Ms. Rose’s CLASS NEWS J
W eek of: March 28 th - April 15 th
THEME: Spring (W eather, Insects, and Plants)
Activities:
AM:
*Week 1: Sponge paint umbrellas made out of cupcake holders/pipe
cleaners (use blue dotters to make raindrops).
*Week 2: Butterfly made out of a bag. Students will cut colorful tissue
paper and put in a Ziploc baggy. Pipe cleaner as body/antennae.
*Week 3: Plant “Happy Hairy” (grass). Draw happy faces on Styrofoam
cup.
PM:
*Week 1: Students will create a rainstorm using water droppers/blue
liquid watercolor and cotton balls as clouds.
*Week 2: Create a Butterfly Life Cycle necklace with different noodles
to represent each stage. Students will cut out leaves for necklace.
*Week 3: Carrot Underground (students will cut out) with brown puffy
paint as dirt.
IMPORTANT DATES:
**Monday, March 21- Friday, March 25- No School, Spring
Break
**W ednesday, April 6th- Goldfish Swim Club visits to talk
about W ater Safety.
**Tuesday, April 12th (AM) and Tuesday, April 26th (PM)Dream Shop visit. The children will be introduced to
Japanese folk tales and musical plays.
SENSORY TABLE: W ater dyed blue with rubber ducks,
frogs, fish, Beans with pretend flowers, flowerpots,
shovels, and bugs.
LETTERS OF THE W EEK:
“W ” “X” and “Y”
I am learning that…
I can learn about and identify where people, plants and animals live and how they
live in their environments, with help.
I can talk about how people, plants, and animals change over time, with help.
I can classify and put things in order.
I can record what I see using words, pictures, charts, and graphs.
I can only use the materials that I need, with help.
I can talk, draw, and write words to tell a story, or share something I know, with
help.
SOME SONGS/VIDEOS:
Butterfly Yoga- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avHwf7yF4gg
The Ants Go Marching- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpfxps2Zsg
Sid the Seed- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm12JKhNnWY
The Eensy Weensy Spider- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bne3Ix_tJL8
Rain, Rain, Go Away- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrKYjrIDs8
SOME GOOD BOOKS:
Planting A Rainbow By Lois Ehlert
Big Yellow Sunflower By Frances Barry
The Tiny Seed By Eric Carle
Sunflower House By Eve Bunting
Rain Play By Cynthia Cotton
Puddles By Jonathon London
Hey Little Ant By Phillip and Hannah Hoose
The Very Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle
Other-Students will color flowers to put on the Flower garden mural. They will snip grass
and put insect stickers on the mural.
-Students will watch caterpillars turn into butterflies.
-Worm/Flower play dough mats, insect fossils using play dough, Froggy Feeding Fun
insects game, Insect Floor Puzzle
-Spring Scholastic Activities/Books/Videos
-Dramatic Play- Rain jackets, watering cans, flowers