THEME

CONTENT

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS

Non attendance week

Non attendance week

Adjusting to school       Establishing rules and procedures

Adjusting to school       Establishing rules and procedures

Family

Centers

Science Exploring Water’s Movement, Exploring Air and Water, Marble Box Play,

Texture Table Playing with Water Wheels

Small Groups Paper Fans and Airplanes, Exploring Sound Cans, Marble Play, Boxes and Bands

Anecdotal Notes/Checklists based on teacher observation

11AECa

11BECa

11BECb 12DEC

THEME

CONTENT

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS

Halloween

Large Group Investigate and Observe a Decaying Pumpkin in a Sealed Jar

Anecdotal Notes/Checklists based on teacher observation

11AECa, b

11BECa

12AECb

13BECa

Friends

Centers

Texture Table Making Sand Molds, Road Construction Vehicles, Building Roads and Playing with Roads

Small Group Exploring Pizza Dough, Sorting Items for Grocery Store Play, Making Lemonade

Anecdotal Notes/Checklists based on teacher observation

11AECa

12CEC

THEME

CONTENT

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS

Wind

&

Water

Centers

Texture Table Sailboats, Water Wheels, Goop, Treasures from Blocks of Ice, Snow,

Small Group Inflating Balloons and Observing Their Movement in Wind, What Can Air Move?, Absorbency of Materials, Water Sound Exploration,  Drying and Reconstituting Clay, Exploring Insulating Materials

Large Group Exploring Balloons, Pillow Slips and Clothespins, Learning About Umbrellas, Animals Homes, The Effects of Too Little Rain, Drying Mittens, Thermometers, Thermoses and Coolers: Insulation Keeps Things Hot or Cold, Pizza Delivery:  Insulation, Winter Equipment

Anecdotal Notes/Checklists based on teacher observation

11AECa, b

11BECa, b

12AECa, b

12BEC

12CEC

12DEC

12EECa

13BECa,b

THEME

CONTENT

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS

The World of Color

Centers

Texture Table Soap Bubbles and Colored Water, Bottles, Funnels and Clear Tubing with Tinted Water

Small Group Is It Colorfast?, Will Colored Paper Fade?, Frosting Cookies,  Mixing Food Coloring on Paper Towels, Spray Bottles, Tubing and Colored Water

Large Group Color Fading From Washing, Color Fading from Exposure to Light, Tinting and Flavoring Frosting, Paints or Dyes from Berries or Other Fruits, Washable or Permanent Colors, Color Names Inspired by Objects, Distinctive Colors of Plants:  Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers, Distinctive Colors in Animals, Animals That Change Color or Have Camouflage

Anecdotal Notes/Checklists based on teacher observation

11AECa,b

12CEC

13BECa

Things That Grow

Centers

Art  Making Compost

Exploration Categorizing Seeds, Inspecting Flower Seeds, 

Texture Table Planting Grass Seeds, Water Pressure

Small Group Preparing Vegetables for Soup, What’s in a Seed?/Planting Bean Seeds, Observing Worms/Creating a Worm Habitat, Matching Animal Babies and Parents, Sequencing Plant  Growth Cards

Large Group How New Plants Start:  Seeds, How New Plants Start:  Bulbs, What Do Plants Need to Grow?, Things That Make Soil:  Earthworms, Animals That Hatch, What Are Snails?, Animals Born Alive, Keeping Eggs and Baby Animals Safe:  Nests, What DO Animals Need to Grow?, Human Children, What Babies Eat, Human Children:  They Grow Bigger, Human Children:  Skills Change as They Grow Older

Anecdotal Notes/Checklists based on teacher observation

11AECa,b

11BECa

12AECa,b

12BEC

12CEC

13BECa