Weekly Notes:
 Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason. Please call me at 899-3075 ext. 2161 or email me at
nash@wlake.org
 We will be waiting for the mail carrier to deliver our caterpillars! It will be so exciting to watch them grow.
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Look out the week of April 11th! We will have live worms in the classroom. Believe it or not so many of the
kids love how they crawl all over our hands!
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Please be advised that daily lessons are subject to change. All of our activities are driven by the interactions
of the children. When a "teachable Moment" arises during play and large group discussion, we will follow the
lead of the children and incorporate appropriate lessons. There are also many days that the greatest plans
don't entice the interest of a preschooler!
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April 12th Miss Rebecca is here!
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April 14th Alphabet Party Look for information to be sent home.
April 22nd is earth day we will celebrate on April 21st by wearing green and blue
Save the date: Ice Cream Social is June 2nd. This is also the last day of preschool!
Week of: April 4-7 Spring, Bugs, Butterflies & Earth day! Letter Yy
April 11-14
Spring, Bugs, Butterflies & Earth day! Letter Zz
April 18-21
Spring, Bugs, Butterflies & Earth day! Numbers 1 & 2
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April 25-28
Spring, Bugs, Butterflies & Earth day! Numbers 3 & 4
IB How the World Works~ An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and
biological) and human societies;
Central Idea: Environmental relationships change over time.
Key Concepts: change, causation
Related Concepts: patterns, similarities/differences, sequences
Lines of inquiry: Changes in nature How people respond to changes People’s responsibilities for the environment
Attributes: Inquirer: seasons, day/night, environment Principled: responsibility in natural environment and community
Thinker: planning for seasonal changes, acquisition of knowledge
Attitudes: Appreciation
Curiosity Independence
Transdisciplinary Skills: Thinking: acquisition of knowledge, evaluation, analysis, application
Research: observing, planning, formulating questions, interpreting
April 4-7
Letter Yy
Monday: Read: Wake Up It’s Spring By: Lisa Campbell Ernst
List signs of spring
Work Time: Painting with Water colors
Large Group/Language Activity: Listen to Spring is Here By: Will Hillenbrand
Review our signs of spring What changes have you made since spring started?
Tuesday: PM Show-N-Tell MAT MAN
Work Time: Painting with Water colors
Season Sort
Ladybug Letter Assessment
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree By: Eileen
Christelow
How letters put together make words. Some words are long with many letters and some
words are short with just a few letters. New vocabulary and how some words can have more
than one meaning Target words: spreads, snap.
Wednesday: PM: SHOW-N-TELL Read: Good Night, Sweet Butterflies
Work Time: We will turn our water colors into butterflies! You can check out our creations at
the Hilliard Art Show
Handwriting without tears Letter Books
Large Group/Language Activity: Language lesson with Miss Karen
Thursday: Library Caterpillar sequencing
Work Time: We will turn our water colors into butterflies!
Planting grass
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree By: Eileen
Christelow Phonological awareness; produce a word starting with a specific sound.
Producing a personal story with a clear beginning, middle and Think of a time you had an
adventure and/or learned an important lesson. We can turn our own experiences into a
story.
April 11-14 Letter Zz Last letter of the week!
Monday: Greeting & Planning Time: Read: The Very Hungry Caterpillar By: Eric Carle
Work Time: Caterpillar Craft
Number identification and order
Large Group/Language Activity: Beginning letter sound sort
Tuesday: PM LAST Show-N-Tell MAT MAN Read: How Do Dinosaurs Go to School by:
Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
Print knowledge~ difference between letters and words.
Target words; interrupt, fidget, tidy.
Work Time: Caterpillar Craft
Butterfly color game
Large Group/Language Activity: Miss Rebecca is here today!!!
Wednesday: PM LAST Show-N-Tell
Read: The Crunching Munching Caterpillar By: Sheridan Cain & Jack Tickle
Work Time: Frog and Alligator game
Handwriting without tears Letter Books
Large Group/Language Activity: Language lesson with Ms. Karen.
Thursday: ALPHABET PARTY We will share our Alphabet containers!
Library
Work Time: ABC Ping Pongs!
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: How Do Dinosaurs Go to School by: Jane Yolen
and Mark Teague Phonological awareness~ what other words start with the same sound
as your name? If you were a dinosaur going to school what would your day look like?
Producing a fictional story with a clear beginning, middle and end.
April 18-21 Monday: Read: It’s Earth Day By: Mercer Mayer
Work Time: Earth Craft~ I can Help our Earth!
How can you help the earth? Illustrate
Large Group/Language Activity: Read The Wide Mouthed Frog. We will have a pond
jump! You never know what we will find as we are jumping over the pond!
Tuesday: Read: Dawdle Duck By: Tonu Buzzeo
Duck Rhyming words
MAT MAN
Work Time: Earth Craft~ I can Help our Earth!
How can you help the earth? Illustrate
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: A Color of His Own by: Leo Lionni
Print knowledge & target word: unique
Wednesday: Read: Big Earth, Little Me! By: Thom Wiley
Work Time: Handwriting without tears Letter Books
Large Group/Language Activity: Language lesson with Ms. Karen.
Thursday: Wear Blue and Green today! Celebrate the earth!
Thumbs up or Thumbs down to help the earth
Library
Work Time: Preschool Books
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: A Color of His Own by: Leo Lionni
Letter sounds & Working together to narrate a story about a dog named Buster.
April 25-28th Monday: Seasons~ What would you pack in your suitcase for a vacation to
each season?
Work Time: Kite Craft
Large Group/Language Activity: What is missing? Spring pictures
Tuesday: MAT MAN
Time to rhyme
Work Time: Kite Craft
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: Bunny Cakes By: Rosemary Wells
Recognizing common sight words and environmental print.
Using adjectives and adverbs
Wednesday: Read: One Duck Stuck By: Phyllis Root
What’s wrong with this picture?
Work Time: Handwriting without tears Letter Books
Seed match
Large Group/Language Activity: Language lesson with Ms. Karen.
Thursday: Read: The Icky Bug Alphabet book By: Jerry Pallotta
Can we think of a word for each letter of the alphabet?
Library
Work Time: Surprise craft 
Preschool Books
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: Bunny Cakes By: Rosemary Wells
Beginning letter sounds
Story telling
Hilliard Mission Statement
Hilliard Elementary educates for excellence by creating an environment that promotes globally-minded,
compassionate, life-long learners who are knowledgeable and socially responsible citizens
Westlake City Schools Mission Statement
We Educate for Excellence…Empowering all students to achieve their educational goals, to direct their lives and to
contribute to society.