Product Description
December Focus- Letter Sounds and Recognition- O, L,B, F, G. Holiday and Traditions. Beginning Sounds and Ending Sounds, Traditions and Celebrations. Would you rather? Change of Season and Temperature tracking. One more one less, two more, two less in numbers to 10. Number Lines and 3D shapes. STEAM includes make a snowman, building an ice structure and jingle bell maze.
December is a month to share our celebrations and traditions. To learn about culture and to think about family and relationships. We continue to develop strong letter sound and recognition skills and numeracy skills.
Students will:
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Recognize half of the letter sounds and letters.
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Take part in discussions about themselves and their traditions
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Create art to express themselves and their likes
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Respond to the cultural differences and learn about celebrations around the world.
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Use a variety of materials to express Literacy and Numeracy behaviours.
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Take part in 3 STEAM activities.
Week at a Glance Cards-
Literacy Lesson- Daily
Week One-
B sound and Letter Activity
Letter B Word Families and ART
Glass Inquiry
Letter F sound and activity
Letter F and inquiry on Fish
Week Two-
Letter Gg Sounds and Activity
Gg word families
Gingerbread Man Story and Activity
Letter Uu Sounds and Activity
Letter Uu word families and Story
Week Three-
Letter Ll Sounds and Activity- Ramadan Celebration Study
Letter Ll word famliies and Hannukah Celebration Study
Letter and Sound Oo activities
Letter Oo activities and Ornament Making
Christmas Celebration Study and Writing Task
Numeracy
Week One-
Spheres
Cylinders
The Number 10
Cubes and Cones
Review of 3D shapes
Week Two-
Number Lines
Base 10
Count up from a number
Count down from a number
Base 10 countdown
Week Three-
3D shape art
Subtraction
Gingerbread houses with 3D shapes
Arts, Science, Play Based and STEAM
Week One
3D shapes - Stack, Slide or Roll
Melting Snowman
10 Little Snowman
Make a Snowman STEAM- no snow required
Can you Draw a Snowglobe? ART Challenge
Week Two
Snowy Winter Day Collage
Puffy Paint ART
Sensory with Glaciers
STEAM- Making Ice Structures
Book Challenge
Week Three-
Family Celebrations
Making a Mennorah
Henna Art
STEAM- Jingle Bell Challenge
ART challenge
Minds On and Transition Activities
Week One-
What is a Pumped Up Circle?
Learn 3D shapes
All About Cubes and Mission
The Sounds B and F- initial sounds
B and F ending sounds
Week Two-
Soft and Hard Gg
Plus One Game
All About Uu game
Plus Two Activity
Down 1 and Down 2 Game
Week Three-
Traditions
Would you Rather?
Holiday Foods
Sweet Treats Include:
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Centre Ideas
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Songs/ FingerPlays
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Sensory
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Writing Activities
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Art Activities
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Numeracy Activities
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Celebrations and Traditions Activities and Templates
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All worksheets and Templates to support THE ABOVE LESSONS
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Curriculum Connections- US COMMON CORE and ONTARIO CANADA checklists.
Please click on the video tab for a tour of all of the lessons and printables we call Sweet Treats!
