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