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Week:  May 16-18, 2011

EMPHASIS:  Marine Life/Summer
1.  Language Learning - Review of Frog Street Friends 
2.  Number - 20  (introduction)
3.  Color - Green (review) 
4.  Shape - Oval (review)
5.  Rhyming words - Fan/Pan (ELA 1a)
6.  Circle Time - calendar (counting days of month), weather, time, counting -     
        forward/backward (1-10)

(GLE's:  ELA, Reading, Math, Science, 01a, 05a, 05b,
 05c, 20, 27, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 26, 03a, 15, 24, 20)

REPEATING SENTENCE FOR WEEK:  
We are ready for Kindergarten.
  (GLE's:  ELA, 1a)

SONGS/RHYMES:

SALTY SEA GIANT
Do you know a giant mammal,
Giant mammal, giant mammal?
Do you know a giant mammal
That lives in the salty sea?

Yes, it is a huge blue whale,
A huge blue whale, a huge blue whale.
Yes, it is a huge blue whale,
That lives in the salty sea.
(tune:  The Muffin Man)

VOCABULARY WORDS:
*Squeeze - to press gently
*Map - drawing of a place (land, water, buildings, etc.)
*Glide - smooth, continous movement    

(GLE's:  ELA, Reading 12b, 12c, 09,
 11, 14c, 08, 11, 04)

BOOKS WE READ:
**Discuss the front/back, author and first word on the page in all books read

 - Berenstain Bears' Seashore Treasure 
 - Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
 - Ocean Animals
 - Octopus Under The Sea
 - Fish Faces
 
(GLE's:  ELA, Reading, 12b, 12c,
 09, 11, 14c, 08, 11, 04)

ART: 
- Create a beach picture using shapes
- Paint a seashell
(GLE's:  Science - 24, 3, 9)


SMALL GROUP TIME ACTIVITIES:         
 - Using wickie sticks, students will create alphabet letter
 - Draw alphabet letters in sand
 - Using colored cubes pratice different patterning activities
 - Practice printing numbers 1-10

 
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:
 - Library visit - with Ms. Sandra to learn about the library/hear stories
 - Continue practice counting and printing numbers - 
     1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. 18, 19, 20
 - Physical Education (PE) - with Ms. Leaha to participate in and learn new
     exercise routines, play games and work as teams
 - Introduction of the number "20" 
 - Recognizing the difference in shapes - focus on oval (ELA, Rdg, 01a,
       05a, 02)
 - Practice singing ABC Song and touching letters of the alphabet
 - View/sing along with Frog Street Family Alphabet Songs - Language Development
          - Zane Bloser Handwriting Series - Learning to Print Numbers and Letters    
     - - Recognize the numbers 1-10/letters Aa-Zz
     - - Practice printing the numbers 1-10/letters Aa-Zz