Students choose the number, letter, color shape, animal(s), plant(s), and/or mineral/nonliving material of the week.
As the week progresses notice when it pops up, what question arise, and what doors open!
Perhaps, keep a chart or graph (below):
Number | Color | Shape | Animal | |
Wk1 | 5 | Gold | Pentagon | Bat |
Observe | 5 fingers, 5 toes, count by 5’s to 100, 5 pillars of Islam, 5 prayers | Grandmama’s Gold Stars, Packers (NFL) | Okra | Bats have four long fingers and a thumb |
Wk 2 | 6 | Gold (again) | Hexagon (how to draw) | Spider |
Observe | Muhammad (saw) had 6 children with Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her); in 6 days student turns 5; 3 is half of 6, insects (6 legs) | On the periodic table: Au, soft, mining/caves, treasure, yellow, shining sun, honey | Bee hives, snowflakes, | spiderwebs, spider eyes |
Wk3 | Infinity | Silver | Lemniscate | Butterfly |
Observe | Try and count to infinity. I love you infinity x infinity. What is 2x infinity? | Periodic element: Ag, color silver found inside the chips bag, magnets on the toy trains, pots and pans, silverware | Like #8, leg pillow, cycles | Butterfly wings |
Wk4 | Zillion | Iridescent | Hyperboloid | T Rex |
Observe | What lived on the earth zillions of years ago? | Bubbles, dragonfly wings, beetles, camouflage | Hyperboloid structure | Was the skin of the t-rex iridescent? |
Language Practice
Start with the basic colors, shapes, and numbers, choose one of each to focus on each week.
When you see it, mention it, in your primary language and others.
Also talk together about the qualities of the word, and/or work them casually into lessons or playtime.
English | 普通话 | Español | (le) français | русский | العَرَبِيَّة | ASL | |
Color | Blue | 蓝色 Lán sè Video: Learn Your Colours | azul Song: ¡Colores, colores! | bleue (f) bleu (m) | синий siniy | أزرق ‘azraq | blue Video: Colors of the Rainbow |
Shape | Circle | 圈 quān | circulo | cercle | круг krug | دائرة dayira | circle |
№ Video: 1-100 | 0(zero), 1(one), 2(two), 3(three) | 零 / 〇 Líng, 一Yī, 二 Èr, 三 Sān Video: 1-10 | cero, uno, dos, tres Video: 1-10 | zéro, un, deux, trois Video: 1-10 | ноль, один, два, три nol’, odin, dva, tri Video: 1-10 | صفر ، واحد ، اثنان ، ثلاثة sifr, wahid, athnan, thlath Video: 1-10 | 0, 1, 2, 3 Video: 1-10 |