This week we are looking at and talking about one of my favorite places, ALASKA!
Aa is for Alaska, and all the fun stuff you can see and do there!
Table activities this week are- play in an arctic sensory bin, color and cut dogs and dogsleds, make an Inukshuk (rock person), color tin foil fish, Alaska coloring pages and design an Igloo.
Small group activities are making a part of a totem pole, a Northern Lights painting and adding Aa is for Alaska to our journals.
Books of the week are- "The Itchy Little Musk Ox" by Tricia Brown, "Mukluks for Annabelle" a story of elephant mukluks, by Dianne Barske, "Alaska's Twelve Days of Summer" by Pat Chamberlin-Calamar, illustrated by Shannon Cartwright, "Over in the Arctic" by Marianne Berkes and "Bear Story" by Joy Martin, illustrated by Shannon Cartwright.
KDIs of the week are-
Geography: Children recognize and interpret features and locations in their environment. - We talk about mountains, lakes, rivers, tundra, forests, lots of different places, some we have in Michigan, some not.
History: Children understand past, present, and future.- Putting ourselves where we are, what happened before, where did we live before, where are we now, where will we go in the future?
Ecology: Children understand the importance of taking care of their environment. - All the animals need a place to live, clean water and wilderness are parts we need too.
Jesus Time- This week we see that Jesus even has power over the weather. Jesus had been preaching, teaching and healing all day. He and his disciples were going to go to the other side of the Sea of Galilee for some peace. Because of the land around the Sea of Galilee, storms could whip up without warning. That is what happened this evening. Jesus was exhausted and he lay down on a cushion and fell asleep. Suddenly, a storm whipped up! The waves were crashing over the sides of the boat, the wind was gusting. The disciples thought they were going to die. Remember that the disciples were fishermen, they had experienced a storm or two in their lives, for them to be this afraid, it must have been quite a violent storm. Finally, they woke Jesus up, and asked him, "Don't you care if we die? We are about to drown!" He asked them, "Why are you so afraid? Don't you believe I can save you?" He then spoke to the storm, "Peace. Be still."
Immediately, the wind and waves stopped. The disciples were amazed, they asked each other, "Who is this that even the wind and the rain obeys him?" He is our Savior, he is the one who not only created the wind and the rain, but he created us and he knows everything about us! How many hairs are on our heads, what dreams we have and how much we need him. He loved us enough to die for each one of us! He will always love us, even if we don't love him back.
Scholastic book orders will go home on Wednesday!
Belle Isle attendance slip will also go home on Wednesday, but here it is too!
Have an amazing week!
Mrs. Schneck
On Thursday, February 22nd, Peace Lutheran Preschool is taking a field trip to Belle Isle Aquarium, 3, Inselruhe Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
Our scheduled time is 9:30am.
It is a self guided tour, so you can take as long as you like at each exhibit. They are beautiful! Fresh water sting rays, Dory and Nemo (trigger fish and clown fish), eels, turtles and more.
The cost is only $1 per student.
Please let me know by Friday, February 16th if you are attending or not.
We do not have school on February 19 and 20, the Monday and Tuesday right before the field trip, so keep it in mind!!
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________________________________ will be attending the Belle Isle Aquarium field trip.
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_______________________________ will not be attending the Belle Isle Aquarium field trip.
(child’s name)
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