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Unit 3: Wind and Water

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Unit 3 IntroductionÌý Ìý Unit 3 week 1Ìý Unit 3 week 2Ìý ÌýÌýUnit 3 weeks 3-5Ìý Ìý Unit 3 SWPL Resources

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Songs, Word Play, Letters and Numbers

Poems Flannel Board Pieces Clue Game

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Boom Bang

Farm Animals

Game Descriptions

Boot

Bumble Bee

Clothespins

Cloud

Felt Animals

Clover

Footprints

Grasshopper

Hood

My Big Balloon

Raindrops

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Pinwheel

Sombrero

Spider

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Week 1

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Part Day

Center Language Supports

Week 2

Full Day

Part Day

Center Language Supports

Week 3

Full Day

Part Day

Center Language Supports

Week 4

Full Day

Part Day

Center Language Supports

Week 5

Full Day

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Art Studio

Making Sailboats (resource 1) (resource 2) (resource 3)

Painting with Straws Storm Painting (resource)

Designing Clay Boats Box Lid Painting Wind Illustrations (resource)

Animal Coverings (resource)

Raindrop Illustrations

Showcase of Learning Clouds (resource)

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Blocks

Stability Challenge

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Rabbit Habitats

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Animal Habitats

Mountain Sledding

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Discovery

Using Sailboats

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Precipitation

Ice Melting

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Dramatization

Baking Cakes

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Pretending to Be Animals

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LFOAI

What Does Air Move Pinwheels and Kites (resource) ÌýUmbrellas (resource)

Sink and Float Animal Baby Care (resource)

Living Things That Need Water

Animals Prepare for Winter (resource) Camouflaged Animals (resource 1) (resource 2)

Dressing for Winter

Preparing for the Showcase of Learning (resource)

Melting

Winter Activities (resource)

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Library

Weather Research

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Animal Research

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Manipulatives

Puzzles (Thunder Cake Recipe Cards) (Resource)

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Puzzles (Animal Habitat Puzzles) (Resource)

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Math (Overview)

Small Group 1 Wind Socks (Resource) Small Group 2 Bucket Balance

Large Group Windy Day

Large Group The Big Storm

Small Group 1 Measuring Water

Small Group 2 Umbrella Game

ÌýLarge Group Rosie’s

Walk

Small Group 1 Maps Shapes

ÌýRosie’s Walk Shape Map Small Group 2 Inside or Outside

Large Group Twist & Shout

Small Group 1 Down East in the Ocean Families

Small Group 2 Ocean, Sky or Shore

Large Group Goldilocks Small Group 1 Flags & Circles

Small Group 2 Puzzles, Numbers & Groups

Read Aloud

Gilberto and the Wind Thunder Cake

Rabbits and Raindrops

A Hat for Minerva Louise

The Snowy Day

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Small Group

Independent (Blowing Objects)

Medium (Story Sequence Cards) (Resource)

High (What Can Air Move)

Independent (Rabbits & Raindrops Illustrations)

Medium (Sound Cans)

High (Absorbency of Materials)

Independent (Animal Babies) (resource)

Medium (Exploring Clay) (resource)

High (Rain Sticks) (resource)

Independent (Adult & Baby Matching) (resource)

High (Clay Sculptures) (resource)

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SWPLN

Unit 3 Week 1

Unit 3 Week 2

Unit 3 Week 3

Unit 3 Week 4

Unit 3 Week 5

Writing

Weather Journals (resource)

Storm Stories

Animal Stories

Winter Stories

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Technology

Story Sequence Weather Research

Absorbency of Materials Wind Illustrations

Animal Research Camouflaged Animals

Winter Activity Preparing Showcase

Learning

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Outdoor Learning Nature

Extensions

Catching Snowflakes

ÌýThe 3 P’s of Animal

Tracks

Animal Dens

Hibernation Experiment

Winter Tree Identification

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