May Week 1 Spring flowers

1. /Teachers: Mary, Valerie, Karen, Emily, Lynea Date: April 29-May 3, 2019
Study: Spring Investigation: Flowers
Commitment: I will Stop, Look, and Listen
Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 1 Thursday 2 Friday 3
Question of the Day: Have you ever given
someone a flower?
Who?
Show me how you move
your body like a flower.
What is your mom’s
name?
How do you take care of
a plant?
Tell me something about
this flower.
AM/PM meeting
Leader:
AM Val
PM Emily
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Mary
PM Val
AM focus group:
Person, Book, Activity
Karen
Is Your Mama a Llama?
Water color picture of
mom
CCA 21-1
Lynea
Martha Says It With
Flowers
The flower song (song
card) ATL 1-1
Karen
I Love You, Little One
Questions about mom
SS 16-1
Val
The Empty Pot
Honesty discussion
SED 3-2, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1
Mary
Grandma’s Purple
Flowers
Tye-dye flower
experiment
PM focus group: Emily
Amy Loves The Sun
Can jump from bubble
to bubble on rug
w/out falling PMP 17-2
Mary
Bumblebee Bumblebee,
Do You Know Me?
Clap out syllables of
words in story LC 7-3
Mary
The Digger and The
Flower
Beginning, middle, end
discussion with story
LK 8-3
Emily
Little Flower
Sort flowers in dramatic
play by different
attributes CS 13-2
Val
Flower Garden
My May Garden (song
card) CM10-3
Intergen/Other: Cooking club (Mary)
3pm: Julian, Vayda,
Aeva, Nathan, Jaxon
Art with Amanda 9:30-
10:00am, Donna reads
10:30am & 1-on-1s with
Amanda 3-4pm
Intergen (Val) 10am
Swimming 3pm:
Grandfriends (Mary)
3pm: Ellen, Xenieya,
Nikola, Rose, Zariya
*Children are asked who would like to participate weekly and are not assigned certain weeks to participate.
Small groups are done during Free Play in the Interest areas. These are the Changes to Interest area Based on Children’s Interests/Study:
Dramatic Play (V): Cash register added
to flower shop
Discovery (M): rain cloud in a cup
experiment/ tye-dye flowers
Library (K): Books about spring and
ponds have been added. Spring felt
board.
Sensory table (E): dirt, shovels, small
pots
Art (E): flower finger print painting,
dotting letters
Cooking/Table Toys (K): Frog life cycle
puzzle. Patterns with dyed noodles.
Technology (M): Seasons game on the
SMART Board
Music (R/L): “5 Little Rain drops” song
and finger play
Large motor (M/V): Search Kendal’s
grounds for plants that are growing,
and animals that are active.
Blocks (R/L): Tree building blocks to
encourage creative building with
pieces from nature.
Writing (V): Flower matching Letters
game
Classroom rules / routines (V/M):
Stop, look, and listen, when others talk
to you and when you want to talk.
What needs extra attention/ schedule changes this week: No Donna Tuesday
Parent Involvement/needs (V/M): Chipotle fundraiser on Tuesday night, conference sign ups
What worked best this week: _________________________________________________________________________________________
What didn’t work so well this week: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Ideas for the future: ________________________________________________________________________________________________