Transportation Theme!

Butterfly Lesson Plan
WEEK OF: 8/09/10 - 8/13/10 THEME: Transportation ( Air )
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.
Ball Games Splash Day Bikes & Trikes Sensory Tables & Sand Box Free Play
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) The Jetsons Music CD & action songs. Fly Away Songs. Two little dickie Birds. Fantasy Play/Dress-up Center. Spanish Lesson with Ms Katie. Little People Transportation video. Run time: 14 min.
LANGUAGE ARTS (COGNITIVE, LITERACY & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Book: Fly. Make a hot air balloon. 2 Day/ part Art project. Book: The Wiggles interaction Book. Finish hot air balloons. Book: Community Helpers Pilots. Try and fold our colored & painted paper planes. Book: Airplane Alphabet book. Paint, cut & paste our jets. Book: Amazing vehicles . Free Art with stickers, markers & glue.
MATH/SCIENCE/SENSORY (COGNITIVE & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT) Giant transportation floor puzzles. Transportation Pot Beads. Shaving Cream & transportation molds. Car peg boards & Threading Beads. Little People transportation toys & puzzles.
DIVERSITY OUR LESSONS IN DIVERSITY WILL BE TAUGHT AND REINFORCED DAILY BASED ON THEME AND OPPORTUNITY. 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 THEME RELATED MATERIALS AS NECESSARY.