Lesson Plan 10/4

BUTTERFLY LESSON PLAN


WEEK OF: 10/04/10 –10/08/10
THEME: My Pets


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.

Climing and Sliding
Bikes
Chalk Play
Bubbles
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)
Make animal sounds
Doggie song
5 Little monkeys/Dress-up
Spanish class
Music class

LANGUAGE ARTS (COGNITIVE, LITERACY & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT)
Petting Zoo. Book: Pony's day at play
Talk about our dogs. Diesel comes to visit. Book: Doggies
Fireman comes to visit. Water color fire hat. Book: I like it when…
Talk about cats. Paint a cat with tooth brush. Book: Hey Diddle Diddle
Cut/tear pictures of animals. Book: Counting with animals

MATH/SCIENCE/SENSORY (COGNITIVE & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT)
Animal puzzles
Puppy play
Shaving cream
Play-doh; animal shapes
Water table

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.