Preschool Schedule for October 2008

October
Field Trip Ideas: Fire Station

Lara:

Tues. 7^th : Safety: Basic safety rules (fire safety, stranger danger, 911, streets, etc.)—be careful to keep it positive, so the kids don’t end up scared

Jana:

Thurs. 9^th : Community Helpers (heroes): fire men, doctors, teachers, etc., role play

Rebecca R.:

Tues. 14^th: Christopher Columbus: What did he do? Take a boat ride (in a box or blanket across the floor)…look for land with telescopes, sing songs (Columbus sailed the ocean blue, ocean blue, ocean blue, Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 14-92—to Mary had a little lamb tune), world flat? etc

Thurs. 16^th: Basic World Geography: introduce globe, continents, oceans

Fri: 17th: FIELD TRIP: Fire Station (Becca T.)

Andrea:

Tues. 21^st : Oceans: basic geography (show on globe), salty vs. fresh water, how big they are, float/sink experiments, ocean life

Thurs. 23^rd : Dolphins: have fun learning all about these intelligent creatures

Jana:

Tues. 28^th : Autumn: seasonal changes, trees, pumpkins, etc.

Thurs. 30^th : Halloween: fun traditions, games, wear costumes??