July Week 1

1. Teachers: Mary, Valerie, Karen, Emily, Lynea Date: July 1-5
Study: Closing out Spring Investigation: How to harvest a garden. Commitment: I commit to follow instructions.
Monday 1 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Friday 5
Question of
the Day:
Have you ever been to New
Russia Township Park?
(children write yes or no)
LK 9-1
What do you want to learn
about nature?
Do you like Salad?
Children write their name
under yes or no.
What questions do you want to
ask Farmer Kyle? ATL 1-4
AM/PM
meeting
Leader:
AM Mary
PM Karen
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Val
PM Mary
AM Val
PM Karen
AM focus
group:
Person,
Book,
Activity
All walk to New Russia
Township Park on the walk
talk about what we see
along the way.
Colorful Food (talk about how
different food grows)
Harvest cold weather
vegetables from garden for
salad to eat on Wednesday.
CS 15-2
Round the Garden
Prepare vegetables from
garden for lunch salad.
PMP 19-1
Farmer Kyle visits to talk about
what it is like on a real local
farm.
SS 16-4
PM focus
group:
Gardens Through the year
Symmetry painting with
Biocolor Paint to recreate
pictures from book- Discuss
Symmetry definition
LC 7-4 & CCA 21-1
Secrets of the Garden
Wash vegetables from
garden for salad to eat on
Wednesday
I Spy in the Garden
Patterning with Farm
animals in blocks
CM 11-2
Busy in the Garden, pg. 18
Dance to busy in the garden
song
Intergen/
Other:
Cooking club- Vayda,
Nathan, Jaxon, Gabriel
Art with Amanda 9:30-
10:00am, & 1-on-1s with
Amanda 3-4pm
Swimming- Rose, Eleanor,
James, Matilda, Hans, Kaya,
Gabriel
1 on 1 visits with Emily at
10am.
*Children are asked who would like to participate weekly and are not assigned certain weeks to participate.
Small groups are done during Free Play in the Interest areas. These are the Changes to Interest area Based on Children’s Interests/Study:
Dramatic Play (V):
Farmers Market, Cardboard barn and
tractor that was created with boxes.
Discovery (M): Sprout & grow
window, Seed view boxes, Magnifying
glasses, native flowers book
Library (K): Books about gardens
/plants added as well as food felt
board materials.
Sensory table (E): Clay with roads,
people, and modes of transportation.
Art (E): Blank puzzles, biocolor paint to
explore and create with.
Cooking/Table Toys (K): Plant stamp
games, bugs building toys, peg
pictures, jumping frogs, and numbered
lily pads.
Technology (M): Parts of a plant
smartboard game and animal videos
from Bellwether Farm.
Music (R/L): Shakers, to imitate the
rain helping plants grow.
Large motor (M/V): Garden walk
throughout Kendal to see other
gardens on campus.
Blocks (R/L): Farm animals and barns
to build with.
Writing (V): Chalk boards will be
available to write on and the letter
matching with sticks.
Classroom rules / routines (V/M):
Be safe – commitment to keep your
body safe.
What needs extra attention/ schedule changes this week: ___________________________________________________________________________
Parent Involvement/needs (V/M): ______________________________________________________________________________________________
What worked best this week: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
What didn’t work so well this week: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Ideas for the future: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
No School
Closed for
the
4th of July