Week of: 22 Jul 13-26 Jul 13

Teacher Team: Erica Root & Timothy Reid

Learning Objectives/Standards Social/Emotional Blocks Play spaces _6_ Dramatic Play

Study/ Project: Where the Wild Things Are

Play spaces _4_ Math/Manipulatives Play spaces _4_
Monster Eyes- You will be given monsters with numbers written on them representing number of eyes needed and you will glue the corresponding number of eyes to the monster.

Manages feelings Interacts with peers

Wooden Blocks-Create a forest with wooden blocks and use wooden people as Wild Things and Max

Forest-Forest created out of paper trees. Students dress up as wild things and use a boat to sail to where the wild things are.

Physical Demonstrates gross-motor manipulative skills Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination

Art Exploration

Play spaces _6_

Sensory Materials

Play spaces _4_

Science Inquiry

Play spaces _6_

Monster Hands- Using foam hand cutouts, pick out foam nails to add to your hands and create monster hands! Save these and use them in the forest. Crowns- Using construction paper and other art supplies you will create your own crown to become the king/queen of the wild things. Add writing or a drawing of what you would do if you were king/queen of the Wild Things.

Wild Things- Using sand, toy trees, and toy boats travel to where the wild things are and create the forest they live in.

Grow a Forest- Grow a forest in the classroom by planting beans and watching them grow.

CognitiveRemembers and connects experiences Uses symbols and images to represent something

Library/ Writing Center/Language Social Studies Play spaces _4_

Naming Monsters- Create a drawing of a monster and write a name for it using cut out letters. Retelling-Using a felt board of characters and scenery to retell the story of where the wild things are by placing the felt characters in sequence of events, OR create your own story by putting them in an order you make up.

Play spaces _4_

Studies/Projects

Play spaces ___

Jungle- Draw pictures of a jungle and draw the animals you expect to find in the jungle.

Where the Wild Things Are- This week we will be discussing wild things. From imagination, camping, and all the way to the jungle and all the wild things found there.

Language

Self-Help/Life Skills Play spaces _2_

Zipping clothes-Learn how to zip clothes to make everyday life run smoother.

Changes to Routines or Transitions

Monster Song Transitions

Class community/Parents, etc.

Uses language to express thoughts and needs

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Week of: 22 Jul 13-26 Jul 13

Teacher Team: Erica Root & Timothy Reid

Monday Circle Time
(songs, games, discussion limited to 15 minutes)

Study/ Project: Where the Wild Things Are

Tuesday
Bean Discussion- discuss growing a forest in the room and what ways we can try to do the same as Max. The Jungle Run

Wednesday

Thursday
Imagination-discuss dreams and imagination that you have.

Friday
Monster Mash-Play monster mash while moving to the song as monsters.

Song: Wild Thing! Listen to this wild song while playing instruments as a class.

Camping discussionWhat kind of things would we need if we were going on a camping trip?

Story Time P.M Circle

Where the Wild Things Are

Duck Tents

Where the Wild Things Are

Go Away Big Green Monster

Related Vocabulary

Rumpus, mischief, gnashed tamed, frightened

Squawks, sturdy, trumpets

Tramp, bait, lunge, plunge, heave, haul, glade, sprawl

Rumpus, mischief, gnashed tamed, frightened

squiggly, scraggly

Outdoors/ Alternative Indoor Activity (bad weather) Music/Movement

Wild Things Freeze Tag/Tumbling mats

Tumbling mats

Tumbling mats

Wild Things Hunt/Tumbling mats

Chalk Monsters/ Tumbling mats

Here is Thumbkin

Five Little Monkeys (Monsters)

Five Little Monkeys (Monsters)

Five Little Monkeys (Monsters)

Here is Thumbkin

Special Activities
(Trips, special events, partiesspecific day)

Special Needs- IEPs, Observations

Be partners for Wild Things Freeze Tag

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