Theme: Poetry

Totetude Poetry Activities

Totetude suggests the following calendar of carefully-selected activities during the week of the "Poetry" theme:

Consult the Recommended Schedule for more detailed information.

The activities in the above recommended calendar will, collectively, require these materials:

	box of crayons	1 per learner
	glue bottle/stick	1 per learner
	pencil	1 per learner
	scissors	1 per learner
	specific letter stamps	approximately 4 per group of 2 learners
	stamp pad/ paint	approximately 1 per group of 2 learners
(Optional)	scrap pieces of colored paper	approximately 4 per learner
(Optional)	small pieces of building materials (Legos, tooth picks, playdough, etc.)	approximately 4 per learner

Name	Author
A Light in the Attic	Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends	Shel Silverstein
Falling Up	Shel Silverstein
Every Thing On It	Shel Silverstein
Here's A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry	Jane Yolen & Andrew Fusek Peters
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young	Jack Prelutsky
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!	David McPhail

rhythm rhyme word idea express

Name	Artist
Spent Leaf	Linde Townsend

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Name	Artist

Name	Manufacturer

Title	Year	Producer

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Motor Activity
Morning Circle Time	Attendance, Good Morning Song, Calendar with events, Days of the Week Song, Weather discussion, Alphabet Song, Number Song, and Social interaction (game/skill/I.Q.s).
Morning Circle Time
Intelligence Activity
Bloom Activity
Craft Activity
Afternoon circle time	Sight word, Totetude Reflection Journal, and Goodbye Song .
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