frisbees, Trucks, and Balls
Music: Xylophones, Drums, and Shakers
Dramatic Play: Igloo, Market or Kitchen
MORNING CENTERS
Journal Pictures, Soft Start Boxes, Puzzles and Books
STORIES
How is a Snowflake Made (Video), The Tiny Snowflake by Arthur Ginofli, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowman Storybook by Raymond Briggs, and Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
RELIGION: Jesus shares God’s Good News. (Luke 1:1-4, 14-21)
INTEREST CENTERS (Inside and Outside when possible)
Discovery: Snowflake Pictures & Microscope, Snowflake Life Cycle, and Snow/Ice Vocabulary, Foam Ice Blocks and Artic Animals
Library: Fiction and Nonfiction Stories about Snow
Art: Making Snowflakes, Construction Paper, Coloring Books, and Play Dough
Toys and Games: Don’t Break the Ice, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Alphabet Bingo, ABC Seas, Counting Match It, Puppets, Mr. Potato Head, Pirate Ship, Large Lacing Beads, Doll House, and Train Table
Blocks: Cars, Blocks, Duplos, Magnetic Tiles, Lincoln Logs, Gears, and Marble Maze
Gross Motor: Footballs, Frisbees, Trucks, and Balls
Music: Xylophones, Drums, and Shakers
Dramatic Play: Igloo, Market or Kitchen
MORNING CENTERS
- Letter “S” with Shaving Cream
- Writing and Recognizing the Number “11”
- Snowman with Patterned Scarf
- Painting Snow
- Following a Recipe to Make Snow Dough
AFTERNOON SESSION
STORIES
The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll, Little Bear’s Special Friend by Claire Freedman, Do You Want to Build a Snowman by Calliope Glass, and A Silly Snowy Day by Michael Coleman
PHONEMIC AWARENESS
RECESS
QUIET TIME
INTEREST CENTERS (Same as the Morning)
AFTERNOON CENTERS
SNACK
The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll, Little Bear’s Special Friend by Claire Freedman, Do You Want to Build a Snowman by Calliope Glass, and A Silly Snowy Day by Michael Coleman
PHONEMIC AWARENESS
RECESS
QUIET TIME
- IPads (Starfall)
- Snowman Coloring
- Name Snowman
- Snowman Sequence
- Order by Size Snowmen
INTEREST CENTERS (Same as the Morning)
AFTERNOON CENTERS
- Winter I Spy Counting
- Torn Snowman
- Sugar Cube Building
- Dot Paint Snowman
- Draw or Build Snowflakes
SNACK