Today we will be learning about Earth Day, have an art activity about the earth, will listen to 2 guest read-alouds, and we also have a bonus activity that helps us to reuse unwanted items! Our fun fact for today is a look at how long it takes garbage to break down:
You can learn more at www.earthday.org/ and www.planetpals.com Writing TimeWrite your nameWrite the date: 4-15-20Write the “Word of the Day”: TRASHWriting Time Reminders: -Names can be all uppercase, or start with uppercase and then use lower case. -Parents write the date first, then kids write or trace it. -"Word of the day" words reinforce the weekly theme and provide practice writing letters that may not appear in their names. Parents can talk about the word and encourage a story or drawing. -Parents, your children may need help with these tasks, so feel free to practice along with them. Circle TimeEarth Day is Wednesday, April 22. It is an annual event celebrated on the same day every year. It’s like a birthday party for the earth! The first Earth Day happened in 1970 ⇒ 50 years ago. US Senator Gaylord Nelson noticed that people and companies were not being very nice to the earth and he wanted to bring awareness and education to everyone. People were dumping trash in the streets and waters. They were cutting down trees and not replacing them. And, people were not sharing! Now, many organizations and schools celebrate Earth Day by showing others how to take care of our planet earth! Some of those things include making sure litter and debris is picked up from the road sides, around lakes and rivers, and from beaches and parks. Daily Activity - Earth SuncatcherWhen we look at the earth we see mainly green and blue….green representing the land and blue representing the water. Here is an activity presented by Teacher Jacqi. Be prepared- this will be an extremely messy project! Supplies Needed: - Coffee Filter or White Construction Paper, cut in a circle - Blue and Green Food Coloring - 1/4 to 1/2 cups of water - A Bowl View the instructions in the slideshow below Daily Book JournalThree times a week, help your preschooler to pick out a book and read it together. Then, help your preschooler to create a journal entry using any of these same options from our book bag job.
Extra Activity - Recycling ArtWhat can we do with all the trash we find on the roads, parks and beaches? Some people use it to make art. We can too! Gather at least 10 recycled boxes, containers and “stuff” from around the house. Build something! Here are some ideas to spark your imagination: Guest Book ReadingsToday we get to hear from two guest readers! Our first guest reader is Natalie Mix (also known as Sarah's Mom!) She will be reading: "Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth" By: Oliver Jeffers Our second guest reader is Robin Ng (also known as Ethan's Mom!) She will be reading: "Flight of the Honey Bee" By: Raymond Huber Activity Idea: In the first book reading (Here We Are: Notes for living on Planet Earth), we saw lots of different parts of our Earth. What parts of our Earth have you seen? Draw a picture of a place you have been in the past! (You can also look at pictures if you want to remember something that happened a long time ago!) Adventures of our Little JagsWe have loved seeing all that our Little Jags are doing! Thanks for all the pictures you have sent us!
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