I decided that I would start planning month-long units to help save time on planning and prepping – because I’ve been struggling to find time for all the stuff that I “try” to do daily/weekly.
This is how I plan a lesson : I start pinning a board based on theme of the unit : ocean, for example. Then I look through all of the ideas that I pin, decide on what I would like to do with the kids, print out worksheets, gather the needed materials (like manipulatives), laminate the worksheets and then decide when and how I’ll present each activity.
Currently we our studying about the ocean : sealife, animals, story of Prophet Jonah (Yunus) and the whale, water and land formations, etc.
Here are some the activities we have been enjoying so far:
Will the egg sink or float ?
The egg definetly floated in the salt water (above picture). But the activity quickly turned to be more of a bath than a science experiment, Z enjoyed sticking his hand in the cup and then splashing the water around.
Introduction to Land vs. Water animals
Blue bowls represent water and the green represents land
“Starfish” beads transfering and counting in land and water trays
Z decided to create a drum with two spoons and an empty container while we explored our ocean sensory bin – he came with the idea himself
Coloring sorting “smartie” (french m&ms) in the matching boats
We either read this book in French (like it is written) or we translate it into English
F has an interest for penguins. She likes to waddle around like one and talk about them all the time
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