Dayton's Bluff PreKindergarten
New Unit Newsletter - Cycles (April-May)
Cycles in Our World
Read Alouds
When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes
Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
Oscar and the Frog - A book about growing by Geoff Waring
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Vocabulary
Week 2: explore, garden, observe, over, poem, seeds, shoots, strawberry, under, wait, weeds, worm
Week 3: again, garden, growing, planting, potting, row, soil, sprout, trowel, vegetables
Week 4: born, cycle, full-grown, grow, hatch, living things, seasons, spring, sprout, tadpole
Week 5: caterpillar, butterfly, egg, chrysalis, cocoon, hungry, grow, change, fruit, vegetables, leaves
Guiding Questions
Week 2: Why do people plant gardens? What do you know about gardens and planting? Where are gardens found in your neighborhood or community? What are the steps for planning a garden? How do people plant gardens? How do people care for gardens?
Week 3: Where are gardens found? What are some different kinds of gardens? How does it feel to grow things? How do gardens make the community feel? How do you show you care for the people around you? How does it make them feel?
Week 4: What are some cycles happening in your environment? How are you growing and changing?
Week 5: What is the life cycle of a caterpillar/butterfly? How does the caterpillar feel?
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