Friday, February 5, 2010

Dinosaur Craft

Monday, February 1, 2010

Dinosaur Art Work

Students colored the dinosaur using pencil color. They learned to hold the pencil.
They identified the letters and colored the letter D-Green, I-Purple, N-Blue.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

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

Monday, January 4, 2010

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








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


**01/19/2010-01/22/2010-Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You See?
**01/25/2010--01/29/2010-Time to Sleep


Time to Sleep activities

Sunday, November 29, 2009

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

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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!"

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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
Lunch, Denise Fleming, Denise Fleming, 0805056963


11/16/09 - 11/20/09--- I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie( Series - Picture Puffins ), Alison Jackson, Judith Byron Schachner, 0140565957