Ocean Waves
You wouldn’t believe how many things there are to count by the ocean. We are counting shells, pirate treasure, fish and ships. We were get done counting we are going to experiment with water and sponges just to see what will happen and if we happen to get a little wet…oh well! We are talking about pirates did you know they have terrible manners? So we are going to practice good manners. We are going to use our napkins and spoons and say please and thank you when we are at the table. We are going to practice sharing with our friends. We are going to experiment with ice and watch how it melts in the sun and then we’re going to add a little salt (and milk, sugar and eggs) and see what happens. WOW! We found a treasure map! We are going to see if we can figure out how to read the map and then we are going on a treasure hunt. We will have to listen carefully and follow directions exactly if we hope to find the pirates treasure.
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Skill Goal Focus
BEGINNERS: Pirate treasure will be used with size, numbers, sequencing and placement words like on/off and in/out. Fingerplays are lots of fun and beginners will use them to add to vocabulary and develop self-confidence as they use motions and join in on at least a few of the words. Learning their parent's names and starting on addresses is a first step in personal safety. Independence in the bathroom is always encouraged but they will be working especially this month on pulling up their own pants. Children are considered potty trained when they have fewer than 6 accidents a month.
PRESCHOOL: As pirates, counting out treasures will give children lots of practice with money and numbers. Children will also be working on putting their numbers in sequence (just another pattern). Just in case they get lost at sea, they are also working on personal information like parent's names, addresses including zip-codes, and practicing self help skills like snaps, buttons, zippers and knots. Children will be busy with opposites, rhymes, utilizing placement words and recognizing and working with patterns, a good lead-in for starting an accumulation of personal and standard sight words.