Sr. Pre Weekly Lesson Plan Theme: Winter Activities Objective Areas Circle Time & Language and Literacy Nature and Science Social Studies & Dramatic Play Fine Motor Development Gross Motor Development Cognitive & Math Music & Movement Creative Art Sensory Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Book: Mice on Ice Book: Snow Day
Book: Ten On The Sled
We will list, as a class, some winter activities and discuss. We will practice letters of the alphabet and their sounds today. We will recite our colors in Spanish and Sign Language today. Book: Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever We enjoyed phonics reading time together as a class. Objective & Goal: 8a, 17a, 10a&b Scales and cubes were available for sharing and measuring. Objective & Goal: 16a&b, 17a
Toy animals were available for play and exploring. Objective & Goal: 17a, 8a, 9a, 12a Our light table will be available to explore nature cards Objective & Goal: 17a&b, 15c
Magnifying glasses and bugs under glass will be fun for exploring Objective & Goal: 28b, 22 Our kitchen area will be open for exploring. Objective & Goal: 25b&c
During calendar, we will discuss yesterday, today and tomorrow. Objective & Goal: 28&b, 25b Bookmobile! We will exchange our borrowed books. Objective & Goal: 26a
The dolls, doll house, and furniture will be out for sharing. We will record our thoughts from what we learned about winter activities in our class journal.
Objective & Goal: 11a&d, 17a, 10a Today we will share computer time throughout the day with our classmates.
Objective & Goal: 28a&b
Puppets will be out for sharing with friends. Objective & Goal: 36a‐d Table top puzzles were out for problem solving practice and piecing together today. Objective & Goal: 11a‐d, 7a Centers in the gym were out for exercise fun! Objective & Goal: 31c
Melting snowman, a different perception! We enjoyed following directions completing this craft.
Objective & Goal: 7a, 11a‐d
Today we will enjoy racing our scooters in the gym. Objective & Goal: 30b, c, &g Popsicle stick sleds will be fun to make today! Objective & Goal: 30a, &e‐g
Gears will be able for inventing with today. Objective & Goal: 36a‐d
Small Legos were out for fine motor practice today. Objective & Goal: 7a
We can walk and run like animals on our “Animal Antics” CD! Objective & Goal: 7a
Gym centers will be available if outside play is closed. Objective & Goal: 7a, 11a‐d
We will learn a new game called “Torpedo!” Objective & Goal: 4 & 5 Snow friends number match: we will match the card with dots to the right number. Objective & Goal: 20c, 13 “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” will be the song and dance of the day. Objective & Goal: 34a & 35 a‐d “Ice Skates” will be fun for decorating with a variety of art materials and Elmer’s glue. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g We will enjoy our sensory bottles today. Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
Today we will complete patterns with beads and string. Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
Shapes Bingo is a good way to review our shapes and colors Objective & Goal: 11e, 21b
We will play marching band with our instruments. Objective & Goal: 4‐6
We will play our different number matching games. Objective & Goal: 20c
“5 Little Monkeys, Jumping on the Bed” gets us moving! Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
While playing at the light table, we will make color patterns with our color slides.
Objective & Goal: 23
Today we'll have fun with “Dance and Boogie.” Objective & Goal: 34a‐c & 35a‐d
Large mitten‐shaped construction paper, many colors of yarn, and glue sticks were out for art fun today! Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Today we will play with ice using eye droppers and salt. Objective & Goal: 35b,c&d
A variety of paint and large paper were out at our easel for creative art expression today. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Playdough will be out for creating and enjoying. Objective & Goal: 34a, 35a‐d
Aluminum foil was out for sculpting into anything from our imaginations today! Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
“I Spy” books are fun to use our eyes
to find special objects! Objective & Goal: 34a‐c, 35a‐d
Markers and paper were out for drawing about what we learned this week. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Felt and felt boards will be available for play and discovery. Objective & Goal: 11d Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 23, 7a
Music with Ms. Anna!
Book: What Do You Know? Snow!
