Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Water, Sealife, Beach
Summer Week 7: July 9- July 13
Monday: July 2
Book: “Water” By: Frank Asch
Early Literacy: Today’s story is about the different forms that water can take. It discusses
rain, dew, ice, snow...etc. The main focus is how important it is to have water on the
Earth, without it we could not survive. The story makes statements “Water is….” The
children are going to reflect on the story and tell us a form that we may find water such as
in the clouds, in a pool, the ocean, a puddle.. etc. Today our extension activity will be
taking a walk around the school and surrounding areas in the buggy’s to locate and
identify water sources such as a hose, fire hydrant, water pump, well system.. etc.
Small Group Circle Time: Ocean Scene. Today we will work together to paint a large
piece of paper blue to look like the ocean waves, we will use sponges, assorted brushes
and our hands to create a unique pattern. We will continue this activity throughout the
week and create a complete beach scene.
ASHLEE HWT: We are still completing 2 letters a week from the HWT curriculum. We
will begin with letter “C”. Each child will receive a trace sheet they will complete and
identify the letter and a word or item that begins with letter “C”. Once we’ve completed
our trace sheet we will trace the letter on our Leap Pad scribble and write. “Start at the
top in the middle, big curve to the bottom, stop.”
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Water, Sealife, Beach
Summer Week 7: July 9- July 13
Tuesday: July 10
Book: “Waterplay” By:
Early Literacy: Water. Water is an important resource we use everyday. We can use
water in many different ways and our story today outlines what water is used for, i.e
(bathing, drinking, washing hands, splashing, swimming..etc) We will discuss the ways
we use water and ways we can be responsible and save water when we are not using it to
ensure we have clean water whenever we need it.
Small Group Circle Time: Ocean Scene. Today we will work together to paint a large
piece of paper tan/yellow to look like the sand on the beach, we will use sponges,
assorted brushes and our hands to create a unique pattern. We will also add real sand to
create the texture we would feel if we walked along the shore. We will continue this
activity throughout the week and create a complete beach scene.
ASHLEE HWT: Today we will complete letter “C” by reading “My Little “C” Book”
By: Jane Belk Moncure. We will work together as a team and create a list of the different
items or words that begin with letter “C”, and then the children will need to identify the
letter sound and choose an item from our book or the list we made to draw and tell a short
story about. “Start at the top in the middle, big curve to the bottom, stop.”
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Water, Sealife, Beach
Summer Week 7: July 9- July 13
Wednesday: July 11
Early Literacy: Pool Rules and Safety. Today we will be discussing some of the rules we
will need to follow before we head to the pool for our field trip this morning. I will
provide laminated visuals outlining these guidelines for the children to see, read and
elaborate on. We also need to check that we are prepared to be in the sun, this means we
need to make sure we have sunscreen all over to protect us from the suns harmful rays.
We will have no other small group times due to our field trip. We will be eating snack
here at school before leaving for the pool.
FIELD TRIP TO FEE AVENUE POOL
10:30-12:30
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Water, Sealife, Beach
Summer Week 7: July 9- July 13
Thursday: July 12
Book: “Ocean Friends” By: Readers Digest Kids
Early Literacy: Ocean Animals and Plants
Today we will read a story about the ocean and the creatures that call it home. We will
identify animals, plants and other items such as shells, rocks and coral that we can find in
the ocean. The ocean is full of life and the creatures that live in the ocean can be very
colorful. Some animals have different textures, rough, smooth, bumpy, grooved. We will
discuss the word texture and ensure the students understand that word is a way to
describe how something feels.
Small Group Circle Time: Our extension activity will be creating shells, starfish and
seaweed to add to the ocean scene we are creating. Each child will be given a pre-cut
item, and then we will add colored sand to the items that should be rough. The seaweed
will be made using tissue paper, and glue. To make is smooth and strong just like the sea
kelp we find in the ocean.
ASHLEE HWT: ** PLEASE NOTE: WE WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE ALL
HANDWRITING GROUPS ON TUESDAY SO WE WILL BE REPEATING
TUESDAYS PLANS FOR THE GROUPS WHO DID NOT COMPLETE IT. THE
STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THIS PLAN WILL BE DOING A SHORT
REVIEW OF THE LETTER AND WRITING IT ON THE WHITE BOARD FOR
EXTRA PRACTICE.
Today we will complete letter “C” by reading “My Little “C” Book” By: Jane Belk
Moncure. We will work together as a team and create a list of the different items or
words that begin with letter “C”, and then the children will need to identify the letter
sound and choose an item from our book or the list we made to draw and tell a short story
about. “Start at the top in the middle, big curve to the bottom, stop.”
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Water, Sealife, Beach
Summer Week 7: July 9- July 13
Friday: July 13
Cooking: Starfish Toast
We will create a starfish toast using white bread slices, toasting them in the toaster, using
a star shaped cookie cutter, and then we will add some butter and cinnamon sugar for
texture. Yum!!
Morning Circle Time: Show and Share