Summer Program 2013
June 17-28 The Farm
Monday: Present Farm Animals and Their Babies (Flannel Board work)
Tuesday: Make a Book of Farm Animal families
Wednesday: What do Farm Animals Eat? “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: What do farm animals give us? Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Make homemade butter
Monday: What do people grow on Farms
Tuesday: Experience texture of different grains: weighing activity
Wednesday: Veggies grown on the farm- Tasting of local produce “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Fruits and berries grown on the farm. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Field trip to farm in Stoughton
July 1- 5 Gardening
Monday: What do plants need i.e./soil, water, sun…
Tuesday: Learn the parts of a flower
Wednesday: Make flower books “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: CLOSED Happy 4th of July
Friday: Paint a garden free art
July 8-19 Insects
Monday: Parts of the insect.
Tuesday: Learn song Head, thorax, abdomen
Wednesday: Ants and ant colonies. “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Make ants for collage. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Read about bees. Look thru the bee’s eye
Monday: Paint bees for collage
Tuesday: U.W. Insect Ambassadors to visit
Wednesday: Lady Bugs as farmers “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Make lady bugs for collage. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: How insects help us.
July 22-26 Butterflies
Monday: Read about butterflies: do butterfly dance with scarves
Tuesday: School age field trip to Olbrich Gardens
Wednesday: The Life-Cycle of the butterfly “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Create our own butterflies. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Learn about different kinds of Butterflies
July 29-August 2 Music
Monday: Create Musical instrument project
Tuesday: Explore Jazz Music
Wednesday: Explore Classical Music “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Explore the Blues. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Play and Experience Tabla with guest performer
August 5-9 Cooking
Monday: Make and discuss the “Food Plate”
Tuesday: Grate Zucchini, measuring and bake bread for snack.
Wednesday: Make fruit salad for lunch. “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Study different Spices, match and smell. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Spice Grinding activity with Indian stone pestle and mortar
August 12-23 The Sea
Monday: Read about various sea creatures
Tuesday: Paint fish to stuff and hang in the room
Wednesday: Stuff and hang fish “Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Create sea creatures for Mural. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Make ocean background and coral
Monday: Complete classroom mural
Tuesday: Read about Sea Mammals
Wednesday: Sea Mammals and their Babies “ Sprinkler Day”
Thursday: Talk about salt water and fresh water. Library Day with Miss Ruth
Friday: Do experiments with salt water and fresh water
August 26-30 Health
Monday: Keeping healthy habits (brushing, washing hands)
Tuesday: We will study what the heart does. Importance of exercise.
Wednesday: We will study what the lungs do,
Thursday: We will study how the eye works
Friday: We will study what bones do.