Enrichment Programs: Sign Language and Spanish: Monday: Skate/Patinar Tuesday: Snow/Nieve Wednesday: Sled/Triveo Thursday: Ice/Hielo Friday: Shovel/Pala Country of the Month Activity: We read a book about the beautiful country of Spain today. Cooking/Nutrition Activity:
We will discuss “healthy” foods and “junk” foods. Sr. Pre Weekly Lesson Plan Theme: Winter Activities Enrichment Programs: Sign Language and Spanish: Monday: Skate/Patinar Tuesday: Snow/Nieve Wednesday: Sled/Triveo Thursday: Ice/Hielo Friday: Shovel/Pala Country of the Month Activity: We read a book about the beautiful country of Spain today. Cooking/Nutrition Activity:
We will discuss “healthy” foods and “junk” foods. Sr. Pre Weekly Lesson Plan Theme: Arctic Animals Objective Areas Circle Time & Language and Literacy Nature and Science Social Studies & Dramatic Play Fine Motor Development Gross Motor Development Cognitive & Math Music & Movement Creative Art Sensory Monday Thursday
Friday
Book: Over in the Arctic Book: In Arctic Waters
Book: Hello, Arctic
Book: Counting on Snow
Book: Polar Bear Patrol
We will list facts about the Arctic today. Today we practiced the letters of the Alphabet and their sounds. We will recite our colors in Spanish today. We will look at different snow flake pictures, discuss and compare. We will record our thoughts about what we learned about arctic animals. Objective & Goal: 9a‐c, 17a Today we discussed our weather and recorded it. Objective & Goal: 17a, 16a&b
Magnets and paper clips were available and open to explore. Objective & Goal: 17a, 8a, 9a Our light table was open for exploring nature cards. Objective & Goal: 17a, 10a&b, 11a What will happen when we mix colors in the art center? Objective & Goal: 27a‐c We will look at our map and find where arctic animals live. Objective & Goal: 26d, 28a&b
We will pretend to be arctic explorers today! Objective & Goal: 28a&b
Bookmobile! We will exchange our borrowed books. Objective & Goal: 17a, 8a, 9a&b
Today we will bring in some snow and watch it melt and hypothesize why it does.
Objective & Goal: 26c
We will build a den out of blocks and pretend to be arctic foxes. Objective & Goal: 24a‐i
USA day! Which states get cold and which stay warm? Objective & Goal: 32c We will practice tracing our letters today. Objective & Goal: 36a‐d
Scissors and paper were available for practicing our cutting skills for an arctic animal craft.
Objective & Goal: 7a
We will run and play on our playground in the fresh air, weather permitting.
Objective & Goal: 4, 5, 6
Today we will play a matching game matching baby animals to their parents.
Objective & Goal: 20c, 25d
Music class with Ms. Anna today!
Objective & Goal: 30 b, c, g
We enjoyed creating an arctic fox craft today! Objective & Goal: 36a‐d
Pegs and peg boards were out for fine motor practice today. Objective & Goal: 30b&c, 32a‐c
We will practice our ABC’s in Sign Language today. Objective & Goal: 7a
We will enjoy gym centers: balance bubbles, balls, and scooters! Objective & Goal: 7a
It's “Exercise Time,” working out our wiggles! Objective & Goal: 7a
We can play “Fox, Fox, Bear” with our friends. Objective & Goal: 4, 5, 6
Number Bingo is a good way to review our numbers. Objective & Goal: 11e, 21b
We will play marching band with our instruments. Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
Today opposite cards will be available to play with our friends Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
Today we will separate shape pieces and separate bears by colors. Objective & Goal: 11a‐c
“Freeze!” We will listen for the “freeze” as we dance to the music Objective & Goal: 21b, 13
Kid's Choice! We sing along as our friends lead us in song. Objective & Goal: 34a‐c & 35a‐d
We will watercolor animals and our own pictures on blank paper today. Objective & Goal: 35b, c, &d Today we enjoyed drawing with white chalk onto black construction paper. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Our sensory bottles will be out to share today. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Play dough and cookie cutters were available for sensory play Objective & Goal: 34a‐c
Crayons and paper were out for drawing about what we learned this week. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Rocks: are they smooth or rough? Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 34b, 35b
Blue construction paper, white and black paint, and toothpicks for painting were available today!
Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
We wore our mittens and enjoyed playing with snow in our sensory table with scoops. Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 7a‐b We will waddle like penguins around the gym. Objective & Goal: 4 & 5 Today we will match upper and lower letters on ice cream cones. Objective & Goal: 20a&b We will sing about different arctic animals to the tune of “If You're Happy & You Know It.” Objective & Goal: 34a‐c, 35a‐d Elmer’s glue, cotton balls, and grey construction paper were out for art creation today! Objective & Goal: 33a‐g Felt & felt boards will be available for play. Objective & Goal: 11d Tuesday
Wednesday
Objective & Goal: 11d
Enrichment Programs: Sign Language and Spanish: Monday: Penguin/Penguino Tuesday: Whale/Ballena Wednesday: Fox/Zorro Thursday: Snow/Nieve Friday: ABC's in Sign Language, Bear/Oso Country of the Month Activity: Cooking/Nutrition Activity:
Spain is the country of the month! We will locate it on our atlas! We will discuss how arctic animals find food. Sr. Pre Weekly Lesson Plan Theme: Arctic Animals Enrichment Programs: Sign Language and Spanish: Monday: Penguin/Penguino Tuesday: Whale/Ballena Wednesday: Fox/Zorro Thursday: Snow/Nieve Friday: ABC's in Sign Language, Bear/Oso Country of the Month Activity: Cooking/Nutrition Activity:
Spain is the country of the month! We will locate it on our atlas! We will discuss how arctic animals find food. Sr. Pre Weekly Lesson Plan T
heme: Dental Week Objective Areas Circle Time & Language and Literacy Nature and Science Social Studies & Dramatic Play Fine Motor Development Gross Motor Development Cognitive & Math Music & Movement Creative Art Sensory Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Book: The Berenstain Bears: At The Dentist We will brush up on tooth facts today and discuss! Book: Bear's Loose Tooth
Book: Brush, Brush, Brush Book: The Tooth Fairy's Mistake
We will practice our letters and their sounds this week. We will review our colors in Spanish and Sign Language today. We will talk about not‐so‐healthy foods for teeth and what is healthy. Objective & Goal: 10a&b, 17a Sharing heartbeats: we will use stethoscopes to listen to each other's heartbeats. Objective & Goal: 28a&b Our kitchen will be open for cooking fun! Objective & Goal: 16a&b, 17a
We will make a graph of those who have been to the dentist. Objective & Goal: 8a, 9a, 17a Our light table was open for exploring nature cards. Objective & Goal: 10a&b, 17a
We will enjoy looking at bug's under a microscope Objective & Goal: 24b, d, f, & i
Today we will explore the map and learn about our neighboring states Objective & Goal: 28a&b, 25b Bookmobile! We will exchange our borrowed books. Objective & Goal: 28a&b, 25b
Our dress‐up center was out for imaginary play today. Objective & Goal: 36a‐d We will trace our names as well as write them on lined paper. Objective & Goal: 32c
We will use our dry erase markers and index cards to practice letter writing.
Objective & Goal: 7a&b, 16a
We will run and play on our playground in the fresh air, weather permitting.
Objective & Goal: 4, 5, 6
Number Bingo helps us to recognize our numbers and is a fun game to play with our friends!
Objective & Goal: 11e, 20c
Music class with Ms. Anna!
Objective & Goal: 30b, c, &g We will use our wooden shapes to match the picture. Objective & Goal: 36a‐d
The small Lego blocks were out for building fun to develop anything from our imaginations! Objective & Goal: 7a, 11a‐d
It's “Exercise Time,” working out our wiggles with instruction from our teacher!
Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
We will count the “teeth” we put on our apple smiles. Objective & Goal: 36b‐d
We will decorate a tooth to look like a person! Objective & Goal: 20a
We will recite our “Three Bears and Goldilocks” song. Objective & Goal: 11a‐e, 12b
Dance Party! We will sing and dance to our favorite songs. Objective & Goal: 34a‐c
Today we enjoyed painting with Dental Floss! Objective & Goal: 35a‐d
Crayons and paper were out for drawing about what we learned during our dental week. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
We will use our noses to smell different spices today. Objective & Goal: 7a&b, 16a Relay races will be fun to learn how to work together. Objective & Goal: 4 We will create patterns using our butterfly pictures. Objective & Goal: 23 '”Brush Your Teeth” by Raffi was a fun song we sang and pantomimed today. Objective & Goal: 34a‐c, 35a‐d Painting with toothbrushes was a fun creative art activity today! Objective & Goal: 33a‐g We will put out different feely materials for sorting. Objective & Goal: 11d Objective & Goal: 34a‐c & 35a‐d
Play dough was out for sculpting with today. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
We will use tubs of water, dish soap, and rags to clean our kitchen toys.
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 7a, 13, 21b We will enjoy gym centers: balance boards, balls, and scooters. Objective & Goal: 4, 5, 6
While playing at the light table, we will make patterns with our color slides. Objective & Goal: 23
“5 Little Monkeys, Swinging From a Tree” is a fun song to sing! Objective & Goal: 34a‐c
We will cut out smiles from magazine pictures and glue them on paper.
Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Musical Instruments will be available for exploration. Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
We will use our senses of smell and taste when we eat our “Apple Smiles”
Objective & Goal: 11d
Book: The Teeth That Looked for a New Mouth We will record our thoughts in our class journal about teeth and dentists. Objective & Goal: 17a, 10a&b, 11a Our magnet letters and magnet toys will be available for spelling our names.
Objective & Goal: 26d&e, 16a
Today, we will take turns putting on a puppet show! Objective & Goal: 7a
“Bean Bag Boogie” gets us moving and following directions. Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
What comes next? We will work with sequencing cards. Objective & Goal: 11d
Enrichment Programs: Sign Language and Spanish: Monday: Dentist/Dentista Tuesday: Tooth/Diente Wednesday: Smile/Sonreir
Thursday: Cavity/Cavidad Friday: ABC's in Sign Language Country of the Month Activity: We learned a Spanish nursery rhyme called, “The Tiny Boat/El Barquito Chiquitito” and practiced saying it in Spanish, then learned it in English. Cooking/Nutrition Activity:
We will make “Apple Smiles” for snack with apples, peanut butter and marshmallows! Sr. Pre Weekly Lesson Plan T
heme: Dental Week Enrichment Programs: Sign Language and Spanish: Monday: Dentist/Dentista Tuesday: Tooth/Diente Wednesday: Smile/Sonreir
Thursday: Cavity/Cavidad Friday: ABC's in Sign Language Country of the Month Activity: We learned a Spanish nursery rhyme called, “The Tiny Boat/El Barquito Chiquitito” and practiced saying it in Spanish, then learned it in English. Cooking/Nutrition Activity:
We will make “Apple Smiles” for snack with apples, peanut butter and marshmallows! Sr. Pre Weekly Lesson Plan Theme: Winter Weather Objective Areas Circle Time & Language and Literacy Nature and Science Social Studies & Dramatic Play Fine Motor Development Gross Motor Development Cognitive & Math Music & Movement Creative Art Sensory Monday Wednesday
Thursday
Book: The Snowy Day Book: It's Snowy Today
Book: Winter
We will make a list of what kinds of weather we may see and discuss. We practiced letters and their sounds today. What has to happen for it to snow? What kind of foods do we eat in We discussed this concept today. the winter? Objective & Goal: 17a, 9a&b, 10a Today we discussed the weather and recorded it. Objective & Goal: 17a, 16a&b
How cold is it today? We will chart our cold temperatures. Objective & Goal: 17a, 10a&b Our light table was open for exploring nature cards. Objective & Goal: 27a‐c We will look at our map and see where it snows. Objective & Goal: 25d
We will have our large world atlas out to explore. Objective & Goal: 28a&b, 25b Bookmobile! We will exchange our borrowed books. Objective & Goal: 32c Today we will create a scene from The Snowy Day book. Objective & Goal: 32c
Today, we will make our own little snow shovel. Objective & Goal: 30b, c, g Small Legos will be available for building. Objective & Goal: 7a, 11a‐d Centers will be open in the gym with balance boards, balls, and scooters. Objective & Goal: 7a, 11a‐d
We will run and play on our playground in the fresh air, weather permitting.
