1. Priscilla Pei-chin Lin

2. Old MacDonald Had a Farm  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- 5BTjnqx6_M&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- 5BTjnqx6_M&feature=relmfu  Procedure: Have children listen to one of the animal sounds and then shut off the tape. ask the children if any of them know what the sound is.  The place to get the animal sounds would be from animal shows on T.V.. Just record them right off the show when the animals make sounds.  Objectives: To help children recognize sounds that animals make. To learn to listen to sounds. To use their sense of hearing to figure out the animals that makes that sound.

3. Old MacDonald Had a Farm  Extension  Science 1. Types of animals: Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. 2. Explore how animals' characteristics help them survive or adapt to their environments, as well as how animals are different from plants.  Teaching Kids Compassion and Empathy toward Animals

4. Old MacDonald Had a Farm  Math Adventure

5. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKDiIvdfdH8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKDiIvdfdH8  Procedure  Monday:  Read the nursery rhyme, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".  Tuesday:  Circle the rhyming words  Wednesday:  Reread the nursery rhyme and review the work you have done  Tuesday:  Discuss word families. Chart the -ar words (star, are, far, car, tar, bar and so forth) on one sheet of chart paper. Chart the -y (or-igh) words on another sheet of chart paper (my, sky, try, fly, nigh, sigh and so on).  Friday: Extension

6. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star  Extension 1. Put sentence strips back in the correct order. 2. Create "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" props 3. Discussion about stars 4. Mozart composed the music for “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

7. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

8. It’s Raining, it’s pouring  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarBg C53Mc4&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarBg C53Mc4&feature=relmfu  Rain, Rain, Go Away  Silent Ball on a rainy day  Heads Up Seven Up

9. It’s Raining, it’s pouring Post a world map on your classroom wall. Introduce terms equator and pole. Discuss what the weather may be like in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Finally, review weather in specific areas like rain forests and deserts. Seasons and Extreme Weather Give some practice with weather words by getting them thinking about their dream vacation. Clothing Relay

10. It’s Raining, it’s pouring

11. School-Based Curriculum An endeavor aimed at diminishing dependency on central or national curricula and increasing school’s autonomy.

12. Thank you! !