Intro to the Desert Photos of deserts, 27.
demonstrates
Discover the colors of the desert. Rip construction construction paper, glue knowledge of earths
paper into strips, glue into a collage. sticks environment
Strikers vs. Squeezers
Rattlesnakes use their
Snakes use several methods of catching prey. Strikers Strikers vs. Squeezers
rattles to warn animals
bite and hurt; squeezers wrap themselves tightly. book
to stay away.
Discuss gentle touches.
Build-a-Snake I
Glue, shapes, cut out 23. demonstrates
Use glue sticks to attach shapes onto a cutout snake.
snakes, knowledge of patterns
Match and extend patterns.
Jungle Lunch
2c. interacts with
Go for walk around campus and then eat a picnic Masking tape, trays
peers
lunch on the HPERs east lawn.
Build-a-Snake II
Strengthen dexterity and coordination by lacing Books about snakes, 7a. uses fingers and
colored pasta onto string to mimic patterns found on dyed pasta, string, tape hands
snakes.
Cactus Art I
Forks, cactus cutouts, 33. explores the visual
Use forks to paint a cactus. Use glue to attach tissue
rice, glue, tissue squares arts
paper blossoms and rice texture.
Toothpicks, foam blocks, 11. shows flexibility
Cactus Art II
green acrylic paint, green and inventiveness in
Use toothpicks to create spikes on a foam cactus.
paper, scissors thinking
Sand Dunes 2, demonstrates
Use straws to move sand into patterns. Create sand Straws, sand, trays knowledge of earths
dunes. environment
Jungle Lunch
Go for walk around campus and then eat a picnic
Masking tape, trays 2c. interacts with peers
lunch on the HPERs east lawn.
Sand Painting 30. shows basic
Sand, cardstocks, glue,
Use straws and glue to create colored designs with understand of people
straws
dyed sand. and how they live
Free play with hallway Free play with hallway
manipulatives manipulatives
Building challenge: Painting with spray
Chalk on black paper
camping bottles
Soft play Soft play
Lizard tangrams Jungle Lunch Jungle Lunch
Wagon Walk Wagon Walk
17a. uses and appreciates
Too Many Tamales! The Wheels on the Tuk-Tuk
books
34. explores dance and
Desert yoga Slither like a snake
movement concepts
Desert landscape diorama (gravel, 26. demonstrates knowledge
lizards, teepees, rocks, trees), plants Pre-writing cards + markers of the properties of objects
of the desert pictures and materials
9a. uses an expanding
Cloud dough + animals Sand + lizards, woodchips
expressive vocabulary
14b. engages in
House: dishes, food, tables, dramatic play furniture
sociodramatic play
Puzzles, triangle stackers, stacking
21b. understands shapes
rings
2. establishes and sustains
Water table, sand toys, bikes + scooters, sidewalk chalk,
positive relationships
Building challenge: camping buildings (tree cookies, unit blocks)
21b. understands shapes
Legos, MagnaTiles, people, desert animals, cars
1. Sandpaper cactus (green tempura, sandpaper, tape, scissors, paper
towels)
33. explores the visual arts
2. Campfire painting (brown paper strips, orange and yellow tempura,
brushes)
Sand clay 9a. uses an expanding
Clay snakes air dry clay
Spaghetti + green playdough expressive vocabulary
Make snakes from beads and fuzzy
Painting with snakes Cactus tangrams
sticks
Desert animal memory game Lizard tangrams Floor snake puzzle
Supplement
The Animals In The Desert (Sung to: The Wheels On The Bus)
The coyote in the desert howls Awwwwooooooowwwww
Awwwwooooooowwwww
Awwwwooooooowwwww
The coyote in the desert howls Awwwwooooooowwwww
All night long!
The rattlesnake in the desert goes hiss hiss hiss
hiss hiss hiss
hiss hiss hiss
The rattlesnake in the desert goes hiss hiss hiss
All night long!
The jackrabbit in the desert hops like this
hops like this
hops like this
The jackrabbit in the desert hops like this
All night long!
The roadrunner in the desert runs fast like this
runs fast like this
runs fast like this
The roadrunner in the desert runs fast like this
All night long!
The javalina (prounounced hav-a-leen-a) in the desert snorts like this
snorts like this
snorts like this
The javalina in the desert snorts like this
All night long!
The gila (prounounced hee-la) monster in the desert crawls slow like this
crawls slow like this
crawls slow like this
The gila (prounounced hee-la) monster in the desert crawls slow like this
All night long!
The scorpion in the desert stings like this OUCH!
stings like this OUCH!
stings like this OUCH!
The scorpion in the desert stings like this OUCH!
All night long!
