Posted on April 23, 2009 - by

Year 0: Week 26

Our school days are Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 9:30am, when we return from dropping off Ethan at Mother’s Day Out. Each bullet point is a 5-15 minute period of time.

Monday:

• Mommy’s book club
• Errand, cleaning day

Tuesday:

• Pledge
  Weather: Record temperature, outside conditions
  Calendar: Write out weekly schedule
• Handwriting: Evaluation of all uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers
• Natural History: We read books to help prepare for Earth Day. Click here to read our reviews of some the books we read today.
• EarthDance by Joanne Ryder
• Round Like a Ball by Lisa Campbell Ernst
• Composer Study: Ballet of the Elephants by Leda Schubert
• Science: Parts by Shelly Rotner
• Lunch (1hr)
• Literature: Kate’s choice
• Independent Reading/Rest Time

Wednesday:

• Lunch (1hr)
• Watch Disney’s “Earth” at the theater for Earth Day!
• Outdoor Play (1hr)
• Literature: Library Books
• Independent Reading/Rest Time

Thursday:

• Pledge
  Weather: Record temperature, outside conditions
  Calendar: Write out weekend schedule
• Poetry:
  • The Trees by Philip Larkin
  • I’ve Had This Shirt by Michael Rosen
• Composer Study:  Beethoven’s Wig by Richard Perlmutter
• Natural History: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
• Literature:
  • The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle
  • Forever Young by Bob Dylan
  • Benny and Beautiful Baby Delilah by Jean Van Leeuwen
• Lunch (1hr)
• Outdoor Play (1hr)
• Independent Reading/Rest Time

Friday:

• Earth Day Craftiness with Friends!
  • Bird Feeder Wreaths
  • Recycled Earth Crayons
  • Stained Glass Butterflies
  • Tin Can Votives
  • Coffee Filter Butterflies