*Thursday, Oct. 23 – INSECTS ALL AROUND US – Letter Aa
We will learn about bugs that help and bugs that hurt. We’ll look at types of bugs and where they might live. We will read the story, “I Like Bugs” by Margaret Wise Brown, make our own special bugs, go bug hunting, play bug parachute, and look for worms in our messy table. We will have ants on a log for snack!
Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. The Letter Aa
2. Song Can
3 Calendar
4 We will look at our class pet, Squeaky. Are caterpillars insects? And then we will talk about other kinds of bugs and see what other bugs the children can identify in our story.
4. Read the story, "I like Bugs”
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: homemade playdough – we will make special bugs out of our playdough
*Messy Table: dirt with worms. Are worms insects? We’ll find out!
*Cut and Color Table: We’ll make bug glasses
*Dramatic Play: Bug Detectives
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack: We’ll make ants on a log today during closing circle
Outside Play (AM 10:20-10:30..PM 1:50-2:00)
We’ll go bug hunting outside and play bug parachute
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Story
*We will be making our yummy ants on a log snack for closing circle today and we’ll talk about the life of an ant.
* We’ll talk about the day and what we learned about butterflies and caterpillars. We’ll practice writing Aa on the chalkboard once more.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Oct. 21-Beautiful Bugs
*Tuesday, Oct. 21/ Wednesday, Oct. 22 – BEAUTIFUL BUGS - Letter Aa
We will introduce our class pet, Squeaky the wooly caterpillar, and explain how he will one day become a butterfly. We’ll read the story, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, create our own butterflies, play with a ‘bug’ parachute, make our own cocoons, and use pretzels to make the letter A!
Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. The Letter A
2. Song Can
3 Calendar
4 We will introduce our class pet, Squeaky the wooly caterpillar, and explain how he will one day become a butterfly
4. Read the story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: watercolor - butterflies
*Messy Table: dirt
*Cut and Color Table: We’ll make butterfly and caterpillar finger puppets
*Dramatic Play: Puppets - Encourage the children to use their finger puppets to show how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack: We’ll be having animal crackers and juice.
Outside Play (AM 10:20-10:30..PM 1:50-2:00)
We’ll go outside and make a bug parachute.
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Story
*Music and Movement – We’ll do the actions to itsy bitsy spider and ladybug, ladybug. We’ll all wrap up in our cocoons and burst out of them into beautiful butterflies
* We’ll talk about the day and what we learned about butterflies and caterpillars. We’ll practice writing Aa on the chalkboard once more.
Supplements:
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" Role Play. After reading the "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" have your children act out the stages of a butterfly.Caterpillar: Crawl on the Ground pretending to eat everythingCocoon: Role up into a tight ball, and then slowly uncoilButterfly: Have them hold their arms out and run around the room
Make Your Own Bug
cotton balls egg cartons google eyes pipe cleaners construction paper glitter, any other material that you want to use. Cut the egg cartons and let the children make their own bug
Coffee Filter Butterflies
Coffee Filters Spray Bottle with water Washable Markers Clothespins
What You Do: Let kids color coffee filters, then spray them with the spray bottle, then twist and clip with clothespin. This will make the butterfly wings, the kids can then color a face and antennas on the clothespin.
Design an Insect What You Need: Pipe Cleaners Popsicle Stick Feathers Football Shakers Google Eyes Construction Paper Glitter
What You Do: After talking about insects, and looking at insect pictures. Give the kids all of the materials and let them design their own insect. You will be amazed what great insects your kids will come up with
We will introduce our class pet, Squeaky the wooly caterpillar, and explain how he will one day become a butterfly. We’ll read the story, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, create our own butterflies, play with a ‘bug’ parachute, make our own cocoons, and use pretzels to make the letter A!
Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. The Letter A
2. Song Can
3 Calendar
4 We will introduce our class pet, Squeaky the wooly caterpillar, and explain how he will one day become a butterfly
4. Read the story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: watercolor - butterflies
*Messy Table: dirt
*Cut and Color Table: We’ll make butterfly and caterpillar finger puppets
*Dramatic Play: Puppets - Encourage the children to use their finger puppets to show how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack: We’ll be having animal crackers and juice.
Outside Play (AM 10:20-10:30..PM 1:50-2:00)
We’ll go outside and make a bug parachute.
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Story
*Music and Movement – We’ll do the actions to itsy bitsy spider and ladybug, ladybug. We’ll all wrap up in our cocoons and burst out of them into beautiful butterflies
* We’ll talk about the day and what we learned about butterflies and caterpillars. We’ll practice writing Aa on the chalkboard once more.
Supplements:
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" Role Play. After reading the "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" have your children act out the stages of a butterfly.Caterpillar: Crawl on the Ground pretending to eat everythingCocoon: Role up into a tight ball, and then slowly uncoilButterfly: Have them hold their arms out and run around the room
Make Your Own Bug
cotton balls egg cartons google eyes pipe cleaners construction paper glitter, any other material that you want to use. Cut the egg cartons and let the children make their own bug
Coffee Filter Butterflies
Coffee Filters Spray Bottle with water Washable Markers Clothespins
What You Do: Let kids color coffee filters, then spray them with the spray bottle, then twist and clip with clothespin. This will make the butterfly wings, the kids can then color a face and antennas on the clothespin.
Design an Insect What You Need: Pipe Cleaners Popsicle Stick Feathers Football Shakers Google Eyes Construction Paper Glitter
What You Do: After talking about insects, and looking at insect pictures. Give the kids all of the materials and let them design their own insect. You will be amazed what great insects your kids will come up with
Oct. 16 - Friends and School Helpers
Thursday, October 16, 2008 FRIENDS AND SCHOOL HELPERS
Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. Song Can
2 Calendar
3. Letters in our names
4 Who is you're friend? We'll go around the circle and find out who each others friends are. We'll talk about how each person in preschool is a friend too, even Miss Tammy. Friends help each other also, and in school we all need to help each other. If someone gets hurt, we should help them. If someone needs help at a center, we should help them. If someone wants to play with us or share a toy, we should play and share. We should also help by taking care of the classroom and helping clean up our messes. If an accident happens, it's OK, just tell Miss Tammy. If nobody helps in preschool, it wouldn't be a very good school.
4. Read the story, "My Teacher is My Friend"
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: Making Warm Fuzzies
*Messy Table: Scooping beans
*Cut and Color Table: Friendship Bracelets - beading bracelets or necklaces.
*Dramatic Play: School bus
*Alphabet: Making a collage out of our own special letters (the first letter in each child’s name)
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack: Apples and milk
Recess (AM 10:20-10:30..PM 1:50-2:00)
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Talk about warm fuzzies and cold pricklies more. Encourage the children to give warm fuzzies away.
*Story
*Music and Movement - We'll dance to the song The More We Get Together as a class and then with partners.
* If there is time, we will have a whole bunch of letter tiles laid out in front of us. Each child will get to find the first letter of his/her name. The teacher will help them if they need it. The teacher will also encourage the kids to find more letters in their names!!
Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. Song Can
2 Calendar
3. Letters in our names
4 Who is you're friend? We'll go around the circle and find out who each others friends are. We'll talk about how each person in preschool is a friend too, even Miss Tammy. Friends help each other also, and in school we all need to help each other. If someone gets hurt, we should help them. If someone needs help at a center, we should help them. If someone wants to play with us or share a toy, we should play and share. We should also help by taking care of the classroom and helping clean up our messes. If an accident happens, it's OK, just tell Miss Tammy. If nobody helps in preschool, it wouldn't be a very good school.
4. Read the story, "My Teacher is My Friend"
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: Making Warm Fuzzies
*Messy Table: Scooping beans
*Cut and Color Table: Friendship Bracelets - beading bracelets or necklaces.
*Dramatic Play: School bus
*Alphabet: Making a collage out of our own special letters (the first letter in each child’s name)
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack: Apples and milk
Recess (AM 10:20-10:30..PM 1:50-2:00)
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Talk about warm fuzzies and cold pricklies more. Encourage the children to give warm fuzzies away.
*Story
*Music and Movement - We'll dance to the song The More We Get Together as a class and then with partners.
* If there is time, we will have a whole bunch of letter tiles laid out in front of us. Each child will get to find the first letter of his/her name. The teacher will help them if they need it. The teacher will also encourage the kids to find more letters in their names!!
Oct. 14 - First Day of School
We’ll be focusing on the first day of school today and what school will be like. We’ll talk about other school experiences the children have had and what we will do at school every day; we will also decide as a class what our class rules should be. We’ll be reading the story, “My First Day of School”, making autumn trees, playing school bus, lacing leaves, and having graham crackers for snack
Tuesday, October 14/ Wednesday, October 15, 2008 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. Song Can
2. We will introduce each other, talk about the schedule we will follow each day, centers and what we will do at each one. We will write and practice our names
3. Share and Tell
4. We will set up class rules together, as the teacher writes the rules on chart paper and reads it back to the kids as we go. We may end up making one easy-to-remember rule: "You can do anything that doesn't hurt yourself, someone else, or Miss Tammy’s property." It pretty much covers EVERYTHING! Discuss each picture in turn.
5. We'll take a tour of the room, providing names for materials and areas.
6. Read ‘ my first day at preschool’. Play ‘Glad to See You’
7. School Calendar
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: Autumn trees and melted crayons
*Messy Table: beans
*Cut and Color Table: finger paints
*Dramatic Play: Play school bus.
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack – graham crackers and milk
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Story “If you take a mouse to school”
*Music and Movement – We’ll sing “It’s Autumn Time” and show how a leaf falls from a tree as we move from one end of the room to the other.
* Work on the letters in our names.
To finish whole group, we'll play the name game.....If the teacher calls your name, that child jumps up and says one other person in the room that they know. We'll go into talking about what each of us likes to do and what our favorite things are.
Tuesday, October 14/ Wednesday, October 15, 2008 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. Song Can
2. We will introduce each other, talk about the schedule we will follow each day, centers and what we will do at each one. We will write and practice our names
3. Share and Tell
4. We will set up class rules together, as the teacher writes the rules on chart paper and reads it back to the kids as we go. We may end up making one easy-to-remember rule: "You can do anything that doesn't hurt yourself, someone else, or Miss Tammy’s property." It pretty much covers EVERYTHING! Discuss each picture in turn.
5. We'll take a tour of the room, providing names for materials and areas.
6. Read ‘ my first day at preschool’. Play ‘Glad to See You’
7. School Calendar
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: Autumn trees and melted crayons
*Messy Table: beans
*Cut and Color Table: finger paints
*Dramatic Play: Play school bus.
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack – graham crackers and milk
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Story “If you take a mouse to school”
*Music and Movement – We’ll sing “It’s Autumn Time” and show how a leaf falls from a tree as we move from one end of the room to the other.
* Work on the letters in our names.
To finish whole group, we'll play the name game.....If the teacher calls your name, that child jumps up and says one other person in the room that they know. We'll go into talking about what each of us likes to do and what our favorite things are.
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