CYCLE 5 OWL Week #2, BB Week #22
Days 6-10 Materials
Sand & water
Art Table
Easel
CENTERS
Looking at Floating Objects’ Reflections: 2 white plastic dish tubs,
plastic (shoebox size), pieces of Mylar film cut to fit bottom and sides of
each tub, duct tape, variety of objects that float (e.g. small boats, plastic
blocks, corks, colored plastic lids), small discs cut from clear-colored
acetate sheets, decorated plastic lids from the art table activity, smocks
Decorating Plastic-Lid Boats: plastic lids in a variety of sizes (e.g. deli,
yogurt, plastic screw-top lids (e.g.. coffee, peanut butter), stickers (fish if
possible), colored masking tape, small dishes, Styrofoam trays, plastic tub
Exploring Glittery Finger Paint: finger paint paper, glitter finger paint,
regular finger paint, plastic art trays, spoons, markers, masking tape,
bucket of water, sponge, smocks, newspaper
Continue Painting Meadow, Pond, & Stream Animals
Cloud Paintings: Puddle Pail, white paint, blue construction paper, variety
of paintbrush sizes
Continue Woodland and Swamp Animal Jigsaw Puzzles
Puzzles &
Manipulatives
Dramatic Play Continue Playing with Mirrors
Writing
Continue Blank Books & Writing Tools
Center
“The Animal I Likes Best” Class Book: Poster board, paper, markers,
metal binder ring, hole puncher, animal word cards with picture clues from
the Blank Book & Writing Tools activity
BB Hands-On Place Scenes: counters, Numeral Cards
Math
Compare Game: Numeral Cards
Road Blocks: blocks
X-Ray Vision 2: Counting Cards
Hand Held
Mirror Play
Animal
Memory
Exploring
Books
Is This a Good
Reflector?
SMALL GROUPS
Continue from Days 1-5
Continue from Days 1-5
Continue from Days 1-5, add reference books about birds, seahorses ,
and crawfish, Picture Cards #67-73
Small empty metal cans, (e.g. tomato paste), plastic jars (transparent &
opaque), plastic and metal lids from jars and containers, small pieces of
cardboard, tag board, dark-colored poster board and construction paper,
swatches of felt and terry cloth, aluminum foil, Mylar film, trays, small
flashlights
CYCLE 5 OWL Week #2, BB Week #22
The Puddle Pail, paper, crayons, markers
Reflections I
Liked Best in
The Puddle
Pail
Exploring
Unbreakable mirror panels, masking tape, small objects (e.g. blocks, play
Mirror
people, animals), empty, clear plastic water bottles, stickers, small dishes
Reflector
Panels
Building
Length Riddles: Connecting Cubes, riddle items
Blocks
X-Ray Vision 2: Counting Cards
LARGE GROUP
Story readings The Puddle Pail, Picture Cards #74-79, Play With Me, Raccoon on His
Own
See Clipboard Directions
SWPL
Building
X-Ray Vision 2: Counting Cards
Blocks
Mr. Mix-up’s Measuring Mess: connecting cubes, string
LTAI/LFOAI
I’m Thinking of a Number (length): Connecting Cubes
Looking at Good & Poor Reflectors: Play With Me, Raccoon on His
Own, glitter, variety of objects to test reflective capacity (metal and plastic
jar lids, soup can with label removed, glass jars, clear plastic covering,
white & black construction paper, fabric, cardboard, paper towel, wash
cloth)
Showing Tolerance
Imagining Things in the Clouds in the Sky: The Puddle Pail
Understanding Feelings: Raccoon on His Own
Identifying Crawfish, Lizards, and Birds: Raccoon on His Own,
reference books on crawfish, reptiles, lizards