Calendar

August 19 (Monday)

Theme: Water to Drink

Aug 19 all-day

Activity: Painting

August 20 (Tuesday)

Theme: Heat and Cold Can Change the Form of Water

Aug 20 all-day

Activity: Popsicles

August 21 (Wednesday)

Theme: Rain Comes From Evaporation

Aug 21 all-day

Activity: Rain Painting

August 22 (Thursday)

Theme: Water in Weather

Aug 22 all-day

Make a Snowman

August 23 (Friday)

Theme: Absorbent or Rebellent

Aug 23 all-day

Activity: Foot Painting

August 26 (Monday)

Theme: Pirate Treasure

Aug 26 all-day

Activity: Pirate Jewelry

August 27 (Tuesday)

Theme: Pirate Map

Aug 27 all-day

Activity: Shape Treasure, Left and Right Walk

August 28 (Wednesday)

Theme: Float or Sink?

Aug 28 all-day

Activity: Make a Rock Garden

August 29 (Thursday)

Theme: Buried Treasure

Aug 29 all-day

Activity: Fish Prints, Dig Up a Treasure

August 30 (Friday)

Theme: Ships Ahoy

Aug 30 all-day

Activity: Make & Race Boats

August 2019 Aug 2019

X marks the spot: This month we will be using Pirates as a theme for our activities. The children seem to enjoy this exercise in fantasy. One of our important topics will be the use of the “Jolly Roger” to signify danger. We will be on the look-out for this sign and also Mr. Yuk, the more modern counterpart of the pirate flag. Just in case we find a treasure map, we are also working on left and right so that we can follow the map and find the treasure. Many of our activities will be done outside each day, check your calendar. We will be using the pirate’s treasure for many of our classifying activities, if you have any old “junk” jewelry which you could donate for our activities we would appreciate it. Also, we will be using medicine droppers, seashells, and rocks for many activities, If you have any of these to donate, we will put them to good use.

A Treasure Chest of Skills

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 the 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.