Week One: Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice

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1 Week One: Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice Copyright Info All of The Itty-Bitty Bookworm's products are licensed for use by one teacher in one classroom only. Reproduction of materials for use by additional teachers or classrooms, an entire department or school, additional schools, or an entire school district, is a violation of this copyright. Site licenses are available. Please contact us for site license information and pricing.

2 Winter clothes Toy penguins Toy phone Weekly Learning Center Ideas Dramatic Play Winter Clothes - Add a collection of winter clothes to the dramatic play area. Invite the children to dress for the weather. *If you include scarves, talk to the children about using them safely. Stuffed Penguins - Add plastic or stuffed penguins and a toy phone to the dramatic play area. Invite the children to reenact the story. Ice cubes Pitcher Eye droppers Science and Discovery/Sand and Water Play Melting - Add a tub of ice cubes to the sensory table. Fill a small pitcher with warm water. The children can watch the ice cubes melt as they pour the water over the cubes. You could also melt single cubes using warm water and eye droppers. Blocks Blocks Igloos - Challenge the children to use blocks to build igloos. Blue and/or black construction paper chalk Art Snow Scenes - Set out dark blue or black construction paper and chalk. Encourage the children to create snowy scenes. Goldfish snack crackers or fish shaped craft foamies Manipulatives Penguins Snacks - Print the penguin cards. To play the children will place the correct number of fish onto each penguin. Goldfish snack crackers or fish shaped craft foamies may be used. Penguin cards Pan of water Items that will slide Items that will not slide Chart paper markers Science Project Slipping and Sliding - Before beginning this activity: Freeze a pan of water. Create a chart with three columns. Title the left column Items, the middle column We Predict, and the right column Result. Gather some items that will slide on the ice, as well as some that will not. For example: cottons balls, dry beans, a small piece of felt, a plastic toy penguin, etc. Have the children make predictions and record them in the corresponding column. Then have the children help you investigate. Record the outcomes in the correct column.

3 Ingredients Oreos Candy corn Hershey Kisses Cooking Activity Oreo Penguin Snack On a paper plate, give each child an Oreo, a Hershey Kiss, and two candy corns. Direct the children to remove the top halves of their Oreos. Next, help each child break (or cut) in half their Oreo halves that do not have icing. Have the children unwrap their kisses and push them into the white Oreo icing (near the top). This is the penguin s head. Then direct them to take the two Oreo halves and place them on the icing with the curved sides facing the center. Lastly, they will use the two candy corn as feet. Songs and Poems Song Adorable Penguin (Tune of "I m a Little Teapot") I'm a little penguin, Black and white. Short and wobbly, An adorable sight. I can't fly at all, but I love to swim. So I'll waddle to the water And dive right in! Poem Penguins Their suits are black, and their vests are white. They waddle to the left, and they waddle to the right. They stand on the ice, and they look very neat. As they waddle along on their little flat feet. Other Suggested Readings 365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental Penguin Chick (Let's-Read-and-Find... Science) by Betty Tatham

4 Shared Reading Day 1 1. Prior Knowledge Ask the children if have ever ice skated (or walked on ice). Allow them to discuss their experiences about what is was like. Explain to the children that you are going to read them a book about some little penguins who slip on some ice. 2. Introduce the Book - Show the children Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice. Introduce the title, author, and illustrator. Share some of the Steve Metzger facts. 3. Picture Walk - Take the children on a picture walk through the book. 4. Make Predictions - Have the children predict what will happen to the penguins. 5. Read for Fun - Read the entire story to the children to see which predictions were correct. As you begin to read, point to the words using your finger (for regular-sized books) or a pointer (for big books). Every few pages, pause and think aloud, so that the children can "see" your thought process. 6. Things to Explain and Discuss Ice skating Penguin facts Penguins like to slide on their bellies because it is a fast way to travel, and it helps them to conserve energy. Day 2 1. Recall and Review - Hold up Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice. Invite the children to share what they remember about the story. Reread for fun. 2. Introduce the Companion Poem - Post the Penguins poster. Encourage the children to listen carefully as you read it aloud to them. Ask the children the following comprehension questions: *What words in the poem rhyme with white and neat? *What does it mean that penguins have suits and vests? *What does waddle mean? *Why do you think penguin have flat feet?

