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- Teacher professional development training bulletins addressing a variety of early childhood topics

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- Activity Calendar providing fun activity ideas for the whole class

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Welcome to your InvestiGator Club online membership! In the Teacher's section, you will find helpful teacher professional development articles, additional investigations to supplement those in the teacher guides, as well as an activity calendar to keep your classroom active and fun!

Monthly Activity Calendar

February 2010

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Rosalita's name begins with an R. Have children think of other names that begin with R.	2 Hide several balls or blocks around the classroom. Have children go on a "Treasure Hunt" to find them.	3 Read a story together and have the children draw what happens first and last.	4 Have children draw pictures of their favorite winter activities.	5 Have children find five red objects in the classroom.	6 Clap out the number of syllables in children's names.
7 Have children do a seated version of "The Wave".	8 Have children make up a story to go along with pictures from a comic strip.	9 Have children make snowmen pictures using cotton balls.	10 Play a game of "Follow the Leader".	11 Have children act like a tree, stretch their arms as high as they can, and wave their "branches" in the wind.	12 Great Auntie Lu loves to tell stories. Have children work together to create a different ending to a favorite story.	13 How many words can children think of that rhyme with hug, kiss, and love?
14 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! As a class, make a list of things the children love.	15 Chuck Wood loves numbers. Have children draw a number and turn it into a character.	16 Play a game of "Duck, Duck, Goose!" using "Snowflake, Snowflake, Icicle!" instead.	17 Have children play a game of "I Spy" and look for things that start with the letter F.	18 Start your day by doing ten jumping jacks together. Count them aloud.	19 Have children make paper hats and decorate them.	20 Have children make up silly ryhming songs about their names.
21 Provide children with small items, such as beans or buttons, to sort into groups of three.	22 JT takes his harmonica with him wherever he goes. Have children pretend to play an instrument along to a favorite song.	23 Have children act out a favorite nursery rhyme.	24 Members of The InvestiGator Club are always curious. Have children take a closer look at a classroom plant. What words best describe it?	25 Have children create patterns using mitten, scarves, and hats.	26 Have children take turns drawing numbers on eachothers backs and guessing the numbers.	27 Make a list together of things that grow and things that do not grow.
28 Bundle up and take a late-winter walk outside as a class!