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🦁Novel Study: The Wizard of Oz

Big Idea... “The journey changes us.” Students explore how characters grow, how choices matter, and how “home” can mean more than one thing. 📚 Learning Goals  Students will: Understand story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution) Identify themes (courage, kindness, wisdom, home) Make text-to-self and text-to-world connections Practice retelling, predicting, and inferring Express understanding through art, drama, writing, and discussion 🧭 Structure Overview (4–5 weeks) Read aloud + shared reading Short chapters grouped together Hands-on response activities instead of long written work Choice-based projects 🟡 Week 1: Kansas → Oz (Chapters 1–4) Focus Setting Problem Prediction Activities 1. Before Reading: “What Makes a Home?” Class discussion or journal draw/write Prompt: What makes a place feel like home? Kansas vs Oz 2. Setting Contrast Create a T-chart : Kansas (black & white) Oz (colorful & magical) Students draw or...
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Math Songs for Little Ones!

Below are some popular math songs for toddlers and young children that can help them learn basic math concepts while having fun:


1. "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" - Teaches counting and subtraction.

2. "Five Little Ducks" - Helps with counting and subtraction.

3. The Ants Go Marching" - Reinforces counting and addition using rhyming fun. 

4. "1, 2, Buckle My Shoe" - Teaches counting and number sequencing.

5. "Ten in the Bed" - Focuses on subtraction as characters leave the bed.

6."Five Little Speckled Frogs" - Introduces counting and subtraction.

7. "Five Little Pumpkins" - Reinforces counting and subtraction.

8. "Five Little Snowmen" - Teaches counting and subtraction.

9. "Five Little Ladybugs" - Teaches counting and subtraction.

10. "Ten Little Fish" - Helps with counting and number recognition.

11. "Five Little Owls" - Reinforces counting and subtraction.

12. "Count to 100" - A simple song to help children learn to count to 100.

13. "Shapes Song" - Introduces basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles.

14. "The Number Rock" - A catchy song that teaches numbers and counting.

15. "The Coin Song" - Introduces the names and values of coins.

These songs cover a range of math concepts and can be a fun way to introduce and reinforce early math skills. They combine music and repetition to make learning math concepts engaging for young children.

You can find videos and lyrics for these songs on various educational websites and streaming platforms like YouTube or make up your own!

“You can be creative in anything — in math, science, engineering, philosophy — as much as you can in music or in painting or in dance.” – Ken Robinson
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