We introduced the theme with a music banner with various instruments, various songs/music each day, stories, art related to the themes and activities.
Art
Monday- Classical Easel painting
Tuesday-Swimming
Wednesday- Jazz music notes
Thursday- Cowboy HAT
Friday- 80″s Rock- Microphone
Math
Colored ice cream cone stacking to make patterns, stack while counting, Uno # matching cards to practice number recognition, match by color and numbers,
play-doh with plastic numbers to press and make number impressions, and colored number peg boards to stack by color, fill by number and name.
Motor Development
ABC puzzle boards and 2-3 piece word puzzles for the older children, balancing boards with food/animal pieces to practice balancing and manipulation with fingers/hands, threading spools with straws for a sturdy grip and Bingo movement activity
Sensory Table-
Colored water with ducks and floaties- changed color water each day
Activities
Musical marching band
Drum, hand held drum and rain stick comparison
Introduced new Classroom Rule “being Kind and Gentle” Children modeled
Compared small and large watermelons- yellow and red
Making Avocado pops on Friday
Fun Bubbles Experiment
Name that Instrument?
Manners at meal times review
Ring Around the Rosie with various positions- sit down, jump, and run in place.