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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 5:
/d/ - deer and dogs
number: 4
sight words: (student names)
Enrichment Activities (if needed
to fill time gaps or for home play ideas):
Set timer for 4 minutes when taking turns at computer or other
activity so students can "feel" 4 in minutes (number of the
week).
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until 8:30 am |
Free
Choice Play – with various themed
activities (below) |
daily ~
W ~ stick puppet |
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8:30 - 9:00 |
Group
Activity (Board Games, Activity Buckets, Puzzles, Group Games,
Art, Cooking) |
| M ~ |
Dominoes |
| T ~ |
Make doughnuts! |
| W ~ |
Watch Power Point Presentation:
It Sounds Like This and it Looks
Like That a-z from
Zoophonics CD
Question/Graph of the Week: Do you like to dance? |
| Th ~ |
Recite Hey Diddle
Diddle,
signaling /d/ sounds and emphasizing rhyming words. |
| F ~ |
Dance party with ribbons and
streamers |
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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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fruit kebabs with yogurt dip |
homemade donuts
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veggie chips and dip
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dominos (graham cracker rectangles with chocolate
icing dotted on as the dots) |
cucumbers, pita chips, hummus dip |
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9:30 – 9:45
All of the
children come to
Morning Meeting. The younger ones are provided with
quiet, theme-related activities to enjoy while they interact at
their own pace in the group activities. |
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Morning Meeting (literacy,
math): |
| M ~ |
After pledge listen to/sing, Dixie from
Lee
Greenwood - American Patriot
Going on a Bear Hunt
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Days of the Week song from Toddler
Dance and Play Vol. 2
abc book - Create /b/ page and add /b/ words, pictures
and stickers to it
throughout the week. Have children draw a bubble
around each beginning b. Add to /ă/ page to create
a book.
Introduce Bubba Bear's ALC and sign. Trace Bubba's
shape in the air.
Read Bubba's page from Zeke and His Pals Level A Book 1, discuss.
Act out: "Bubba Bear sees bees,
do you? Reach to the hive and count to 2."
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Calendar, weather, 100s chart, pattern work.
Morning Meeting Journal page:
each child reads and colors.
"Allie
and Bubba bounce a ball." |
| T ~ |
After pledge listen to/sing, The Battle Hymn of the
Republic from Yankee Doodle Mickey
Going on a Bear Hunt
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears song by Dr.
Jean
Mystery Box - (Bubba
Bear a.k.a. weather bear, and things that he loves:
bears, bubbles, balls, bees, blankets, bugs, breakfast)
abc book - Create /b/ page and add /b/ words, pictures
and stickers to it
throughout the week. Have children draw a bubble
around each beginning b. Add to /ă/ page to create
a book.
Act out: "Bubba Bear sees bees,
do you? Reach to the hive and count to 2."
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Calendar, weather, 100s chart, pattern work.
Morning Meeting Journal page:
each child reads and colors.
"Dee Dee deer learns more and more. She moves
her ears and counts to 4 ." |
| W ~ |
After pledge listen to/sing, The Battle Hymn of the
Republic from
Yankee Doodle Mickey
Days of the Week song from Toddler Dance and Play
Vol. 2
Corduroy
View The Flower Carrier by Diego
Rivera. Discuss what is happening in the story.
Create a story line.
If you have blond, black or brown
hair stand up and signal /b/. If you have blue
or brown eyes, sit down and signal /b/.
Anyone with a beard?
Show 'n Tell:
Bring your favorite bath toy.
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Calendar, weather, 100s chart, pattern work.
Morning Meeting Journal page:
"Bubba
bear is big and black. He likes a honeycomb for
his snack." |
| Th ~ |
After pledge listen to/sing, The Battle Hymn of the
Republic from
Yankee Doodle Mickey
Come Meet Us at the Zoo from
Zoophonics CD - signal with ALCs
I Met a Bear from
Toddler Dance & Play Vol. 3
Bear Snores On
If you're a boy stand up, if you're a brother
sit down. Reverse.
~ Calendar, weather, 100s chart, pattern work.
Morning Meeting Journal page:
Draw a bubble around the 2 bears
that are the same. Signal /b/. |
| F ~ |
After pledge listen to/sing, The Battle Hymn of the
Republic from Yankee Doodle Mickey
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around from
Wee Sing Children's Songs & Finger Plays
Bear Wants More
Introduce a diamond
cut out. What is a diamond shape? (baseball
diamond, kite)
~ Calendar, weather, 100s chart, pattern work.
Attribute chart using different colored and sizes of
diamond shapes |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
Table Activities (Morning
Meet. Extension – games, art) |
| M ~ |
Play dough (with dog, duck and
"d" cookie cutters) |
| T ~ |
Sort dog manipulatives into
groups of 4. Play spinner game. (Spin
spinner. Count 4 of that color dog to
keep.) |
| W ~ |
Dog Dice Game |
| Th ~ |
Play dominos (up to 4 dots) -
matching sides |
| F ~ |
Drip paintings (using medicine
dropper and watered down paint, children drip paint onto
large diamond-shaped sheets of construction paper or
coffee filter paper). Attach streamers for kite
decoration. |
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10:00 - 10:45 |
Outside Play (Large motor
act. indoors in bad weather) - one optional activity is usually
offered along with plenty of time for free play |
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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 & Activities (T, Th)
Beth Manners' Fun Spanish for Kids |
| M ~ |
The Days of the Week from
Spanish Piggyback Songs |
| T ~ |
Do Your Ears Hang Low? from
Sing and Learn Spanish by the Global Village Kids |
| W ~ |
The Days of the Week from
Spanish Piggyback Songs |
| Th ~ |
Do Your Ears Hang Low? from
Sing and Learn Spanish by the Global Village Kids |
| 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 |
| T ~ |
Duck,
Duck, Goose song from Toddler Dance & Play Vol. 2
Play Duck, Duck, Goose |
| W ~ |
Watch the Dee Dee deer Power Point Presentation.
Decorate Dee Dee deer. |
| Th ~ |
Using Animal Picture Letter Grid
Pieces from Zoophonics, build patterns with 1 allie
alligator, 2 bubba bears, 3 catina cats, 4 dee dee deers |
| F ~ |
Dancing and
drumming |
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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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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
~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 -- |
Prepare to go home, Free Choice Play, Outside
Play (weather permitting) |
Computer activities available throughout the day.
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