Sharks, Week of April 20
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Monday April 20
Music Monday
· See the Little Bunnies
· Here is a Bunny
· Hey Lolly with initial letter sounds
· Tiny Tim
· ABCs
Creative Exploration
· Natural Paint Exploration
· Draw or Paint a rainbow garden
Science
Parts of Plants
If you have access to a printer:
- print the pdf and color the plant parts.
- Cut out and glue to a large piece of paper or cardboard.
- Use yarn or string to add the roots. Glue labels to your flower,
If you donât have access to a printer:
- Observe some different types of plants.
- Discuss the different parts: stem, leaves, flower, roots.
- Draw what you see then label the parts on your pictures.
Literacy
· Read The Curious Garden
· Read Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
· Flower Letter Match
Print the letter match game above. Cut out the individual lower case letters. Match the lowercase letters to the flower with the uppercase letter.
If you donât have access to a printerâDraw some simple flowers with a circle in the center. Write uppercase letters in the center of each flower. Write the lowercase letters on paper circles of similar size. Let your child match the lowercase circles to the uppercase flower.
Tuesday April 21
Creative Exploration
Found object flowers
Collect materials from around your house or outside and explore how you can transform them into different flowers. If you need some ideas click here.
Literacy
Hey Lolly
Make cards with 1 letter on each. Hold up the card, say the sound 4 times, then sing.
· Read Aloud Flower Garden
Numeracy
Wednesday April 22
Community Adventure
Watch Miss Carolineâs Flower walk. Go on a flower walk and take pictures of the flowers you find.
Cooking Project
Parts of Plants Salad
Gather some different parts of plants that we eat, cut them if necessary, and enjoy a salad. Donât forget to talk about the parts as you prepare your salad.
Some ideas
Stems-Celery
Leaves-Lettuce, Spinach, greens
Flower-Broccoli
Root-Carrot or Radish
Seeds-Sunflower seeds, corn, peas
Literacy
· The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons
Science
Look for Seeds
When youâre cooking with fruits and vegetables look for the seeds. Compare their size, shape, and color. Try planting some and see if you can start a salad garden.
Thursday April 23
Creative Exploration
Flower Still Life
Pick a bouquet of flowers and set them in a vase. Observe closely and try to draw or paint what you see. If you canât get real flowers, use a picture.
Literacy
Use the pictures from your flower walk to make a book by printing the pictures or drawing your own. Label the different flowers you found.
· Read A Seed is Sleepy
Science
Dissecting Seeds-soak dry lima beans in cold water overnight. Take them apart and look for these parts. Seed Coat, Seed Food, Plant Embryo
Friday April 24
Literacy
· Read Aloud If You Plant a Seed
· Use the Letters from the Flower match game on Monday to create your name or other words.
Numeracy
· Flower Dice Game
If you donât have dice but you do have a printer, click here
Or make your own using a small box (cubed tissue boxes are perfect) cover with paper and write numbers and/or corresponding dots on each side.
Notes
We miss the Sharks!
This Shark loves to make cards and do art projects for their brother as I (Ms. Caroline) do for my brother. Can you make a special gift for a family member?
This Shark is just like me (Ms. Caroline) and loves to walk around in just her socks or even better, barefoot. Do you have a favorite pair of fun socks?
Guess Who! âEverywhere babiesâ
One of the many activities my mom and I have been doing during our Stay at Home days are Shadow Puppets.
We have been watching the sun get just right over our homes and then we race outside to do a SHADOW PUPPET messages to send to each other.
It has been fascinating to see our different silhouettes project off of different objects. Sometimes it might show up as a super tall shadow or other times it might be way out further than we can reach.
We have gotten quite creative with different messages. Sometimes it might be an animal shape or even a simple sign language silhouette of I love you.
I wonder if your family can communicate with shadow puppets and share them with each other? Here are a few of the shadows my mom and I have sent each other, and some videos of other creative images you might enjoy exploring.
Happy Shadow Making :)
Hugs,
Caroline