May 22 Buildings Investigation 3

1. Week of: May 22-26, 2017 Birds and Giraffes Teacher: Sara, Mary, Karen, Macie, Robin
Study: Buildings Investigation 3 What are buildings made of? What makes them strong?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas Discovery: sample
building materials
Games and Toys: Collection
of building samples
Art: craft sticks and
modeling clay
Blocks: Unit Blocks Blocks: Big
Boxes, masking
Tape
Question of the Day What can we do with
these?
What do you think most of
the buildings we’ll see today
are made of?
Which house is
strongest?
Is this building
sturdy?
Can we make a
building out of
this?
Large Group Song: Bouncing Big
Brown Balls
I love you ritual
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
What are buildings
made of?
Game: Walk around the
Shapes
I love you Ritual
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Preparing for site
visit
I Love you ritual
Movement: My Body
Jumps
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Strong
Buildings
Movement: I can
make a circle
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Sturdy Buildings
I Love You Ritual
Poem: A
Building My
Size
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Cardboard
Buildings
Read-Aloud The three Javelinas
Builder
Building a House
Bridges
Build It from A to Z
Building
The three Javelinas
Build Dogs Build
Building a House
Buildings Buildings
Buildings
Small Group Morning: Geoboards
Afternoon: Cooking
Club/ Straw
Shapes/The Name
Dance
Morning: Can we build it
together?/Donna
Afternoon: Can we build it
together? Construction
Sounds/I Spy with my Little
Eye
Morning: I’m
Thinking of a Shape
Birds- Intergen
Afternoon: Buried
Shapes/1,2,3 What Do
I see
Morning: Which
Container has More
Afternoon: Intergen/
Cover Up
Morning:
Tongue Twisters
Afternoon:
Same Sound
Sort
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
GKS-Demonstrate
knowledge of physical
properties of objects and
materials
LL- Comprehends and
responds to books
GKSS-Explore change related to
familiar people or places
AL-thinks problems through,
considering several possibilities and
analyzing results
PWB- Demonstrate
traveling skills
SE- Forms
relationships with
adults
GKM-
Compares and
measures
Gold Objectives,
Dimensions &
Indicators
Explore the properties of
objects and materials
(solids and liquids)
Discuss some similarities
and diff. between 2 texts
on same topic
Demonstrate understanding of time
in the context of daily experiences.
Develop, initiate and carry out
simple plans to obtain a goal
Demonstrate spatial
awareness in physical
activity or movement
Engage in extended,
reciprocal
conversations with
familiar adults
Describe and
compare objects
using
measurable
attributes
Outdoor Experiences: Walk Downtown
Family Partnerships: Dolly Parton Imagination Library Banks going home w/each child
Wow! Experiences: Walk Downtown