Junior Preschool: Savannah

Small Groups May 15-26

Week Project Materials Notes
1 Interest Areas
Animal 1
tangrams
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Invitation Invitation 2 Notes

21a. understands
Use block shapes to create pictures of Tangram sheets,
Giraffes Cant Dance Goodnight Gorilla 17a. uses and
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savannah animals spatial

blocks, trays appreciates
relationships
books
Tiger shaving cream marbling Trays, rollers, om/2013/04/tiger-
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Wed yMove

Move like shaving

Spray an animal gameonto trays,
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spread 34. explores
pipettes, orange and shaving-cream-
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with rollers. Swirl in orange and black with black water colors, dance and
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craft sticks. Press cardstock onto tray, cardstock, shaving movement
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carefully lift. cream, craft sticks concepts
jungle Giraffe water color mixing pattern Paper towels,
Science

landscape box, rocks, iSpy bags, sensory tubes, tree 26.

24. Uses scientific
Drop paintglasses
magnifying onto the paper towel and watch pipettes, trays,
cookies demonstrates
inquiry skills
it spread. water colors knowledge of
the properties
Thursda

of
9a.objects
Shapes of the+Savannah Shapes, and
Foam bubbles, magnets fuzzy Landscape: sand, brush trees, uses an
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7a. uses fingers

sticksUse cut shapes to create a savannah
stones, smallconstruction paper,
animal figures expanding
and hands
landscape. glue sticks expressive
vocabulary
Animal babies Animals costumes 14b. engages in
sManip Drama

Wagon walk
Be on the lookout for tall grasses and trees Binoculars, 2c. interacts with
sociodramatic
like the savannah. clipboards, markers peers
play

Week 2 scale, stackingProject

Puzzles, Materials
Puzzles, scale, stacking triangles, 21b.Notes
triangles, counter caterpillars lacing boards understands
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Safari
Clipboards, animals, shapes
Hide animals in the hallway. Invite the
pencils, scavenger
children
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find the animals pictured on
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Watering Junior (cups,

-> Bikes,
Toddlersand->
toys, big connectors
Junior (10:00, Leah 2. +
establishes
Sarah)
hunt papers
buckets, wateringtheircans)papers. and sustains
Senior (4:00, positive
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Why do lions have manes?

Hillary +
Look at pictures of lions. Brainstorm relationships
reasons Kim) Paper plates 21b.
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Unit blocks,
thatLegos,
lions MagnaTiles,
have people,
manes- what arecars, dollhouse,
accessories they for? understands
Invitation cards: Build a doorway tall enough for a giraffe, shapes
blocks, tubesBuild-a-puppet Glue sticks, brown
Wed

7a. uses fingers

1. Tubes, tempura paint (orange, black, white, bags,
Attach shapes onto a paper back to make grey),paper shapes,
Thurs Art

brushes 33.hands
and explores the
2. dirt paint = animal
1 cup puppets trays few TB black
flour, 1 cup salt, 1 cup water, visual arts
paint + coffee
Colors of the savannah
Clay

Yellow playdough + tiny animals Colored playdough + blocks 9a. uses an

expanding
day

expressive
Friday

Wagon walk
Binoculars, 2c. interacts with
vocabulary
Pretend to go on a safari! Watch for
clipboards, markers peers
animals along the way.
Centers
Project paper
Scissors + construction Notes
Make a puppet show Project Move like an Notes
animal
(for build-a-puppet)
Fri Thur Wed Tues Mon

Blocks, prompt cards

Tiny Legos Animal memory gamemanipulatives
Ordering animals by size
STEM challenge: 3. participates
Big room (bikes)
escape from the
zoo!
Home extension
cooperatively

Stop by the garden to No groups: music with Ms. Ewa at 9:00Parent/teacher

see our kids hard 34. explores musical concepts and expression
conferences- May 24-
work! 21b. understands June 1
Animal tangrams Bowling in the hallway
Visit Willow Park Zoo
shapes
Wagon walk 2c. interacts with
Tangram shapes, pattern papers Be on the lookout for tall peers
grasses and trees like