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Week 1 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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9:10-9:45 Welcome Activities |
Set out pattern blocks, unifix cubes, puzzles, legos on tables.
Students enter, answer question of the day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements,
pledge. |
Set out pattern blocks, unifix cubes, puzzles, legos on tables.
Students enter, answer question of the day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements,
pledge. |
Set out pattern blocks, unifix cubes, puzzles, legos on tables.
Students enter, answer question of the day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements,
pledge. |
Set out pattern blocks, unifix cubes, puzzles, legos on tables.
Students enter, answer question of the day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements,
pledge. |
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9:45-10:15 Morning Meeting |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: What are you Wearing? |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Telephone |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Head, shoulders,
knees and toes |
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10:15-10:25 Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
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10:25-11:25 Reading Workshop |
Read Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten (big book) Have
children make self portraits for class book Practice
bathrooms, washing hands, lining up, discuss playground safety Playdoh, unifix cubes, Puzzles . |
Read Tom Goes
to Kindergarten Reread Miss Bindergarten and talk about whose names begin with
those letters How we go to school graph Special Friend-draw friend, write name |
Read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Draw and label special friend Make I Like August book (whole group) |
Read
Chrysanthemum School Tour Draw and label special friend (special
friend activities include cheering name, spelling with magnetic letters, how
many letters? How many claps? First letter sounds, etc) |
Staff Development (no school for students) |
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11:30-12:30 |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
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12:30-1:45 Math Workshop |
Read The Kissing Hand Calendar Math 1.
Handprint puzzle 2.
Handprint book: This is ____’s hand. 3.
Playdoh 4.
Coloring 5.
First Day of School picture Choose
special friend for tomorrow |
Read Ten Black
Dots Calendar Math 1.
Use white boards
to practice numbers 1-5 2.
Playdoh 3.
shaving cream 4.
Kissing Hand
game (die with 1, 2, 3 on it, kids move up handprint stickers) |
Read Quack and
Count Calendar Math make
own name and friends’ names: 1. magnetic letters 2.
rainbow writing 3.
playdoh 4.
stamping |
Read Five
Little Monkeys Calendar Math Technology |
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1:45-2:30 Specials: Art, PE, Music, media |
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2:30 -3:30 Snack/Centers Optional Recess Time |
Art: Watercolor paints |
Art: Watercolor paints |
Art: Make palm trees and stamp letters
up the trunk, use bingo stampers to make border |
Art: Make palm trees and stamp letters
up the trunk, use bingo stampers to make border |
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9:10-9:45 Welcome Activities |
Labor Day |
Set out counting bears, rainbow
builders, puzzles, magnetic letters with Chicka cookie sheet, on tables. Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out counting bears, rainbow
builders, puzzles, magnetic letters with Chicka
cookie sheet, on tables Students enter, answer question of the day, put away
backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out counting bears, rainbow
builders, puzzles, magnetic letters with Chicka
cookie sheet, on tables Students enter, answer question of the day, put away
backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out counting bears, rainbow
builders, puzzles, magnetic letters with Chicka
cookie sheet, on tables Students enter, answer question of the day, put away
backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
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9:45-10:15 Morning Meeting |
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Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: What are you wearing |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Put your hand up in
the air |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Five Little Monkeys |
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10:15-10:25 |
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Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
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10:25-11:25 Reading Workshop |
Labor Day |
Reread Chicka Chicka Special Friend Activities Begin Daily Five: Make class chart of
ways to read a book: read words, retell familiar story, make up story by
looking at pictures |
Read Kindergarten
ABC Sing A Alligators All Around and learn
sign language letters Special Friend Activity Daily Five: practice reading with
pictures |
Read Chicka Chicka Zoom Special Friend Activity Daily Five: Practice reading with
pictures or retelling a familiar story |
Read On the
First Day of Grade School Special Friend activity Daily Five: begin Read to Self (1-3
minutes) |
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11:30-12:30 |
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Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
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12:30-1:45 Math Workshop |
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Calendar Math Read Five
Little Monsters Puppets to retell, create class rules Centers: 1.
Number book with
stamps 2.
Letter bingo
with pennies 3.
Ladybug numbers 4.
Palm tree roll
and cover game |
Read Benny’s
Pennies Calendar Math Name centers: 1.
Wet paper with
markers. 2.
Playdoh, 3.
bingo dotters 4.
Magnetic letters |
Read The
Doorbell Rang Calendar Math Technology |
Read Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 Calendar Math 1.
Make books with
coconut trees, fingerprints for coconuts, #1-10 2.
Names on white
boards 3.
Chicka hats (sentence
strips with names and polka dots 4.
