Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 to June 14, 1926, age 82) was an American painter who was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania into an upper-middle-class family but who lived most of her adult life in France where she befriended Edgar Degas. Her parents believed that girls should be educated, so she attended school and […] More
Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 to September 27, 1917, age 83) was a French painter and sculptor. He lived in Paris and attended as many ballet performances as possible. He also attended small ballet classes, admiring the dedication of the ballet dancers, who practiced the same moves over and over again. More than half of […] More
Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 to November 3, 1954, age 84) was a French artist known for his use of color. Along with Pablo Picasso, Matisse is commonly regarded as one of the artists who helped define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts during the first half of the twentieth century. The intense colorism […] More
John Constable (June 11, 1776 to March 31, 1837, age 60) was an English Romantic landscape painter in the naturalistic tradition. He was born in Suffolk, England. His paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, but he was not financially successful as an artist during his life. He sold more […] More
Objective: To learn about food and eating healthy. Message: Good food helps you grow and stay healthy. Book(s): Choose Good Food! My Healthy Eating Tips by Gina Bellisario Eating Well by Sian Smith The Food Parade: Healthy Eating with the Nutritious Food Groups by Elicia Castaldi Grains by Emily K. Green Macaroni and Rice and […] More
Objective: To learn about families. Message: Families have many members: children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and more. Book(s): The Family Book by Todd Parr We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families by Todd Parr My Family by Dr. Alvin Granowsky My Family by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza One Family by George Shannon Music: “We […] More
Objective: To learn about the Earth, Sun, and Moon Message: The Earth revolves around the Sun. The Moon revolves around the Earth. Book(s): Earth, Sun, and Moon by Robin Birch On Earth by G. Brian Karas What Makes Day and Night by Franklyn M Branley Under the Sun by Ellen Kandoian Moon by Steve Tomecek […] More
Objective: To learn about mixtures. Message: A mixture is two or more things put together. Book(s): Mix It Up: Solution or Mixture? by Tracy Nelson Maurer Fine Motor Skills: How to Mix Orange (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/mixing-colors1/) How to Mix Green (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-green/) How to Mix Purple (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-purple/) How to Mix Pink (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-pink/) How to Mix Brown (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-brown/) Craft/Activity […] More
Objective: To learn about floating and sinking Message: Objects that float stay on top of a liquid. Objects that sink fall to the bottom of a container of liquid. Book(s): Floating and Sinking: What Floats? by Jim Pipe Video: Peep and the Big Wide World: The Fish Museum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV5KV_5nrsU) Fine Motor Skills: Science page 37 […] More
Objective: To learn about solids and liquids. Message: Water is liquid. Ice is solid. (Steam is gas.) Book(s): Solid, Liquid, or Gas? by Fay Robinson Fine Motor Skills: Science pages 35-36 Craft/Activity 1: Science Centers pages 154-167 Craft/Activity 2: Freeze water into ice cubes. Melt ice cubes into water. (Boil water into steam.) Basic Skills […] More
Objective: To learn about the five senses Message: The body has five senses. Eyes see. Ear hear. Mouths taste. Noses smell. Hands touch. Book(s): My Five Senses by Margaret Miller My Five Senses by Aliki My Five Senses by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza Fine Motor Skills: Science pages 30 BPW pages 295-300 Five Senses (Smell, Taste, Hear, […] More
Objective: To learn about the human body Message: People have many body parts. Book(s): Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney My Amazing Body Pat Thomas My First Body Board Book from DK Publishing A Drop of Blood by Paul Showers What Happens to a Hamburger? by Paul Showers Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, […] More
