Religion: 

Unit 1 – God Made People.  “God Made My Helpers”.  The children will realize how others help them and appreciate the help of others.  They will also see Jesus as a helpful person.  

Continued exploration of what is God like as we read How Big is God? By Lisa Tawn Bergren and Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? By Nancy White Carlstrom 

OWL – Our World of Learning: 

Unit 1 – Week 2 – Let’s Be Friends - “What is a friend?” Concept words friend, fun, game, laugh, play, together. We will focus on the letter Bb.     We will explore how many words we know that begin with our letter of the week sound. Participate in classroom music activities. Demonstrate knowledge of conversation rules. Use language in a discussion, describe self positively, respond appropriately, segment sentences into words, identify various letters, identify uppercase letters, understand the meaning of words, engage In pre-reading and reading-related behaviors, answer questions about a book, draw conclusions. Recognizing the letter Bb in print and in our names. Recognizing objects around us that are triangle shaped. 

Math – Counting objects in different orders, tracing our fingers and making a group of 10, count with one count per item, demonstrate that the last count indicates how many. Sort objects and describe how they are alike and different.

 Science: 

Growing gummy bears - compare gummy bears left in water to those placed in salt water.

 How do bears pick berries? 

OWL – Ask questions about objects in the environment describe and compare characteristics between living and nonliving things. 

Social Studies: 

My Big World with Clifford – Mmm, Mmm Apples!  Science/Social Studies Focus: farming and harvest.  Literacy focus on new vocabulary and word meanings.  Vocabulary Theme Words: orchard, ripe, penetrometer, tractor.  Concept Learning: colors.  

OWL – What does it mean to be a consumer? 

Afternoon Enrichment: 

Monday: We continue studies of the United States by learning about a famous artist from our country, Georgia O’Keeffe.  We will create our own large, beautiful and slightly abstract poppy flowers using paints and tissue paper. 

Tuesday: IXL exploration and Little Match Up. 

Wednesday: Afternoon Gym with Mrs. Beyer’s class.  Exploring the number one in for our Big Number Book. 

Thursday: We begin our author study of Don Freeman and his lovable Corduroy the bear.  Corduroy has always wanted a pocket of his own.  We will journal about what we have always wanted. 

Friday:  All About Me – build a house for me and my family.