February Themes 2010

1) Dt: 02/01/2010 to 02/05/2010-- How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
What if a dinosaur catches the flu? Does he whimper and whine between each "At-choo"? Does he drop dirty tissues all over the floor? Does he fling his medicine out of the door? Just like kids, little dinosaurs hate being sick. And going to the doctor can be pretty scary. How DO dinosaurs get well soon? They drink lots of juice, and they get lots of rest; they're good at the doctor's, 'cause doctors know best. From enormous sneezes to gigantic wails, the outrageous antics of the mischievous young dinosaurs in this book are sure to bring laughter to anyone who has ever said "Atchoo!"
Coloring Pages    Tissue Paper Dinosaur craft    Dinosaur Crafts
Hatchable Dinosaur Egg    Kids Dinosaur Art & Craft Activities
Dinosaur Activities

2) Dt: 02/08/2010 to 02/12/2010-- Valentine's Day at the Zoo
"Some of the animals at the zoo are making something special for you," in the pop-up Valentine's Day at the Zoo by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Airy watercolors enliven precise line drawings of creative creatures, including crayon-wielding monkeys and a polar bear with paper doilies. (From the Publisher)
Valentine's Day activities for Kids     Kids Craft Work  
Valentine Match game for kids     Valentine cupcake game

3) Dt:02/15/2010 to 02/19/2010- Community Helpers
Community helper songs      Coloring pages  Art and Craft
Music & Songs       Community helper rhymes   
 Who Wear These?         People and Occupations in Spanish






4) Dt: 02/22/2010 to 02/27/09-- The Rain Came Down
Insects and Bugs rhymes      Nursery Rhymes about Weather  
Spring Rain       Rainbow puzzles

January Thematic Units

**01/05/2010- 01/08/2010- The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel (Greenwillow Books)

Winter Book ppt

Red hat , red hat what do you see? ppt

Vocabulary for the Jacket I wear in the snow.

It is snowing on my head doc.

What should I wear? doc.

The Jacket I wear in the snow pictures.doc. (Kristenkreation)

**01/11/2009-01/15/2009- The Mittens by Jan Brett

The Mitten ppt.

Put the animals in the mitten

Mat or Mitten, Cat or Kitten story

**01/19/2010-01/22/2010-Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You See?

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do you see ppt.

Polar Seal Hunt Game

Baby animal memory game

Polar bear craft

**01/25/2010--01/29/2010-Time to Sleep

Time to Sleep activities

winter theme

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