Rainbow Theme
Transcript: Rainbow Theme Lauren Rosato Reading Books: * "Brown Bear" by Eric Carle * "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin * "Rainbow, Rainbow, What Do You See?" - An adapted version based off "Brown Bear" * "Planting a Rainbow" by Lois Elhert * "Full Color" by Etienne Delessert * "Geckos Make a Rainbow" by Jane Gillespie Reading Comprehension Rainbow Scavenger Hunt: Students work on comprehension by responding to directions. Example " Find an object in the room that is green". Comprehension "Scavenger Hunt" "I Spy" Ask students to search for different colored objects according to the rainbow. Each time they find an object, model coloring in the row of the rainbow. Then, students can start doing this independently. Comprehension "I Spy" Handwriting Books/Materials: * "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More" by Karen Beaumont *"Mat Man" from the Learning Without Tears handwriting program Handwriting Fine Motor Skills * practice coloring * practice rolling play dough into letters * practice drawing people (based on Mat Man) Fine Motor Skills Body Awareness * Sing Hello to Body Parts song * Match colors to body parts while reading the story * Engage in "Mat Man" and drawing people. Body Awareness Math Books/Activities * "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons" by Eric Litwin * Addition and Subtraction using colored buttons * Counting and Graphing colors after scavenger Hunt Math Addition & Subtraction While reading, practice counting the buttons Addition & Subtraction Counting & Graphing After going on a Rainbow Scavenger Hunt during "Reading", count the objects and see how many of each color you found. Counting & Graphing Science * Engage in different sensory experiments and activities to work on following directions, predictions, and exploring. * Engage in the topic of seasons changing (i.e. rain and flowers) Science Sensory Experimenting and exploring new materials is great for tactile learners. It also helps with prediction and following directions. Examples: Shaving Cream Painting & Rainbow Noodles Sensory Seasons Introduce the topic of rain, rainbows, flowers, and the saying "April Shows Bring May Flowers" Seasons