BUTTERFLY LESSON PLAN
WEEK OF: July 12th - July 16th 2010 THEME: Sports Theme
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
CENTERS (COMMUNICATION SKILLS & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT) IN ADDITION TO CHILD-LED PLAY IN ANY OF OUR AGE-APPROPRIATE, EDUCATIONAL TOY CENTERS, WE WILL HAVE THEME RELATED ACTIVITIES OUT TO REINFORCE THE CURRICULUM.
OUTDOOR PLAY SKILLS (GROSS MOTOR & SOCIAL SKILLS) EITHER OUTSIDE OR IN THE MOTOR ROOM, WE WILL WORK ON MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION WHILE CONTINUING TO HONE OUR SOCIAL SKILLS. THEME BASED ACTIVITIES WILL BE A FOCUS.
Free Play Ball Sports Day Tennis Ball Games Obstacle Course Balloon Ball Relay
CIRCLE TIME (COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LITERACY DEVELOPMENT) LETTERS, NUMBERS, CALENDAR, WEATHER, BOOKS, AND SONGS WITH A THEME-BASED FOCUS EACH DAY.
MUSIC/MOVEMENT/CREATIVE EXPRESSION (GROSS MOTOR & CREATIVE EXPRESSION) Basket Toss Splash Day Discuss Throw (Paper Plates) Javelin Throw (Straws) Hammer Throw (Sock & ball)
LANGUAGE ARTS (COGNITIVE, LITERACY & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Sports Shoe Prints Soccer Ball Paint Cardboard Shoe Coloring Sheets My Sports Star Picture
MATH/SCIENCE/SENSORY (COGNITIVE & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Balls of Sports (Blind feel test) Sports food taste test Sport Picture Match Shoe Lacing Free Play
DIVERSITY OUR LESSONS IN DIVERSITY WILL BE TAUGHT AND REINFORCED DAILY BASED ON THEME AND OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS TO OUR ATTENTION SO WE MAY SHARE THEM
HEALTH AND WELLNESS THIS PART OF THE CURRICULUM WILL TEACH CONCEPTS SUCH AS WASHING HANDS, EXERCISE, HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, AND SAFE BEHAVIOR. WE WILL INCORPORATE NEW AND THEME RELATED MATERIAL AS NECESSARY.
Welcome to the Butterfly Class Blog!
We hope you will find what we post here to be both helpful and informative. If you have any suggestions to improve this blog, please feel free to let us know. We will be updating you weekly on lesson plans and upcoming events, as well as general classroom and school-wide reminders.
-Michel , Beverly and Lindsey
Meet the Teachers
Michel Otto is an amazing individual with a great background in education and childcare. Born and raised in South Africa, Michel speaks three different languages, and she worked on the Oprah Development Project there. She has a degree in social science and has trained as an Occupational Therapy Aide. In addition to her years of teaching preschool-aged children, Michel was also a gymnastics coach for ten years. Michel now lives in Round Rock with her husband and son. We welcome her and are very excited that she is now teaching at Emerson!
Beverly Franken joined Emerson as an assistant teacher in the Monkey class. She brings with her seven years of experience in child care along with an Associate of Arts degree and continuing education in Early Education. Beverly has captured the hearts of the kids and has a love for creative activities!
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