numeral; then discuss results (what do you notice? which answer has the most? etc.). Goodbye song Group 1: Group 1: Group 1: SS Book- 1: by Steve The Very Busy The Very Lonely Actual Size by Eric Carle by Eric Carle Jenkins Spider Firefly Group 2: by Actual Size (recall from “Growing” Group 2: Steve Jenkins The Very Lonely unit; out the by Eric Carle Firefly heaviest/longest insect) (recall from Group 2: The Very Busy “Growing” unit; point out the by Eric Carle Spider 2: SS Book- heaviest/longest insect) Group 1: Measuring Insects Group 1: Eric Carle Group 1: SS Skill Practice Group 1: Eric Carle Collages, part 1 Activity- Collages, part 2 Activity 2: : SS Skill Practice Group 2: Eric Carle Activity- Collages, part 2 Group 2: Eric Carle Group 2: Measuring Insects Collages, part 1 Special Tangible Play music for children to Working Like Ants: In Insect Mouths: Using a dance to. When the music advance, hide food around straw and needle, illustrate Acknowledgement System: Activities stops, hold up a shape and the room (e.g., plastic food the different types of have children in from Dramatic Play area, or that insects “freeze” “mouthparts” that shape working use pictures). Have children have. Some insects have a – together if possible. try to find it and collect it in mouthpiece that helps them a basket for the suck nectar; some have a “queen ant.” Point out how fast mouthpiece that is sharp Pompom Patterns *see children were able to do and pointy to pierce skin; activity guide ( during this, working together and and some have a mouthpart – how much longer it would to bite/chew. Show pictures free choice time) take to collect all of that or models of several food by yourself. Talk different insects and ask if about how ants work children know which together. bite/sting vs. which do not. Outside Inclement Weather Plan:
numeral; then discuss results (what do you notice? which answer has the most? etc.). Goodbye song Group 1: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle Group 2: The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle Group 1: The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle Group 2: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle Group 1: SS Book- Group 2: Actual Size by Steve Jenkins (recall from “Growing” unit; point out the heaviest/longest insect) 1: Actual Size by Steve Jenkins (recall from “Growing” unit; out the heaviest/longest insect) 2: SS Book- Activity Group 1: Measuring Insects Group 2: Eric Carle Collages, part 1 Group 1: Eric Carle Collages, part 1 Group 2: Measuring Insects Group 1: SS Skill Practice Activity- Group 2: Eric Carle Collages, part 2 Group 1: Eric Carle Collages, part 2 2: : SS Skill Practice Activity- Special Activities Tangible Acknowledgement System: Play music for children to dance to. When the music stops, hold up a shape and have children “freeze” in that shape – working together if possible. Pompom Patterns *see activity guide ( during free choice time) Working Like Ants: In advance, hide food around the room (e.g., plastic food from Dramatic Play area, or use pictures). Have children try to find it and collect it in a basket for the “queen ant.” Point out how fast children were able to do this, working together – and how much longer it would take to collect all of that food by yourself. Talk about how ants work together. Insect Mouths: Using a straw and needle, illustrate the different types of “mouthparts” that insects have. Some insects have a mouthpiece that helps them suck nectar; some have a mouthpiece that is sharp and pointy to pierce skin; and some have a mouthpart to bite/chew. Show pictures or models of several different insects and ask if children know which bite/sting vs. which do not. Outside Inclement Weather Plan:
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