(B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Keep: Materials from last week that children are Add: still engaged with. Photos of insect habitats (beehives, ant hills, cocoons, Pictures of insects to sort or examine with etc) Add: magnifying glass Photos of spider webs Materials to re-enact e.g., The Very Lonely Firefly: flashlight, dog, cat, owl, and copy of book. Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Add: Keep: Add: Tissue paint; pieces of clean, unused carpet or Read-aloud books for this week, last week; other Live insects (if possible) in viewing tank or – sponges to add different textures. insect books or Eric Carle books containers with air holes See Eric Carle Collage small-group activities. Eric Author Study Poster Clipboards & paper to record observations Props for retelling Insect chart: children can sort pictures or plastic The Very Hungry Caterpillar figures by whether they are insects or not. Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Consider swapping instruments or movement materials with another classroom to give students exposure to unfamiliar items. Outdoors Cooking Magnifying glasses encourage children to look for insects, insect etc. – If possible, take a nature walk to search for insects. Bring magnifying glasses, research journals, camera, etc. Look carefully to decide if you have found an insect or an insect’s home. (C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Attendance graph Attendance graph Attendance graph Attendance graph Arrival: Arrival: Arrival: Arrival: Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Morning Circle: Morning Circle:
(B) Materials to Enhance Children’s Play Blocks Dramatic Play Toys and Games Add: Photos of insect habitats (beehives, ant hills, cocoons, etc) Photos of spider webs Keep: Materials from last week that children are still engaged with. Add: Materials to re-enact The Very Lonely Firefly: e.g., flashlight, dog, cat, owl, and copy of book. Add: Pictures of insects to sort or examine with magnifying glass Art Library/Writing Discovery/Science Add: Tissue paint; pieces of clean, unused carpet or sponges to add different textures. See Eric Carle Collage small-group activities. Keep: Read-aloud books for this week, last week; other insect books or Eric Carle books Eric Author Study Poster Props for retelling The Very Hungry Caterpillar Add: Live insects (if possible) – in viewing tank or containers with air holes Clipboards & paper to record observations Insect chart: children can sort pictures or plastic figures by whether they are insects or not. Sand and Water Music and Movement Computers Consider swapping instruments or movement materials with another classroom to give students exposure to unfamiliar items. Outdoors Cooking Magnifying glasses – encourage children to look for insects, insect etc. If possible, take a nature walk to search for insects. Bring magnifying glasses, research journals, camera, etc. Look carefully to decide if you have found an insect or an insect’s home. (C) Group Experiences Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arrival Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle: Arrival: Attendance graph Morning Circle:
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