5 Shared Reading Day 3 1. Mini-Lesson - For this activity you will need a collection of non-fiction books about penguins. Begin the mini-lesson by asking the children if there is anything they would like to know about penguins. Record their questions on a piece of chart paper. Then ask the children where they think they could look to find the answers to the questions (books, internet, etc.). If you have access to a laptop and/or Smartboard, look up some of the questions on the internet. Then use the non-fiction books to locate answers. Record the answers on the chart. 2. Review Companion Poem - Reread the poem. Invite the children to recite it. Day 4 1. Sentence Puzzle - Reread the book again. Choose a few sentences from the story and print each one on a separate sentence strip. Select one sentence strip and cut the words apart. Mix the words up. *Challenge the children to work together to put the word cards in order to recreate the complete sentence. Read the sentence again pointing to each word. Have the children read the sentence as you point to each word. Repeat this with the other sentence strips. *A pocket chart will make this easy. 2. Review Companion Poem- Reread and invite the children to snap/clap/stomp to the rhythm of the poem. Day 5 1. Class Book - Explain to the children that today they are going to work together to create a new book titled Penguins Can Ask each child to complete the following sentence (which will become a page in the book): My penguin can. Record the children s sentences on chart paper. Invite each child to read his sentence. Next, write each sentence on a sentence strip. The rest of the activity will be completed during Writing Workshop. 2. Review Companion Poem - Encourage the children to recite the poem with you.

6 Day 1 Chart paper Markers Color display card Shape display card Morning Meeting 1. Greeting - See pages of The Curriculum Guide for ideas. 2. Morning Message - Write the Morning Message with the children. As the children see and hear you write, they will begin to understand written and oral language more clearly. As you write, sound out some of the words. As you say a letter sound, have the children tell you what letter to write. When you have written the entire message, go back and read it to the children. You can invite them to choral read, as well. *The skill to focus on this week ~ Identifying letters, letter sounds, and commonly used words. Name letters and some commonly used words (I, like, is, the). Have the children circle them in the Morning Message. 3. Sharing - Allow children to share any news that is of importance to them. Encourage the listeners to respond with respect. 4. Group Activity - Introduce the color (blue) and shape (rectangle) of the month (see pages of the Curriculum Guide). Shared Reading, Independent Reading, and Book Sharing Follow the Day 1 Shared Reading Schedule.

7 Day 1 Markers, crayons, colored pencils, pencils Large pieces of drawing paper Writing Workshop Mini Lesson - Today the children will illustrate their favorite parts of the story. Model how to do a simple illustration of your favorite part. It is important to keep the illustrations simple, as to not overwhelm children who are not confident in the drawing abilities. Independent Writing - The children will illustrate their favorite parts. Conferencing - Observe the children as the draw. Invite each child to tell you about his drawing. Record each child s dictation on his paper. Author s Chair - Invite the children to share their drawings. Learning Letters Yellow washable markers Letter display cards Letter sound pictures Identifying Letters activity sheet Introducing the Letter - Use the letter display cards and letter sound pictures to introduce the letter R. Discuss the sound(s) the letter makes. *Teach the children the letter sound hand motion to help them remember the letter sound. Give each child an Identifying Letters activity sheet and a yellow washable marker. Show the children how to track the letters across the page (left to right) and highlight the letter of the week each time they see it. Remind them to highlight the capital and lowercase versions of the letter. *R ~ Racing Rabbit, Racing Rabbit, /R/, /R/, /R/ Hop in place quickly. Paper lunch bags Black crayons Scissors Glue Black, orange, and white construction paper Creative Arts (Fine motor) Penguin Puppet - Before beginning this activity: Cut penguin beak shapes out of orange construction paper. Give each child a paper lunch bag. Set out black crayons. Direct the children to color the fronts and backs of their bags black. Next, give each child a piece of black construction paper and a pair of scissors. Direct the children to cut out two wing shapes. Pass out bottles of glue. Have the children glue their wings to back of their bags. The wings should stick out a little. Give each child a piece of white construction paper. Direct the children to cut out an oval. Next, have them glue the oval (tummy) to the front of penguin puppet. Give each child two large googly eyes to glue onto the flap of the paper bag. Next, help each child glue on one of the orange beak shapes. Give each child a piece of orange construction paper and direct them to cut out two penguin feet. These should be glued at the bottom of the front of the bag. Allow the puppets to dry completely. Encourage the children to use the puppets to reenact parts of the story. *You may need to model how to cut out the different parts.

8 Day 2 Markers Chart paper Number Display Card Morning Meeting 1. Greeting - See pages of The Curriculum Guide for ideas. 2. Morning Message - See Day One. 3. Sharing - Allow children to share any news that is of importance to them. Encourage the listeners to respond with respect. 4. Group Activity - Introduce the number 11 (see pages of the Curriculum Guide). Send home a reminder: Children will need to bring something from home that begins with the letter R for a Learning Letters activity tomorrow. Shared Reading, Independent Reading, and Book Sharing Follow the Day 2 Shared Reading Schedule.

9 Day 2 Goldfish snack crackers or fish shaped craft foamies Penguin Cards Math Penguins Snacks - Print the penguin cards. To play the children will place the correct number of fish onto each penguin. Goldfish snack crackers of fish shaped craft foamies may be used. Markers or large pencils Letter display card Letter sound pictures Printing Practice activity sheet Learning Letters Printing Practice - Review the letter display card and letter sound pictures, as well as the hand motion and letter sound. Challenge the children to work together to locate items in the room that begin with the letter of the week. Give each child a Printing Practice activity sheet and a marker or large pencil. Show the children how to trace the letters. Direct them to trace all of the dotted letters on the page and then print the letter without tracing. Observe them as they work and help those children who are not holding their writing instruments correctly. Different colors of nontoxic paint Small paper Dixie cups Craft sticks White paper Cookie sheets Creative Arts (Fine motor) Ice Cube Painting - Before beginning this activity: Fill small Dixie paper cups with different colors of paint. Put them in the freezer. After about an hour insert craft sticks into the center of each cup. Allow to continue freezing overnight. Line cookie sheets with white paper. Tear the paper cup off of each frozen paint popsicle. Invite the children to swirl them around on their papers. As they melt, they will create unique designs. *The frozen paint will resemble a popsicle. Therefore, please remind the children that it is paint and may not be eaten. **This activity could also be done inside the sensory table.

10 Day 3 Chart paper Markers Plastic Easter eggs Morning Meeting 1. Greeting - See pages of The Curriculum Guide for ideas. 2. Morning Message - See Day One 3. Sharing - Allow children to share any news that is of importance to them. Encourage the listeners to respond with respect. 4. Group Activity - Penguin Shuffle - Show the children how to hold an egg (plastic) on top of their feet by keeping both feet glued together. Invite them to try. Allow them to pretend to be penguins and waddle around. You could also set up a little Penguin relay race. Shared Reading, Independent Reading, and Book Sharing Follow the Day 3 Shared Reading Schedule.

11 Day 3 Markers, crayons, colored pencils, pencils Large pieces of drawing paper Writing Workshop Mini Lesson - Today the children will draw a picture that reminds them of one of the facts they learned about penguins during the Shared Reading mini-lesson. Model this procedure. Independent Writing - The children will practice recalling facts about penguins and will illustrate one fact. Conferencing - Observe the children as the draw. Invite each child to tell you the penguin fact he recalled. Record the fact on his paper. Author s Chair - Invite the children to share their drawings. Learning Letters Letter display card Letter sound pictures Paper Markers, crayons, color pencils, and/or paints and paintbrushes Children s items from home Letter Illustrations - You will review the letter display card and letter sound pictures, as well as the hand motion and letter sound. The children should have bought something from home that begins with the letter of the week. Invite them to share their items with the other children. Next, have the children draw/color/paint a picture of something that begins with letter of the week. Record each child s dictation about his picture somewhere on the page. Keep these for the children to share the next day. Black construction paper Blue construction paper Chalk Scissors Glue Craft feathers Assortment of construction paper Markers White paint Creative Arts (Fine motor) Footprint Penguins - Before beginning this activity: Use chalk to trace each child s foot on black construction paper. Cut out the feet. Give each child his foot and a piece of blue construction paper. Set out glue sticks. Direct each child to glue his footprint onto the construction paper with the smaller part of the footprint at the top. This will be the penguin s head. Set out craft feathers (black, white, and brown), an assortment of construction paper, and markers. Invite the children to use the items to create eyes, beaks, feet, and wings for their penguins. Once the penguins are complete, set out white paint and have the kids make fingerprint snowflakes on the construction paper around their penguins. Allow the projects to dry completely before displaying.

