Find Africa on a globe and in the atlas.
Explore the
32. demonstrates
pictures in the World Explorer binder and in the World Explorer binder,
simple geographic
library books. Introduce animals, biomes, and globe
knowledge
landmarks.
The African savanna is home to many recognizable
Grass seed, roasting tins, 27. demonstrates
animals, including elephants, giraffes, zebras,
potting soil, ruler, spray knowledge of earths
rhinos, and lions. Well plant grass seed and watch
bottles environment
it grow tall enough to hide a small animal.
The largest desert on Earth is the Sahara, which
Straws, fine sand, big 28. uses tools and
only gets an average of 4 inches of rain a year.
trays, large clear jar, other technology to
Well make a rain gauge and recreate dunes using
Sharpie, yard stick perform tasks
sand and straws.
Rainforests cover 6% of the earth and are home to
iPad, rainforest books,
millions of species of plants and animals. It provides www.theworldcounts.c
craft sticks, soil, pitcher,
medicine, cleans the air, and prevents erosion. How om/stories/deforestati
poster
can we keep these places healthy? on-facts-for-kids
Collect leaves from the playground and the Baskets, contact paper, We will be measuring
cemetery. Stick onto white contact paper for an string, plastic needles, weather events in a
autumn mural; string dried leaves onto a garland. acrylic coating spray year-long study.
Cups, craft sticks, tape, Read Twenty-one
P.T. Barnum tested the Brooklyn Bridge with 21
glue, binder clips, sticky Elephants and Still
circus elephants. Can you build a bridge strong
tack, small savanna Standing by April
enough to hold an elephant?
animals Prince
The pyramids at Giza were built over 4,000 years 21. explores and
Sugar cubes, pipettes,
ago. Can you build a pyramid with small cubes? describes spatial
food coloring, color
How can you recreate the triangle shape with relationships and
cubes, playdough trays
squares? shapes
30. shows basic
Ms. Sarah will teach us how to make chapati, a understanding of
See attached recipe
Kenyan pancake she made while living in Kenya. people and how they
live
Anansi is a West African god of wisdom and stories, Anansi the Spider by
who often takes the form of a trickster spider. We Gerald McDermott; 3a. balances the rights
will share oral stories and play a trick on our Mmm, Cookies! By Robert and needs of others
classmates! Munsch
Use rhythm sticks to match a beat, match a 1:1 correspondence,
Rhythm sticks, iPad,
specified number of beats, copy a rhythm, and memory recall,
Elephant Beat
count the syllables in our names. cardinality of numbers
1: dye pasta and string into Pasta, water colors, yarn, Both projects will overlap:
snake patterns scissors, tape; yarn, branch, start with dyeing the pasta,
2: wrap a branch in yarn to scissors then the branch on both
resemble a snake weeks
Classroom safari
Mud huts
Plate necklace
Sensory table: African habitat
Dramatic play: carrying babies
17a. uses and
From Head to Toe, Eric Carle Anansi the Trickster
appreciates books
5. demonstrates
African animal yoga (print) Basket balance
balancing skills
African animal match-up (World Explorer 24. uses scientific
Jane Goodall information
binder, small animals, habitats) inquiry skills
7. demonstrates
Crushing coriander seeds with a mortar
Sand slime (sand, borax, clear school glue) fine-motor strength
and pestle
hand coordination
Safari: animal costumes, hats, binoculars,
14b. engages in
clipboards, paper, pencils, doctor Help keep the animals safe and healthy!
sociodramatic play
materials, Helping Hands book
7a. uses fingers and
Match animal to pattern (part whole) Threading station: straws, colored pasta
hands
Leave press: collect autumn leaves from 29. demonstrates
Take pictures for our new weather project
the playground and press them between knowledge about
theme board!
contact paper (child photos) self
Focus on pyramids- small interlocking cubes, color cubes, big stacking cubes; photos of 21a. understands
Egyptian pyramids spatial relationships
Animal footprint stamps and paint 33. explores the
Art journals, crayons, stickers, scissors, glue, scrap paper, ribbons visual arts
Brown, blue, and white clay with 27. demonstrates
Safari small world stones, easter grass, and small knowledge of earths
animals environment
