Dayton's Bluff PreKindergarten
Unit Newsletter - Adapting - Winter (January-February)
Adapting to Our World (Winter)
Read Alouds
Froggy Gets Dressed
The Snowy Day
Why do Animals Hibernate?
Bear Snores On
Vocabulary
Week 2: adapt, boots, coat, crunch, drag/dragged, freeze, melt, smacking, snow angel, snowman, thaw, tracks
Week 3: burrows, camouflage, change, chipmunk, den, environment, hibernate, migrate, thick, thin, warm
Week 4: blizzard, blustery, cave, cold, freezes, hot, season, slumbering, tiptoe, winter
Week 5: adapt, boots, coat, cold, freeze, melt, mittens, scarf, season, snow pants, snowman, winter
Guiding Questions
Week 2: What activities do families do in the winter? How does your family stay warm? What do I need to do to be ready to go outside in winter? How does your family stay warm? How can you ask a friend to play?
Week 3: What is hibernation? How do animals adapt in the winter? (animals migrate, hibernate, or stay and adapt to the cold) What do you notice about the environment in the winter? (plants/trees) Why do animals, plants, and people have to adapt for winter?
Week 4: What changes have you noticed about yourself in winter? What changes have you noticed about your family in winter? What changes have you noticed about the community in winter? What changes have you noticed about animals in winter? Why is it important to adapt to changes?
Week 5: How do you adapt for changing weather? How do you adapt your clothing for changing weather? How does your family stay warm? How can you ask a friend to play? How do animals adapt in winter? Why is it important to adapt to changes?