Week of January 13-16, 2014

Week of January 13-16, 2014

Theme: Moving Along

Letter of the Week: I

Dear Family,

This week, our class will complete Unit 4 by observing and exploring how things move. We will begin by pretending to float like bubbles in the air. Next, we will learn about vehicles with wheels and use words such as roll, spin, and zigzag. Finally, we will compare vehicles that roll on wheels and other vehicles that fly through the air. 

Learning Together

• Together, roll toy cars down a ramp. Change the height of the ramp, and have your child predict whether the cars will roll faster or slower.
• With your child, look through  magazines for pictures of vehicles with wheels. Cut out the pictures, and take turns sorting the vehicles by color, size, or purpose.
• Take a walk with your child, and make a list of the different kinds of vehicles, such as cars, bikes, wagons, buses, trains, trucks, tractors, and airplanes, that he or she sees. Then discuss how the vehicles on the list are alike and different.

We will also be comparing similarities and differences in a variety of the Three Little Pigs stories. We will compare characters, story line and ending. We will also compare shapes and how they are similar and different and where we may see the different shapes in our natural environment.

Reminders:

Show and Share: January 16, Letter I

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