《神奇4》：日曆、天氣、故事時間與正念時刻

This class will be broken down into 4 fantastic sections. 
1.)First students, will learn and review the days of the week.  As the teacher, I will lead students in a repetitive days of the week song.  Students are encourage to repeat and sing along the days of the week.  Students will view and discuss the components of our magnetic class calendar.  Students can volunteer to participate to answer and ask questions regarding our calendar.
2.) Following our group discussion, each participant, will make individual observations about the current weather, where they live. Students will be encouraged to look out a window or a door at their home.  Students should draw on their paper a visual of what they see and notice. Students will have the option to interact and share what they observed. 
3.) After our class discussions, and calendar songs, we will engage in a Piggie & Elephant by: Mo Willems group story-time.  Students are welcome to bring a stuffed animal to use as a prop.  Using a prop encourages active listening and will assist students in an understanding of the story.  Students will be asked questions about what they notice and wonder as they listen to the read aloud.
Weekly Breakdown:
Week 1 <Date 1/8-14/2023>:   I am Going by:  Mo Willems 
Week 2 <Date 1/15-21/2023>:  We Are in a Book  by:  Mo Willems 
Week 3 <Date 1/22-28/2023>:  I Broke My Trunk by:  Mo Willems 
Week 4 <Date 1/29-2/4/2023>:  Listen to my Trumpet by:  Mo Willems 
Week 5 <Date 2/5-11/2023>: I'm a Frog  by:  Mo Willems 
4.) The last section of class, students will participate in, and learn a mindful moment activity.  These activities, encourage students to be mindful of their feelings.  I will lead a mindful moment activity that will help students to focus on their breathing. Some students may like to snuggle their stuffed animal at this time.  These mindful moments, will encourage children to relax and breathe like different animals. Students are encouraged to use their stuffed animal as a breathing buddy.  

During each of these ongoing classes students will look at the calendar together, while we sing songs about the days of the week. We will have fun reviewing what yesterday, today, and tomorrow are.  For each of the class students,  will make an observation out a window and share what the weather is, where they live.  Students are encouraged to bring a piece of paper to class to draw a visual of what the weather is.  Students will be able to see "Days of the Week and Today Is...", visuals as well as, weather magnets and different emotion faces. Each of these classes,  are an exciting and fun way, to incorporate routine and repetition into each day. Following the mini calendar time, we will transition into story-time. Each day we will read a new story. The story will include props, minor movements, and discussion. This engaging process will encourage active learning. Students are welcome to bring a stuffed animal for story time. We will wrap up each of our class sessions with a different mindful moment calming breathing story/technique. Ultimately, these on-going classes, will encourage moments of active participation, as well as, an appreciation and development in mindful calmness. Looking forward to meeting you in class!

Students are not required to attend every listed class. They can add or drop at any time as the course does not build upon itself.