Mini Class

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Theme- Apples

Choosing Time- Cars & Trucks, Ponies, & Balls. We added our apple pictures to our little classroom tree.

Lesson- I cut an apple in half to show the hidden star inside. We collected the seeds to sprout in plastic bags. We learned that a tree grows from a seed. Trees are important. They give us shade, firewood, and we can use the wood to build things with. Some trees, like apple trees, give us food to eat. We will watch our seeds to see if they grow.

Books- Johnny Appleseed by Jane Yolen, Bubble-gum Bubble-gum, Ballet Kitty

Movement- We "climbed" a tree, flew like a bird, jumped like a frog, slithered like a snake, stomped like an elephant, and squeaked like a mouse. We danced the "Hokey-Pokey."

Music- Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree, The Lord's Been Good To Me, Fun to Do (digging a hole, planting a seed, watering the seed, climbing a tree, picking apples...), ABC song

Snack- We tasted Apples & ate Lucky Charms & Fish Crackers

Math- We practiced counting from 1-10 while placing magnetic apples on paper trees.

Art- We talked about what a tree is made of (bark, branches, leaves, trunk...) I had cut out shapes for an apple tree. We glued them on paper to make apple trees. Gluing is so much fun!

Game- Pass the Apple

*I am so sorry to not have pictures! I had my camera in my pocket & realized the battery had died :(