Watercolor names |
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1:45-2:30 Specials |
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2:30 -3:30 Snack/Centers Optional Recess Time |
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Art: Make a monster |
Art: Make a monster |
Art: Q tip painting |
Art: Q tip painting |
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9:10-9:45 Welcome Activities |
Set out
counting bears, rainbow builders, puzzles, magnetic
letters with Chicka cookie sheet, on tables. Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level rigby
books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
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9:45-10:15 Morning Meeting |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Telephone |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: What are you wearing |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful Morning
Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Put your hand up in the air |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Five Little Monkeys |
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10:15-10:25 |
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Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
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10:25-11:25 Reading Workshop |
Read Countdown
to Kindergarten Daily Five: Read to Self 3 mins Special Friend Shared Reading: National Geographic for Kids |
Read Timothy
Goes to School Special Friend Daily Five: Read to Self 3-4 mins Introduce Handwriting w/o Tears wooden
pieces to make letters |
Read Today is
Monday Special Friend Daily Five: Read to Self 3-5 mins |
Read Look Out
Kindergarten, Here I Come! Special Friend Daily Five: practice Read to self 3-6 mins. |
Read Miss Bindergarten has a Wild Day in Kindergarten Special Friend Daily Five: Practice read to self 4-6 mins, 2 books |
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11:30-12:30 |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
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12:30-1:45 Math Workshop |
Read Fish Eyes Calendar Math Abab patterns-practice whole group, use body patterns Pattern centers: 1.
Headband with
bingo dotters 2.
Unifix cubes 3.
Bears 4.
Playdoh |
Read The Greedy
Triangle Calendar Math Whole group:Dominos
(venn same/more/less) Centers: 1 Dominos (venn
same/more/less) 2 .Unifix puzzles 3.Ladybug numbers 4.Number bingo |
Read Chrysanthemum Calendar Math Sort
class names by number of letters Pattern
centers (if time) |
Read Mouse
Count Calendar Math Technology |
Read One Moose,
Twenty Mice Calendar Math Use
white boards whole group to start problem solving |
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1:45-2:30 Specials |
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2:30 -3:30 Snack/Centers Optional Recess Time |
Art: Watercolor paints |
Art: watercolor painting |
Art: School bus |
Art: School bus |
Art: markers |
Week 4
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9:10-9:45 Welcome Activities |
Set out
counting bears, rainbow builders, puzzles, magnetic
letters with Chicka cookie sheet, on tables. Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level rigby
books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level books Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
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9:45-10:15 Morning Meeting |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: What are you wearing |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Put your hand up in
the air |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful Morning
Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Five Little Monkeys |
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10:15-10:25 |
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Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
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10:25-11:25 Reading Workshop |
Read Lilly’s
Purple Plastic Purse Daily Five: Read to Self 5-6mins Special Friend Shared Reading: National Geographic for Kids |
Read Wemberly Worried Special Friend Daily Five: Read to Self 5-6 mins Handwriting w/o Tears wooden pieces to make
letters |
Reread Today is
Monday (with song) Read Will You
Be My Friend? Special Friend Daily Five: Read to Self 5 -7 mins Write the room |
Read A Good Day Special Friend Daily Five: practice Read to self 6-9 mins. Draw Family and label |
Read Click,
Clack, Splish, Splash Special Friend Daily Five: Practice read to self 6-9 mins, 2 books |
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11:30-12:30 |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
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12:30-1:45 Math Workshop |
Read 1,2,3 to
the Zoo Calendar Math Abb and aab patterns-practice
whole group, use body patterns Pattern centers: 1.
Headband with
bingo dotters 2.
Unifix cubes 3.
Bears 4.
Playdoh |
Read Six Little
Ducks Calendar Math Centers: 1 Dominos 2 .Number graph with dice 3.Playdoh numbers 4.Number bingo |
Read Inch by
Inch Calendar Math Whole group-measurement Centers: 1 Color graph 2 .measuring with inchworms 3.Playdoh numbers 4. Read/stamp/write Me, he, be, we, see |
Read When a
Line Bends, A Shape Begins Calendar Math Technology |
Read The Three
Bears Calendar Math Use
white boards whole group to explore problem
solving |
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1:45-2:30 Specials |
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2:30 -3:30 Snack/Centers Optional Recess Time |
Art: Red, White, or Blue Handprints |
Art: Red, White, Blue handprints |
Art: Make class book: We Are Friends |
Art: Make class book: We Are Friends |
Art: Scribble art |
Week 5
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9:10-9:45 Welcome Activities |
Set out
counting bears, rainbow builders, puzzles, magnetic
letters with Chicka cookie sheet, on tables. Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level rigby
books. Meet with one group a day. Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level rigby
books. Meet with one group a day. Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level rigby
books. Meet with one group a day. Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Set out a/b level rigby
books. Meet with one group a day. Students enter, answer question of the
day, put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
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9:45-10:15 Morning Meeting |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: What are you wearing |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Put your hand up in
the air |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Five Little Monkeys |
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10:15-10:25 |
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Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
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10:25-11:25 Reading Workshop |
Read Brown
Bear, Brown Bear Daily Five: Read to Self 10-11 mins Special Friend Shared Reading: National Geographic for Kids |
Read Click,
Clack, Moo, Cows That Type Reread Brown
Bear Special Friend Daily Five: Read to Self 10-12 mins Interactive chart: I see (color) (animal).
5-6 kids |
Read Mrs. Wishy Washy Special Friend Daily Five: Read to Self 10-13 mins Write the room Interactive chart: I see (color) (animal).
5-6 kids |
Read Cookie’s Week Special Friend Daily Five: practice Read to self 12-14
mins. Interactive chart: I see (color) (animal).
5-6 kids |
Read Baby Bear,
Baby Bear Special Friend Daily Five: Practice read to self 12-15
mins, 3-4
books Interactive chart (finish class, show
kids how to be the sentence (cut apart words) let each child have own
sentence strip to reassemble and illustrate for class book |
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11:30-12:30 |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
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12:30-1:45 Math Workshop |
Read Ten Flashing
Fireflies Calendar Math Pattern centers: 1.
I see colors
book 2.
Red/green graph 3.
Read/stamp/write you is go yes no 4.
Number bingo |
Read Over In
the Meadow Calendar Math Centers: 1 Felt board retelling 2 .graph brown bear animals 3.Playdoh numbers 4. Wiggle worm game with spinners . |
Read Inch by
Inch Calendar Math Whole group-Introduce math tubs |
Read Hippos Go
Berserk Calendar Math Technology |
Read Three
Little Pigs Calendar Math Use
white boards whole group to explore problem
solving |
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1:45-2:30 Specials |
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2:30 -3:30 Snack/Centers Optional Recess Time |
Art: Brown bear puppets |
Art: Brown bear puppets |
Art: Make class book: self portraits
for Mrs. Rieben, Mrs. Rieben,
who do you see? |
Art: Make class book: self portraits |
Art: Fingerpainting |
Week 6
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9:10-9:45 Welcome Activities |
Set out
counting bears, rainbow builders, puzzles, magnetic
letters with Chicka cookie sheet, on tables. Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Kidwriting Journals Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Kidwriting Journals Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Kidwriting Journals Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
Kidwriting Journals Students enter, answer question of the day,
put away backpack, select a table to work at. Announcements, pledge. |
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9:45-10:15 Morning Meeting |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Way Up High |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Dinosaur |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: What are you wearing |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Put your hand up in
the air |
Morning meeting: Oh What a Beautiful
Morning Song, Morning Message/buzz book, Movement song: Five Little Monkeys |
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10:15-10:25 |
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Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
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10:25-11:25 Reading Workshop |
Read Apples,
Apples, Apples Daily Five: Read to Self 15-17 mins Kidwriting- model, practice, share Shared Reading: National Geographic for Kids |
Read The Apple Pie
Tree Daily Five: Read to Self 15-17 mins |
Read The Seasons of
Arnold’s Apple Tree Daily Five: Read to Self 15-17 mins Introduce Listening, Make I chart (one
group witll practice a day ABC center: rainbow writing names Begin meeting with small groups during Daily
Five |
Read The Very Busy
Spider Daily Five: practice Read to self 15-17 mins. Listening ABC center: rainbow writing names Small Groups |
Read Stellaluna Daily Five: Practice read to self 15-17 mins, 5 books Listening ABC center: rainbow writing names Small Groups Stellaluna class book |
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11:30-12:30 |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
Recess/Lunch |
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12:30-1:45 Math Workshop |
Read Ten Apples Up
On Top Calendar Math Begin Math Tubs |
Read Five Little
Sharks Swimming in the Sea Calendar Math Counting by Twos song (Jack Hartman) Math Tubs. |
Read Ten Little
Rubber Ducks Calendar Math Whole group-Introduce math tubs Math Tubs |
Read The Enormous
Crocodile Calendar Math Technology |
Read Three Little
Wolves and One Pig Calendar Math Use white
boards whole group to explore problem
solving |
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1:45-2:30 Specials |
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2:30 -3:30 Snack/Centers Optional Recess Time |
Art: Apple Prints |
Art: Apple Prints |
Art: Apple Mosaic |
Art: Apple Mosaic |
Art: Watercolors |