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Greeting Song: “Who Are You?” #6
Sing the greeting song. Point a measuring tape at a child and instruct him or her to say his or her name. Repeat until every child is included.
Plants are Different
Have each child draw a flower. Then have children measure the flowers and place them in order from shortest to tallest.
A Ticket to Ride #2
Create a roller coaster ride and set up a “ticket booth” and a roller coaster car. Have children act out buying a ticket and taking a roller coaster ride.
Learn About Letters Together: Guess My Word (/t/)
Create riddles with words that start with the /t/ sound and relate to the week’s theme (tool words, construction words).
How Much Water?
Have children count how many little cups it takes to fill a bigger cup of water.
Small Group: Enough Room?
Have children explore the idea of fitting objects in a limited space.
Draw and Write Together: Updating Our Science Notebooks
Have children draw a picture in their science notebooks and dictate an entry to go with the picture.
Explore Together (indoors): Plant and Soil Changes
Determine two groups to have children explore the worm habitat or their plants with magnifying lenses.
Guess and Count
Have children estimate how many cups of water will fit into different size containers.
Explore Together (indoors): Build a House for a Toy
Have children make houses for toys. Focus them on the size of the house so the toys fit inside.
Read Together: Tap Tap Bang Bang #1
Have children compare the tools in the book to the tools in Building a House.
Talk Together: Building to Fit
Discuss how things are built to size. Use toys as examples.
Math Chefs
Have children measure and cut specified numbers of clay fruit pieces to make a clay fruit salad.
Comparing Weight
Demonstrate how to use the balance or homemade scale. Let children compare objects and guess which one is heavier.
How Many Sink It?
Partner children to see which of their boats can hold the most weight before sinking.
A Ticket to Ride #1
Set up a “ticket stand” and a roller coaster using a table and chairs. Have children pretend they are buying a ticket and taking a ride on the roller coaster.
The House I Would Build…
Have children use the pictures they drew in the Art Center to write or dictate sentences about the house they would build.
Bigger and Bigger
Support babies as they figure out how to fit smaller boxes into larger ones or stack objects on top of one another.
Explore Together (indoors): More Plant and Soil Changes
Have the groups switch areas so children explore both the worm habitat and their plants.
Explore Together (indoors): Edible and Nonedible Plants
Discuss plants children can and cannot eat. Have them continue to explore their plants and record changes in their science notebooks.