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💧 Water 💦
💧 Water 💦
Monday May 18
Monday May 18
Story Time: If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON’T! read by Ms. Laurel
Art and/or Science: Does it float?
Gather items from around your house that are made of different materials. Fill a bathtub or large bin with water. Make predictions about the object. Do you think this will sink or float? Why? Test the object. Did the object act how you expected when placed in water?
Numeracy:
Ocean Animals Graphing Game with
Printable Cube Die
Literacy:
- Ff Hidden Picture Coloring (emailed)
- Create “F & f” using playdough while reviewing the name and sound the letter names.
Movement:
Practice Your Swim Strokes on Land!
Sensory: Water Sensory
Provide sponges and wash cloths and bowls. Transfer water using only the sponge/ wash cloth
Tuesday May 19
Tuesday May 19
Story Time: There’s Always Room for One More, read by Ms. Laurel
Art and/or Science: Design a Boat
Use recycled materials and objects around your home to build a boat! Test it in water to see if it floats. Can it carry weight? Add coins or other small objects to see what it takes to sink your boat!
Skittles & Water Art with Ms. Amy
Numeracy: Explore Measuring with Water
Use liquid measuring cups and equal sized clear containers. Fill a container with 1 cup of water. Fill another container with ½ cup of water. Talk about what “half” means. Add another ½ cup of water to the container holding ½ cup. Do the two containers have equal amounts of water?
Literacy:
- Gg Hidden Picture Coloring (emailed)
- Create “G & g” using ice cubes while reviewing the name and sound the letter makes
Movement:
Cosmic Kids Yoga- Mimi the Mermaid
Sensory: Water Sensory
Provide a small amount of dish soap, a bowl and a whisk. Can they create bubbles?
Wednesday May 20
Wednesday May 20
Story Time: This is Not My Hat, read by Ms. Laurel
Art and/or Science: Ice Sculpture
Make colorful ice cubes using food coloring or paint mixed with water. Use ice cube trays & plastic containers for different shapes & sizes. Once frozen, build with your ice cubes!
Numeracy: Ocean Animals Memory Game
Literacy:
- Hh Hidden Picture Coloring (emailed
- Create “H &h” using playdough while reviewing the name and sounds the letter makes
Movement:
Practice Your Swim Strokes on Land!
Sensory: Water Sensory
Temperature Exploration-Provide an empty bin with containers of cold water, warm water, and ice cubes
Thursday May 21
Thursday May 21
Story Time: The Rainbow Fish, read by Ms. Laurel
Art and/or Science: Paint with Water
On a dry day outside, practice writing your name, the ABC’s or sight words on your sidewalk using water and a paintbrush.
Journal Entry Prompt:
We use water in many different ways. We need to drink water to keep our bodies healthy. We use it to grow our plants. We also enjoy playing, bathing and swimming in water. Why is water important to you? What do you like best about water?
Numeracy: Underwater Race Game
Literacy:
- Ii Hidden Picture Coloring (emailed)
- Trace “I & I” into flour on a tray.
Movement:
Cosmic Kids Yoga- Squish the Fish
Sensory: Water Sensory
Add small objects that float & a spoon or tongs to remove the small objects
Friday May 22
Friday May 22
Story Time: My Life with the Wave, read by Ms. Laurel
Art and/or Science: Illustrate the story: There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark
Build a Lego Structure to Hold Water
See Ms. Amy’s STEAM page for instructions!
Numeracy:
- Ocean Animals Memory Game
- Make Music with Different Levels of Water
See Ms. Amy’s STEAM page for instructions!
Literacy:
- Jj Hidden Picture Coloring (emailed)
- Create “J & j” using ice cubes while reviewing the name and sounds the letter can make
Movement: Have an Ocean Dance Party! Act out movements of fish swimming, seaweed swaying, & crabs crawling.
Sensory: Water Sensory
Add bubbles to the water with dish soap or bubble bath. Add a scrub brush & toys that need a bath
Notes
Notes
Goals Included in this Unit:
· Artistic Expression
· Fine Motor Development (small muscles in the hands)
· Large Motor (large muscles in body)
Science
· Making & Testing Predictions
· Exploring States of Water
Literacy Development
· Story Comprehension
· Letter Recognition
· Letter Sounds
Math
· Measuring & Comparing Amounts
· Counting using one-to-one correspondence
· Number Recognition
· Spatial Memory
· Graphing- how to create a graph & interpret differences in amounts
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