December 2009 Literacy Units

12/01/09 - 12/04/09      -     Joseph had a little overcoat

12/07/09 - 12/11/09      -     Gingerbread Baby/ Gingerbread Man

12/14/09 - 12/18/09      -     When Winter Comes

When Winter Comes

To Market, To Market to buy a fat pig

To market, to market to buy a fat pig;

Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.


To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.


To market, to market, to buy a plum cake;
Home again, home again, market is late.


To market, to market, to buy a plum bun;
Home again, home again, market is done.


To market, to market, a gallop a trot,
To buy some meat to put in the pot;


Three pence a quarter, a groat a side,
If it hadn't been killed it must have died

To Market, To Market

     "Vegetable Soup Song" (To the tune of "Row, Row, Row your Boat")
"Shell, shell, shell the peas,
Put them in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it, stir it,
I hope we made a lot!"

"Snap, snap, snap the beans,
Put them in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it, stir it,
I hope we made a lot!"

""Peel, peel, peel the apple,
Put them in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it, stir it,
I hope we made a lot!"

"Scrub, scrub, scrub the carrots,
Put them in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it, stir it,
I hope we made a lot!"

My Classroom Daily Schedule

My Classroom Daily Schedule

7:15 AM-- STUDENTS ARRIVE

7:15 AM - 7:50 AM-- BREAKFAST TIME/EATING SKILLS

7:50 AM - 8:00 AM --Morning Announcement

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM-- MORNING CIRCLE (Greeting- Hello song, picture and name recognition, Who’s Here?/ Daily Helper/ Classroom jobs/ Calendar, day of the week/ weather of the day..)

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM --SMART MOVES (spin slowly/ Hop or crawl/ jump on trampoline/ compression between been bag chairs/ crawl through tunnel/ rock in child sized rocking chair or small rocking horse/ go to books to sit quietly/ return to seat to play with sensory toys. / Exercise with the beats of the music.

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM-- Block / Puzzle time activities.

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM --BATHROOM TIME (Toileting Skills/ Self Help Skills)

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM SNACK TIME/EATING SKILLS

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM STORY TIME/LITERACY CIRCLE

10:15-11:00 AM - CENTER TIME/ TABLE ACTIVITY (IEP objectives- cognitive skills and theme related activities/ art/ fine motor activities/ sand table/ computer/ play with play doh….)

11:00 AM- 11:30 AM- Lunch Time/ Eating skills

11:30 AM - 11:45 PM- Structured Play Time Activities/Out door Activites

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM TRANSITION/MORING STUDENT DEPARTS/ MUSIC TIME CLOSING CIRCLE FOR MORNING STUDENTS TO DEPART.

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM ACADEMIC READINESS ACTIVITIES ( Pre-writing/ fine motor manipulative/ Literacy activities/ Pre-math activities/ Language activities/Art and Craft.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM SPECIAL ACTIVITIES (Computer Lab/Media Center Time/ Book Buddies/ Nature Walk/ Structured Play)

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM REST TIME

1:50 PM - 2:00 PM CLOSING CIRCLE (Review the day’s activities/ learning to say goodbye…)

*** The above schedule is flexible and changes are made in the schedule according to the monthly theme and required needs.


Mr. Pankaj Khazanchi (Special Educator)
Mr.Terry Green (Paraprofessional)
Ms. Melissa Stillwagon (Paraprofessional)
Green Acres Elementary

Thematic Units for November 2009

November 2009 Thematic Units

11/02/09 - 11/06/09 ---- To Market, To Market

11/09/09 - 11/13/09 ---- Lunch

11/16/09 - 11/20/09--- I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie