1. Week of: December 16, 2013
Study: Christmas Around the World
Investigation: Christmas traditions around the world and classroom family traditions
Tuesday
Sand and Water: Snow
Slime
Wednesday
Dramatic Play:
Train Station
Thursday
Games and Toys:
Candy Cane
Patterning
Syllable Clapping
Interest Areas
Monday
Library: Nativity Felt
Board
Phoebe’s Mom Shares
X-mas Traditions
Bell Guessing
Game
Pajama Day
Polar Express
Movie
Friday
Writing Center:
Letter to Santa
Large Group
Nativity Story and
Felt Board
Phonics Cheer
Read-Aloud
Small Group
Rudolf the Red Reindeer
Polar Express
Reindeer Food
Story Time with Donna
Paint a Train at the
Easel
Ohio Early Learning
& Development
Standards
Use imagination and
creativity to interact with
objects and materials
Ask questions/shows
motivation and curiosity
Cognitive Skills,
Memory
Gold Objectives,
Dimensions &
Indicators
Outdoor Experience:
Demonstrates positive
approaches to learning
Initiative/Curiosity
Remembers and
connects and
experiences
Reindeer Leaping
Family Partnerships: Tuesday – Phoebe’s Mom shares Xmas Traditions, Wednesday - Swimming
Wow! Experiences: Wednesday - Swimming , Friday – Giraffe’s Library Trip
William’s
Christmas Ping
Pong
Listens to and
understands
complex language
Library
Key ideas and
details
Small muscle:
touch, grasp
manipulate
Uses fine motor
strength: uses
fingers/hands
Uses refined
wrist/finger
movements