Miss Marybeth’s Class News
Weeks of: April 24-May 6, 2016
Unit: Life Cycles: Frogs/What comes from an Egg.
AM Activities:
We are learning about frogs/toads and what comes from an
egg.
-Frog face catching flies
-5 Green and speckled frogs song and math activity.
- Mothers Day surprise
-What comes from an egg art!
PM Activities:
We are learning about frogs/toads and what comes from an
egg.
-Frog life cycle
-Scholastic magazine activity- frog characteristics.
Video clips: Franklin the Frog,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMrk
frog/toad differences, Feed the Frog math activities.
-Frog/toad Venn Diagram
-Eggs Big and Small.
-What comes from an egg activity!
Essential Questions:
1. How do living things change over time?
2. What do living things need from their environment?
3. What information can we learn by exploring, observing and investigating plants and animals in the spring?
4. How does the environment change over time? (growth, new life)
We are Learning that:
I can talk about how people, plants, and animals change over time, with help.
IMPORTANT DATES: Dream Shop (Japanese puppet show) teaches simple Japanese words –PM class-­‐4/26. May 5th- PM class: Stratford Ecological Center.
AM class is cancelled May 5th for the PM field trip.
I can ask questions about the world around me.
I can classify and put things in order.
I can record what I see using words, pictures, charts, and graphs, with help.
I can find patterns and talk about how they are the same and different.
I can make a good guess or explain something based on what I’ve seen or heard.
I can share my ideas and answers using pictures, words, or actions.
Key Vocabulary:
people, plants, baby animals, spring, growing, seeds, life cycle, insects, sun, water, soil, nature, food, shelter,
eating habits, exploring, observing, investigating, buds, green growth
Fun video clips: Music and movement:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/132293307776298034/
the Bossy Frog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziGG_L9C12o
Five Green speckled frogs: numeral ID and subtraction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noTs7YJ5-Pk
Frogs and Toads: difference