Objective & Goal: 4‐6
Today we played, “Match the Snowman's Hat to the Color of His Nose!”
Objective & Goal: 11a‐e, 13
Music class with Ms. Anna!
Friday
Book: Super Snowy Day
Objective & Goal: 17a, 10a&b
Today we observed real snowflake pictures and discovered how no two are alike. Objective & Goal: 26a&c
USA day! We will review the states we know and some we don't Book: Snow Dance
We will record our thoughts about what we learned about winter weather today.
Objective & Goal: 17a, 11a&d, 10a Microscopes and insect slides will be available for exploration. Objective & Goal: 26a, 28a&b
Dress up fun! We will dress up and pretend with our friends. Objective & Goal: 30b&c, 36a‐c
Scissors and magazine pages will be out for fine motor skill work Objective & Goal: 7a, 11a‐d We played “snowball” catch in the gym with giant white puff balls. Objective & Goal: 32a
A cup of hot cocoa with marshmallows will be our craft today exercising hand muscles.
Objective & Goal: 7a, 23
We will act out “Animal Action” in the gym. Objective & Goal: 6
“Shape Bingo” is a good way to review our shapes and colors. Objective & Goal: 11e, 21b We will play marching band with our instruments. Objective & Goal: 4 & 5
Memory game with funny snowmen will be fun to play with our friends.
Objective & Goal: 11a‐e, 12a&b
“Freeze!” We will listen for the “freeze” as we dance to the music. Objective & Goal: 4 Today we will get out our wood pegs and number boards. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g Snow and warm water tubs were out for sensory play Objective & Goal: 34a‐c & 35a‐d
White puffy paint and blue paper was out for creative art fun today! Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Our sensory bottles will be out to share today. Objective & Goal: 35b, c, &d Hat shaped paper, Elmer’s glue, and yarn was out for creative fun today.
Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Rice, beans, and measuring utensils are available for play. Objective & Goal: 34b, 35b
White crayons and black construction paper were out for creating snowy night pictures. Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
Play dough and cookie cutters were available for sensory play Objective & Goal: 34a‐c
Watercolors will be open to paint with brushes. Next, we sprinkled salt on top creating winter pictures!
Objective & Goal: 33a‐g
“I Spy” books are fun to use our sense of sight to find objects. Objective & Goal: 11d Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 11d
Objective & Goal: 4‐6 Today we played, “Match the Mittens” learning to match the correct number of dots to numbers. Objective & Goal: 11a‐e, 20a‐c We can dance and sing along to “The Snowflake Dance.” Objective & Goal: 34a‐d, 35a‐d Blue and white paint were out for mixing together with paint brushes. Objective & Goal: 7a
Relay Races in the gym will be fun and is good heart‐healthy exercise! Objective & Goal: 11a‐e, 20a‐c
Kid's Choice! We sing along as our friends lead us in song. Enrichment Activities
Sign Language and Spanish Monday: Snow/Nieve Tuesday: Cold/Frio Wednesday: Winter/Invierno Thursday: Freeze/Congelar Friday: Ice/Hielo Tuesday
Country of the Month Activity:
Cooking/Nutrition Activity:
We discussed all the things and foods we enjoy at home from Spain after reading the book, Look What Came From Spain. We discussed which foods were fruits, vegetables, grains, or meats in our toy kitchen.