1. Week of: May 5 Teacher: Sara, Karen, Jenn, Mary, Robin, Julie
Study: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Exploring the Topic: How can we reuse junk?
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest
Areas
Art: items from junk
collection
Dramatic Play: Wrapping
paper, tape, boxes
Dramatic Play:
wrapping paper,
Boxes, tape, scissors
All: Displays of
Creations
Music and Dramatic
Play: Instruments made
and items made from
junk
Large
Group
Movement: Let’s
Stick Together
Discussion & Shared
Writing: Reusing
ELI Visitor
Movement: Silly Willy
Walking
Writing: Using Less in the
Classroom
ELI Trip to Children’s
Musuem
Song: Recycle Song
Discussion and Shared
Writing: Recycle Song
Movement: The kids Go
Marching In
*Discussion and Shared
Writing: Interviewing
Each Other
Read-Aloud Something From
Nothing
I Stink! Peter’s Chair Sam Helps Recycle Dinosaur Woods
Small Group Morning: Mother’s
day Surprises
Afternoon: Cooking
Club; Guessing Jar
Morning: I’m Thinking of
Shape
Afternoon: Shape Book
Afternoon: I Went
Shopping
Morning: Fruit Salad
Afternoon: Retelling
of Something from
Nothing
Morning: Junk
Sculpture
Afternoon: Junk
Sculpture
Ohio Early
Learning &
Development
Standards
Creativity/
Innovation and
Invention
Geometry/Identify and
describe shapes
Science inquiry Explorations of natural
world
Creativity and Invention
Gold
Objectives,
Dimensions
& Indicators
Objective
11e shows flexibility
and inventiveness in
thinking
Objective
21bunderstand shapes
Objective
11dshows curiosity
and motivation
Objective
27 demonstrates
knowledge of earth
environment
Objective
11e shows flexibility and
inventiveness in thinking
Outdoor Experiences Dribbling a ball
Family Partnerships: Wed. - ELI Trip to Children’s Museum
Wow! Experiences: ELI Trip