Theme: St. Patrick's Day/Space and Solar System
Dates: March 15-26
From: Tanya

Language Experiences:

• We will have a "Leprechaun Skit" to give the kiddos a little background about the myth behind St. Patrick's Day and leprechauns. I don't know what it is....but they always seem to love this theme!
• Make delicious shamrock shakes.
• We will do a leprechaun art project.
• Make a solar system windsock.
• Make a rocket ship out of paper towel tubes.
• We will do an astronaut art project.
• Make a rocket ship snack.
• Make the Earth using coffee filters and markers...then spray it with water.
• Paint a styrofoam planet.
• The teachers will sum up our unit by performing a skit about space and the solar system.

Vocabulary: rainbow, leprechaun, shamrock, pot of gold, tricks, planets, earth, astronaut, space shuttle/rocket ship, moon, sun, space, stars, night, day, moon buggy, moon rocks, float, blast off, telescope, moon dust, space suit

Notes: If you haven't already, please remember to sign up for Spring Progress review conferences on the sheet outside of my door. Thanks! Also, don't forget to wear green on St. Patrick's Day or the leprechaun will pinch you

Show and Tell Dates:

Monday: Ben D. and Kennedy Wednesday: Isiah and Frank Friday: Rilee and Sooah