October Week 4 Trees

1. Birds and Giraffes Teachers: Sara, Robin, Karen, Mary, Macie October 24-28
Study: Trees and Halloween Investigation: What food comes from trees?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas Library: books
about tree-grown
foods and the
animals that eat
them
Discovery: scale, tree
parts
Discovery:
Pumpkin Pound
Games & Toys: Jack O
Lantern Faces
Discovery:
Pumpkin Pound
Question of the Day Did this grow on a
tree?
Did this grow on a tree? Is your house
decorated for
Halloween?
Are Mummy’s real or
pretend?
Do pumpkins grow
on trees or the
ground?
Large Group Song: “Strolling
Through the Park”
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
Why Do Animals
Live in Trees?
ELI Field Trip
Halloween Songs
Halloween Take
aWay
Discussion and Shared
Writing:
Do you believe in
monsters?
Discussion and
Shared Writing:
What do we do on
Halloween?
Read-Aloud Henny Penny Who Lives in Trees Where’s my
Mummy?
Go Away Green Scary
Monster
Happy Halloween
Small Group Morning: ELI
Visitor/ Corn and
Husks
Afternoon: I went
Shopping
Morning: ELI Field Trip
Afternoon: Journals
Morning:
Matching
Pumpkin Face/
Journals
Afternoon: Spider
Headbands
Morning: Monsters
Afternoon:
Intergen/Monsters
Morning: Ghosts
Afternoon: Musical
chairs Halloween
style
Ohio Early Learning &
Development Standards
Count to 10 by
ones
Uses symbols & images
to represent something
not present
Demonstrates
phonological
awareness
Remembers & connects
experiences
Demonstrates
traveling skills
GOLD Objectives,
Dimensions & Indicators
Uses number
concepts and
operations
Demonstrate
understanding that
symbols carry meaning
& symbols to represent
thinking
Recognizes when
words share
phonemes
Recreate complex ideas,
events/situations
w/personal adaptations.
Participate in
structured &
unstructured active
physical play
Outdoor Experiences: Leaf Silhouettes; Moving Through the Forest
Family Partnerships: ELI Field Trip
Wow! Experiences: Mon. – Visit from Polly & Marie, Tues. – Read w/Donna, Wed. – Birds Intergen, Thur. - Giraffe’s Intergen