STORYBOOK JOURNEY “To Market, To Market” by Anne Miranda
WEEK OF October 3rd – 7th 2016
ART:
3D Farm Stand: Recycled materials such as wax, caps, wood, cardboard, paper; pompoms, fake grass
Seed Ornament: Plastic lids, seeds, glue, ribbon – Exposing children to different types of seeds and fine motor skills to pick out the seeds
Chicken Coop: feathers, Styrofoam, hay, boxes, egg carton, box tops
Still Life Drawings of Our Harvest Display: oil pastels, vegetables from the Farmer’s Market
Paper Tube Farm animals: wool, cloth, yarn, googly eyes, tubes
DRAMATIC PLAY HIGHLIGHT:
Farmers Market: Farm stand, whole foods, baskets, scale, registers, colorful blocks, number cards- children utilize number sense to barter and trade goods at the stand.
Chicken coop: wooden eggs, birds, resource books, baskets for nests
Miniature Farm: barns, tractor, various styles of farm animals, farm house
Kitchen: Cut up foods, pots, pans, plates, spoons, caldrons, fireplace, ladle, sifter, egg basket, trays, tongs
SCIENCE & TACTILE
Hay table- Barn animals and scooping and raking tools to work with hay.
SONGS, MUSIC & MOVEMENT:
Old McDonald, 5 Little Ducks, Grandpas Farm, Looked Out My Window, BINGO, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Farmer In The Dell, Ba- Ba Black Sheep,
WHATS COOKING
Veggie Burgers and school-made ranch dressing and ketchup featuring our garden harvest
SPECIAL FEATURE: HARVEST DISPLAY
Cauliflower, Romanesco Broccoli, Nasturtium, Hakurei Turnip, Palisade Peach, Bubble Gum Plum, Shallots, Garlic for Fall planting, Sugar Pear, Mini English Cucumbers
ACT OUTS:
Story – Little Red Hen: flannel board act out
Song – Looked out my window: fabric materials
Story- Farmer brown– doll clothes, sheep stuffed animals, book
Old McDonald– farm animals, music, barn, farmer