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Mommy Nature's Preschool Blog |
Schedule is used as a
basic guide only. Times are subject to change and flexibility is
used throughout each day and week.
Week 1:
Safari Introduction - Curriculum Preview
Key:
D ~ daily
M - F ~ days of week
M / W ~ send home / return
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until 8:30 am |
Free
Choice Play – with various themed
activities
~Morning prep time~ |
~ Where does it bee-long? p. 6,
Mailbox
Preschool Aug./Sept. 2007 - Items from various centers are
placed in a bucket. Ask the children, "Busy little bees,
where does this belong?" Child who guesses gets to "buzz"
the item back to its home.
~ Beginning of year measurement of each child to use
throughout the year in various activities and for end of year
"See How I've Grown" booklet - Take a head shot and body-length
picture of each child, measure height and weight, trace hands.
~ Animal Bingo |
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8:30 - 9:00 |
Group
Activity (Board Games, Activity Buckets, Puzzles, Group Games,
Art, Cooking) |
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9:00 – 9:15 |
Diapers, Restroom, Wash hands |
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9:15 – 9:30 |
Snack, Extra-Curricular/Seasonal Story time, Clean up |
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Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
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animal crackers - graph how many of
each animal are chosen |
animal paw prints |
cheesy popcorn |
fruit yogurt
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"Flower Apples" apple slice petals, pretzel stems, peanut butter dip |
F ~ snack - story |
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9:30 – 9:45 |
Morning Meeting (literacy, math) - stories: |
Daily Activities:
M - F
~ Graph: girls/boys in class
M - F
~ Pattern: AB = girl, boy
M - F
~ Begin Year-long timeline/number line
M –
F ~ Morning Meeting Report
M - F ~ Guess Who?:
Each day, put one student's name (mixed-up) on a magnetic
surface using magnetic letters. Have the students see if they
can figure out who's name it is before Morning Meeting/Circle
Time. Once someone guesses the correct answer, have that
student come up and put the letters in the correct order. Then
use their name to reinforce letter identification.
| M ~ |
Mystery Box - (safari supplies: binoculars,
canteen, camera)
Going on a Safari song
The Great Kapok Tree
Zoo-phonics Zoo Magic Abounds poem - Come
Meet Us At the Zoo song showing animal border |
| T ~ |
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
Crazy Zoo Critters, p.19, Mailbox Preschool, Aug./Sept.
2007 -
Walking Through the Jungle
poem |
| W ~ |
Reread
The Great Kapok Tree
while listening to rainforest music, like Jungle Talk
or Rainforest. List each speaking animal and its reason for not wanting
the tree chopped down.
Zoo-phonics Come Meet Us At the Zoo (slow)
with animal cards
Show 'n Tell:
Bring "My favorite animal" - send home sheet
"My favorite animal is a _______."
Oh, what did you bring for show 'n tell?
What, oh what, did you bring?
Your friends are here and waiting to see.
Show yours, please, to me! |
| Th ~ |
Bug Safari
act out The Ants Go Marching song as a group
Make a bumblebee pattern, AB (yellow, black) |
| F ~ |
Web of Interdependence activity about
The Great Kapok Tree
The Lorax
Zoo-phonics Jump Rope Rap with animal cards |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
Table Activities (Morning
Meet. Extension – games, art) |
| M ~ |
Rubbings Walk - Take a walk
allowing the children to collect any (safe) natural
objects to create rubbings with. Label. Glue
into a booklet for child to take home. |
| T ~ |
Create class book based on Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?.
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| W ~ |
Memory game: match animal with
reason for keeping Kapok tree. |
| Th ~ |
Make bees out of
Styrofoam balls to hang at the
beehive corner. |
| F ~ |
Spray tie-dye class shirts, using
hands as stencils. |
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10:00 - 10:45 |
Outside Play (Large motor
act. indoors in bad weather) - one organized activity will be
offered along with plenty of time for free play |
| M ~ |
make the
Beehive Paper Mache Piñata (directions
here) |
| T ~ |
continue making
the
Beehive Paper Mache Piñata |
| W ~ |
~ finish making
the
Beehive Paper Mache Piñata
~ jumpy castle |
| Th ~ |
~ water painting (variety of brushes
and spray bottles with colored water to paint the house
and toys)
~ Seek out bugs and animals in the yard. |
| F ~ |
~ outside till 11:15 -
change, clean up, then follow 11:30 time schedule ~
Water Play - Friday (wading pool)
~ plant a tree for each child to take home |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Clean up,
restroom, wash hands |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Elem. Spanish at Home
Activities (M & W) - *starting in Sept.
Group Spanish Games (T, Th)
Let's Find Out Scholastic Weekly Magazine (F) |
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11:30 - 11:45 |
Library Day or Music/Dance Time or Cooking Time (helping
in the kitchen) |
| M ~ |
Library Day (11:30 -
12:00) |
| T ~ |
Free expression/dance to Go Diego Go Live! |
| W ~ |
Design "self-portrait" puzzle piece |
| Th ~ |
Cooking Time - cheese quesadillas, refried
beans, cantaloupe |
| F ~ |
Duck, Duck, Goose |
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11:45 – 12:00 |
Diapers, Restroom, Wash hands, Set table |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Lunch, Clean up |
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Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
Fri. |
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pizza bagels, peaches |
nuggets, potato
sticks, carrots |
spaghetti, olives,
garlic bread |
cheese quesadillas, refried
beans, cantaloupe |
French toast
sticks, orange slices |
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12:30 – 12:45 |
D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything
And Read) |
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12:45 – 1:00 |
Restroom, Wash hands, Brush teeth, Nap mats |
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1:00 – 3:00 |
Children's Choice story time &
Nap time (Story at 1:00, put on short show after
story/discussion, TV off after nap time show.)
~Afternoon planning time~ |
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3:00 – 3:15 |
Diapers, Restroom, Wash hands |
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3:15 – 3:30 |
Snack, Clean up |
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3:30
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Prepare to go home, Free Choice Play, Outside
Play (weather permitting) |
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Computer activities available throughout the day. 8
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