January Week 4 Recycling

1. Week of: January 23-27, 2017 Birds and Giraffes Teacher: Sara, Mary, Karen, Macie, Jeni
Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Investigation 3: How do trash and garbage affect community?
4. How can we reuse junk?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas Blocks: empty boxes
of various sizes
Art: paper markers and
paint
Discovery: junk
collection
Art: items from junk
collection
Music and Movement:
junk collection
Question of the
Day
Should you throw
paper out the
window of a cat or
building?
Are monsters real or
pretend?
Which will we find
more of on our litter
walk: paper or
bottles?
What can we do with
this?
Can we use this to
make music?
Large Group Poem: Litter
monster
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Liter
I love you ritual
Song: I Love You Ritual
Discussion and Shared
Writing: liter and
animals
Poem: The Liter
Monster
I love you ritual
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Litter walk
Poem: Paper towel rap
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Amazing Junk
I love you ritual
Poem: Musical Junk
I love you ritual
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Instrument
making
Read-Aloud The Adventures of
Gary and Harry
I Stink! The Adventures of
Gary and Harry
Don’t Use it Reuse it The Adventures of
Gary & Harry
Small Group Morning:
Seek and find
Afternoon: Sorting
and classifying
Morning: Story
Problems
Afternoon: Dinnertime
Morning: What’s
missing?
Afternoon: Swim
Morning: Straw Shapes
Afternoon: 3-D
Shapes/Intergen
Morning: More or
Fewer Towers
Afternoon: Cover Up
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
CS: describe,
compare, sort,
classify, and order
CSS: Demonstrate an
understanding of time in
the context of daily
experiences
LL: Demonstrate an
understanding that print
carries meaning
PWM: demonstrate
spatial awareness in
p.a. or movement
SE: recognize and
identify own emotions
and emotions of others
AL: focus on activity
w/ deliberate
concentration despite
distraction
CM: Measure length
and volume using non-
standard or standard
tools
Gold Objectives,
Dimensions &
Indicators
Use classification
skills
Explores change related
to familiar people or
places
Uses print concepts
Moves purposefully
from place to place
w/ control
Establishes and sustains
positive relationships
Remembers and
connects experiences
Compares and
measures
Outdoor Experiences: Walk
Family Partnerships:
Wow! Experiences: