The Desert- Susan Lee

1. Social Studies

1.1. Geography

1.2. Cactus tasting party

2. Math

2.1. Number Sense and Operations

2.2. Pouring sand from one container to another

2.3. Create pictograph with data collected from walks

3. Science

3.1. Observations

3.2. Regular nature walks around neighborhood

3.3. Field Trip to Desert Botanical Garden

3.4. Daily weather report

3.5. Cactus exploration

3.6. Create desert sensory bottle with sand and plastic lizards and snakes

4. Language and Literacy

4.1. "You Can Count in the Desert" - David Brooks

4.2. "Why Oh Why Are Deserts Dry?: All About Deserts" (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)

4.3. "Desert Babies"

4.4. Jeremy Jackrabbit's Jumping Journey - Barbara Derubertis

4.5. Desert ABC book

5. The Arts

5.1. Dramatic Play

5.2. Desert Songs

5.3. Desert Scene

5.4. Sand Painting