Week of: November 16th, 2009
Theme: Meal time Routines
We will begin to get ready for Thanksgiving as we learn our mealtime
routines. We will read a teacher made book called 'Turkeys by the Table'
along with 'Turkeys Never Gobble' to help us learn mealtime manners. We will
also read other related turkey, harvest and giving thanks themed books and
sing songs/ fingerplays. Concepts to be covered this week and next include:
characteristics of turkeys, foods we eat at meal times including the
difference between breakfast, lunch and dinner, manners, process of setting
the table, what we give thanks for and foods farmers harvest from the fields.
Our projects this week, include making handprint turkeys, cards for our
families and corn stalks indicating what we are thankful for. Next week, in
leui of a feast (in keeping with food free parties at TECEC), we will make
homemade non toxic playdough as a group activity. This will also be our
culminiating color activity- as we will start with making the primary colors
and then enjoy mixing to create the secondary colors! A portion of this will
be sent home in playdough containers for your child to play with at home
indicating their favorite color.
-Miss Hane
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**Please dress your child in SNEAKERS and play clothes everyday so that your
child may successfully play on our playground, weather permitting and fully
participate in group PT. Other types of shoes/ fancy clothes hinder your
childs' safety (these include: crocs, sandals, rain boots, work boots or
party shoes). Thanks!**
**Please see Homework page for Thursdays' Show & Tell assignment.**
**Please see Announcements and Calender pages for upcoming events.**
*Please take a weekly trip to the library. This will help your child review
the weekly themes. Titles and authors are listed on this page for your
convienence each week.*
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Last Years' Preschool Literary Themes
2008-2009 school year
Welcome to School/ School Routines/ I Like Me/ I am Special
Here are my Hands/ Body Parts
5 Senses (Sight/ Sound/ Smell/ Touch/ Taste)
Little Red Riding Hood/ Grandparents
Goldilocks and the Three Bears/ Family
Apples and Pumpkins/ Fall Activities
Fire Prevention
Little Old Lady who wasn't Afraid of Anything/ Halloween
Bears in the Night/ Night Theme
The Three Little Pigs
Turkeys by the Table/ Thanksgiving
Gingerbread Man
