Week at a Glance - October 23 - October 27
PreK 3
Religion - Unit 2 - “God Made Me Good - I Can Share” (cont'd). The children will be willing to share with others. They will know that Jesus wants them to share. The children will experience the benefit of sharing.
Science - Observe and discuss growth and change of our corn plant. Begin to understand that plants are living things and some things in our classroom are not living things.
Language/Literacy - The children will listen and participate in Halloween rhymes, songs, and fingerplays that introduce and help teach rhyming, language, and patterning. We have many favorites! Focus on letter of the week: Gg.
Math - Pumpkin Match: Visual discrimination to match alike items.
PreK 4
Religion - Unit 2 - “God Made Holy Things - God Made Water”. The children will appreciate the gift of water. They will associate water with life. The children will know that water is used in church. Seeds: The children will explore likenesses and differences and learn that everyone is important to God. They will recognize that Jesus prefers people who don't put others down.
Science - Bats and Caves. The children will learn that bats are nocturnal animals that use echolocation to see in the dark. What sounds are you able to identify and hear if you were a bat? The children will learn that some bats “roost” in caves.
Literacy - OWL - Unit 2 - Week 3. “We All Help - How does everyone in a family help?”. Concept words: chore, clean, cook, inside, outside, work. Amazing words: dust, tidy, pitch, sneeze, scrub, slippery, Focus on letter the week: Gg. Review letters Aa-Ff.
Concepts of print.
Math - Pumpkin Investigation: Application of math/science skills and tools to weigh, measure, estimate, and hypothesize about our pumpkins.
