Growth: Themes & Plans
Week 24 will focus on the following developmental concepts:
Social
Language: say what you mean, mean what you say (finding words to express feelings/needs)
Co-operation: hearing when others are speaking (finding tools to help all students be heard)
Free play: open ended play (offering tools to aid non scripted/branded play)
Cognitive
Planting a garden: life science, fine motor skills
Documenting our garden: language arts, science observations
Parts of a plant: science, language, art
Dance Party: music and large motor skills, releasing tension in a positive way
Edible flower tasting: health and science (senses)
How do plants help us? (social studies, science, environmental studies)
Ongoing project: Encyclopedia Publishing (cross curricular)
Ongoing project: March Calendar (math, number sense, sequencing)
Ongoing project: Amusement Park (divergent thinking, cross-curricular, problem solving)
Emotional
Responsibility for self and actions (agreement tree)
Develop self-control and patience (squeeze and pass game, meetings, conversations, etc.)
Physical
Learn positive ways to release tension (finding recourses to meet needs in a positive way)
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