Special Events
February 10th
Pajama Day!

February 11th
Goddard Community Games
9:00-11:00am

February 14th
Red & Pink Dress Up Day!


Vancouver, WA

Animals
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Dino-rama!
February 1, 2012

Dino-rama!

Get your archaeologist hats on!  Today, we are digging for dinosaur bones!  

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Groundhog Day!
February 2, 2012

Groundhog Day!

Punxsutawney Phil will be  making a special guest appearance at The Goddard School to predict the weather!  Will we have more Winter or an early Spring?

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Dino-romp!
February 3, 2012

Dino-romp!

STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, we're going on a dino-romp!  Using our gross motor skills we are going to go on a walk while pretending that we are dinosaurs!

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Dinosaurs!
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Put Me In The Zoo Day!
February 6, 2012

Put Me In The Zoo Day!

Today we will enjoy a reading of, Put Me In The Zoo, by Robert Lopshire.  Then we will use our graphing skills to make a chart of our class' favorite zoo animals!

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Going On A Bear Hunt!
February 7, 2012

Going On A Bear Hunt!

Two big eyes, two bushy ears and a wet nose....it's a BEAR!!  Get your hiking legs and your flashlights ready, we're going on a bear hunt!

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Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!
February 8, 2012

Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!

Become your favorite wild animal when we make expressive masks and go on an animal adventure through the hallway!

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Monkey See, Monkey Do!
February 9, 2012

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

Just like us, Chimpanzees have learned to communicate through sign language!  In honor of these wonderful animals we are going to learn the sign for "chimpanzee" and practice using our other basic signs to communicate with our friends!

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Pajama Day
February 10, 2012

Pajama Day

It's PJ Day!  Roll out of bed and join us in your Pajamas!  Don't forget to wear your shoes!

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Goddard Community Games!
February 11, 2012

Goddard Community Games!

Goddard Community Games!
9:00am-11:00am
Games, prizes, friends and fun!  Everyone is welcome!

Wild & Zoo Animals!
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Counting Chickens!
February 13, 2012

Counting Chickens!

Using our counting, addition and subtraction skills, we are going to count chickens and other farm animals today!

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Wear Red and Pink Day!
February 14, 2012

Wear Red and Pink Day!

Today we will celebrate St. Valentine's Day by wearing red and pink!

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Wow, That Dog Is Working Hard!
February 15, 2012

Wow, That Dog Is Working Hard!

From draft horses to seeing eye dogs...today we will explore the different jobs that animals have to help us in our daily lives!

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It's Like Herding Cats!
February 16, 2012

It's Like Herding Cats!

Get ready!  We are using our best cattle dog skills to "herd" balloons on our classroom farm!

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Is That Cow Painting?
February 17, 2012

Is That Cow Painting?

We will develop an alternative use for an art material as we paint with our plastic farm animals to create fun "farm" themed art!

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Farm & Working Animals!
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
February 20, 2012

The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

Today, we will read the ever popular classic by Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar! After our story, we will use our gross motor skills to wiggle across the floor "eating" food from our play kitchen and transforming into beautiful butterflies! 

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Where Did That Button Go?
February 21, 2012

Where Did That Button Go?

In celebration of one of our featured authors this month and our theme of "Favorite Storybook Animals," we will enjoy a reading of Corduroy by Don Freeman.  We will also be using buttons to create artwork!

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Yertle, What Do You See?
February 22, 2012

Yertle, What Do You See?

Yertle, the turtle, oh marvelous he, for he is the king of all the he sees!  Today our storybook animal is the Dr. Seuss classic Yertle The Turtle!  After our story we will make tall towers of beanbag turtles...until someone sneezes!

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You Lucky Dog!
February 23, 2012

You Lucky Dog!

Today our favorite storybook animal is Biscuit by, Alyssa Satin Capucilli.  Our storybook coincides with the invention of the dog biscuit treat!

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Clifford The Bog Red Dog!
February 24, 2012

Clifford The Bog Red Dog!

We will read Clifford The Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell, and then we will work together to create our own big red dog!

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Favorite Storybook Animals!
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Dress Like A Farmer Day!
February 27, 2012

Dress Like A Farmer Day!

Come dressed in your favorite cowboy hat, overalls and boots today!

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Sun Salutations!
February 28, 2012

Sun Salutations!

Get your yoga mats ready!  After we learn the "grasshopper" pose we are going to practice it in our "Sun Salutation!"

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Teamwork!
February 29, 2012

Teamwork!

Using The Goddard Guide To Getting Along we are going to practice getting along with our friends when we work on a group coloring project!