Two’s

February – Healthy Bodies in Motion

Weeks 1 & 2—Head to Toes / Weeks 3 & 4—Healthy Foods for Healthy Bodies
Literacy / Literacy Understanding / use a few descriptive words (i.e., round, smooth, red, loud, gentle) / understand beginning & end of story
Vocabulary / shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle / running, jumping, breathe, healthy
Music / dance with a partner with some coordination / create homemade instruments using various materials
Language / Baby Signs / happy, sad, gentle, love, red, purple / afraid, bath, share, toothbrush, yogurt
Spoken Vocabulary / knee, happy, sad, love, red / run, jump, bath
Vocabulary Review / dad, mom, doctor, nurse / apple, teeth, cold
Mathematics / Numbers / explore quantity of zero / count with a partner
Critical Thinking / explore weight by placing objects on balance / identify which items are heavy or light
Colors / red, purple / pink, white
Spatial Reasoning / heart,
understand ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd) / triangle,
use ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd)
Science / Scientific Understanding / identify some body parts (i.e., eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc.) / explore healthy vs. non-healthy foods, try new foods
Sensory Exploration / senses of sight & sound / senses of smell, taste, & touch
Culture / Cultural Understanding / differences in appearance & similarities of insides (bleached/unbleached egg example) / foods eaten in other countries
Creative Expression / updated self-portraits using mirrors / food, exercise
Social-Emotional / Kind Child / friendship and working together, using words to solve problems
Emotional Understanding / begin to recognize feelings of happy & sad in self & others
look & listen to observe the feelings of others / begin to recognize feelings of surprise & fear in self & others
begin to express feelings of self through talking
Physical Fitness / Gross Motor / complete simple stretches / complete simple exercises (arm circles, leg lifts, sprints, etc.)
Fine Motor / draw a representational person / trace around an object (hand, cup)