12 Day 4 Markers Chart paper Scissors Double sided tape An assortment of winter clothes Morning Meeting 1. Greeting - See pages of The Curriculum Guide for ideas. 2. Morning Message - See Day One. 3. Sharing - Allow children to share any news that is of importance to them. Encourage the listeners to respond with respect. 4. Group Activity - Winter Clothes Relay - Set up a relay race in which the children have to quickly dress in winter clothes (hats, mittens, coats, snow boots, etc.). Shared Reading, Independent Reading, and Book Sharing Follow the Day 4 Shared Reading Schedule.

13 Day 4 Scissors Glue sticks Sentence strips Penguin clipart Math Penguin Patterns - Give each child a copy of the penguin clip art and a sentence strip. Explain to the children that they are going to use the clipart to make penguin patterns. Model how to cut out the penguins and glue them down onto a sentence strip to form a pattern. Letter display card Letter sound pictures Letter illustrations (created yesterday) Items to bind the illustrations to create a book Learning Letters Class Book - Review the letter display card and letter sound pictures, as well as the hand motion and letter sound. Invite each child to share his letter illustration (created the previous day). Bind all of the illustrations together to create a class book. Keep it in your classroom library. Creative Arts (Fine motor) Feather paintings Assortment of paints Large pieces of white paper Feather Paintings - Set out large craft feathers and an assortment of paints. Give each child a large piece of paper. Show the children how to use the feathers like paintbrushes. Invite them to use their creativity to produce beautiful feather paintings.

14 Day 5 Chart paper Markers Sentence strips Morning Meeting 1. Greeting - See pages of The Curriculum Guide for ideas. 2. Morning Message - See Day One. 3. Sharing - Allow children to share any news that is of importance to them. Encourage the listeners to respond with respect. 4. Group Activity - Class Graph - Before beginning this activity: Make a large graph with three rows. Label the graph If You Were a Penguin, Which Would You Do?. Label one row Slip on Ice and draw a small picture of an ice cube. Label one row Ice Skating and draw a small picture of an ice skate. Label the last row Play on a Hill and draw a small picture of a hill. Use sentence strips to create a name strip for each child. Read the title and columns of the chart to the children. Give each child her name strip. Invite each child to come up to the chart and place her strip in the column of her choosing. The strips can be attached with double-sided tape. When all of the children have placed their strips, have them help you count the number of strips in each column. Help the children to interpret the results. Shared Reading, Independent Reading, and Book Sharing Follow the Day 5 Shared Reading Schedule.

15 Day 5 Sentence strips Markers and crayons Scissors Stapler or other binding materials paper Writing Workshop Mini-Lesson - Model for the children how to complete the class book activity. Dictate your own sentence and print it on a sentence strip. Show the children how to cut the words apart. Next show them how to put the pieces in order to recreate the original sentence. Do this across the bottom of a large piece of construction paper. Show them how to glue each piece down onto the paper. Lastly, model how to illustrate the sentence at the top of the paper. Independent Writing - The children will create their page of the book. Conferencing - You will conference with each child to make sure that the children have their sentences correct. Author s Chair - When each child is finished with his page, bind all of the pages together to create the book. Allow each child to read his page and explain his illustration. Letter display card Letter sound pictures Scissors Paper Glue sticks Sorting Activity Sheet Blue art supplies and materials White construction paper glue Learning Letters Sorting - Review the letter display card and letter sound pictures, as well as the hand motion and letter sound. Model how to cut out the sorting pieces by cutting along the dotted lines on the sorting activity sheet. Next, read each piece. Challenge the children to figure out how the pieces should be sorted. Direct them to glue each piece down on the correct side of the t-chart ( R Words/Not R Words). Creative Arts (Fine motor) Blue Collage - Set out blue art supplies and materials. Invite the children to use the supplies and materials to create a collage of blue.