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Beauty Shop
February 1, 2012
Beauty Shop
In honor of Madam C. J Walker, children will use their imaginative skills and create a barber or beauty shop in dramatic play.
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Little Inventors
February 2, 2012
Little Inventors
In honor of Alexander Graham Bell, children will use their fine motor, creative and imagination skills to create a telephone during art center.
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Red light, Green light 123!!!!
February 3, 2012
Red light, Green light 123!!!!
In honor of Garrett Morgan, children will use their fine motor and hand eye coordination skills to collaboratively work with other children to create a 3-light traffic signal. After, they have created their traffic signal they will go outside and use their gross motor skills to play “Red Light, Green Light, 123.”
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Famous Inventors
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Musical Mozart
February 6, 2012
Musical Mozart
Children will listen to classical music and look at pictures of instruments; they will gain an appreciation for classical music. Children will make shakers using paper, beans, glue, markers, and contact paper
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That's My Note!!!!
February 7, 2012
That's My Note!!!!
Children will be able to identify sounds of certain instruments and will use their fine motor skills to draw and color their own musical instrument
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The Beetles
February 8, 2012
The Beetles
Children will learn about Ringo Starr, a famous drummer and construct their own drum during music center. After they have completed making their drum they will use their imaginative and gross motor skills to pretend to be in a marching band.
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Making Of The Band
February 9, 2012
Making Of The Band
Children will be introduced to various artist and genres. After they have listened to the different styles of music they will collaboratively perform their favorite song.
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Tap Your Feet!!!!
February 10, 2012
Tap Your Feet!!!!
Children will be introduced to the history of Jazz by listening to various jazz artist, such as Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday and Miles Davis. They will learn what tempo means by tapping their feet to the sound of the music to differentiate whether the music is going fast or slow.
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Famous Civil Rights Leaders
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I Have A Dream!!!!
February 13, 2012
I Have A Dream!!!!
Children will discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and read a story about his life and the contributions that he has made to the world.
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Let's Celebrate
February 14, 2012
Let's Celebrate
The children will use their fine motor skill and their unique imagination to make a celebration quilt about what they want to be when they grow up. This activity promotes self esteem.
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Two Peas In The Pod
February 15, 2012
Two Peas In The Pod
Children will discuss discrimination and will be able to recognize various ethnic groups have different colored skin. This activity promotes self- awareness and cultural awareness.
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Freedom Poem
February 16, 2012
Freedom Poem
Children will learn and recite a freedom poem about Martin Luther King Jr. The children will make signs and have a peace march around the school.
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Diversity Sheet
February 17, 2012
Diversity Sheet
Children will use spray bottles to paint a sheet and observe how different colors blend together to make other beautiful colors.
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Famous Musicians
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Fruits and Vegetables
February 20, 2012
Fruits and Vegetables
In honor of Guiseppe Arcimboldo, children will draw different types of fruits and vegetables to create a masterpiece. They will use their fine motor and imaginative skills to form a portrait in the spirit of artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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OH My God!!!! It's Bosch
February 21, 2012
OH My God!!!! It's Bosch
In honor of artist Bosch, children will express themselves by collaboratively creating a masterpiece that explores both the good and bad extremes of human nature. In this lesson, children will learn how artist depict beauty and monsters together. They will also build their critical thinking skills by comparing and contrasting similarities and differences in their artwork.
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Day Dreaming Art
February 22, 2012
Day Dreaming Art
In honor of Marc Chagall, children will explore their imagination and creative skills as they learn about Marc Chagall and his famous paintings, “I and the Village.” They will then explore the concepts of surrealism and early cubism that Chagall portrayed in his work
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Express Yourself !!!
February 23, 2012
Express Yourself !!!
In honor of artist Emile Nolde, Edvard Munch and Vincent van Gogh, children will demonstrate an understanding of expressionism by creating an art piece of something or someone who inspires a mood or feeling. Then they will use their fine motor and expressive skills to produce a masterpiece.
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Dot to Dot Art
February 24, 2012
Dot to Dot Art
In honor of George Suerat, children will learn about this famous artist and the technique called pointillism to create a beautiful piece of artwork. Children will use their self expression and visual skills as they learn how to manipulate simple tools such as a Q-tip to create a masterpiece.
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Famous Artist
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Recycled Buildings!!!
February 27, 2012
Recycled Buildings!!!
In honor of Renzo Piano a famous architect; children will use their creative skills as they create an environmentally friendly building using different types of recycled materials.
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Pyramid Buildings
February 28, 2012
Pyramid Buildings
In honor of Pei Ieoh Ming, a famous architect, children will use their visual, building and creative skills as they construct a large scale pyramid building using variety of materials.
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3-D Sculptures
February 29, 2012
3-D Sculptures
In honor of Le Corbusier a famous architect, children will use their fine motor and hand eye coordination skills as they create a 2D or 3D sculpture and then paint it for all to see!!!!
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Famous Architects
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