Sunday, September 28, 2008

THEME: “B”unnies

Some books in our library
Peter Cottontail
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
P.J. The spoiled Bunny
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
I Love My Daddy Because…
Funny Bunnies
Guess How Much Love You
Home For A Bunny
Animal Homes
Where Ones There Was A Wood
Little Cottontail
Billy Bunny
The Nutty Nut Chase

Mon.
Music: Bunny Hop dance
Small Group: Create a B Booklet with a “B”unny and something “b”lue
Science: Slicing “B”ananas
Book: Bubble Bear/Funny Bunnies
Activity: B Feelie-Meelie box
Religion: Matching pairs – how they go together - an activity about choices

Tues.
Music: Bunny Hop dance
Small Group: Create a B booklet with a “B”unny and something “b”lue
Book: Bubble Bear/Funny Bunnies
Activity: B Feelie-Meelie box
Religion: Matching pairs - see Monday

Wed.
Music
: Sing and act out bunny fingerplays & songs
Small Group: Draw a picture of bunnies & Dictate a story.
Book: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Activity: Find the bunny (a hide a find game)
Religion: Stories Jesus told - The Lost Sheep

Thurs.
Music:
Sing and act out bunny fingerplays & songs
Small Group: Draw a picture of our bunnies, Midnight and Moonlight
Book: Billy Bunny
Activity: SHARING Bouncing Bunnies (Left & Right movement activity)
Religion: Gospel storytelling - Two sons in the Vineyard

Fri.
Music:
Bean Bag activities
Small Group: Create a bunny paper bag puppet
Book: Guess How Much I Love You?
Activity: SHARING – Bouncing Bunnies
Religion: Gospel storytelling

Work Jobs:
· Unifix Blocks
· Lacing Letters
· Wooden puzzles
· Sorting fruit
· Floor Puzzles
· Shoe puzzle
· Fastening board
· File folder games

Free Art:
· College tray with items for creating “feeling figures”
· Glue, scissors and markers
· Stamps and stamp pads
· Lunch sacks and paper plates

Block & Accessories:
Wooden marble maze
Waffle blocks
Forest animals

Dramatic Play:
Farmers Market - baskets, cash register, play money, wooden fruits and veggies, shopping bags, adding machine

Writing Center: B words to copy, simple dot-to-dot, letter B writing sheets, paper, pencils and markers

Religious Theme: Jesus Teaches Us
Religion Objectives:
… The children will explore daily choices they make.
… The children will recognize Jesus told stories to teach us about God.
Prayer: “Thank you, Jesus for teaching us about God.”
Prayer Center: Matching games, Bible, Bible Stories

Overall Curriculum Objective:
Provide activities that promote proper scissor use and simple cutting and gluing activities.
Learn about bunnies.
Continue reinforcing left to right tacking and printing through movement games and songs.
Emphasis spelling and recognition of first names.

Monthly Themes:Each of the following will be introduced in class this month through books, activities and music:
Artist: Edgar Degas
Music: Classical/Ballet
Native flower: Poppy
Act of Grace: Sign of the Cross
Saint: Vincent De Paul


Songs

Baby Bunny

Baby bunny dressed in blue (Hold up two fingers like bunny ears)

Met another; then there were two. (hold up two fingers on both hands)

Bouncy bunnies to the left (Move fingers to left.)

Bouncy bunnies to the right (Move fingers to right.)

Bouncy bunnies get in bed (Put head on hands like sleeping)

Off to bed, you sleepy heads (pretend to sleep)


Bouncing Baby Bunny
Baby bunny bounces high (Jump high)

Baby bunny bounces low (Jump low)

Baby bunny blinks his eyes (Blink eyes)

Baby Bunny waves good-bye (Wave)



Here Comes a Bunny
Here comes a bunny, hip-hop-hop

See how his long ears, flip-flop-flop

See how his nose goes, Twink-twink-twink

See how his eyes go, winkl-wink-wink

Here is a bunny with ears so funny

And here is his hole in the ground

A noise he hears,

And he pricks up his ears

And jumps in his hole in the ground