Dear families,

We are now beginning our 5 Senses Unit.  For the next two weeks, we will be talking about what our 5 senses are and what part of the body we use for each sense.  Here is what we will be reading.

 



4/28-5/2

Small Groups
Monday        Float and sink experiment with toys
Tuesday        Apple taste test
Wednesday   Outdoor sounds bingo
Thursday       Exploring what senses we use with various items 
                            (soap, wind, etc.)

Arts & Crafts
Monday        Five senses collage with magazine clippings
Tuesday        Special Mother's Day gift
Wednesday   Painting fruits with koolaid
Thursday       Making a 5 senses craft using manipulatives
                              (bells, smarties, etc.)


5/5-5/9

Small Groups
Monday       Sorting bumpy and smooth items
Tuesday       Sorting wet and dry items
Wednesday  Sorting hot and cold items
Thursday      Sorting soft and hard items

Arts & Crafts
Monday       Making stained glass window hands with tissue paper
Tuesday       Crayon and watercolor drawings
Wednesday  Texture collages with fabrics
Thursday      Melting crayons together to create new colors


These two weeks we will also be exploring the big playground with bare feet to see what kinds of textures we can feel!

-The Barnyard Buddies

Dear families,

We are learning about transportation.  For the next few weeks we will be learning about different kinds of transportation, what we use transportation for, and why there are so many different kinds of transportation vehicles.  Here is what we will be reading.

                
             

Week of 4/7-4/11

Small Groups
Monday       Tracing letters on an alphabet train
Tuesday       Making rhyming word trains
Wednesday  Making patterns with vehicles
Thursday      Putting puzzles of vehicles together


Arts & Crafts
Monday        Tissue paper train
Tuesday        Making an alien space ship with bowls and cups
Wednesday   Making a hot air balloon with fingerprints
Thursday       Making a submarine porthole with paper plates and 
                                 cellophane





Week of 4/4-4-18

Small Groups
Monday       Tracing vehicle words
Tuesday       Using shapes to create rocket ships
Wednesday  Sorting vehicles by number of wheels
Thursday      Sorting land, sea, and air vehicles

Arts & Crafts
Monday       Paper pulp cars
Tuesday       Wagon wheel pasta collages
Wednesday  Making a road out of the letter R and adding cars
Thursday      Putting vehicle stickers on background scene




-The Barnyard Buddies