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                 Welcome to School Year 2018-2019                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                           01-14-2019 to 01-18-2019

       Welcome back to school for the second semester of
                       2018-2019 Academic session.
 
Virtue for January: Gratitude

Theme : Awesome Animals Week: Creepy Crawly Insects

01-14-2019
Language Arts:

Engages in Dramatic Play,VIII.C.1 Explores Living Things,VI.B.1 Uses a Variety of Materials,VIII.A.1 Uses Book Information,III.D.2 Uses Science Words,II.D.1 Uses Story Words,II.D.1

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!  I will read Bugs!, Bugs!, Bugs! Use gestures to explain the story words. Introduce vocabulary: creeping, flutter, fuzzy. The students will use play-dough and sticks to create their own bugs. Ask questions to remind them of their bug's features. The students will compare bugs to other animals they've learned about;

Religion:

Purpose: -to help children recognize their uniqueness and to become aware of all the wonderful things they can do.

Wonderful Me Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM.

Social Studies:
Students will listen to a Fire safety presentation by Coach Buzz.

Technology:

Uses Software,X.A.1

Students will work on the Writing Wizard app on I pad. They listen to the sound of the Alphabets and trace the letters.

01-15-19

Language Arts:
 

Animal Helpers,VII.B.3 Cooperates and Plays With Others,I.C.4 Forms Letters,IV.C.1 Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 Produces correct letter sounds,III.C.3 Segments Onset and Rime,III.B

This Is Letter Ll Today's Letter Vest Helper wears letter vest Ll, Students will practice saying L. Use leaf Picture Card and identify the sound. Introduce vocabulary: ladybug, land, leaf. Children perform a fingerplay "Ladybug, Ladybug" and listen for words that begin with Ll. Students will decorate plates as ladybugs. Repeat the fingerplay, segmenting the last word of the phrase; Students will make an L with their fingers for each /l/ sound heard.

Religion:

Purpose: -to help the children become aware of good personal health habits.

Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM.

Social Studies:

Historic Figures Dr. Martin Luther King

Students will listen to the book” Young Martin Luther King”, listen to the Speech “I had a Dream”, discuss ways of how they can fulfill Martin Luther’s Dream.

Technology:
 

Uses Software,X.A.1

Students will continue to work on the Writing Wizard app on I pad. They listen to the sound of the Alphabets and trace the letters.

Math:

Compares Lengths,V.D.1 .

Review measuring and comparing objects by length using snap cubes. Measure and compare bug creations, and put them in size order;

01-16-19

Language Arts:

Asks and Answers Questions,III.D.3 Distinguishes Real from Make-Believe,III.D.2 Explores Living Things,VI.B.1 Participates in Music Activities,VIII.B.1 Uses Action Words,II.D.1 Uses Gross Motor Skills,IX.A Uses Story Words,II.D.1 Writes to Convey Meaning,IV.A.1

What Do Insects Do? Read aloud What Do Insects Do? Then compare the book to others from this week, for example, photos distinguish real from make-believe. Students will  name the insects on the book. Introduce vocabulary: carry, hunt, survive. Play a game where children act out bug movements as you call them out Students will compare and contrast themselves to insects, finishing sentence frames; Students will sing and march to the song "The Ants Come Marching";

Religion:

Purpose: -to help the children appreciate all the wonderful things they are able to do.

Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM.

Technology:

Uses Software,X.A.1

Students will work on the Writing Wizard app on I pad. They practice tracing numbers from 0 to 9.

Math:

Practice tracing/writing numbers on worksheet.

Practice tracing/writing numbers on worksheet.

 Science & Health:

Explores Living Things,VI.B.1 Uses Science Words,II.D.1

Students will review what they have learned about insects using the Bug-O-Meter and Science Poster 8. Students will discuss how insects are alike and different then other animals.

01-17-19
Language Arts:

Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 Identifies Letters,III.C.1 Learns Through Technology,X.A.5 Produces correct letter sounds,III.C.3 Segments Compound Words,III.B Sings New and Familiar Songs,VIII.B.1 Understands Meanings of New Words,II.D.3 Uses a Variety of Materials,VIII.A.1 Uses and Increases Speaking Vocabulary,II.D.4

Little Bee Legs Students will look at Letter Card Ll, then practice saying the /l/ sound. Introduce vocabulary: legs, like, little, lots. Students will  learn the Buzzy Bee song and hop each time they hear a word beginning with Ll. Students will use their bodies to make Lls. Students will make bees with legs that look like uppercase Ls, then buzz around the room. Students will find the two words in compound words; Model an internet search for bees using a whiteboard or projector;

Religion:

Purpose: -to lead the children in a prayer of thanksgiving.

Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM.

Science & Health:

Explores Living Things,VI.B.1 Uses Science Words,II.D.1

Students will review what they have learned about insects using the Bug-O-Meter and Science Poster 8. Students will discuss how insects are alike and different then other animals.

Technology:

Uses Software X.A.1

Students will work on the app to learn patterns.

 Math:

To use manipulatves ---count numbers.

Students will learn to count by using pegs and the peg board.

 
01-18-19
Language Arts-Circle Time
 

Counts items,V.A.3 Engages in Dramatic Play,VIII.C.1 Extends a Story,III.D.1 Identifies Letters,III.C.1 Segments Onset and Rime,III.B Sings New and Familiar Songs,VIII.B.1 Uses Picture Clues to Understand Words,II.D.3 Uses Picture Clues,III.A

Animal ABCs I will reread the book Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack. Students will Children think about what they have learned about insects, and compare them to the animals in the story. Students will play "Who am I?" acting out various animals, while their classmates guess who they are. Students will focus on the /l/ sound and think of animals that begin with the letter Ll; Students will sing "[Pigs] on the Farm" to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus;"

 

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