Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Fish, Whales and Dolphins
Summer Week 10: July 23- July 27
Monday: July 23
Educational Kids Video: “A Day with the Whales”
Early Literacy: Whales and Dolphins. Today we will be watching 15 minutes of an
educational children’s video that talks about different types of whales, their environments
and how smart whales are. The children will be learning simple facts about the size, body
parts and food source for whales. Sometimes we can see whales and dolphins in
captivity; this means we can visit SeaWorld or an aquarium to see these amazing animals
up close.
Small Group Circle Time: Continued discussion about our video. Whales and dolphins
are considered mammals which means they are warm blooded and have hair just like we
do, but what is different about people and whales? The children will identify things that
are similar and different between whales and people.
HWT: We are still completing 2 letters a week from the HWT curriculum. We will begin
with letter “Q”. Each child will receive a trace sheet they will complete and identify the
letter and a word or item that begins with letter “Q”. 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, big curve to the top, stop, jump to the middle, little line
slides down.”
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Fish, Whales and Dolphins
Summer Week 10: July 23- July 27
Tuesday: July 24
Educational Kids Video: “A Day with the Whales”
Early Literacy: Whales. Today we will complete our educational video. Today the video
will cover whales and other animals that live in cold and warm climates. Whales live in
the oceans around the world. Which ocean is cold? Can we look at a globe and guess?
What types of whales live in cold water, What types of whales live in warmer water?
Deep oceans are dark blue in color and the water gets colder as you go down to the ocean
floor, why? If the sun cannot reach the water down below how will the whales see?
Small Group Circle Time: Whales and Sharks. Whales and sharks are at the top of the
food chain when we talk about ocean animals. Today we will discuss which animals live
in the ocean and whether or not they are a predator or prey. We will complete our
discussion by playing predator VS prey bingo.
HWT: Today we will complete letter “Q” by reading “My Little “Q” 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 “Q”, 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, big curve to the top, stop,
jump to the middle, little line slides down.”
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Fish, Whales and Dolphins
Summer Week 10: July 23- July 27
Wednesday: July 25
Book: “Swimmy” By: Leo Lionni
Early Literacy: Swimmy the little fish learns important lessons as he swims through the
ocean looking for a new school of fish to join. What creatures did he meet? Swimmy tells
the little fish he finds to come with him and have fun but the little fish are too scared to
go because they do not want to be eaten. Swimmy thinks of a plan and the fish are free to
swim the ocean again. Should we give up because something is kind of hard to do? What
can we do to help others and ourselves when things get difficult?
Small Group Circle Time: Our extension activity will be creating fancy fish. We will
complete this art activity using small paper plates, tissue paper, glue, scissors, googly
eyes and glitter. Then we will display the fish together in our classroom as “Our School
of Fish”.
HWT: We are still completing 2 letters a week from the HWT curriculum. Our second
letter this week is “G”. Each child will receive a trace sheet they will complete and
identify the letter and a word or item that begins with letter “G”. 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, little line up, jump to the corner, little line
across the top.”
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Fish, Whales and Dolphins
Summer Week 10: July 23- July 27
Thursday: July 26
Book: “Sails” By: Don
Early Literacy:
Today we will read a story about sailing the ocean on a sailboat. We learned in our
balance and motion book yesterday that some things take different sources of fuel to
move; kites and sailboats need the wind, cars, trucks and planes need gasoline, people use
food as their body’s fuel source. Sailboats have two sources for movement, a motor and
sails. When a boat has sails up what is helping it, the wind or gas? When a boat has sails
down what is helping it, gas or the wind?
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.
HWT: Today we will complete letter “G” by reading “My Little “G” 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 “G”, 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, little line up, jump to the
corner, little line across the top.”
Ashlee Auchter 4-5yr olds
Assistants: Tamara Sprague, Melissa Fleetwood
Theme: Fish, Whales and Dolphins
Summer Week 10: July 23- July 27
Friday: July 27
SPECIAL GUEST: Today we have a special guest coming from the recycling center to
talk with us about how to recycle and demonstrate what should and should not be
recycled.
Cooking will not be taking place today since we have a special guest coming to speak and
complete an activity.
Morning Circle Time: Show and Share