Marisa Ramsey
Smart Start Week 2
E is for ELEPHANT!
September 13-16
Letter of the Week: E
Books: Elmer the Patchwork Elephant by David McKee
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
My Letter E Book by Jane Belk
Emergency by Bookoli
Numbers: Counting 1-10
Inspiration Scientist: Thomas Edison
Inspiration Artist: Edgar Degas
Learning Centers & Invitations:
Engineering Table (building with loose parts and Legos)
Thomas Edison's Phonograph Listening Station (the story of Peter and the Wolf on the record player)
Egg Cracking (construction paper eggs with hole punches)
Elephant Sanctuary (elephants, stables, and fencing)
Train Engineers (train set)
Egg Hunt (found 22 hidden eggs then arranged in order)
Find the E's
Writing L & E
Fine Arts Invitations:
Watercolor (painting elephants and dots for International Dot Day)
Sculpture (learning about sculpting, Edgar Degas, and creating our own sculptures)
Acting (Movement Story: The Sculptor Who Couldn't Decide)
Elephant Sketch
Journals
Handprint Elephants
Connect the Dots
Circle Time & Stories:
Calendar
Weather
Books
Story-telling
Letter E Week was EXCELLENT!
We would like to thank artist and Smart Start dad Tristan Carnes for sketching the beautiful elephants that our students painted this week. We love connecting art and learning in the classroom with artful and educational experiences at home. Thank you, Tristan!

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